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1NyEsTIGAr1Na snEnMAN.
The Ex.Secrctary Charged with Impror
or Use OF the Contingent Fund.

Ahe hebAsSecretNFy CnNFKeu WIN AmpFOp'
or Use OF the Contingent Fund.
Special Dispatch to Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-Mr. sturte-
want who has Charge Of the Stationery
Division OF the Treasury, was before the
Contingent Fund Investigating Committee
to-day. 1t is understood that ke was ex.
amined in regard to the allegation that the
Sherman Literary Bureau, maintainedhere
last summer and fall to advance Secretary
sherman's candidacy for the Presidency,
was furnished with all the stationery 1t
used from the Treasury, and that the
charges were made upon the contingent
fund to cover this stationery. The story MS II
leaked out was that the contingent fund at
one time furnished $500 to pay for station.
cry for the Sherman Literary Bureau and
that amount was never refunded.
pitney has claimed all along that the
representations made to him were that
Secretary Sherman was the authority for
these charges upon the contingent fund for
stationery, and that he believed he was
obeying the orders Of his superior.
Senator Sherman llas said that II station.
cry was taken from the Treasury for the
Literary Bureau It was without his know.
ledge and consent
Tie testimony taken by the committee
investigating the subject shows that the
stationery was supplied 10 the Bureau from
the Treasury and that the contingent fund
was charged UP with the articles to cover
Il. Just who was responsible fol. this, per-
haps, has not yet been developed.
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A McnNoSD dispatch, speaking Of Rid.
d!ebcrger's election as United States Sena.
Tor from Virgina on Tuesday, says
When Rildlcbcrger was placed in nomi.
nation inquiry was made whether he would
volewitl the Republicans or the Democrats.
Tile reply was that Riddleberger would
represent that party which is Virginian in
sOrgin liberal III its ideas and patriotic
in niseycry sentiment. Stevens, the Colored
Senator, said that Riddleberger would go
1.-THE United States Senate with tho ap-
proyal Of the colored people. In the House
similar intCrrOgatiOns Clicited response
that the new Senator would carve out a
course for himself and act for tho interest
o. Virginia; that he was opposed TO Bour-
bohism and flnderism.
There secmsto bo something delightfully."-
uncertain about the new Senator's position,
0uilhc way to diagnose his case Is to refer
0thc record in the case of Mahone-his
guide and friend" il not his philosopher.
Aihone votes with the Republicans, and
be has not wasted his sweetness on man
NhowlII vote in opposition to him. Even
aoutions man can bet on that, Riddle.
eeger will vote with the Republicans. lTo
a% no place else to 60, having cut loose
non bis old associations.
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WEST YIn0INIA,s rOnTION
or the Committee spOiIS-UpdNgFaiT
ChnIrmnnEIIin-NhAI enherge Slice

or the Committee spoiIs-UpdCgFair'
Chairnnnshi p-B -BhaIIenbergeF's Slice.
Special Dispatch to the lni2llIgCnCrr
WASHINGTON, d. G., December 2l.-The
West Virginia members are not complain
ing to any great extent of their positions,
Wilson goes upon the Committee on For.
eign Relations, and Kenna upon the Com.
mittee on Railways and Canals.
UpdegraE, Of Ohio, was euchred out Of
tho place he desired by Valentine, Of Ne
brlska, but hC gets second place upon the
Committee on Agriculture. lie has been
Juggling his Craftsmanship on Education
and Labor around all day wondering what
he would do with 1t. Down in his district
they have plenty OF education and more
labor than they want, but he hopes to
make it useful.
Shallcnberger has control now Of all the
PostolIice and Treasury buildings in the
United States, and he is pretty well satls-
fed,
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wHEELINa 4 LAKE ERIE.
Annual Meeting or Stockholders -EIee.
tlon nofBOArdO Or Directors.


Special Dispatch to the lntelllgenoeE.
MAssILLoS, o., December 9l.-The an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of tht
Wheeling 4 Lake Erie Railroad Company
was held at Norwalk to-day. Thirty.twc
thousand four hundred and nine shares
were voted, representing Sl,69O,45O. The
following directors were unanimously
elected; VIM. r. Garrison and Robert R.
Minturn, Of New York; L, W. Southland,
Of smithaeld, O., and r. H, Cochran, Of
Wheeling, for three years. Arthur Leary,
otNew York, for two years; and Geo. J.,
Forest Of New York, John G, Warwick, OF
Massillon, o., and N. H. swayne, Jr., Of
Toledo, for one year.
The directors met and elected Hon, R,
H. Cochran President pro tent,, J. S, Oliver
General Manager and Superintendent, and
Charles H, Jenkins Secretary, The Board
Of Directors then adjourned to meet the
first Wednesday OF February.
Alter the meeting adjourned a special
train took the directors and officials and
several other parties over the road from
Norwalk to Dalton, distance Of sixty
three miles, The run was made In three
hours, including five or six stops,
The road will be opened for regular traf-
&c in few days The meeting Of the
and directors was very harmo.
niOus, and everything is in good shape and
booming
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december as Pleasant M May-RaiirOad
NeWs-Suduen Doatt-FaI1HFe.

CncAdo, December 2l.-The weather so
far this month has been the mildest on
record. Tic temperature has averaged
3s 3.1Oo, as against 3g 2.1O' during the mild
month Of December, 1879.
The Central Vermont railroad, through
It's fast freight lines, gives notice that 1t
will contract for business TO all points OIL
It's line at regular Boston rates on flour,
grain and lumber, and gives notice to the
Vanderbilt lines that II will meet all reduc.
tions on this basis.
Tho Erie road has transferred all lis emil
grant business from the Michigan Central
to ibe Grand Trunk road. This growing
traffic is considered a very important
hrnnch Of the railroad business.
Il. II. Topper died in the chair Of Dt. 3
j, Sovereign, dentist, yesterday. He had
taken chioroform while having Ills teeth
nniled and died in very few minutes
Tonpef was from Hammond, Ind, and had
been purchasing goods here.
d, GoOdfiCh, a sewing machine dealei
nm state street, has made an assignment L
Tienfy S. Goodrich. Liabilities abou
$4,000. II is estimated that the firm vii
BAY ffty cents on the dollar
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The Penalty otstuninE tho Ballot Box-A
Touching keenO.


PniLApELP1tlA, December 2l.-David
Monat, whose trial for election irrcgulari-
ties WIS interrupted Monday by tic dis.
covery.that one Of tho jurors was merely
personating regularly subpGnaed jury.
man, plead guilty to-day, and was sontenc.
ed to two years Imprisonment, and TO pay
the costs Of the court and u fne Of $1,000.
Monat, who has been a member Of the
City Council, pleaded hard for mercy. He
had served IN the army, had been apriSo.
ner Of war and had never before been
charged with any ofrense. While waiting
for his sentence he broke down completely,
but recoved somewhat as his counsel made
another earnest appeal To the Court. Judge
Biddell remarked, he supposed every
American citizen understood that the
purity Of The ballot box and the Jury box
are at the foundation Of our government.
One Of the most beautiful traits OF our peo-
pie Is the fact that after q contest, no mat
ter how bitter II may be, all acquiesCe In
the decision Of the ballot box, because
they believe II 10 be correct. Destroy
that belief and wo will become
like the South American Republics.
Tie most melancholy feature is that the
men otherwise upright and Of good Charac.
ter think u natural to cheat In favor oi their
party, and the idea that because the cleo
ton officers acquiesce In others touching
or altering The papers that IL does not con.
stitute an offence, though 1t Is misde.
tneanor Ia themselves 10 touch them before
being sworn, is one Of which the minds OF
these men must be disabused. He sympa-
thized with the defendant, but wasin no
position TO give effect 10 that sympathy.
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rIIBrULLMAN AFFAIR.


Seizure OF the Effects OF the Company y
by Canadian Authorities Denied.
CHICAGO, December 2l.-Respecting the
seizure by the Dominion government oi
the Pullman effects reported last night,
Geo F. Brown, General Superintendent Of
the Pullman Palace Car Co., says: n have
received no advices from our Montreal
representatives nor from the Grand Trunk
people. l have telegraphed to Montreal
and think II strange, II the information be
correct that wo we're not Immediately mott.
fed. The story bears evidence Of lalslty.
Had the seizure been attempted the Grand
Trunk road would have given bond at once,
until the matter could have been inquired
into, and our company would also have
given bonds. cannot understand the
grounds OF the seizure as the company has
not knowingly violated the custom laws Of
the Dominion or Of the United States, but
OIL the contrary las been very scrupulous
in this regard. All cars built In Canada
are assigned TO and operated by the Grand
Trunk railway, and repaired at their Can.
ada shops. Besides being built BY that
road the Pullman Company only furnish
carpets, upholstery and bedding, and all
these materials are furnished In Montreal.
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LITTLE by little the Chesapeake & Ohio

LITTLE by little the Chesapeake & Ohio
nIroal isaIling to its importance in the
we. and Southwest rs u coming trunk
line, Its plans at the mouth Of the Chesa-
peakc-its eastern terminus-are exciting
attention and jealousy at Baltimore, as well
they may iorall signs point to an import
ant diversion OF trade from that city. At
Memphis the system is to connect with
tha! Of the Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas
roads. Lines OF steamers are to ply from
yewpgt News to Liverpool and to Milford
Haven, or some other point in Wales. The
understanding is that some of the vessels
now running to Portland, Baltimore or
Norfolk will be transferred to the new
-.,I.
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POREIGN NEWS,
Important Events Abroad Cleaned from
Our Cable DlaDRtehOa.


DUBLIN, December 2l.-Tho wife oil
Henry George, citizen Of the United
States, toskt the chair ut the Deiront meeting
Of the members Of the Ladies' Land League
Tuesday, A male reporter on leaving the
premises with bag Of letters was arrested
and sent to Klmainham jail,
There will be another meeting Of the
corporation Of Dublin, at which efforts will
be made to carry the resolution to confer
the freedom Of the city on Parnell and
Dillon.
0'Brian, son OF Smith O'Brian, an agita.
tor Of '4S, was fired at, but without effect,
while returning from valuing farms at
Glendore, county Cork.
ST. PETERsBuRo, December 2l.-Seyeral
persons were arrested last week ut the
Ministry Of the Interior, having in their
possession dynamite concealed III oranges,
LONDON, December 2l.-The broken
thermometer from tho balloon, In which
Powell assembled on the 10th inst, has Just
been found at Weymouth, on the Dorset
shire Coast, This circumstance confirms
the belief that Powell Inns been drowned at
sea.
Tho Mansion House fund for the defense
Of property In Ireland Is E4,5O0.
RoME, december 2l.-obSeryatoro Ro.
mano says; Intelligence has been received
that the German Centre party has resolved
TO introduce in the Relchstag bill repeal.
ing the law by which the abuses by ecclcs.
iastics, in theexercise OF their functions, are
punished. The government will thereby
be put toa test. II the government accepts
the bill, there will be peace; mot, the Elm.
pire will fall back into position from
which itapparently wishes to escape.
LONDON, December 2l.-It Is said that
although Baroness Burdette Coutts has
resigned the property in dispute, In order
10 avoid litigation, she Is allowed by her
sister two.iltths Of the income from the
bank fund for life. Her income, however,
Is reduced by G75,000 a year.
Anna Parnell addressed 600 Irishmen at
HaddersGeld to-day. She maintained that
the reports about the outrages in Ireland
are exaggerated, and that the funds Of the
emergency committee are employed in
getting up police cases.
The Ladies' Land League at Dundee, TO-
day, In a resolution, condemned tho gov
ernment for attempting to suppress the
Land League.
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TnrnE wns q long dobato in tle United

THERE was long debate in the United
States Senate on Monday in regard to SO
amending the United States Statutes re-
htng to holidays in the District Of Colum-
bia that notes in bank falling duo on u
holiday which comes on Sunday (as Christ
mas and New Years does this year, should
hIlduc on Saturday, the following Mon
day being considered rs the day for holt
day observance instead OF Sunday. Some
oithc Senator's, among them Senator Ed
munds, thought that slid notes should fall
due on Tuesday, thus giving the debtor in
Eeol of the creditor the benefit Of the
extra day. One Of the points that camc
tin the debate was that days Of grace
form no part Of the contract OF u note, and
therefore no violence is done to the con.
tract by making II note become due q day
Giwo days prior to the expiration Of tho
tlirI day Of grace. The bill MS finally
passed makes Monday legal holiday in
the District and calls for the payment OF
all notes falling due on that day on the
Saturday previous,
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was asked how he came to form the opinion
in Salem that the prisoner was insane, ant
while he had written to counsel, Scoville
that such was his belief, and replied, "From
the statements had seen, that he was &c
tuated when he shot the President by an
insane delusion, and that the uncontrolla'
Bile impulse under which he acted was the
outRrowth OF that insane deluSion, "lwrote
thinking that / might be Of service 10 an
insane man." Witness had changed his
his opinion as to the insanity Of the pris-
oner because he no longer believed It to be
q true statement upon which he had based
his opinion before coming TO Washington.
BLACK GUARDING scovILLE
Guiteau impatiently) Don't you under
stand, SCoVille, that $500 has modified his
views, What's the use wasting time on
him, let him go.
SCoville was about resuming the exami-
nation, when Guiteau struck the table
violently and called out "Aake the matter
short, II is simply matter OF fact for the
jury to determine whether my free agency
was destroyed or not, claim It was and
wont have you compromise my life as you
nlS uSlHk w Sbut HtuPAh btAAASAbA'9 NeJ
OF examining witnesses.
As tho examination proceeded Guiteau
frequently interrupted and roundly abused
ScoVille for his incompetenCy and charged
him with compromising his case,
Turning toward the Judge, Guiteau
added, deprecatingly, "Scoville Is a per-
feet idiot in this matter, and between him
and Corkhill, have pretty hard time.
General laughter I'm good natured
man, (laughing) but | can't stand abuse,
and when am abused want to talk right
back"
Mr.. scoville, who had borne everything
heretofore with apparent equ9nimity'
seemed TO feel very deeply this last eyi.
denCe Of heartless ingratitude. His voice
trembled, and for minute he was unable
10 go on, Even the prisoner realized the
Injustice OF his conduct, and hRstened to
apologize, saying, "You are doing very
well, ScoVille; to the best Of your ability"
WORSE THAN ISoRATITUDE,
Several times afterwards, during the ex-
Of DR.. Worcester, GuI!eau de.
nounced scoville-at one time in evident
lnger, and again with sarcastic smile.
why, your honor" ho shouted out, "lt
was indicted for manslaughter, would be
hung for murder II Scoville should defend
me-"
Mrs. scovillo reached over to speak to
Guiteau, when he snarlcd at her; "You
keep your mouth shut. You are as big q
fool as your husband. You are crank on
This business. II you had all stayed in
Chicago II would have been far better for
my case. These relatives are q nuisance.
| would be better of II didn't have any.
would have plenty Of friends II this pack
81 relatives were out Of the way"
3 Mrs. SCoville whispered some expostula.
Tory reply when he turned again and m.
srily shouted; "You have been an unmit-
gated nuisance in this case all the way
through" Then, changing quickly from
anger to mirth, he added with laugh:
You're queer lot, you Scovillcs."
Adjourned,
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rnE VIRGINIA IEdISLArURE.
Election Of ItlddIeDerger-D Dis.
abilities Removed.

RtCHMoyD, December 2l.-The General
Assembly met In joint session at noon to-
day, and the President pro TEN Of hcsenate,
made a formal announcement that liarri.
sou II. Riddleberger had received a major.
ity Of The votes cast, and declared him duly
elected United States Senator for Virginia,
for the term Of six years from the 4th Of
March, 1883.
The House Of Delegates almost uhani.
mously passed The bill relieving n number
Of citizens Of disability incurred by viola.
ton Of the ahti.dueling law. Forty names
are mentioned in The bill, many Of whom
incurred disability during the late political
canvass for State Offices. Some oil The
persons named ore: II. II. Riddleberrer,
The rewly.eleCted United States Senator;
Geo. b. Wise, member Of Congress; Gen.
Peytoh Wise, Capt John s. Wise,
L. l.. Lewis, U. s. District Attorney;
VIM. 4, Elan, editor Of the Richmond
lHhig and prospective Secretary Of the
Commonwealth; Richard F. BreihO and
WIN. Ryan, Of The editorial staff Of the
Hdle Captain AAa Rogers, Jr,, State Rail.
road Commissioner; Gen. A. II, Payne and
L. q. Washington.
a petition in the shape Of strong pro-
test against the passage Of the bill has heen
signed by many prominent citizens ihClud.
ing number Of the most eminent divihes
wasfecelyed.
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WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The friends
Of the various applicants for the postofIiCes
nj atNewport, Covihgton and Louisville, have
suspended operations until after the holt.
days It Is thought that the matter has
been practically settled in favor Of the
present ihcumbents at Newport and Louis.
vile, but President Arthur desires 10 take
up the question Of the policy OF appointing
ladies TO Office in Kentucky, and settle Il
once for all, and lie can not do this until
after the holidays. Tie fact that the Pres.
ideht has recently appointed several Post
mistresses In New England Is looked upon
as encouraging 10 lady applicants in the
Enuih
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FROM THE CAPITAL.
COMMITTEE coNuNoRuM SOLVED.
The Chosen OnSE Of IsrasI-IIOW the Assignments
we're RsssIrOd-ThO West YIrglaIaus DOu't
GrOVl to Any Considerable EEtsnt-Upds.
graGs DIsSppOlntnsnt-NsWs Notes.

Special DiHpAtch 10 the lntelligencCF,
WASHINGTON, December 2l-Thos Speaker
named the committees OF the House to-day.
His assignments Of chairmanships and
places on the more important committees
are in many respects excellent and in
others very poor. When iorty.one chair
manships and twenty-eight places on the
two great committees, Appropriations and
Ways and Means, are to be filled from a
house OF 293 members, the impossibility Of
satisfying everybody is apparent, Those
who secured what they believe themselves
entitled to are satisfied, and the great ma
iority, whose zeal or iancied claims are
ignored, feel disappointed and growl. Gen,
Keller, in arranging the majority Of tho
representation on the committees seems to
have been influenced more by his estimate
oitheindividual ability ofthe members than
geographical considerations or the stronger
claims Of long service in the House, Penn
sylvania, OF all the States, has iared tho
best, and New York, in proportion to her
size, wealth and business interests, the
poorest Pennsylvania has the Chairman,
Mr., Kelly, and two additional members OF
the Committee on Ways and Means, New
York has no representative on the com.
mittee, Yesterday it was arranged that
Congressman Kotchum, Of New York, who
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A DEATH PLUNGE,
Engine and render Falis Through
RNInRiHR F,FIdRe-Conddetor Killed,

Engine and render Falls Through a
Swinging Iitidge-CondHetor Killed,
CniCAso, December 2l.-As the pay car
Of The Northwestern nilroad was nearing
the bridge across the north branch Of The
ChiCagoriver, near Fullerton avenue in the
extreme northwestern part Of the city,
about noon to-day, the bridge swing open
suddenly, and before the engine could stop
in IL plunged with lis tender 10 tile filthy
water, the pay car barely escaping by
striking the bridge which had begun 10
swing back. The bridge was badly wrecked.
j. NJ leavitt, the fireman on the engine,
jumped and swan out. The engineer, W,
b. Wilcox, was pulled out with bis left leg
cut Oft below tho knee. The conductor
was crushed 10 death between the engine
and tender and Is still under water. a
thick smoke and the noise from a neigh.
boring factory prevented the signals being
seen and heard by the bridge tender and
railroad men.
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CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Brlor News Notes and Gossip Congress.
innRl MnIIhrA.

tOnal Matters.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The Cen
sus Office has issued bulletins showing that
in Minnesota there was standing on the 3lst
Of May, 1880, 6,lOOOOO,OOO feet Of mcr-
chantable pine; Mississippi, 93,075OOO,OOO
feet; Alabama, 81, l02OOO,OOO feet; Florida
G,Gl5,OOO,0OO feet, and Texas, G7,5OS, 800 feet
During the year ended May 81, 1880,
there was cut in Minnesota, 54O0O7, 900
feet, including 1s7036,O 900 shingles and 49,
0SS,000 laths; in Mississippi, 1875, 900
feet; in Alabama, 2lj,3OO,GO0 feet, inciud-
ing77,6OO,OOO feet. The following was es.
tlmated as grown in Alabama, and sawed
in Western Florida In Florida, 2OS,O54 900
feet, including 7750000O feet grown in
Alabama, and in Texas, 2744400O0 feet,
including &c, 200, 900 shingles.
The Secretary OF the Interior has render.
ed decision Of importance TO parties In
torested In mining properties, In the Caso
OF the Mineral Alliance against the city OF
Deadwood. III this case the Secretary has
decided that patents should Issue on all
mineral entries made prior 10 the location
OF the town site, and that patent for the
town site should issue for all lands in
clNded in the location except that covered
by prior entries, referred patents TO bo
without the reservation clause and issued
in the Mineral Code Of Patents Within the
Borders OF Town Sites. This decision is
applicable TO the town site entries on the
placer mining lands.
The Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: Alonzo ]. Elgcrton, Chief JUS
tice OF Dakota; Jesse Spalding, Collector OF
Customs, Chicago; Pierre O. Van Wyck,
Superintendent Of the Assay Office, New
York; ]. y. Eckieldt, Assayer at the Phila-
delDhin Mint
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Tnrappointmentot Chief-Justice Gray, oi
Massachusetts,, to be a justice Of the United
States ' supreme Court in place Of Judge
Clifford. deceased, is considered one Of the
S.., appointments ever made to the bench
in thc history oithe Government, He is
,reot lawyer and a spotless mana iurist
iy nature and by the most elaborate train
In, and experience,