The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-20
NO BREAK,
AOr Even A LITTLE CRACK YET Wis.
IBLE,
In the Senatorial Dead LOCk-LOgan re
flutes Some ISLANDERS, but the Demo-
Gratis will Use Them In Coming
Campaigns AIre same
Cheerful Capital Chat,

WAsuISdToN, April l9.-An act oil
March LIST, 1870, authorizes the Secretary
OF the Treasury upon recommendation oi
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, ia
prescribe the compensation OF deputy
collectors OF internal revenue, In some
cases additional allowances have been
made, and now the first comptroller OF the
currency deCldes that snCh allowances can
not be paid.
Gen, Samuel D. Sturgis, colonel Sot the
Seventh Cavalry, will probably be assigned
to the Governorship OF the Soldiers Home.
Deputy Governor Colonel CoggaweIl, on
the retired list, will be succeeded by Col.
]. s, Mason.
The resignation oil Fred D. Grant, First
Lieutenant OF the Fourth Cavalry aud
LieutenRnt-Oolone on General Sheridan 9
staff, has not been received at the War
Department.
A large number Of six per cent bonds
were received at the Treasury Department
to.day, to be continued at three and half
per cent, at the option OF tho Government
Ia accordance with the recent circular, OF
Secretary Window.
SITTING BULL STILL ONCE AGAIN.
The following telegram has been for.
warded to the War Department:
FoRT BUPoRD, D. T., April II,
One hundred and thirty five Indians
from Sitting Bulls camp arrived and sur.
rendered their arms and ponies to-day,
tain Mcdonald is here, bringing delega'
ton OF three Indians from Sitting Bull.
lie says Sitting Bull, for the first time, said
last Sunday that he would come in; that
he had given his word to him. | hsYe no
doubt he will be ready to start at once
upon the return OF Captain Mcdonald,
who will start back upon the 18th inst. ]
will telegraph tomorrow after have had
q talk with him. l shall make all prepa.
rations to receive Sitting Bull as soon "a |
arrive at q conclusion with Captain Nc.
Donald, and Eend out TO meet him.
[Slgned] BRoTHERToN,
Commanding,
KILLING or A FEDERAL MARSHAL.
The Internal Revenue Office Is in re.
ceipt OF the following account ot the kill.
Ing Of United States Marshal Henry Sea.
graves, In Summer county, Tennessee, on
the S.h inst: Mr.. Sssgrsves loft Nashville
on the 7th, and went 10 Summer county 10
collect money GU some executions. lie
was accompanied by young man named
Cox, who says that he went to a new dis.
tillery, saying he had an execution against
the proprietors aud that II they did not
pay he would have to levy Oh their
property. Alter leaving there late in the
evening they started homo, aud about sun.
down stopped at The house Of Mr..
WeaLhersford, intending to feed their
horses and get supper and come
home at night. Alter they got
ready IN start Mr.. Weathersiord
took lamp and went with them to the
barn 10 help saddle their horses, when
they heard q couple OF shots fired at or
near the house ol colored man who lived
near by. They blew out the lamp aud
started to investigate tho cause Of the
firing. When within few yards OF the
colored mani 3 house Seagraves asked who
was there, and voice asked who he was
He told them, and they fired, killing him
instantly. They then tried 10 get the ne.
gro to go 10 the house and get some vaIuR.
bes. llC refused, and they forced him TO
60, after which they riasd the dead mans
pockets, takinghiS firearms, watch, papers
and money. They then lett. Phillips,
who makes the report, says he thinks with
sufficient force he eau secure the murder
ers.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President nominated Gen. James
Longstrset, now Minister to Turkey, u.
s. Marshal oil Georgia, and Philip II. Elm.
erson Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of Utah.
SITUATION IN THE sENATE.
There 10 no longer any secret that the
President expresses 10 bis friends his de.
sire TO have his nominations confirmed.
Some oi the Republican Senators favor q
caucus 10 consider the matter and doVise
some plan for an Executive session. A
few days ago It was believed that this
sentiment would prevail, now mSjotity
seems to favor continuance Of the prea'
ent policy. The Republicans agree that
they must back out.
In regard 10 Mr.. Biair'S resolution for
an extra session Of Congress, the Demo-
Gratis do not believe there will be an extra
session, and hencs do not says what policy
they would pursue In the event OF ones
being called.
Al the opening Of tho session o'dsy,
the unfinished b1EineEs was laid before The
Senate. The motion for mn Executive
session was lost. The petition relative
to Tie case Of Mr.. Boyton was referred to
the Committee on Fo eign Atrslra. MI.
Blair offered the following resolution: "ln
the Judgment Of the Senate, the public In.
terests require Congress to be convened
IN public session immediately" Mr.
Blair offered In support Of the resolution
10 read q letter, asserting that the recent
decision Of the Supreme Court meant ruin
TO the hosiery and knit goods industry
OF New England, and suggesting an extra
session Of Congress As relief. .
lie called tho attention ot the CHAIR.
man Of the Committee on Foreign Rela'
tons 10 the fact that De Lesseps was dig.
ging bis can al to day, aud II was becoming
vested right. There would be no rene'
dy for this il immediate aCti IN were not
taken, unless II be by war. There were
other considerations which made 1t i'm
perative that there should be an extra ses.
sion and that as soon Rs the House could
be called together. The Senate was booked
I'LL December.
The Republican Senators had taken theil
position and Il would be Cowardly Tor them
10 retreat. He offered the resolution with
out any consultation With his colleagues
Let the deadlock be broken In any way
In which the Democrats would consent Il
have II broken.
LOGAN DRtoTB sOMR TINE TO TnE TRUTH
or HISTORY.
Mf. Logan took The aoOr annd said he
was not accustomed TO fsiute ISLANDERS, bu
as IL was charged he had been In sym