The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE
Want COmnIssISnsr LOrinE to Elevate Ills Depart
msat to Higher RaHk-Gultsau'I ASsAIlant
Goes to JaIl-Ths Indictments Against
lOWTats-Ths Next HOuIs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 9l.-
The Committee appointed by the NatiOna
Grange to confer with DR.. Loring, Com
missioner of Agriculture, in relation tt
elevating his department to higher rank
and to convey the protest Of the Nationa
Grange against including in that depart
ment other industries beyond the legiti
mate one which it represents-agriculture
discharged that duty to-day, Commits
sioner Loring in reply said he had ad
vocated the enlargement Of his department
so as to include those interests which were
intimately and to great extent irrepara'
bly, allied to agriculture. A Bureau OIL
Manufactures ought to be established
wherO producers could find such informa'
ton rs would be for their best interests in
the production Of cotton, wool, etc. u
there should also be Mining Bureau.
President Garfield, short time before he
received his death wound, said he
thought the Land office ought to be eConneCt-
ed with new department OF industries.
As to railroads, he thought something
might be done by which the whole coun.
try might be benefited in the way OF the
equalization of fares and transportation.
He thought it would be benefit to have
n tabuIated rate OF freights and fares,
showing the working OF railroad systems
in the different States in connection with
agricultural interests, as transportation by
land and water was closely allied to agri-
culture. The Commissioner could not urge
any action looking toward making his
office cabinet office. This he left to the
country and the legislation which agriCul-
tural interests may demand,
GuITEAu's ASsAIIANT GOES TO JAIL.
William Jones, charged with shootinga at
Guitean on Saturday, was taken to the po.
lice Courtat six o'clock this morning. Judge
Smell WIS on the bench. Jones counsel r.
X. Elliott, was In court. a charge made
against Jones for assault and battery with
intent to kill Charles j. Guiteau, was read.
Jones waived an examination, and Judge
Smell fixed the bail at 81, 900, in default OF
which hG committed Jones to Jail, and
postponed the trial indefinitely.
THE NEXT AOusE.
WASHINGTON, November 2l.-General
Francis a. Walker, ex.Superintcndent OF
the Census Bureau, submitted a statement
to the Secretary OF the Interior to-day con.
tanning some interesting facts concerning
the representation in the next House OF
Representatives. The total population Of
the States, 1887 $40, with the number Of
Representatives ut the present figure, 203,
would give one Representative 10 every
l60,0SO Of population. Upon this basis the
following changes In representation would
ensuG in the Forty.eighth Congress:
Arkansas, California, Michigan, Missis.
sippi, South Carolina and West Virginia
gain one each; Minnesota and Nebraska
gain two each; Alabama, Illinois, Maine,
Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennes.
see and Vermont lose one each; Pennsyl.
vnnia two and New York three. Other
States show no change.
THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST IIowGATE
WASHINGTON, November 2l.-The Grand
Jury to-day brought in the following in.
dictments against Captain II. W. How.
gate: September %, 1870, embezzling $l3,.
800; September !, 1880, $500; August 10,
1850, $1,000; February 3, 1880, $1,000; Au.
gust 81, 1880, Sl7, 100; May %, 1870, $3.50;
all from the United StNtes also, for forging
the name OF II. D. Sayre to voucher for
services us assistant clerk Of the signal
office for $500 on June 9, 1870.
COMMISSIONER MARBLE RESIGNS.
Edgar NJ. Marble, Commissioner OF Pat.
ents, to-day rendered his resignation, to
take effect December !, to accept the posi-
ton OF Land Commissioner OF the Northern
Pacific railroad.
POLITICS OF TIE NEXT HOUSE,
Since the election in New York II has
been claimed TINT there were one hundred
and forty.seven straght Republican mem.
bers Of the next House, notwithstanding
the defeat Of Astor. The official list
of members as made up by the
officers OF the House and OF those who
are entitled to draw pay, only contains lao
straight Republicans, or one short OF q
majority over all. They are from different
Suites rs follows California, 9; Colombo,
!; Connecticut, 3; Illinois, 10; Indiana, $;
Iowa; o; Kansas, .; Kentucky, /; LOtlis.
una, !; Maine, 3; Maryland, 1; AIassa-
Chusetts, 10; Michigan, 0; Minnesota, 3;
Missouri. 1; Nebraska, 1; New Hampshire,
.; New Jersey, 4; New York, 10; North
Carolina, i Ohio, 10; Oregon, |; pennsy.
yania, IS; Rhode Island, 2; Tennessee, 5;
Vermont 3; Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 6.
This is the list Of Republicans as they will
he recognized at the organization 0t the
House. There are 1876 straight Democrats,
s Grcenbackers, 9 ReadiustGrs, and / hide.
pendent Republican (Smyth, Of Brooklyn.
II is a. lmost certain that five OF the
Grcenbackes, the two Readjusters and
Smyth will vote with the Republicans,
which will give them tel majority.
The project 6f attempting coalition be-
tween the Democrats and GreenbaCkers to
secure the organization has been aban.
doned.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The crews Of the Life Saving Stations
are threatening to resign, owing to made
quatepay.
Since the ist Of January to October 81,
l14,SD emigrants sailed from Bremen for
the United States.
The bankers of the District of-Columbia
paid their respects to Secretary OF the
Treasury folgeF to-day.
In the Supreme Court to-day Chief Jus.
tiCe Waite decided that the capital OF
bunk invested in foreign countries can be
taxed by the United States.
There are outstanding about s2,2OO,OOO
in United States 0 per cent bonds, series
Of 80 and 'sl, which have matured under
the 10th call matured October /, but uuite
n large amount Of bonds embraced therein
are still outstanding.
Acting Postmaster General Patton to-day
announced a decision to the effect that
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