The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-10
sIFTINGs
RROn THE Mass OF CAPITAL NEWS.
III HsAIth-The WaahIngton
Monnment-PhyAIeal Examinations
OF American SeAmen-GoVeFn.
meat and General G0asIP.

wAsHNeToS, June s.-Ths new gram
jury to which the testimony agAinst th
Star route ring will be submitted wa
drawn to-day. 1t Is pronounced 9 goo
! jury, and one that will do its duty.
1t Is claimed by
THE READJusrRRs AND THEIR REPUBLIcA!
FRIENDS
that the administration has as last de
cidsd 10 help Malone in Virginia. Whill
the Administration has not yet taken any
ground, 1t 10 undoubtedly more favorable
towards the ReAdiusters than before theII
convention. The Republican press hal
generally commended the RssdjuStel
platform, apd this has had some influence
The administration heartily endorses the
declarations Of the ReadjIsGsrs' platform
in regard 10 free ballot, Q fair count and
public schools, but does not like the plank
reaffirming beAst In the Riddlebsrger
bill. Parties who urge the President to
recognize and help Malone state that the
financial part OF the Readjuster platform
counts for nothing In the coming fght and
will not attract attention inside or outside
OF the State; that the voters who originally
favored the Read djuSter party did so on the
adjustment oi the State debt, and the
late convention had TO make concessions
10 those voters by putting in the platform
q declaration in favor Of Teadjustment. Il
10 urged that the fight is really between
the Bourbons and the Liberals.
The Indications are that the adminia!Ea.
tion will not act hurriedly ss to Virginia.
There 10 plenty OF time, as the canvass
will not open until August. In the meau.
time, II the Read djusters make their fight
for . free ballot and fair count, and not
on the State debt, II Is more than proba.
BILE that the administration will favor
them, The Democrats generally say they
do NOT believe the administration will 10.
tsrfere In the Virginia fight. Several
Senators who are still here think that Vir.
ginia should be left to settle her own 10.
ternal politics, and they say freely that II
the administration helps Malone the
Democrats In the Senate will hereafter re.
sent IL. w.
SECRETARY RLAIEE's HEALTH CAUSING uN
RAsINEss.
The condition Of Secretary Blaines
health Is causing bis family and friends
the gravest apprehension. During the
past fortnight he has not been able to a.
tend his public dates Tor whole days, but
has been compelled TO leave his office at
an early hour. The days Of his entire Sb.
seHce from the State Department are
growing more frequent lately. To day
not only was he unable 10 attend at the
department, but 10 avoid the annoyance
ol visitors be left his own home and oCcu.
pied room In Gen. Van Vilet'a house,
which 10 next door. His intimate friends
fear that he is afflicted with Brights dis.
ease. His appearance certainly Indicates
such to be the case. His retirement from
the Cabinet Is daily becoming more prob
able.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The Washington monument Is now pro.
crossing at the rate OF about two and
half feet per week. The Republican gives
some interesting engineering statements
upon the question Of its stability. It's
erection is the carrying out Of a work Of
engineering greater Ia magnitude than
ANYTHING ever before ATTEMPTED. But how
do they know that when tha monument
reaches $50 feet II will not laIl down? "A
the question that alnost every one askg,
The only thing that will affect the stability
OF the structure Ii the wiud, and this Is the
only factor that enters into the calculations
Jstions saS bssn .scnSsd So'Si ebs ,ae mova rTS
ments ssld 10 be caused by the diuInal
circuit Of the earth, and the detection from
tne peipenoicuIar; caused oy the contract.
ns 1tI I1u1snqe y ~ Lne heS! OF Lne sun, w
Iekalueu ka t % lAHnk LlIIis II suY euect upon
Suen btIuc'ule'' Ane lueS II almost I
-s1 PURELY A THEORETICAL ONE,
and Is not taken into account in the cal.
onI,,,or. =, III on.i,.o. w. 800,
.si..s,s.,s,. .as,S.is y 80 s' o' es ..
cacuiAtlohs nave oeen made py eminent
engineers, both In Europe and America,
a 10 the pressure which buch a etructure
vobld nnda,Oo. Thara "a mn ,sco,d ~ a
wind ~ S,astsr vsloci,S ,hs, in nil
neT hSrr' and tho nysssn,s ~ a sind ~
tSa. veIocItv Ia oalcnlsted N he fitv'avs
pounds per square foot. Under such a
pressure, while the monument would not
sCsaaly @ ya 9oESe' S H., H. wo9la a,o snow 1 desire 70
nearly I three I feet from Of % tbs axIs. "s ssIsuiS.
tions have been made with wind reach.
ing q velocity OF
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES PRR HOUR
and II Ia shoWn that the st,nctnye wopld
,, - =. - hA.s" 80. 80. ~ - ~ ..,.,t,I TT
NV W p'iue Pa's sue punt vi equliL'
rtuni, 90 ss to topple over. So 1t is esti'
mated that with wind at the highest
velocitv evsr known a wontd ,soni,a an
additional n,esants alma ,insa az S,ast @ 10
,onnIS ihs toonnmsnt | ovar % fTr5ss thS ~
sTPnPno,;tinn SyPP.S ,hat tba SrorVr..nt iii W., @
bIapr bIpNo ovsS tbs nay. ' dIfscnitv .s;ssd J nv bS
tbs S ,;H,id n,ons,tv ho,Js,s IN ha .;cirvy
might be, "But suppose the foundation
ptV1l WnV. And In nftllHhd und1F this tFla