The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-23
COALITION
As IT Is LOOKED Ox NJ PARrISANs
And a. Il 10 Regarded BY some OtheFa
"A New HahOne from Georgia
Upton Resigns An on
Ger TO China.

WAsHESaroN, June e2.-oGicials and
othes here who are working for q coAli,
tion OF Readiusters and Republicans in
Virginia claim that the meeting OF the
State Central Committee held in Rich
mond yesterday was not legitimate, on
the grounds that Chairman Lewis, who was
alone empowered to call meeting OF the
committee, changed the date ire N The 2lst
to the 2S;h before the committee met,
The coalitionists say that they will have a
mSjority atthe meeting Of the 2Sth and that
they will have direct authority from the
President to say he fAyors coalition. II 10
not probable though that yesterday o
action OF the committee eau be changed
by the claim that 1t was illegal.
Congressman Speer, OF Georgia, who
was elected independent Democrat, has
declared his purpose to vote with the Re-
publiCaus In the organization oithe House.
He made this declaration to the President
when asking the latter for favor and said
hA Q pected the Democrats 10 make the
same sort OF attack on him they made on
Malone, % he ls determined 10 leave the
Democrats and vote with the Republicans,
Secretary Lincoln did not return to-day,
but will remain few days longer OF Long
Branch.
Secretaries Hunt aud Window left this
morning for Long Branch to confer with
the President.
Before he left for Europe to-day Assist
ant Secretary Upton placed his resignation
in the hands OF Secretary Windom. Up
ton was given to understand that he could
not resume his place as Assistant SecEe-
taIy because OF discoveries 10 regard to
the Custodllns' ring.
Secretaries Hunt and Window, and
Postmaster General James, with mem.
bers Of their families, left to day for Long
Branch.
Attorney. General MacVeagh, now 10
Philadelphia, goes to Loug Branch to-
morrow,
Secretaries Blaine and Ktkwood arc
the only members OF The Cabinet now In
the city, The fJrmer expects to leave the
latter part OF next week, with his family,
Tor his former home In Augusta, Me,
The Chinese Government having re.
qnts.ed lhe services oi an officer t1 organ
IL! Tor thsir navy, marine corps similar 10
our own, First Leu'an D. Pratt Man.
ming, OF tee nlatlue rp'. hiss been select
ed aud gran ell perGllssi1n 10 enter the
service II The GIN 50 g Vernmaut for
that purp1se
The amount ui l4a psr cent coupon
bonds received at tho Treasury Depart.
ment for continuance q. three and half
per cent to date aggregate $5l LOO, ,0C0. This
is exclusive of the amount presented for
continuance at the London agency, which
the latest sdvices received report TO be
about $l4 ,000,0Co, ....r
The Director Of the Mint has requested
First Auditor Reynolds to accompany
Captain Gross, OF the Mint Bureau, 10
New Orleans, assist In the examination Of
the New Orleans Mint, with q view to
making regul.r annual settlement. The
appointment u ex.SeGreLary OF War
Ramsey, 10 connection with the exsmina.
tion Of charges preferred against superin.
tendsnt Dodge the San Francisco Mint
will probably be the only regular appoint.
ment made. Ramsay, however, will be
empowered to associate With himself for
the purpose Of aiding in the work such
persons as may be deemed necessary.