The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-17
WASHINGTON NEWS,
THE sPEAKERsHIP OF THE HOUSE.
The Poor Eutsrtaiament Afforded our French aud
German YIaltOrS-Ns NshOue'S Arrest strCOra
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WASHINGTON, b. G., October lG.-Dur-
the last few days Congressman Frank
IIiscock, OF New York, and j, Warren
Keller, Of Ohio, who are candidates for the
Republican nomination for the speaker
ship OF the House next session, have been
in town. They held long conferences with
their friends in the Senate and with the
handful Of Representatives now in town.
They are expected to return by the nrst oG
November when the other candidates for
the nomination will be here.
KassOn Of Iowa, Keller Of Ohio, and
lIiscOck Of New York, arc understood to
be the leading candidates, Page, OF Cali
iOrnia would be willing to serve aS Il rep
rtsentatiYC Of the Pacific slope. Bedford,
us II representative OF Colorado and its
neighboring sisters, Robinson of MassaChu-
sets us representative Of New England,
and Haskell, Of Kansas, and Burrows, OF
Michigan, on general principles probably.
| llisCOCk and kuSSOn have been working
quietly here Nnd elsewhere all summer
and both claim already ma jOrity Of the
canvass Neither will receive the votes Of
| all the representatives OF his sec ion.
Their positions OH the tariff will do much,
however, to array the West Nguinst the
East.
THE NATIONS GUESTS.
Ministers Outrcy and SchlozCr, for our
French and German guests respectively,
have accepted the invitation Of the author
tiles Of Boston to visit that city after they
leave Newport on their way home. They
expressed IN doing so their great gratillca-
ton ut the prospect OF visiting Fanueil
Hall, WiBhingtOns headquarters, ut Cam
bridge, and the other historic spots around
boston. Since leaving New York they
have seen very little calculated TO Impress
them either with the ability or the inclinN-
ton Of Americans to give respectable re-
CcptiOn 10 their European cousins.
The OriOlG celebration In Baltimore mar
roWly escaped being li8le. The CCrCmO-
nics in Washington on Friday and SNtur-
day were, with the exception Of the drives
on the beautiful roads out Of town, IL
series Of acts In farce. OF course
the strangers have said Hgain and
"dclghtcd, ""trebly pleased" The polished
E'rcnchmen aud Germans could say little
less, but anyone who saw them received at
the railroad station here by the municipal
committee, again ut the Capitol, in the
cold, damp rOtunda, by the President, and
again by the Senate in their disOrdcrcd
chamber, and marked the Cnnui on their
faces knew what they really thought. The
only entertainment the committee could
find for them yesterday WASH visit to an
alleged fair Just outside the city, which
could not be duplicated in the poorest
county in New York. At night IN attempt
was made to light Pennsylvania avenue by
electricity. One lamp only could be in.
duced to burn even for Il few minutes, and
the gentlemen fresh from the exposition
Of electricity at Paris had the pleasure OF
witnessing another liascO
SENATE sECRETARNsIIp
WAsuINdTOS, October l5.-Thc vacant
SCCrctaryship 0f the Senate Is attracting
attention from the inability Of the Senate
to agree upon Il man to fill it. Last winter
the Republicans nominated George Cor.
ham and the Democrats have nominated
l.. q. Washington, well.knOwn us II news.
paper correspondent. There are at least
three Republicans who will not vote for
GOrham upon account OF his war upon the
late President Garfield, but he Is still can.
didatc, nevertheless. WashingtOns friends
count upon the vote Of David Davis, but
this Is uncertain The probabilities are
that no Secretary will be elected this
special session. The Democrats caucus on
the subject Monday.
SENATOR MALONE ARRESTED.
Late tonight Senator Malone was taken
into custody. The nrrest was made ut the
instance of Samuel Strong, I'M Old-timc.
resident Of Washington, who received in
formation, he believed from reliable
source, to the effect that General Jubal A.
Early Ind challenged Senator Malone TO
fight II duel, and the latter had accepted
the challenge. Senator Malone was con-
vpyed to the residence OF Judge Smell, Of
the Police Court, where he denied having
received challenge from General Early,
saying the latter was too old and feeble to
fight, and adding that al their differences
have been harmOni2Gd. Senator Malone
was released on his personal bond, and he
returned home. lie willappcNr Monday to
answer the charges.
CORN PRODUCTION ny STATES.
Since tho census Of 1870 some Of the
States have made astonishing progress in
the production Of corn. The results OF the
census OF 1880 now being compiled, show
TINT the total production Of corn during the
census ycar was l,7G4,SGl,j ,j6 bushels.
More than Onc.third Of this was produced
in the two Suites OF Illinois and Iowa.
These figures arC surprising. On the other
lAnd Texas, which Inns been largely nd.
vcrtised NJ II corn.producing State, cuts II
rather ridiculous figure in comparison with
States where there is less territory, but
more corn. II will be seen that Kansas,
with less than fthcterritOry and fifty per
cent less population, produced nearly three
times more corn than Texas. Kansas also
produced about five times more wheat.
evidently Texas will never figure ns II
great corn and whCAt producing State.
Pennsylvania, which does not claim to be
Il corn State, produces far more than Texas,
as will ljC seen from the annexed table.
Our corn. bread geography will llave to he
corrected after the results OF our recent
} census are fully known. The amount pro.
duCed per aCrc does not reflect upon the
system Of farming in some sections Of the
country In Vermont where corn doesn't
grow much above knee.high, they get
] nearly double Ns many bushels from Nn
, acre, ns in Tennessee, for instance, where
, the soil and climate arG peculiarly adapted
! to the production Of corn. The production
. in Cacll State, aud the number Of acres re-.
, uuircd TO do Il, will bo seen III this table:
"A states. NO Acres. niishclS
Alabama. .2nij,gg 2ji5i, ,27s
Arkansas ,,........n"i 2SaO 2ilH,IlT
California, 7i5Sl lFEi ~
!. COlnnlln .....,...,..,........... 9lpgi iii PfG
Connecticut ,.,,,..,,......,...m. hj1W t,SSO4ll