Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-08
SHERMAN'S SHABBINESS.
WHY He WANTS T0BE INVESTIGATED.
Extracts from Sworn Testimony-GeR.
Sherman's Report-lncrease Of the
Army Recommended-1hanhs-
giving Proclamation
Corkhill on Mac
Veagh, Etc.
CHEAP WHISKY THE BATTLE CRY.

WASHINGTON, November "A good
dea, OF comment is excited here over
the publication in yesterdays Gazette Of
what purports to be an excerpt from
the testimony of W. Paul Brown, taken
before the Committee which investiga-
ted Custodian Pitney. The witness
gives day and date, running from May
-, 1878, 10 June 8, 1879, of the time he
worked and what he did for Senator
John sherman, and TO what fund his
labors were charged. The following are
specimen bricks, OF which there are
enough to build good sized house,
which will doubtless be interesting TO
Mr. Sherman:
May 10, Ii, Il, Is, 1873, on Secretary
Sherman'S stables in Stanton alley
charged t The Third Auditors office.
Making six large doors for Secretary
Sherman-charged to Second Auditors
office
June l3, Il, 1873. Working on Sec
retary Sherman's stables charged to
SUPPLEMENTARY office.
July 8, 1878. Working on Secretary
Sherman's stables charged TO Organl.
zation Division.
July IL. 1873. Working on Secre-
tary SherTan's stables-charged to
Registers cIlice,
August ~, 1873. Working two
eighths OF day on Secretsry Sherman's
house and twenty feet OF sash cord-
charged to Bureau OF Statistics.
january II, 1879. Working one
eighth of day on Secretary Sherman's
stable, repairing down spout charged
to National Bank Redemption Agency.
June 5, 1879. Making and fitting
hy-screens for stable windows and door
charged to National Bank Redemption
Agency.
June Is, 1872 Working four-eighths
OF day repairing doors for mauure-pits
fOr Secretary Shermau-Charged 10
Marine Hospital
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, November The fol-
loving proclamation has been issued
from the Department OF State to-day:
HY THE PRESIDENT OF TEE UNITED STATES
oN AMERICA-A PROCLAMATION.
Ii has long been the pious custom oil
our people, with the closing OF the year,
70 look back upen the blessings brought
20 them in the changing course OF the
seasons, and to return solemn thanks
giving 10 the all giving source from
whoa they flow; and although at this
period, when the falling leaf admon-
iShes us that the time OF our sacred duty
oril
shadow OF great bereavement,
and mourning, which has filled our
hearts, and still finds sOrrowiul express
sion toward the God before whom we
but lately bowed in grief and suppliCa-
ton; vet the countless benefits which
have be5n shOwered upon us during the
past twelve months call for our Iervent
gratitude, and make it lifting that We
should rejoice with thankfuiness that
the Lord, in His infinite mercy, has
most slgually favored our country and
our people. Peace without and pros
p-ritv within have been vOuCh-
saved to us. No pestilence has visited
our shores. The abundant prlyl-
leges and freedom which our fathers
lett US in their wisdom, are still our in
creasiug heritage; and il, in parts OF our
vast domain, some aiillCtiOu has visited
our brethren in their forest homes, yet
even this calamity has been tempered
aud in manner sanCtited by the gen
erous compassion for the sufferers
which has been called forth throughout
our land. For all these things, it is meet
that the voice OF q nation should 20 up
to God in deyout homage.
Wherefore |, Chester A. Arthur, Pres
ideut of the United States, do recon-
mend that all the people observe Thurs
lay, the 2ith day OF November, instant,
as a day OF national thanksgiving and
PRAYER, by ceasing, 80 lar as may be,
| from their secular laOors, and meeting
! in their several places OF worship, there
to Join in asc-ibing honor and praise 10
Almighty God, whose goodness has
been 50 manifest in our history and in
our lives, and offering earnest prayers
that His bounties may continue TO us
AMI TO our children.
In witness whereof | have hereuntO
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington, this
fourth day of November, in the year
Of our LCru one thousand eight hun
dred and eiyhty-one, and of the Irde
peudence oi the United States the one
hundred and sixth.
CHESTER \. ARTHUR.
By the President.
JAS G. BLAINE,
Nd.