The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-15
FROM THE CAPITAL.
THE PERv.cAlLl INVESTIGATION.
Examination Of Ia,oy Tr.seott-rolltles In Vlr
w glala Aad Ptnnsyl.aais- -lsumorsd Libel
Sutt-So Application for . Writ Of
uab.As Corpus for Gultsau. I.

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Special Dispatch to the lntellgenccr. g4.5
WASHINGTON, June ll.--The number ol
additional clerks In the pension office, pro
vided for in the legislative appropriation
bills, is 1877, which will increase the COS,
OF the clerical work In tlnt office from
SsGS,53o to sl,sSl,oj0. With this force It Is
thought that all claims under the
arrears of pension &C. can be adiu,lica.ed
within three years. OF course there is an
immense rush OF applicants for these
prospective positions, not less than 5000
applications being already on file aud
probably rs many more to come. No
women are TO be employed in this extra
service. }g.ltS.: VAS
vIrsiuin Politics.
1t seems TO be quite general impression
among Virginia politicians that Parson
Massey is the strozges. man whom the
Democrats can support for Congresmun.at.
large, and in ease, John Wise receives the
Malone nomination, as he probably will,
is the only man who could successfully
pull through. Malone is unquestionably
claimed for Wise, and your correspondent
learns tonight, on very good authority,
that the Executive and Central Commit.
tees Of the Malone party will meet IL
Richmond next Monday to consider the
feasibility OF making another effort TO ap.
portion the Congressional districts so as TO
have no Congressman.at-LavSe in the
field. This would have to be done, OF
course, by IN extra session OF the
legislature, and should this plan be agreed
upon the session will be called about The
middle Of July. O;erturcs to this effect
have been made to Senators Hall and
Williams, OF the "Dis 4,"und it is said they
will attend the Richmond conference.
New postoiiices. n.
Oliyett, Belmont county. Ohio, four
miles southwest OF Blrnesville, and Delong,
Peasants county, West Virginia, between
St. Marvs and Union Mills, are among the
new postoiiices established. An increase
OF service to six times per week has been
ordered on the star route from Germans to
Means, Harrison county, Ohio.
The Congressional Runipux.
There is general satisfaction on all hands
that Judge Kelly and Mr.. White, OF Ken
lucky, have buried the Ratchet at last. 1t
] t
was most unfortunate as we'll Us un-
seemly quarrel. NJ
The elnvc~tIsntionS.
The Peru-Chili and the whisky ring in
vestigations still drag their slow lengths
along, eifecting nothing OF consequence
and wearying the public with their pro-
lixity.
l3f4 Prospective Libel Suit.
It is rumored tonight that N.!son, the
Boston Post correspondent, will institute
proceedings for libel against Buell., OF the
Critic, for the imputatious which the
latter has cast upon his integrity, both
through the columns OF his paper and in
his testimony before the Window Commit.
tee. Most people think that sound ,hresh.
ing would do Buell. more good and give bet
ter satisfaction to his itching ior notoriety.
49, GarlbaldI Monument Meeting.
The Garibaldi monument meeting To-
night was quite success. Congressman
kasson, OF Iowa, was the principal orator
OF the occasion.