The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-29
THE DUEL
THE BELMoNT.BLAlNE iMBRoGLlo.
Why Tho sew Yoik Arlsiorrat Concluded not "
Challenge The E1.S.ettiary-Ths Senate
Passes tho Auti.Ehlntts Nili-Ths Star
Route Cases = Personal Notes.


Special Dispatch to the lntclllgcnecr
| WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Ihc difficulty
between Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Blaine l,as
blown over. Mr.. Belmont will not com.
muaicate with Mr. Blaine lin private
There will be no challenges, horse.whip'
pings, pistols or bowic.knives. Mr.. belmont
will not resign from the foreign alairs
committee. Mr.. Blaine VIII not cause the
young gentleman from New York TO be
bound over TO keep the peace. Mr. Bel
mont, however, bns not changed his
opinion about Mr.. Blaine, but that iaot
does not worry the ex.Secre'ary, who
seems to feel Il sort Of pity for his conduct,
attributed by him solely 10 the misguided
impulsivcncss Of youth. It was not until
Mr.. Belmont had enjoyed II peaceful
! nights rest TINT he came TO the conclusion
that he hud no further business with Mr..
Blaine. Before going TO the Capitol the
New York representative had IL talk will,
Senator Butler. OF South Caroline, who Is
"up in the code and brim full OF common
sense, too." The Senator told Belmont
that it was idle for him to think OF having
amy hostile communication with Mr..
Blaine and TINT the best thing he could do
was TO strictly attend to his own bust
ness and drop the matter. This advice
was accepted.
An executive session OF the foreign affairs
committee was held, this morning, TO con-
slider the order Of future business. icster-
! day, members OF the committee were
chosen to see Messrs. Belmont and Blaine
and learn il the record OF the proceedings
OF the morning meeting could not be ''cor-
rccted," SO rs 10 strike out the objcctiona-
BILE language used by Blaine and Belmont.
Both gentlemen were seen and neither
would retract. \ report to that effect was
made this morning Later in the day,
though, the followin; letter was addressed
by Mr.. Belmont 10 Mr.. Williams. chairman
OF the committee:
"Mr. Blaine had thought it proper, on Il
public occasion to use language personally
offensive. 1t was my desire and purpose,
yesterday, TO put an end to any further
continuance OF these personalities before
the committee and, therefore, ! referred to
4 less public treatment thereof by myself.
having been surprised INTO makinga reply,
in the presence OF the committee, of char
acter sucl. as seems, to my deliberate
judgment, would have been elsewhere, un-
der the circumstances, entirely proper, and
which expresses my opinion perfectly.
Nothing further in the nature OF Il private
or personal notice OF the witness is re-
quired Of me- These unparliamen,ary per-
sonalities should have no place on the rec
ords OF the committee, and | chccrfully
leave the method Of dealing with them to
the direction Of your body"
A member OF the Senate appropriation
committee, which has had under consider.
alton the investigation Of the contingent
expenses Of the Senate, says TINT, among
other discoveries, the committee found an
account OF Capt. Ilowgate for over
: $1,000, which was fraudulent OH its face,
and one for $50 which was correct, and
he further asserts that the larger one was
! passed without question, while the correct
claim was held back for III irregularity.
Billy Crump, steward at the White
House, has sent in his resignation, to take
effect OIL May ist. lle gave lunch to-day
to the employees 1t the White House and
was presented by Col. Crook, on behalf Of
the employees, with goldheaded cane
Crump's health was seriously impaired by
his continued attention to President Car
field during his illness. lie will takc.a
trip to England ior his health. Crump is
somewhat disguised ut the report OF tn,
Garfield auditing committee in its recon-
mcndution relative 10 himself Instead 0
the $4,000 recommended for him. he
thinks that he ought 10 have SIC, 900 il itha
| sum is to be paid to Mrs. DR.. Edison.
!, Nathan Bartlett has been commissioner
Q postmaster ut Simpsons Greek; Eli W
!, Greer at Troutlalc, Gmysor county, an.
; George W. Fladine ut Springs, Cabell coun
t ty. West Virginia.
;. lion. Charles ]. Faulkner, eS-membcr Q
= Congress from West Virginia, is in the city
/, Governor Tom Young has presented il
the House elaborate petitions from III,
chamber OF commerce and boards Of trad
!. and transportation OF Cincinnati, iavorini
' the passage OF the substitute for Mr.. Towns
\ hcuds House hill, amending the laws rela
Q tive to The erection Of bridges over the Obi.
!. river.