The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-04
TIE I I /, COMING MAN
IN n THE DISTRICT ArroRNEYsHlp
Cahteit-col. Swan numorsd to bs In the Race
G Caldwell said TO Have Grants Hacking. Z.
nsn sooa arc tho dead FOryo,tss.
GoIsrnment Employes-CapItaiSo Sot.s. = I.
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Special Dlspatch 10 the Intelllsencer.

Special Dispatch to the ln.elllgenccr. ~, 15.
WASHINGTON, July at Is rumorcd in
some quarters that Col. Tom Swan, whose
wife Is Gen. Grants cousin, llas the inside
track In the race for the District Attorney.
ship Of West Virginia, but tho story can.
not DO traced TO IN authoritative source,
and Is not credited. Upon the other hnnd
1t is asserted that Col. Geo: d. Caldwell, Of
Wheeling, Is tho coming man, and that he,
OF tho several competitors, carries Grants
Endorsement in his pocket. The interests
Of the District demand TINT the appoint.
ment be made us soon ms possible, and II
will probably be announced in day or
two.
1t seems that Secretary Chandler and
MIR. Caldwell were warm personal friends,
aud your correspondent is informed
this evening TINT the latter will wait
upon the President tomorrow with his
application for the A.torneyship. The
Naval Secretary is something OF power
in the present administration, aud
u good friend TO have in an emergency.
Senator Jolinstonehas received numerous
letters from various parts OF Virgina re-.
quesiing him to allow himself to be named
ms candidate for Congrcssmail.at.large
from that State, but he has politely though
cmphatically declined.
1t Is subject Of considerable comment
that neither tho President, nor any mem.
Der Of his Cabinet, nor any official Of
prominence was present yesterday ut the
laying OF the corner stone OF the Garfield
Memorial Church. Common courtesy, rs
well rs wise policy, it seems, should have
dictated some representation Of the Gov
ernmcnt OH such an occasion as this.
Commissions us postmasters have been is.
sued TO W. II. Wilson, Blackstone, Jno l..
May. Griilithsville, and Edward Chevront,
OF Wilsonburg; NIL OF West Va. Also to
John W. Brant, Of Linton, Harrison Coun-
ty, Ohio. An increase in the mail service
to three times !! week from July 18th has
been ordered between Oneida and Booth.
vile, Marion County, also to three times a
week from July lst 10 September 50 be-
tween Berkeley Springs and the railroad
station
The Bliss-Boynton controversy having
been revived f;n the Senate to-day, and
Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri, having made u
savage attack, oil DR.. Bliss as
not being rcsul..rly employed in the
case, the latter furnishes for publication
letters from Secretary Lincoln and ex-Sec.
rotary Hunt, showing that DR.. Bliss was
first called by Mr.. Lincoln, and that Mr..
Hunt heartily coincidedin Lincon's course.
They were both afterwards assured by Mrs.
Garfield, through Gen. Swain and Col.
Rockwell, that the employment Of Bliss
met her approval, and he was furthermore
requested to request such surgical assist
ancc rs he desired. !
A half.holiday to-day and whole one To-
morrow, and nothing going on in Con-
gress, means dull times for news in WASH
ington. The Fourth will not be formally
observed, but the prospect is that
nearly the whole town will so OH picnic.
One OF the largest excursions OF the day
will go to lIarper's Ferry at the extraordi.
nary low rate OF 81 % for the round trip.
r. B.Shephard, OF Shephar.lstown, W.
Va. IN in tho city. saE