The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-28
CAPIT1L CHIPs.
News Notes aud Gossip OF National and
General Interest.

Telegram received. Every effort is max.
ing to find the missing men. Mellenie,
with two men and Russian authorities, 20
north-Danenhower and nine men to the
Atlantic seaboard. Report sent by mail.
[Signed1 MELVILLE.
II Q census office has Just published re-
port on the production Of bituminous coal,
from which 1t appears the total amount
mined in the United States during the
census year Of 1880 were 42, ,420, $50 tons, Of
which total 20, S42, ,240 tons were produced
in the Appalachian coal field. Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, furnished over lilo
and the States Of Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Ohio nearly I Of the entire product.
The average price per ton at the mine in
1880 was ST %, while in 1870 II was 81 02,
at cost OF Ss cents. An average OF
43 $500 tons was raised per man and 66S
per cent Of the years working time or about
twenty days per man was lost in strikes
Sufficient information was gathered to
justify the assumption that the exhausted
fields are but very small fraction Of the
total available coal land. Attention is
called TO the fact that although the value OF
the product has fallen wages have not cor
respondingly decreased, and the totals
prove gain Of nearly third OF million
OF dollars annually in favor OF labor. The
anthracite product was 2S,646,096 tons,
nearly all furnished by the State Of Penn
sylyania, making the total product of the
country for the census year II ,0B7 ,675 tons.
England produced 146,Sls,l22 tons in the
same year.
In thestraw bond STIR route cases to-day
Col. Bliss, TO shorten the proceedings, ad.
mitted for the Government the general
good character OF Dickson. Charles II.
Dickson, who was called to testify, was
asked by the defense whether he had en-
tered into any conspiracy with Cabell and
Minnix 10 defraud the Government, OBJ
lection was entered by the prosecution and
the court sustained the objection. Wit
ness testified that he owned property in
Indiana worth about $4,000 and an in
numbered amount OF $l,500, and denied
that he had stated to the contrary to In
speetor Tidball.
SCoville and Warden Croeker had dis
cuSsion at the jail yesterday as to the pro-
priety OF allowing Gu!teau's address to go
out. Seoviile at first opposed It, but final
ly yielded in this instance. He said so
long Us the papers will print Guiteau's
sereeds he ianeies he has the ear OF the
press; that he is superior to his counsel and
can manage the case entirely in his own
way, while rs matter OF TACT he is in
debted 10 his own utterances for yester-
days verdict. Warden Crocker suggested
that il you will not supply him With any
more stationary ! will see that he does no
more writing" Il was settled between the
counsel aud the warden that for the next
week no one shall be permitted to see the
prisoner, and thatno communication shall
so to the public.
The Subcommittee Of the House Com
mittec on Territories, to whom was referred
the bill to divide Dakota into two Terrific
ries, has agreed to vote four TO one in ia
vor OF the bill, and at the meeting OF the
full committee tomorrow will report the
measure with q favorable recommendation.
The member who cast the negative vote is
Dugro, OF New. York, who regards the bill
rs Republican party measure, but lie ad-
inits that the full committee will undoubt-
edly take favorable action, and thinks the
bill will pass the House.
The House Committee on Census vir-
tually agreed to increase the number Of
representatives from the State Of Illinois
from twenty to twenty-one, which will
make the total number OF representatives.
$50 instead OF $40 rs proposed by the MCC Cord
bill.
The statement that the United States
Treasurer has reversed his decision in re-
gard to the surrender of bonds deposited
as security for bank circulation, which
bonds have been called in for redemption,
is erroneous.
The President has signed the bill au.
thorizing the retirement Of Ward Hunt
from the Supreme Court.
The apportionment bill agreed on by
the Census Committee provides that after
the Sd Of March, 1888, the House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes shall be composed OF three
hundred and twenty members, to be
divided among the several States as follows;
Alabama, S; Arkansas, z, gain l.; California,
8, gain !; Colorado, l; Connecticut, 4;
Delaware, |; Florida, l, loss l; Georgia,
10, gain |; Illinois, q, gain 9; Indi.
ana, Is; Iowa, II, gain 2; Kansas, 6, gain s.
Kentucky II, gain l; Louisiana 9; Maine d
loss !, Maryland 6; Massachusetts l2, gain
i; Michigan II, gain 2; Minnesota 5, gain
.; Mississippi Z, gainl; Missouri Il, gain /;
Nebraska 5, gain 2; Nevada /; New Hamp-
shire 9, loss /; New Jersey I; New York 81
gain l; North Carolina 0, gain !; Ohio 81
| Oregon, |; Pennsylvania, q, gain 2; Rhode
Island IL loss l; South Carolina Q, gain l.
Tennessee 10; Texas 10, gain 4: Vermont 2
loss |; Virginia 10, gain ]; West Virginia
4, gain l; Wisconsin, s.
It is said tonight after consultation with
an able lawyer, that Guiteau's counsel are
thinking OF raising an issue against the
jurisdiction OF the District OF Columbia
Court and of applying for a writ OF hd6eal
corpus to bring the assassin before the Dis
Itrict Supreme Court. The defense will
claim that the court in Washington had nc
right TO try the prisoner because his victim
died in New Jersey. Several leading law.
yers of the bar here are Of the opinion that
this would be q formidable move on the
part OF the defense.
The Postmaster General has furnished
the Senate committee with the opinion oi
the First Assistant Postmaster General
antagonizing ,the-bill which proposes td
compensate certain postmasters for sala
ries lost through misunderstanding O.
the law.
General Curtis, special agent Of the
Treasury Department at the New YorE
Custom House, denies that be violated, OF
intended to violate or disregard, the letter
or spirit Of the law.
The euIogy upon President Garfield viii
be delivered in the House OF Representa-
tive, February 27, by ex.Secretary Blaine
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, U. S. A.
: stated that A. ]. Tilley, who has been at
, lacking the service through the columns o
J, western newspapers, styling himself th'
GRetiring Librarian Of the Signal Corp" " i
actuatotl in that course by the refusal Of tn
chief signal officer to reinlist him in tn,
/, service because OF his utter incompetency
The House Committee authorized
, acknowledgement on Representative Ritchies
bill, providing for three terms Of the Circui
: and District Courts Of the United States 10
: the western district Of Ohio.
I, The PostofIice Appropriation bill wa