Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-10
THE FEDERAL WAR.
The Fostoffice Account Of the Gil
christ Charges.
The Explanation of the Furniture Account
and the Extra Estimates downing the
Surveyor for General Curious Con-
duct at Times.
THE SURVEYORSHIP CONTEST.

The REGISTERS special correspondence
from Washington city, yesterday morning
was a theme Ot conversation in all political
circles, Yesterday. The Democrats chuck
led AZ The intcrneCine war in which the
truly good were engaged, and thc Republic
cans gTuned or grpHncd rs they felt clalc
or depressed. Many Republicans We're
heard 10 Give vent to the expression; Yes,
and as usual, We have to get our own pOlit-
ical news from Democratic paper
The situation as regards tie sUrycyoTship
succession attaCtCl comparatively little
attention, OF was absorbed in the greater
question OF the war between Captain Gil
christ and the puStO!lice officials. \
council OF war was held by the latter
Yesterday, in which they denounced the
surycyur'in no measured terms, not par
tiCular,y for the charges ma'ir in Washing
ton. as detailed yesterday, but Tor his gem
cral bearing toward the Office. When the
facts are al presented it appears that The
inhabitants Of the custom house are not
happy family. and don't agree like little
birds III their nests. GilChriSt by his
position, is custodian Of the building, and
Il is CHARGED that while be is strict bust
ness man and runs his Office like clock
work. hc'iS unpleasant to deal with. lie is
a sticlslcr Tor the forms, an cmployc states,
and by forcing the letter rather than the
intent OF the regulations, often causes
trnnhIr and Inconvenience.
Yesterday tbr pnsto;licr officials were
mad as hornets over the statement said to
nave been made in Washington By the
Surveyor, and il is intiiuGtcd that u copy
Of the REGISTER has been sent to the D..
rarimcnt with request for an inycStiga-
lion. In the council d war held. Mr.. q. ].
Crav ford was called in TO state that he
& U-.,11 la
mates" rs is stated. What was done is re-
rortcd by the postGilicc TO be this: Certain
changes were deemed uccesSarr iv the
postmaStcrs room, and Crawford an VI r.
ris were called upon for estimate: Two
plans were submitted. One cost so.arw,..l
more than the other and Capt Sterling re-
oucs.cd that both estimates be submitted
and the preferred one accepted. This was
all there Wa in il.
How about the NcMdcl account asked
the reporter.
iur book, the Statement that a furniture
account was never furnished is false.
When the furniture WAS removed for re-.
pairS and aftcrWard restored. there were
Two chairs short. Mr.. Gilrhris,'s attpnt inn
was called t. This. and he sal We had every
thin, ON the estimate. = WIS iuuul tyyn
rI,ifs rcyoIyfnr chairs had brcn omitted
and ihrv 1vcrr l,lacrI on the list and an
amended list furnished Mr.. (iilrhrj,t, Uorc
ig The letter. dated Srr,crrLer OH.
Now fine NcudrI matter i inst this.
We were Ll,inr some iurnitr: rrynirs
made and anou,- ofLrr ILiugs WAS \ mail
i,,C, toLIr ON ,rLirh tLr sramI,irr was done
i,r5.r tI,c stur,,ipr pad must be 4 niece Of
Laavy rnr, mr thS starnin~ clerk will
IrroE his wrist When lhis liable was re-
,.ei-rl and Inc arrn;,ut rendered il was
f.urd the ruu was not heavy enough. and
C,I,rt,r S,r-lirf, ordered a kramer niece
!. Iacrj there II was done. and the ditFer-
,,,,. =, 10 nos, u.nS i, - CnInrnI StnrI.
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IL ..;y,,n ,ccm,,i,t mil hn cn"II osL thr
a., ,',r,,,,rt fnr nm rvIra ,,,nrn,,rio,inn
~ ,..,,, I,rn Inf Nr GiicIrtt, I,nrcrnj
- ,''> w. "''' ,n VcnIn,s and ast if
tIcr had an arcorp. a,,inst The
Gny.rrr'rn, clerk Who did
nct krnw the circumstances. said there was
a iii nf IS b and this furnished Gflchrist
- ,rr,..,t FIR all the Inll, ne Ina, GOTTEN off
"l,,,t i r.,ir,,I,trI Il, IN injury. buL =
Vol of rvi,I,no,i,m Lru, hns il ali away"
The official nrorcrdcI then to generally
roI,r C;ii,hri,t fore and nft. lie cited the
,.,,ftir,, ~ nj the as SAMMY and TN. limo
With cT1rSrj Lrfnr, il vas ar:in turned
ON the trouble incident to the receipt Of
a safe. last summer, and the payment OF
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