The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-06
A DEMOCRATIC LEVY
WHY A MISSISSIPPI BOURBON KICKED,
Aud Rrfutea to She'll Cat $50 10 tae Democratic
Corruytioa rund-wt.t virsInIaus Amer
More School Nsaey-rhs rops 10 10
# In,itsd 10 This Country.
spcelai Dispatch to the ln,elll.enesn

Special Dispatch to the In,elll.eaeef.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Scnator Davis is
out OF the city.
Judge llogc, member from the second
West Virginia district, is satisfied tha. the
House committee Oh commerce will appro.
priate $4,000 for the Improvement OF the
sIolonsahc!a.
4 delegation OF citizens from llurper's
Ferry will arrive in this city on Wednesday
next, and will call upon the Secretary OF
the Treasury to urse the sale Of the go,ern.
ment property mt that Place. M.a.
Senator Davis has presented in the SEN
ate the petition of citizens OF Keyaer, pray.
Ing for II distribution Of the public funds
for educational purposes.
Mr.. llose has presented in the House
the petition OF Wm. Gerbardt and other cit
liens OF Berkeley county, OF jackson Coop.
er and other citizens OF Upslur county,
altd OF D. B. Purinton and other citizens
OF Norgantowp, West Virsiniu, asking M
appropriation Of public money to the
schools OF the States and Territories on the
bases Of iiliterac". lie also presented the
petition OF Robert l.. Guthrie and other
citizens OF Springfield, Illinois, for the
same purpose.
Senator Camden has presented in the
Senate petition OF Jas. II. Stevens and
forty-tive others OF upslur county, w.
Va; petition Of i. +. Stevens and
scventy.three others, OF jackson county,
". Va, and 4 petition OF S. Patrick and
l2l Others Of Mason county, ". Va,
praying for national aid to free schools.
Postot.iccs have been established ut Au-
gusta, Hampshire county, Bergerviite,
Putnam county and Fry, Wavne county,
West Virginia.
Thos. ?. Shallcross, OF West Virginia, is
at the National.
The Democratic Congress;ona! campaign
committee has assessed each member Of
Congress so. A Mississippi Bourbon mem.
Der has refused to pay; he says he will run
his own campaign to suit himself, and that
he does not want any documents sent into
his district.
A large delegation OF iron manufacturers,
mostly from Pennsylvania, had hearing
before Secretary Folscr to-day, in refer
cnce to the rate OF duty OH car axles and
hoop iron. Messrs. Weeks, Tyson and Par
sons were the spokesmen. a decision will
not be made ior several weeks.
Attorney General brewster has given 4
written opinion rs to the calling OF the con-
tinued per cent bonds. in which he
agrees with the Secretary OF the Treasury,
that the highest numbers OF these bonds
must be called first.
4 report gained circulation early this
evening that Deirees, ex-public printer,
who is desperatelyill, was dead, and it was
so telesraphed to various points, but ut II
o'clock tonight he was still alive.
Immediately after the vote upon the
tariff commission bill, tomorrow, Mr..
Calkins, from the committee on elections,
will make an effort to call up the contested
election casc OF alackey vs., O'Connor.
The Republicans expect severe contest
with the Democrats i'll this case and
Mackey will not get his seat Is easily as did
Lynch. The deatl, OF O'Connor, the elec.
ton OF Dibblc and the failure OF Mackcy
to run at the second election, has compli-
cated the case and the Democrats claim
that they have more than Il fighting chance
in this matter and they propose TO stand
by it.