Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-06
CAPITAL cULLINGs.
Encouraging News from Ohio.
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Encouraging News from Ohio.
Special Dispatch % the Register.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-Late advice'
from Ohio are Of the most encouraging
character, and members of the Democratic
Congressional Committee express grea
hopes that the result In that State will b
such as to enable the party to go into the
fight in the November States with entire
confidence in their ability to win such q
victory as will give them the next House BY
decisive majority, and thus open the way
to victory in 1884.
Missouri River Improvement.
The Annual report of General Suler, O
the Engineer Corps, in charge of the Mis-
souri, river Improvement, shows an ex
penditure of SSSS, ,254 for this work, and il
is estimated that 81, ,SS3, 900 can be pro6ta
bly, expended during the next fiscal year In
the continuation of the improvements.
The report of the committee appointed
to select site for the new Marine Hospi
tai at Cairo, Ills, has been approved by the
acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
Secretary Chandler.
Secretary Chandler returned this morn
ing.
The Jeannefte Investigation.
The Naval Board to enquire into the loss
of the Jeanette convened at the Navy De
partment to-day.
The Jeanette Board of Inquiry spent
the entire afternoon session in organizing
and outlining plans for q thorough and
systematic investigation. The sessions OF
the board will be open, and it is the pres,
ent intention 70 examine every witness
who can throw any light upon the subject.
As several survivors OF the Jeannette expe-
dition are now engaged in the search for
Lieutenant, Chips party, the present in
quiry may be prolonged several months TO
allow of taking their testimony.
The New Certificates.
WASHINGTON, October 5-New gold GER
tificates to the amount OF $H, ,4S0, 900 were
to-day forwarded to the Assistant Treasurer
at New York, for signature.
Trying TO Escape.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-The newly ap
pointed Government clerks ask the ap'
pointing power not to give them their COM
missions until after the November elec.
tiOn. They want to escape political
assessments.
Indian News.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-Gen., Mellow
ell telegraphs TO the Indian office that there
is not a SINGLE Apache in Arizona; that
the only fear OF trouble is from the Chiri'
cauhua Indians now in Mexico, who are
likely to cross the line any moment.
Postomce Statistics.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-The annual re.
port of the free delivery department OF the
postoffice for the fiscal year shows IL
offices at which carriers are employed.
There were delivered at these effices 29o.'
266, 100 letters, which is an increase of over
IS per cent over last year. Postal cards de
iyered, Il, 1,4sl, ZAP, which is an increase oi
II per cent
Indicted.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, October 5,-Tndict
ments were returned by the Grand Jury
against the Mayor and City Council, ar
rested last week, on the charge Of failing to
keep the streets in proper condition.
Purchase OF SILVER.
The Directors of the Mint to-day pur
chased 305. 900 ounces of fine silver for de-
livery at the Philadelphia and New Orleans
mints.
River Improvement.
A board of officers of the engineer corp:
has been ordered to assemble at Milwau
kee to further consider the plans for the
improvement of the channel of lower FoA
river.