The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-29
SUSTAINING GENERAL LOGAN
In his Opposition 10 Portcr-Thc Har.
per's Ferry Property.

In his Opposition 10 Portcr-Thc Har.
per's Ferry Property.
From an Occasional Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. G., January IS, 1885,
The Union ex.soldieB are warmly up.
plauding Senator Logan for bis opposition
to the Fitz John Porter bill, and papersare
being numerously signed in some Of the
Departments expressing the Earnest thanks
OF the undersigned soldiers OF the late
war" to the Senator "for his championship
OF their cause in earnestly, fearessly and
ably protesting against General Porter's
restoration to rank in the army. One Pc
tition, containing upwards Of 200 sigma.
lures OF employees in a single division Of the
Pension Bureau, expressly commends the
Senator's position from the fact that he as.
sumed 1t sin the face OF the highest and
mightiest influence" This petition sin.
gularly enough, contained the name OF an
ex.Surgeon Of the Confederate army.
STAR ROUTE MATTERS.
The grand jury came into court on Fri
day afternoon, and formally presented an
indictment against Foreman Dickson for
attempting to corrupt the jury on the Star
route trial, some months since. And yet
another will be added 10 the long list OF
prosecutions growing out Of this vexatous
complication, and another martyr(?) will
pose before the gaping crowd.
The city papers Of Friday contained a
paragraph recitins briefly that Thomas ].
Brady and wife had conveyed by deed to
Theodore N. Vaiel, OF Massachusetts: the
house and part OF two lots owned by them
located near Farragut Square, this city, the
consideration being SIPS, 900.
woMAN's RIGHTS CONVENTION.
The Women's Rights advocates have
been in session here for week. The meet
ings OF the Convention, held ut Lincoln
Hall, have been largely attended. Miss
Susan B. Anthony, the President OF the
Association, has had the aid Of large
corps OF able eutenants-notably, Mrs.
Jane Spofford, now quite aged and gray,
Ellen Sheldon, Virginia Minor, Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, Lille Blake, the ever zeal.
ous Ph1be Couzins, and host OF others.
The Association reports progress, and IN.
nounces the determination to sit again.
nARrER's FERRY PROPERTY.
Colonel J. D. Butt, OF Harper's Ferry,
has been in the city quite frequently Of
late, engaged in the very laudable effort to
have the Harper's Ferry public property
disposed OF by the Government. Colonel
Butt has had u number OF interviews with
the Secretary Of the Treasury, the Solicitor,
and numerous other interested parties, in
which he has earnestly urged that the
property be subjected to public sale. He
has succeeded in reawakening some interest
in the subject, and 1t is possible that
through General Belknap, attorney for
wealthy Philadelphia firm. the property
known as the old Musket Factory, located
on the Potomac, will be disposed OF within
the next six months, and this vii! resultin
the erection OF important works there, in
volyiug the expenditure Of about Sl00, 900.
The efforts OF Colonel Butt are
at present more particularly directed
to the sale OF the property known
as the Halls Rifle Factory, loca.
ted on tho Shenandoah river. lie is the
bearer OF proposition looking to the pur.
chase OF that property by Colonel Anson
Mills, OF the 10th United States Cavalry,
who Is the patentee, and sole owner OF the
right to manufacture the "Anson Mills
Woven Cartridge Belt" now in use in the
American army, and which is being rapidly
introduced into use abroad. Colonel
Mills proposes upon certain conditions
with reference TO title, to purchase the
Shenandoah property and establish his
mandatory there. His desire Is to pro.
cure headquarters at point convenient to
the raw material Of which his BELTS manu-.
tactured He is at present having them
manufactured at Worcester, Mass, where
he employs from to 100 men. He fur
nishes the United States Government an
average OF 10000 belts annually, and as his
work 10 patented in Great Britain, Belgium,
France, Canada, Victoria, and other
foreign countries, he has quite
q good prospect Of largely In.
creasing bis business. He Is now en-.
gagged In filling an order for the United
States Of Colombia, and negotiations are
pending toF an order from the Mexican
Government. The Winchester Arms Com.
pany have the exclusive right, at present,
to manufacture the belt for the sporting
fraternity, but in case the works are estab.
lished at Harper's Ferry, this branch OF the
business will be also transferred to that
point, and It will be seen at glance that
II accomplished the sale Of that at present
useless property will be largely beneticial
| to the Eastern Panhandle of West Yigi.
mia II clear title can be procured.
MILLS OBLIGATION.
Colonel Mills, in letter to Colonel Butt,