Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-05
WASHINGTON TAXI
An Agricultural Convention Near at
Hand.
Notes and Interesting Gossip and Scenes
About the Capital City, Official
and Otherwise.

tons, are expected to be present at the con-
v~eption, which begins at the Agricultural
Department on the sth of July. A circular
has been seut ont by the Commissioner Of
Agriculture inviting State Commissioners Of
Agriculture to be present. Quite q number
Of delegates have signifed their intention Of
reading important papers upon the subject
of agricultural education.
Comes to Talk About an ONCE.
One of the last men to shake the hand of
the President the other day was a nervous
looking little man with long black beard.
As he took the Presidents hand he said, Il
came all the way from Kansas and / want
% talk to you about an Office" He then
went on to state that he had been hanging
about the White House all day to see the
President, and that everybody seemed to be
in Q conspiracy to prevent him from doing
90. The President waited for two minutes,
but the Kansas man did not seem to make
any progress in bis application. He was f.
nally referred to the Postmaster General.
The Boy that Vas Taken" and "rhe Boy
that Was Left"
An army officer, who has been investiga.
| ting the subject ever since the massacre of
| Custer and his men, expressed the opinion
hat Sitting Bull was not present at tina Gus
Ter massacre, notwithstanding his statements
10 the contrary. He says he has ascertained
| that Sitting Bull has two twin boys. One of
| he was christened "The Boy that was Ia.
ken" and the other 1.-THE Boy that vas Left"
BE says that Sitting Bull and Mrs. Bull were
N such a hurry to run away that they left
one of the twins. The infant was in the
| tbickest OF part Of the fight and escaped in
| Jury of any kind by crawling under the roots
| IF a tree. This WAS the Boy that was Left"
After the massacre Mrs. Sitting Bull went
10 the scene ard found the child. This Of.
icer says sitting Boil is q mean kind of an
indian, and is not entitled to the fame that
he has received. Spotted Tail was the best
| Indian and the bravest fighter. Red Cloud
came next and Chief Joseph next. Sitting
Bull he places last in the list.
A Century Plant in Bloom.
A century plant, Agara Henderson, var.
| Mcgicana, is now in blossom in the rotunda
| IF the National Museum and attracts large
nmbtrs of visitors to that institution. This
/ peties is q native of Central America and
} anout fifteen Yeas old. 1t will be in
loom for nearly two weeks.
Pr, dicament of n Chinese Cook.
Tie captain of the Luzon, a vessel which
eceI1ly arrived at New York from Manila,
aid that he bad an elephant on board which
shipped for the voyage as a chinese cook.
| Having no further need for Wong Kong's
.~tivices he paid him off and babe him de-
art, hut The customs officials informed the
| captain that If he allowed Wong Kong to
| come ashore he would be subject to fine and
| imprisonment. The Treasury officials here
are reading over the law to discover if pos.
sible some way to release the Chinaman
| from the vessel. He is anxious 10 secure
in a vessel homewsrd bound, but, Of course,
csnnot go'about seeking employment. He
does not come under the head Of Cinnamon
touching at our ports destined for China
who are permitted to land in order to take
other means Of conveyance. He is simply
an offensive Chinaman in the eyes Of the
law, and not worthy to set foot on the shores
of America.
Paid Out of the Wrong Fund.
Some Of the employees of the Supervising
Architects Office having been paid out of a
fund not appropriated for that purpose,
| Comptroller Durham has decided that the
payments thus made were contrary to law,
and should have been made from the fund
appropriated for the Supervising Architects
Office.
Affairs in Peru.
The South American commission reports
under date of April % the result of its OBJ
s~ervations at Lima. Peru, the commission
reports, is not in a position politically or
financially to make concessions at present
to encourage trade, but it is friendly to the
United States and wishes to give US the
benefits now enjoyed by England. Our
commerce has dwindled down to nothing,
and it is the general opinion that our trade
relation with Peru can only be restored by
the establishment Of direct steam commune
cation between the two countries, The
people privately talk Of annexation to the
United States, and the newspapers openly
advocate q protectorate over Peru by our
government.
New COmmander-in- Chief of the G.. a. Il.
The De partment Of the Potomac, Grand
lrmy Of the Republic, turned out in full
iorce on the evening OF June 50 to give due
,clat to the return Of Gen. S. S. Burdette,
abo arrived in Washington from Portland
Me-, Whtre the delegates to the annual
national encampment unanimously elected
him commander 10. chief of the Grand Army
Of tie Republic. Over 500 comrades
mustered on F street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets, and marched behind the
Marine Band to the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad depot TO meet Gep. Burdette.
The Wilson and Dushane Posts, who were
expected to accompany the new commander
in.chief from Baltimore, did not come, but
but the commander in chief himself arrived
on time-in fact q little before he was ex-
pected-snd looking in the best Of health
and spirits. After an informal reception
and a chat with Department Commander
n. NJ. Brooks and staff in the depot, General
Burdette took his place in the line comrades
waiting on Sixth street. The cheering and
the display of fireworks were continuous all
along the route by which Masonic Temple
was st last reached. The formal reception
10 the new commsnder.in-chie was given
in the armory of the Union Veteran Corps,
Old Guard. Nearly sl the officers of the
Department of the Potomac were present.
When the hearty cheers had subsidized
Gen. Burdette SAID that although he had
sat in the Capitol as a Representative Of the
people he regarded his election to the post
of commander.in.chief Of the Grand Army
of the Republic as the honor of his life.
Gen. Green B. Rsum made a speech of
congrstulation on behalf OF the comrades Of
this department, Judge Peters, Of Kansas,
and District Attorney Worthington also
delivered speeches OF congratulation and
eulcgy.
Notes.
The accounts Of the Coast Survey for the
portion Of the last fiscal year, (which ere
nov before First Auditor Chenoworth, have
been suspended BY that official, pending the
completion of certain Investigations which
ne has set on foot. The discoveries thus
far made are said to indicate that there have
been many unnecessary expenditures, and
that in certain branches Of the bareau great