The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-03
DELAYED WASHINGTON NEWS


Inlersating Gossip About West virginia
MRlteFs-Mr. MoCornicks Illnpsb-tiis
Death Expected Hourly.
Warrington Friday evening, but owing 70 the
Hoods. was Interrupted Gu route and did not
reach the lSTgLLl1kAcERu until Saturdays
Special Dilpaieh 70 ne Elieltgsaeg.
WAsHlNaToS, D, O., May Sian In
cessant rain which has been falling all
day prevented General COT and Mr.,
Atkinson from doing much running
around to-day, although they put in
some time at the departments, Ar.
Atkinson spent q few hours In the PEN
sion Bureau and succeeded in getting
several persons cases allowed. One OF
his constituents was granted an increase
in his pension which carries with II
nearly $500 arrears, Capt. w, w, Bar
nett, Of Weston, has been appointed SER
Reant OF the watch in the Pension office.
A new postoiliCe has been established
at Simpsons store, three miles from West
Liberty, Chic county, and is to be called
Shannon,
Frank AICDermott, Of Wheeling, has
been appointed TO o good position In the
Government Printing Office, Several
other West Yirgipians will BIO taken care
OF In that establishment,
Postmaster Oowden advised Mr., At
kinsou by telegraph to-day that Mr.,
Robert simpson, the outgoing postmas'
ter at Wheeling, refused TO turn the
Wheeling postoiliCe over TO him because
he had received no official notification Of
his removal, Mr.. Atkinson called
on First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson and laid the matter before him,
Colonel Clarkson at once sent telegram
10 Mr.. Simpson, informing him that an
official notification Of his removal was
not necessary, Gnd instructing him to
turn the office over TO MIR, Cowden i'm
mediately upon the presentation Of his
commission.
Ex.ColleCtor Of Internal Revenue
Mccormick, is lying critically III in thlt
city and his death Is said TO be only Q
question OF few hours. He did not %
TO Philadelphia as was enormously
stated in these dispatches, but returned
from Baltimore to Washington and has
been under the care Of two eminent
physicians here. The statement that
his trouble is a cancer OF the stomach Is
also incorrect, 1t seems that the prin.
cipal intestine leading into his stomach
las become stopped up and nothing that
no eats can get into the stomach, He
Is kept alive by administering pourish
ment by an enema. Nothing that the
patient swallows will remain In him and
Is almost Immediately vomited up, He
volnits almost constantly and has hard
spells Of hiccoughing, what little
strength he still retains Is only main
tained by administering nourishment BY
the artificial means and he Is rapidly
sinking. Mr., Atkinson called to see
him two or three times to-day and 70
night expresses the opinion that BIZ
death Is only the question Of q short
time. Mrs. Mccormick Is with hel
husband. The Neutrality-suspicious. Is DR.
Reyburn, and another prominent doctor
Of this city.
Professor Miller, Of Fairmont, l.
among the arrivals to-day. He want
to DO Librarian for the State Department
Mr.. Editor Tucker, Of Wellsburg, has
returned to look after his chances for
Chieiship in the Treasury Department
Mr.. Charles n. shinp, Of Falrmont,
aud Mr.. i, G. JelTerys,'of Grafton, art
| In the city, and tomorrow will assume
the duties Of tho respective offices to
which they have been appointed In thu
Internal Revenue Bureau.