The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-14
IT WAS ONLY A FAKE. !.
The Registers" Interview with
Congressman Greeaha|ge y
PRONOUNCED TO BE FALSE
In tho Essential particmlars-Wcst
Virginia Afralrs-I.cyco System OF
the Mississippi Valley Opposed 4
by tho Stcambontmcn.

| oPte'" D''patea " sa< t"@dtf1tRcef.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Thc Re1islt,
in its late report concerning the mem
bcrs Of tho Elections Committee and III
4STELLloEScEI, was more nearly correc
than usual With MI the conscious In
nocenco and candor belonging to II
position as guardian Of the publi
morals, that journal, It may possibly b.
remembered, announced itself the CO
pecial guardian Of two members OF th'
above mentioned committee, Messrs
Lacey, OF Iowa, and Greenhalge, O
Alassachusetts,s who had feeiingly ap
pcaled to It for protection from tht
malicious assaults Of their party friends
Now, little rs tho Register Is known ir
any respect here, as iar as that little goe.
It's home reputation applies. "a Rt9isle1
fake" has the same Significance as ir
Wheeling. Consequently nobody paid
any more attention than! usual to THU
latest t''fake."t Neither pen nor pape,
is required to contradict a statemen,
which contradicts itself. But In the
course Of his .wanderiugs around the
Capitol, where, according to the Register,
he is forbidden to be, your correspond.
ent, while discussing much more inter.
esting topics with Mcssrs. Lacey and
Greenbalge,i incidentally brought to theif
attention this last utterance of their
guardian deity. Each. laughingly de.
clared that withtwo tritling exceptions
the utterance was substantially correct
one OF these exceptions being that
neither gentleman had the pleasure OF
the acquaintance Of the Register corres-
pondent and had never exchanged u
word directly or indirectly with him;
that neither gentleman had ever made
any such statements as those attributed
to them, and both heartily endorsed the
lNrELLldENcER's, various reports upon
the contest cases. II requires no
further explanation to, prove that the
Register Is more nearly correct in this in.
stance than, usual. ,,r. trr
TIE, REGISTERS RETIRED CORRESPONDENT.
1t must be said, = however, that it is
scarcely fair 10 lay such communications
at tho door of2the Registers regular cor.
respondent. This defender of the faith,
as is we'll known, possesses the advan!!
tage OF double representation at the
Capital. Its second representative has
but lately enjoyed the added advantages
Of government employment. Only once
before has he been certainly known to
have given his journal the benefit Of his
and then, as now, unhappily
for himself, mixed Tup the names Of
prominent members OF tho Elections
Committee with his views, The result,
it will be recalled, was disastrous to the
correspondent..-som people arc said to
gain by experience, and some seem lated
to lose. The Registers second CORE
spondent has not apparently gained.
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has authorized favorable re.
port on the bill to reimburse the late
United States Commissioners to the
Australian Exhibition at Melbourne, OF
whom Col. Alex. Campbell, of Brooke
county, was one. Col. Campbell is now
in the city looking after this aud other
matters. lie is accompanied by bis son,
Mr.. Robert Campbell, who on Yesterday
took the civil service examination for a
position on the Typographical Engineer
Corps OF the Geological department..
Judge Gideon Camden aud wife, Of
Clarksburg, are here on their return
from awinter's sojourn in the health
resorts Of Tennessee. The Judges
is greatly improved. : 49,. ~ Il i
THE LEvEE SYSTEM.
A delegation of prominent citizens of
Louisiana and Mississippi, including
Capt. 7. P. Leathers, the well-known
Mississippi river steamboatman, and
Commodore Montgomery, have come to
Washington to advocate the abolition
Of the levee system along the Mississip-
pi river. The present. great flood has
shaken the confidence OF the people
interested in the efficacy of any
further conlining measures against such
volumes Of water. They think it will be
even more useless in the future, and are,
therefore, in favor Of establishing a sys.
tom OF outlets through Lake Borgne and
the Atctafalaya river, by which means
they believe the main river can be re.
lieved to large extent, and as for the
remainder it must be- allowed to take
whatever coulse it desires. Planters and
others must prepare to submit to peri.
odical oye,t]ows or else move to highe,
ground. 80 -! J23 10
They consider, however, that limited
system Of private levecs will be practi
cable, by which small amounts OF lands
can be protected individually. But they
are altogether in favor of a total cessa.
ton Of, any Govern ment appropriation
for general leyees. The members Of the
Congressional delegations OF the various
States interested are said to be, as rule
strongly favorable to levees, but thit
flood is believed to have considerably
shaken their convictions also. ~l-' |;
Thomas Il. Mann, OF Hinton, Super.
visor OF Census for the Second district
yesterday submitted to Superintendent
Porter his report Of the sub.districts O
his division, which was approved, aud
he was given an otilce clerk for thu
remainder OF his term.
H.H D .as.