The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-09

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From Washington.
New YORK. Sept. THE ReruLd's
" ashington special says: The Inter-
nal Revenue Department has received
information OF grave Importance re-
garding certain alleged heavy frauds
in the whisky revenue in New York
and Brooklyn, which duplicates among
others, five internal Revenue Collec-
tors. The Metropolitan Board, after in
vestigating the matter, has requested
the Department to interfere judIcially,
which suggestion will probably insure
the early arrest and trial of The sus-
pected officials.
The Tunes special says: The result
of the California election has produced
much good feeling with the President
and his immediate friends of the polit-
cal firm of Blair, Black d Co. Mr. John
son looks upon it as purely an endorse
mept OF his position, and as making
the ebb tide OF the radical flood.
Its effect will be to cause him to per
severe in his present course.
General Griffin, now in command of
the 9Th military district, has asked and
received permission to fix the head
quarters of the district temporarily at
Galveston, owing to the fact thar he has
but one staff officer fit for duty, that his
surgeons are hll SICK Nnhl DIS Only Cnllu
is at The point OF death and that TO pro-
coed TO New Orleans under these cir
cumstances would seem almost like de-
sorting his post in the face OF the
enemy. ...sa
The friends OF Fred. Douglas, whose
name has been mentioned in connec-
ton with Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau, assert he would not I'M
der any circumstances accept that office
at the hands of Mr.. Johnson. Douglas
is anxious for the retention of General
Howard. ..-sr.
The Herald's Waterbury Connect
CUT special gives the following addi-
tional particulars of the Naugatuck
Railroad accident Yesterday:
Among those who are missing and
supposed to be lost are, John Softly,
foreman of Winsted division of the
road; LuCins Skinner, messenger, Adj
ans Express Company; John Canby,
trac kmnn, from Winsted, and another
trackman, from Wolcottsville; also a
boy, name unkno~n. All mail and
ex press matter was lost ..I. s.r
Six bodies have been found at differ
ent points OH the river, between the
place where the accident occurred and
Terris' factory, about two miles below
ThOmaSton. One of them WAS that OF
MIR. Skinner, the Adams Express agent.
The boy who was lost was a son of Mr..
Edgar w, Sperry of WolcottSvilie, for
merly of the Halifax Britannia Works
His body has been found; four Others
are missing. The stores and factories
in ThomsIon are closed aud all are
engaged in searching for the bodies OF
the dead.
The Tibune's special says: The
forthcoming report of Secretary Nc.
CuIloch shows that over $40 000, 900 of
our public debt was paid off the last
year. AT this rate it would all be paid
off by July 1887.
The President has pardoued w. 8.
Cushman, rebel postmaster, In
Louisiana. ..t-
General n. B. Buiord has been ap-
pointed to examine the eastern section
of Union Pacific Railroad, in place of
Frank p. Blair.
WAsHISGToN, Sept. There is nu-
thority for stating that it has been de-
termined 10 furnish every official, civil
and military officers, of the United
States, with Il copy of the recent procla-
mntion Of civil supremacy, with suita-
BILE iDjunctions OF loyalty and obedience
to the laws. I.
A circular will shortly be issued to
the heads of departments with appro-
PIRATE instructions from the President,
charging them respectively with their
duty in distributing proclamations.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has received returns from
lu6 ouINtNOT toks null 6uOW-
ing the completion of the survey In
Pope, Lacqui,Hnd Parte counties, Min
neseta, embracing an area of $4,000
acres. At-r-tF' rs 'f..n .u.
The Inteiligencer says: During. the
deliberations of the cabinet yesterday,
it is understood II became evident that
in the opinion of every member present
the legal effect OF the contem plated am
nesty proclamation would be 10 relieve
all persons included within its terms
from all disQualificAtions, as we'll as all
penalties incurred by completely in the
late rebellion. and OF course, so far as
the action of the general government is
concerned, from all disability as to the
right ofsuffrage.
In consequence of the clerical error in
the public debt statement referred to in
the dispatches published this morning,
the Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cIded to make out a new and correct
statement, to which it will be found he
has added Il report OF the condition of
the public debt since the first of Sep
mber, 1865. which compared with the
statement of the first OF September
1867, will show a reduction in the debt
of 1894 ,9O6. 2O6 IS. .s.a -aF
Under the new bonded warehouse
regulations adopted by the Treasury
Department, tine restriction heretofore
imposed upon the transfer ofspitits In
bond from warehouse , Class u is done
away win, ana AL DOnueu ROOuB are
allowed to be moved from one district
to another, on consignment from one
collector to the other. These regula-
lions 90 into immediate effect.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7.-Omaha dispatch
es say: The steamer, st. John, bearing
the Indian Commissioners. was fired
into by Indians near Fort Hally. No
damage was done.
Major Generals Rollins and Dodge,
and Major Dunn, of Gen. Grants staff,
Colonel Weiser, commander Of escort,
Mr.. Van LRmoDt, II geologist, DR.. Harry
and John E. OOrinth OF the engineer
party, were at Salt Lake, Aug. %.
Seven coaches arrived at Denver on
the Ist, with 255 sacks of mail.
BALTIMORE. Sept 7.-Gov. Swami has
issued an order postponing the militia
parade from the 18th of September, the
day OF the meeting Of the Border State
Convention, until the 10th of October.
Ellicotl'sMills WAS visited by u freshet
on Thursday night. A house on the
bank ofthe South Branch ofthe Pataps-
co was carried awuy; cOlored wo-
man and three childred were drowned.
NEW YORK, Sept. John Foley and
Archibald Beattie were arrested on sus-
picion of being concerned in the out
rage on the person of Kate Concanuon,
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