The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-03
THE NEWS.

AAs AulouEuI OJLuplEOllbE vi Ilb
Currency, is preparing statement TO
present to Congress with his report, or
at an early day after the opening OF the
session. which will show every feature
OF the practical operations Of the Ma
tional Banking system. Each bank
has been directed to make a statement
OF tho number and amount OF Its loans;
the average rate OF Interest and aver
age length OF time Of loans: a return OF
all expenses, including rents, salaries,
State and national taxes, and all other
items going 10 show the cost OF Operat-
ing the banks, and the net profits and
average rate OF dividends paid.
The case OF the Government against
the Tennessee railroads will come up
on Thursday Olthls week before Justice
Swayne the Supreme Court. Stanley
Matthews and Aaron Perry, OF Cinci1-
natl, will appear for the United States,
The case OF four roads depends upon
the result 10 the particular case pre-.
sented. Their combined indebted ness
is about four millions. In three cases
the roads are abundantly able to pay,
but have done httle more for two years
past than pay the Interest on their
NSSS AU VI buo AtNu5 10 luhI
the Government Ia bound to pay them
for the use Of the roads during the war,
and that this claim OF theirs IL greater
than their Indebtedness to the United
States.
The Spanish Cabinet has been In part
reconstructed.
NJ. V. Smith, drover of Jackson
county, Missouri, was robbed In st,
Louis, Monday night, of 800, ut II sa-
loon OH Market street.
Mr.. Charles Callen, of New York,
was charged before Judge DowlIng
Monday, by James Fisk, Jr., with per.
jury. He waived an examination and
gave 1000 ball for his appearance.
Archibald Douglass, who was shot n
political alteration by Thos. Jack
son, the Deputy Sheriff In the First
Ward OF New York, died in BsllYue
Hospital Monday.
Five residences were burglarized In
Springfield, Illinois. Sunday night.
Mr.. Dslano, CJmmls+ioa-r Of lu-
ternal Revenue, has addressed Il com
municatiOn to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, setting firth that the tax on
malt liquors Is not fully collected, 0w-
Ing to several causes, among them that
revenue stamps are used two, three and
four tunes over, by means of fraudulent
processes OF removing evidence OF can
collation., and also that counterfeit
stamps are used in numerous cases,
He suggests circular from the Score.
tary, addressed 10 Supervisors, Collec.
tors and Assessors, requesting all pos
stble Information on Inc subject, and
such mention OF means for prevention
OF frauds as may occur to those officers,
The Secretary OF the Treasury will Ia.
sue the circular In few days, In &C.
cnrdance with the suggestion OF Com.
missioner Delano.
VIM. Mentz, Sr., over 50 years Of age
and soldier Of 1872, died at Louisville
Tuesday.
Thirteen hundred and seventy-three
barrels OF spirits have been distilled in
Montgomery county, Ohio, since jan
uary lst, 1869.
T. H. Harden, OF the Marion, (OhIo)
Mirror. purchased the Dayton Ledger
ana vii add thirty thousand dollars to
tue stock, aud change 1t to II morning
issue.
Henry Stoddard, IA leading lawyer of
Dayton, died Monday, aged 50 years.
or the % votes by the Cincinnati
Board OF Education Monday night, ior
excluding The Bible from the public
schools. ten were Republicans and IL
were Democrats, (uominal religion, !
8 Protestants. 10 Catholics, 8 free think.
ers and one Jew. OFthe fiiteeu votes
against excluding, 12 were RepublI-
cans, and Democrats, nominal re-.
ligion. thirteen Protestants, one free
OF the party for expulsion was Rev.
Thos. 81. Vickers, left wing. Liberal
champion for retaining the bible, Rev.
a. d. Mayo. The unitarian resolut tlons
also forbid religious books and singing
sacred songs.
The Louisiana Congressman are
trying 10 induce Secretary Robson to
recommend to Congress the establish
ment ofa navy.yard at New Orleans.
Admiral Porter has finished the re.
port OF Secretary Robson, and pre- .
sented the same for the latter's sigma
ture, which he declined 10 give until he
had read the report.
As an evidence OF the retrenchmeut
policy OF the present administration,
and the saving made In one instance.
since General Grant came into power
u IL ascertained that there were about
three thousand employees In the Treas
ury Department on the 4th OF March
last. AT the present time the reduo-
uon amounts to about six hundred In
the Treasury alone, which, at the aver
age pay Of employees, will amount 10
seventy thousand dollars per month.
It Is announced that Hon. Charles ].
kolger, has been offered the place OF
SUP treasurer, made vacant by the
resignation Of General Butterfield, and
that he has the matter under consider
alton.
The Illinois Central Railroad, freight.
car, and paintshop, In Chicago, took
nre Monday night, and was completely
destroyed, With contents, including 81 Z
" freight cars. Loss will reach $20,-
600, fully insured.
The newly appointed Ambassador
from Prussia, arrived In Paris yeSter-
day.
A great crowd OF people assembled at
Mont Matre Cemetery, Paris, yester-
day. The police were on hand In force,
but their services were not needed.
The forceIn the War Department has
been reduced by about Two hundred
discharges. Very few new appoInt-
ments have been made.