The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-11
WASHINGTON.
rAe Treasury Thler 10 JAIL
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Charles c. Rdwlns, the late clerk in the
Treasury Bureau, who distracted soine
Ss OO1 or 5000, which Treasurer spin
ner has 10 make good oCI Of his own
funds, Is in isil awaiting taial ltapptzirs
1 his right name Is Charles Il Cady, and
that he has wife sud daughter in Bing.
hampton His wife Is the danghicF ii
Orzin Bliss al that place. lie married the
daughter Of 4Ir. Eaton, Of this city, last
February, q young lady highly respected
In this community. She refused TO leave
foE Europe with him, and was the cause
Of his coming hack to Washington and
cOntessing his deialCation
EmbeIrling PRymaAteEs in thc navy.
The Navy Department has had within
u year or two no fewer than eight cases
OF embelBliDg paymastcFs, and they have
stolen amounts ranging from 81 ,OOQ To ~
0O0. All the evidence necessary 70 pruSe-
cute these dishonest officials has been for
many months aud in some cases for years
In the hAndsor the sOlicilorOt tue depart
ment, whoso SpeciAl duty i is TO look uESer
such cases, get none of the delinqnents
have been prosecuted The amount
which the Government has thus lost by
the negligence OF M official, reaches near
Ily SiOO0,OOO. The bondsmen OF these
paylnasters are also not disturbed
Counterfeit Material TO be Destroyed.
All counterfeit notes aud plates captur
ed BY government detectives, and now in
the Treasury department are 10 be des'
irOyed nGXt week by order Of Secretary
Boutwell,.
The Neutrality Question.
l.. WASHINGTON, Oct. no.
Some Of the newspapers have asserted
that the Presidents recent proclamation
was issued on account OF the conduct Of
the l.atouchC Treville toward German
vessels, hut II Is known TINT Admiral Le-
fevre has never sought, aS alleged, to Cs-
tablish species OF hIOCkadcs in the
American waters. Vessels Of his divis-
ion arc harhorcd in New York only be-
cause Of the damage done them by the
the storms to which they have beer cX.
posed. The Admiral gave strict orders to
the Captain Of the LatouchC Trrville to do
nothing but convey French steamers to
convenient distance at sea and return i'm.
mediately TO Now York, without waiting
to visit any suspected vessel or doing any.
thing to excite public suspicion Of the
intention OfviOlAling the neutrality laws,
Internatio naI shipping.
Col. Courtney, member Of tho British
Parliament; Hugh Robson, Of Sunderland,
England; Stephen L. Merchant, Of New
York, agent Of the Sucz Canal Transit,
and Col. X. j. Stevens, visited the Prcsi'
dent and several heads Of departments
and the British Minister to-day, on hllsi.
ness connected with the international
shipping interest.
Call on the National Banks.
Comptroller Hubbard calls upon all the
National banks to report their condition
at the close OF business on the Stll inst.
Peaceful News from the Indians.
Secretary Cox to-day received the fol.
lowing dispatch from special Indian Com.
missiOners BrtmOt and Campbell, dated at
Fort Laramie, October s: "Rcd Cloud
and n.aEruid.of:his-hOrses Of the OgAl-
IhIDLsy 1NUillHll 4NOSGt VI lAlG " lhllGAJOuSi
and a Medicine Man Of the Northern
CheyGnncs, with other principal chiefs
and about 1000 Indians, are here, We
have had iOur days talk with them,
they insisted upon having u trading post
on the Platte, but will not ngrCe to have
il located at Raw Hide Buttes and to pro.
tcct 1t, No dcprcdations have been com:
mitted by these Indians tor five months
and we arc satisfied that they all desire
permanent peace and that the influence Of
Red Cloud and Of all the chiefs will be
used clFectualIy to maintain 1t. The
goods sent for them were distributed yes.
tcrday and they were greatly pleased both
with the quantity and quality. We leave
for Cheyenne this morning
The Attorney General has returned to
Washington with his health greatly i'm
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