The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-29
WASHINGTON.
THE ENGLISH MISSION STILL IN A STATE
..lfrl OF SUPERVISION . II ,E

r.s, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.
Nothing has been made public thus lar
regarding the Presidents selection Of a
Minister to England, and 1t now seems
doubtful that any selection will be made
before the assembling Of Congress, The
President receives with respectful atten-
ton oil suggestions bearing upon choice
of candidates, but gives no indication OF
his preferences nor his purposes.
YERGER CONVICTED AND SENTENCED.
An important item of Southern news,
which seems to have been for time sup
pressed, reached here by mail yesterday,
10 the effect that E. W. Yergcr, who MUIR
dered Col. Crane, in Jackson, Miss, more
than year ago, and whose trial and es'
cape caused so much excitement through
out the whole South, has, on second trial,
been convicted and sentenced TO imprison-
ment for life. It Is stated that the jury
was composed Of negroes. ',,H 81
THE FIRST FULL, SENATE SINCE 1851. =
When the Senate meets, the new Sena-
tor from Minnesota, in place Of Senator
Norton, deceased, ex.RepresentatiYc
Windham, will present his credentials.
This with the two Senators from Georgia,
Farow and Whitley, whose credentials
were presented, but who were not sworn
in at the last session, Will make a full Sen
ate, for the first time since 1851.
I'll Mr.. DRAKE AND MS PETITION. }
Senator Drake has not yet been appoint
cd Chief Justice of the Court Of Claims,
although he Is still here, and is under:
stood 10 be urging the President To- fulfill
his promises made last Summer.
SENATOR WILLIAMS, OF OREGON.
Senator Williams, Of Oregon, who ar-
rived yesterday, contradiCts the newspa-
per statements, and says there has never
been a delegation here from Oregon urging
his name for the Judgcship, and finally,
that the President has not rendered him
that appointment, or any other.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
1t is not probable that the Presidents
annual message will be printed in advance
of its delivery to Congress, in order to
guard additionally against its unauthor-
ized and premature publication, r. -sa,
REPORT OF, COMMISSIONERS DELANo.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov! 90.
The report, OF Hon. Columbus Delano,
Commissioner of internal Revenue was
sent 10 the representatives ofthe press to-
day, 1t contains many important facts
and recommendations. The Commission
ef says tho estimate submitted in his an
nual report for 1869 of the probable re-
-ceipts from the Internal Revenue sources,
exclusive OF direct tax upon lands, duty
upon circulation and deposits OfnGtional
banks, for the fiscal year 1870, has been
more than realized.;-that the estimate
was $I75, 900, 900, and the aggregate re-
cGipts under the then existing law are
shown TO be $1S5, ,235,S67 o., an excess Of
S1O,2 ,Sg7 OF beyond the estimate. This
aEgrrate includes sums refunded for tax
ILLEGALLY assessed and collected, amounting
to Sl96,SO9 81, as well asthe amounts Of
commissions Of collectors. The total re-
ceipts for the first six months oFlS7O are
$S4, ,489, ,2S9 81, and for the like period Of
i869 we're 900, ,194, ,725 13, being an In
crease Of % per cent, or total increase Of
81. .2SS, ,568 "A. The total receipts Of the
iast six months Of 1870 are 800, ,767, $40.
40, and for the like period Of 1860 were
500 S54, ,610 10, being an increase oEg1l
Der cent, or total increase Of $991 1906!
024. A comparative statement Is here
submitted, from which 1t appears that the
total receipts for tho fiscal year Of 1870
arc $lSS, 1856 ,S87 OF. The total receipts
for tile fiscal year 1869 were $160OS0,-
344 80, showing q netGg gain for the pres
cnt year OF $25,196, ,52S SO. From tho
lorcSoing statement It will be seen that
there has been q continuous increase in
receipts from tho excise. tax, from
Juno 80, 1870, aggregaupg the sum
Of S25, ,196, ,623 69. These figures and the
deductions theretrom satisfies the Com.
missioner that there Is no unsurmounta'
bio difficulty in enforcing our excise laws;
tho employment Of spies and tntormers,
and the policy oil paying moittes, In his
opinion are no longer necessary, and the
revenue service would be improved by
disseminating them. He recommends
that Detectives be continued under the
designation Of Assistant Supervisors.
Tic number distilleries, other than
fruit, registered during the last fiscal year
il no number OF fruit distillerics register
ed. 3, 2,i2O-total, 1880. The spirit produc.
inr capacity Of the registered dlstilleries
for each "a hours, as Gscertained by sur.
veys, Is as follows: From grain 759,817
gallons; from molAsses .24,903 gallons;
from fruit 12G271-=total daily spirit pro-
duCing capacity; 910,65 gallons. Their
turns 10 this ottlce for the, last fiscal year
show total production On tax;
able gallons from material othot