The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-31
WASHINGTON.
The Treaty ofwashington-A OF
menI Of Commissioner.

{ WASHINGTON, July 29.-lnformstior
has been received here that the British
Government has appointed Mr.. Gurney
the Recorder OF the city of London,
Commissioner on its part, under the
treaty of Washington. The President,
it is known, has appointed, as the
United States Commissioner, Judge
Frazer, of Indiana. The third Com
missioner is to be appointed by the
United States and Her Majesty con-
jointly; but in case these three Com
missioners shall not have been so named
within a period Of three months from
the exchange of the ratification Of the
treaty, he shall be named by the
Spanish Minister at Washington. 1t
is thought here, however, that no such
contingency will arise, as Minister
Roberts, under the treaty, will designate
the third Commissioner only in the
event Of the failure to do so by the
United States or Great Britain. The
Commissioners on the treaty are to
meet in Washington at the earliest
convenient period after they have been
respectively named, TO examine and
decide all such claims as shall be laid
before them on the part of the Govern
ments of the United States and Great
Britain. 1t has heretofore been stated
that the British Government has APP
pointed, as its agent or attorney
under the treaty provisions, Henry
Howard, to present and support the
claims on its behalf and TO assume the
claims made upon it, and to represent
it generally in all matters connected
with the Investigations and decisions
thereof The United States Govern
ment has just appointed on its part, for
similar purposes, Hon Robert j. Hill,
of New York None of the arbitrators
to meet at Geneva have vet been named
The New Loan.
A letter received 10y Secretary Bout.
well from Assistant Secretary Rich
ardson, dated the 18th inst, gives no
encouragement regarding the successful
negotiation OF the new loan abroad A
letter received from Treasurer Spinner,
now at Frankfort.on-theMajn does not
cay he is meeting with success.
Conscience Money.
The Treasury Department to-day re.
ceived $1,000 conscience money from an
individual, through the Young Men s
Christian Association.
Revenue Decisions.
General Pleasanton decides that the
reot capital implied in 7eo,io" no o. tho
act of June 80, 1864, as amended by
the 9ih section Of the act OF July Il,
lS66,is defined as to the extent and force
in section ~ of the act olJuly 20 1854,
as amended, and should MT he con.
strued to impose a tax upon the bond
ed capital OF bankers, which may he
used by them. The Assessors are in
structed accordingly He also decides
that imported periumery may be sold in
| the original or unbroken package, as
entered at the Custom House, without
being stamped. but when the original
package is broken and the smaller pack
ages taken thererrom, the bottles con-
tanned in the smaller packages must be
stamped before being offered for
sale
Death of United STATES Consul.
WASHINGTON, July 3O-The State
Department has been informed OF the
death and burial OF DR.. Smith, late
United States Consul at Dundee Scot.
land. The funeral was a public one, at
the special request Of the public GOrpO-
ratons, press members and the law
council Of the city, and was largely at
tended
The ku-KIuN Committee.
The members Of the sub -Ku-Klux
committee that went south, report on
the bad condition Of the south, but offer
no testimony OF 9 political nature.
Whenever blacks and whites are found
cohabting together, both parties are run
out OF the neighborhood. As an in
stance of the way the people, money is
disposed OF, the members OF the COM
mittee tell the following, which oc-
CURED while they were at Columbia:
The Speaker Of the South Carolina
House Of Representatives has crown rich
in the last few years; he is able to keep
pair Of fast horses A negro member
OF the House has also grown rich; h"
keeps another pair OF fast horses. The
Speaker bantered the negro for race.
The negro accepted, one thousand dol
lars being the bet. They repaired to a
race track. The Speakers horse lost.
The next dav the above mentioned ne
gro introduced resolution in the House
that whereas Nj Speaker had presided
faithfully and with all due courtesy, &c.
therefore be it resolved, that the
Speaker be paid one THOUSAND dollars
out Of the contingent fund Of the House.
The resolution was passed with the
general understanding that the funds
were to pay the lost bet
Sales of Gold and Purchases OF
Bonds.
The Secretary o. tbe IreasuIy has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell S7,OOO,OOO ofgold and TO
purchase 100000 during the month
OF August - follows
Sales Of gold-Thurslay, August Sd,
81, 100000 Thursday, AUgust 10Th, g.
100000 Thursday, August 18th, Sl,-
OOO,O0O; Thursday, August 2ith, $1,000
900 THURSDAY. August 3lst, 81, ,OCO, 900.
! Total sales OF gold, 100000
Purchases Of bonds-W ednesday,
August ID, 100000 Wednesday, Au-
gust 9th. 81 900, ,O0G Wednesday, August
10th, 81 100000 Wednesday, Angus,
23d, 100000 Wednesday, August
Goth, 100000
CINCINNATI.