The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-23
WASHINGTON.
Failing Prospects Of the New Loan.
WASHINGTON, June %,


The Commissioner of the General Loal
Office, who has charge OF the public loans
says the subscriptions TO the new loan ART
gradually falling of every day. Secretary
Boutwell, will not change his financial
programme until he hears definitely iron
Judge Richardson In regard to the views
Of European bankers and tnanclers. b,
THE JULY INTEREST. K.
Secretary Boutwell, will shortly ordel
payment Of the semi,annual interest on tht
public debt, The amount is W., ,00OfRN,
THE CIvII. SERVICE COMMIssIoS.
MIR. Medill, of the Chicago Tribune has
accepted tho appointment on the Civi
Service Commission. Nothing has beer
heard from Mr., Curtis, ofNew York, nol
Mr. Walker, of Georgia, but it Is supposed
they would have declined before now Il
they intended 10 all. The Commission l.
10 convene week from tO.10y,
NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
The question whether Narrow Guage
railroads are frat. class railrOadswithih the
meaning of the law, is likely to arise soon
In the intercourse, on account oi some com
panies which have obtained land grants
desiring TO build narrow roads instead oi
the ordinary guage roads, II grants can
be secured by them. ii .a. n.'
THE CoREAN E$PEblTIoN.
The recent dispatch 10 the Navy De,
partment regarding the Corean Expedi
ton was sent by telegraph from Hong
Kong, China and cost the government q
large sum Of money. The next news is
expected by the next regular mail from
China by way Vi San Francisco, which
will arrive in about Il month.
THE SOUTHERN fNvEsTfaATIoN.
In the Joint Committee on Southern
outrages, yesterday Mr., Stephenson, OF
Ohio offered a resolution tO-send q, cub
committee Of three into The disturbed
sections Of the South The Democrats
opposed II, and on motion OF Senator
Blair the. consideration Of the resolution
WINS laid aside Tor the present Mr.. Pierce,
Mayor of Eutaw,IAlamaba was examined
and Judge Richard lInstecd, Of the
United States Court of AlamaDa arrived
here In obedience Of summons, but was
not examined. trfpi,tl,r
1t Is understood that an effort Is being
made for the re,hearing Of the case OF the
Central Branch Of the Union Pacific Rail
road npon the question Of its right to eX-
tend It's road and receive government sub
sidy In aid thereof.
The Postmaster General has ordered
that mail service be performed by the
Pittsburgh & Connellsyillo Railroad Com.
pany, beginning July LIST, from Pittsburgh
10 Cumberland, 14T miles and back, serv-
ing all way offices SIX times II week, or
Onener Ii required, with a branch service
from Broad Ford to Mount Pleasant, and
from Copnellsvlle to Uniontown, in close
connection with the service on the main
line. Another order will be issued TO-
morrow establishing mail. service from
July LIST, on the, 81, Paul y Chicago Rail.
road, bctweenst. Patti and Rel Wing,
Mimi, 81 miles, six times week, or as
much oNenOr M the trains may run. 81
Second Assistant Postmastor General
Giles A. Smith, leaves here tomorrow
for Bedford Springs, where he hopes ia
recover sufficiently from his late severe
attack Of illness TO enable him TO make IN
extended tour 10 the West m g.
Secretary Belknap will leave Washing.
ton tomorrow eveningfor Princeton Col.
lege, where he is 10 deliver the annual
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