The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-26
WASHINGTON.
The Interest on the New COnsOlS.
WAsuINnrnN .Inlv %


the quarterly interest on the funded loan
due August lst. This money will not bC
sent direct to the money centres as here
tOiOrG, and the change made sending the
money direct TO the bondholders, meets
with iavor in the West That section oI
the country has always complained that
New York has had an excess of floating
capital owing tothe Government disburse.
ments being made there, and therefore
rates of exchange were fixed at n low rate
In New York, while in tho Western States
II was at q high rate.
FURLOUdHs OF TREASURY CLERKS.
The liberal system of granting fur.
lOughs which has heretofore prevailed In
tho Treasury Department, particularly
among the heads of bureaus and other
high officers, has been abolished. The
Secretary has issued general orders that
no more than thirty days absence In his
department shall be granted In any fiscal
year under any circumstances whatever,
and that no appeal from this decision will
be considered.
SMUGGLING ON THE CANADIAN BORDER.
Gases ot attempts 10 smugglc goods
along the Canadian border, are becoming
very frequent, and regulations becoming
more stringent and enforced more rigid.
lY by the Treasury Department. The
Secretary has recently refused In large
number OF cases to grant applications Tor
the release Of goods seized for attempts to
eYade duties, most Of the instances being
where the goods were discovered on tho
persons ofthe smugglers, Only the pay
ment Of the appraised value OF the goods,
will hereafter effect their release. 1t Is
stated that seventeen citizens of Washing.
ton, opposed to the improvement ol the
bill recently passed by the District Log.
Stature, have united In applying to the
Court for an injunction upon the issue Of
he bonds. "E
THE COLLECTION OF THE RAILROAD DIVI.
DEND TAX.
Secretary Boutwell,, yesterday, In trans.
hitting TO Commissioner PeasOntOn tho
opinion Ol the Solicitor of the Treasury,
relative tOcOllGCting tax on coupons said
i accept the Solicitors conclusion, and l
lave to request that you will communi.
'ate this decision to tho officers Of the In.
ernal Revenue for their guidance. Call
ng their special attention to the fact that
/ applies only to the interest on bonds
)aid previous TO the decision Of May 13,
1871, and not to tho dividend upon
ItOCks."
The Solicitor Of the Treasury, ycster.
10y, decided that canals boats entering the
iavlgable waters Of the United States,
must be- enrolled and licensed. '.g-ft I
CROPS IN TIE SOUTH.
The returns TO the Department of Agri.
'ulturC up TO July lst, show an acreage of
ugar cane greater this year than last, in
south Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala.
Iarln, Louisiana and TcNns. Tho In. |
'rease ranging from five to fifteen per
'ent, wilhelm Mississippi, the acreage Is
wo per cent, and in Missouri twenty-five |
yer cent less than last year. All the |
states except Mississippi, report the crop
II Il better condition than Inst year. In
Icreage, the tobacco ofNcw York, shows
per cent Of an increase over last
tear; Illinois, thirty.hvG per cent; Penn.
ylvania, twenty.seven per cent WiscOn.
In, thirty per cent; Connecticut, sixteen
YER cent; while Kentucky reports thirteen
yer cent Of q decrease; Virginia five per
ent; Tennessee, seven per cent. Other
southern States do not vary much, tho
ol tho crop Is generally below
he average, except in Connecticut, Ala.
'ama and Texas. ......
THE KU.KLUX INVESTIGATION.
The testimony orIIon. Thos. Hardman,
x.Member oI Congress from Macon, Ga,
,eiore the Ku.Klux Committee, was very
,ref He said he knew Of no Ku.Klux
organization In his district, and had not
leard Of It's existence there, Instead of
he colored persons being lntimidated at
he polls, the colored persons intimidated
he white persons, and took possession Of
he polls. There was not a violation Of
he law except in one case A number
Il negroes threatened to punish another
legro for voting the Democratic ticket,
Dut the row was suppressed,
The friends Of WelInan, lat0 Deputy
collector Of Customs, for Savannah, Ga,
AVE arranged to make good to tho gov.
rnment tho entire amount Of his deialca.
ion, $4,000. N.|'H |
From official returns made to tho bureau
1 statistics IT appears that during the quar-.
cr ending June 80, 1871, there arrived at
he port Of Boston, from foreign countries,
LAO passengers, Of whom IL, ,442 were
G,032 males 4,4i0 females.
Reports received at the Indian Bureau
tate that the agent who was dispatched
o Mexico In order to induce the return Of
lie Kickapoos, says these Indians arc
lear Santa Rosa, in Caachilla, and men.
ions as a singular fact that the Mexican
Commissioner had arrived at that place
tut one week In advance of our agent and
Iis party, and had been issuing cattle and
orn to the Kickapoos. The Mexicans
re anxious TO retain the Klckapoos. The
bjeCt OF our government In desiring the
eturn Of the Indians and their location on
he reservation, is to break up their de-
,redations on the Texas frontier, in which
hey are encouraged by their Mexican
riends.
General Parker to-day vacated his office
IS Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. The
Jerks Of the Bureau took Il formal leave
4 him.
A temporary Injunction having been
'ranted by Judge Wylie, restraining the
Board Of Public Works from using the
appropriation by the Legislative Assem-.
lly for the improvement Of streets, &C.,
he Board of Public works has suspended
II work on the streets, avenues and
lleys in tho District Of Columbia, throw.
ng largo number OF men out of en-
,loyment.
A steamer from Philadelphia brought
o Georgetown to-day monument
rom that city to be placed over the re-
Mains Of ex.Secretary Stanton al Oak
I'LL Cemetery. The monument Is of the
)oric order, procured by his widow and
,XeCutOr. and coat &2600. Il bears the