The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-17
WASHINGTON.
The N. Y. Central Railroad Tax
Case.


collection Of the tax, and that the order
has never been countermRnded, and there.
fore can not tell why the tax has not been
collected, that he certainly did not author.
iZe any delay. On the other hand 1t is
stated that the delay was caused by death
in the family Of Assistant Solicitor Robin
son, who was thus compelled to leave the
city, Just prior TO the return Of Hon, @.
Banheld, the Solicitor, from the West.
Robinson's researches among the authori.
ties as to the power of any one to make
an appeal to the Secretary, from deCi-
sion ol the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue., had not been carried so far rs 10 ena-
bic the solicitor to make use of them.
CASE FOR PUBLIC sANITARIUM.
The health Of Gen. Giles A. Smith,
First Assistant Postmaster General, Is
still very poor, and some doubts are en-
tertained Of his recovery II he remains in
this part OF tho country. 1t was sug.
gested by the President yesterday and by
a member Of his Cabinet that the climate
OF New Mexico would better agree with
his complaint, and 1t Is proposed to ap.
point Gen. Smith Governor Of New
Mexico, provided he will accept the po-
sition.
THE RAILROAD TAX CASES.
The Solicitor of Internal Revenue has
now under consideration the most i'm.
portant cases pending before the Commits.
sioner, and expects that he will be able TO
finish his opinions upon all of them by
tho 25th inst There are about twelve
cases relating to the interests Ol railroads
and banking institutions, the decisions
upon which are anticipated as affecting
financial matters. Tho Commissioner
will have ready 70 publish his decision on
receiving the opinion of the Solicitor
COMING CROP REPORT.
In a few days the Agricultural Depart.
ment will have ready for publication q
statement OF the latest reports regarding
the condition of the crops throughout the
entire country.
THE N. Y. CENTRAL. II. II, CAsE AGAIN.
The Secretary of the Treasury this Of.
ternoou decided that he has the power to
hear the appeal Of the New York Central
Railroad Company from the recent deci.
sion Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, but that 1t Is not necessary 10 do
30 for the due administration Of the law
or the protection Of the rights OF the
Company. If, therefore, the Company
shall not pay the amount already assessed
there will be q levy on their property
They have, however, the right to insti.
tute a suit against the Collector, and the
Government will then be enabled 10 de.
lend the decision,
CABINET MEETING.
A Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at
which Secretary Robson read dispatch
from Admiral Rogers, commander Of the
Asiatic Squadron, giving an account Of
fight between the Chinese on the CorGan
Peninsula, and the combined forces of the
Americans and Europeans connected with
the squadrons Of those waters. Although
the dispatch has not yet been made public,
II is understood that Admiral Rogers was
conveying TO Corean n number Of COreans,
whom he had rescued from shipwreck,
intending TO illustrate the friendship Of
civilized nations, as contrasted with the
acts OF the Coreans, who not long ago mur.
dered French crew wrecked on that
coast. Boat crews from the French, Eng.
lish, Prussian and American vessels on
this mission, were fired upon by the |
Chinese, who probably were not aware of
the object Of the expedition. A fight en-.
sued, in which the Chinese were punished,
and Admiral Rogers lntimated that the
conflict would be renewed tho next day.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The President made the following ap-
pointments to-day: James OOsley, AS.
scissor OF Internal Revenue for the Second
District of Utah; John II. Pitts and John
II. Wickizer, Commissioners to attend the
centennial anniversary of American indie.
pendence NJ Philadelphia.
1t Is said that tho report that Mr.. Ran.
gabe has been transferred from Wash.
ington as Minister at Paris Is erroneous,
and perhaps may be explained by the
fact that he has received leave Of absence
for three months, which he proposes TO
spend in Paris. y......
The President left the city tonight in
company with General Porter for Long
Branch and will return to Washington
toward tho close Of this month.
Mr.. Riddle, counsel for Bowen, convict.
ed of bigamy, called at the Executive
mansion to-day, but did not sec the Pres
ident. lie, however, LETT letter for him
with view to procure the pardon Of
Bowen.
A. Cunningham, ex.Treasurer clerk and
one Of the Oldest printers In Washington
died to-day, aged II. |
The Commissioner Of Patents has grant.
ed the application of VIM. Kelly for an
extension Of his patent lor the manufac.
ture Of iron and STEEL The patent is ex.
tended seven years from the 23d inst.
Ephraim McMurtier Is appointed Pen.
sion Agent at st. Paul, MINI. The pay.
ments which have been suspended at this
agency owing to the death Of Colonel
Rogers, late agent, will now be resumed.
The President to-day appointed Abra.
ham Hawkins Postmaster at Rochester,
Minnesota. ...
A dispatch from Admiral Rogers, ol
which the following Is a substance. was
received at the Navy Department, dated
at Borse Island, Corea, June 3D., and sent
from Shanghai: Our Minister and Corean
Envoy exchanged professions Of ami
cable intentions. Tho Coreau made
no objections 10 the survey Of
their waters by the Monocacy, the
Polas and for all steam launches,
under Commodore Blake, which were sent
June 1st 10 examine the River sabe, at a
point called Difficult Passage, on the
French Chart No. 1850, at point where
navigation was the most perilous. Mask.
ed batteries manned by several thousand
Coreans, were unmasked and opened fire
without warning, Upon the people, The
French ship in advance fought gallantly.
Our vessels bearing mp drove the enemy |
from his works. The tide swept all the
boats past the batteries They anchored,
and threu shnlla among the retreatinp |