The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-24
WASHINGTON.
Funding of J.2OS Ceased-.-New
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, July %.

W HHAANNANANt NA'J
The exchange of Five.twenties for thl
bonds Of the new funded loan have yer!
nearly ceased.
The name of Col. Vim, A. Phillips, o
Kansas, has been mentioned in connection
with the office Of Commissioner OF lndial
Affairs, with such attendant facts as wou!t
seem to indicate that he will be speedily
appointed lie has been recommended BY
the Board of Civil Commissioners, ant
his familiarity with the Indian question
strengthens the belief among his friends
that the appointment will be tendcrel
him. The President has been informing
himself in regard to Col, Phillips record
and fitness.
REDUCTION OF NAVAL ENrENsKS.
The amount appropriated by Congress
Tor the naval service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, was nineteen million. Al
the close OF the year two million eight
hundred thousand Ol the above sum re
NAMED in the treasury unexpended, thus
showing the actual cost Of the navy for
the years 1870 and 1871 10 have been
ono hundred and siXty.twO million. This
exhibits u great reduction in the expendi'
lures over former years since tho war
pvp,os1oN op NA0AzrSE Ann FIRE.
AT 0 o'clock this morning an explosion
occurred In a small magazine at tho Wash
ingtOn arsenal, which Is used for the pre-
paIatlon Oh IocAe's; ~ nsn!S, apu snclS @ n, IT,
the signal corps Inc eGploslon was oIs, ~
unclly hearu IN Ine noltnoln lHlt " s' tIc
guy, ana II was al'hos' asn IlcTH.ey ~, :
loWcu ny hli Hlaln VI iIlo' ~ causeu "
SERIOUS conhagrauohI lmVotylng NV nnag tnc uci
strucuon OF at leAst Sl'gvV,o9O worm "
governmeht properly ,,iI,I iIG ilaieS .o com, IN,
muhlCateu 10 Malnc pulIulL9 .NL9 nGal Dy
and were carried thence 70 what Is known
as store mouse NO: =, ana III Wnlch were
stored oil KINDS OF cavalry ana artllcTy
equipments, Wnlcn are Iotsl loss III
this building aiso was the moasl Toon OF
museum, IN Wnlcn weIe sioreu all klIlus Y
OF modeni ~CY VI lyEe'Sn 1rlns nnu
equipments, and which IS a serious
loss 70 the government more from us
intrinsic value OF the aftlc,es oesuoyeal'
Ihere Is not much powuer kep. ssoreu u, 10
the magazine, as the arsenal makes no py'
rotechnical explosive articles except lor
signal corps on special order. A sergeant
was at WORK IN the arsenal last nlght, ana
when he lelt WORK al Ihen seemed 10 DC
IN goOd order' anu u II supposed we eA'
plosion was tlle result OF sponlaneous COM
Duslloh. lhe Hro uisU OUiiitiluniVeteu W
anoller aHaCelt puI9lug, III Wl!ch MeIe
stored saddle trees ana 9Iher equipments,
A quantity o. iron ~ % .mls pG[Iulns m, Gan oC
maue av"iiaOie III luturU. nho nu'lums
70 Whlch lhe names CoIn.hIilCaieu llI WIS was
totally DESTROYED ann several small s houses
near the IuIse ""''o'"ss were 'nluFeu
ny 'ne i,,ln lla',,es n'a., tIor, an do,o5 to OH
a iGtteT iloln ToiI IS,s on, ,o u".ou M .n1 o,T
suys tnG hIoma1 ~ io S;L",r,,ns m"U I'd % SioUv 70
ii ios " ,,GuS' ,uOr ,mv o%S|r., iba ,,,os h"t
!oii 'neut ~ Wn' Thn, 'no uo " -, rrosor, %
mus lar naTe .niou, In,ou ,;tia ~ M uo TdneJion ~
aLiong 'ne N"'e'oP' mus va NV 0''''''"" ''''
river. =, o.,,., ,,,a c,,,,,,, ,ooro ho.o
noVerhor EooHo .to,,1 n,iu ,tn G,gotoG I " NfrS
this evening " S.'ou a;o5 AZ Ioot , ,inh, H nno.
Ky SonE,y, US,, WIN "'eu '"'' "'s"' ''"'
FITauleipnn. m. ,o..bC 80 o,,,,do. 1.
lnele weIo I'LL ioui oa,L oan,oI0J u G"".t ~
e NV wn,Sn Oar h,i ,ore StrinnoS % % nr
haTk the branches broken and liie, I,er.
haps, DESTROYED. Fuses, cartridges, nc,
In proIusion, were scattered over the
ground One OF the guards, living about
A quarter of mile from the seCeno OF ex.
ploslon, states that III" conclusion was so
severe as 10 throw him from his bed
and break open the doors Of his dwelling.
In the upper part Of storehouse No. 2 was
located very valuable museum, in which
were many relics of military art Of
modern and ancient times, including anci-
ent weapons Of warfare, ArmOr Of the mid.
die ages, shot and shell and colors from
our revolutionary war, specimens Of arms
and uniforms Of almost every nation, past
and present, forming collection which
can never bo replaced. OF the curiosities
stored there but few can be found. There
were also models Of guns, shot and shell,
and In fact, nearly all weapons used In
war in our times. There were in the
storehouses a large quantity Of fuses, &e.,
manufactured at Richmond for the con.
federate States. The actual loss will not
fall lar below half million. dollars.
' WASHINGTON. tuly %.
mi. D,t,;oon ,,,or,ho-s ~ uio f,or.
.u,i ny W ~, TInv GnroS,i,,s1,rn Son,. %
gtGSslolsai sal,i n ny ,ho SnrUo"Sf ~ rrUo ~
ll'tse u1ny sns' oa,,,1 .U SonJoJ ;hn s,,i,. H.