The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-01
WASHINGTON.
More of the BOntwell-PleasontOn
ImbrOEliO.
New York, June so.

lmutOEtAus
New York, June So
Tho TfJuMeS Washington correspond.
ent telegrQphs that there il u rumOr cur.
rent that the President has informed both
Boutwell, and Pleasonton that he will not
interfere between them, but that they
must settle the difficulty between them.
selves, Alother reports that the whole
matter has been referred TO the Attorney
General, md that his decision is to be
final, and on the other hand the prOmi.
nent officials who have the best means
OF knowing the differences between the
Secretary and Commissioner say that II is
now 90 great that reconciliation Is i'm.
possible between them, but that the mat.
ter be allowed to remain in Stdtu quo for
the present, the Secretary taking the high
position that he has no personal grounds
Of complaint, so long as the Commits.
sioncr does not disobey his orders, hold
ing that General Pieas0nton Is his su6or.
dinate he had a perfect right TO annul the
paper contract. As heidi not approve
of II, and IL the Commissioner does not at.
tempt anyfuHher assumption ofindepend.
ent power he shall not be very likely
to demand Pleasonton's immediate resig-
nation. At any rate, the President and
Secretary Boutwell, left town in the even
ing, one for Long Branch and the other
for u ten days visit to his home in MRssa.
Chuseits.
DECREASE of REVENUE.
The decrease of internal revenue col
lectlons for the fiscal year ending to-day,
as compared with last year, Is $40, ,2GG,54.
THE COREAN AFFAIRS,
II Is said In official circles that Minister
Lowe Is with Admiral Rodgers at Corea,
1t seems certain that the conduct OF the
Admiral is approved by the Government,
GEN. SHERMAN on THE UNION
At the Gny.fOurth annual commence.
mCnt Of the Georgetown College ycster-
day, General Sherman, in the course OF
short address, said that the attempt to di.
vide the Union in. our generation failed,
and that It would alwaysiail, and he would
as soon expect to see the attempt to dis.
solve this Union In the future come from
the north as from the south, but that 1t
will never come, for nov We are Joined
together stronger than by bands OF steel.
Prof. Frederick Watts, Of Carlisle,
Tennessee, has accepted the appointment
of Commissioner OF Agriculture. DR..
VIC. Tilden, tho Assistant Chemist Of
the Department Of Agriculture Is spoken
OF as successor TO DR.. Autisell us Chemist
Of that department. Hon. Nathan Sar.
gent, eX.COmmissioner of Customs has
been appointed by tho Secretary of the
Treasury to visit the principal customs
of ports Of the country and consult with
the most experienced Custom officers In
relation to the amended and more homo
geneous revenue code, now in course OF
preparation in the Treasury Department.
1t will be submitted to Congress ut the
next session for adoption.
To-day the government accounts were
closed In all the departments, and the
new fiscal year work will be commenced
tomorrow, on which date appropriations
made It last session by. Congress will be
available.
The receipts Of the Internal Revenue
Department fall $4,000, 900 below the es.
innate Of Secretary DClnnO
Alter the 30th inst. no claims Of States
for reimbursement for war expense can
be made without OppllcNtionto Congress,
for specific purpose. The act ol July
19, 1870, rcpeals tho general appropriation
act OF 1861.
TIE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
The Civil Service Commission met nt
noon, all the members present, and the
general discussion Of yesterday continued.
Various propositions were offered and
considered, and finally close inquiry as to
the modes Of examination in the Depart.
ments at Washington was ordered and
the Commission adjourned until next
Monday.
OFFICIAL MUTATIONS.
A number of removals and changes In
the various bureaus In the Interior De,
partment have been made recently md n
good many more will be made In
the course Of the next few days, especially
In the Pension and Land offices. Some
fifty removals have been made In the
Land office. Since the change OF Com.
missioner in the Post Office Department
several appointments have been fixed
upon but arc not yet announced, mostly Ia
ill new offices created ut the last session
of Congress.
Tho President hAs appointed 9. G.
Ewell post master at Kent, Ohio, gitt Nc.
Sawyer, resigned.
KENTUCKY WAR CLAIM PAID.
WASHINGTON, June 80
The war ir1emnitv claims Tnr thp 9,atf