The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-27
WASHINGTON.
DefalcatiOn Settled.

DcioAChShOh Scttfcus
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Collector
Robb, of Savannah, who has been
North for the purpose of raising funds
to pay off the $l1 900 defalcation in his
Office, arrived here last night with the
money, and will make the payment.
He saws he visited tile President at
Long Branch and received positive as
surance that he should not be removed
from the Collectorship.
Application Approved.
The Secretary of the Treasury today
approved the application of the Mer-
chants Dispatch Transportation Com
pany, and has forwarded bonds to New
York for exception. This company is
the first and only company yet bonded
under the act Of July l4th, 1870.
Territorial Trouble--Improvement Is
Suspended.
The troubles Of the Territorial man
ayers thicken daily in consequence Of
the injunction granted by Judge Wyle,
against the negotiation of the four mil
lion loan. The Board OF Public Works
have adopted the injunction as pre-
text for stopping the ordinary repairs
and Improvements on the streets.
These repairs and improvements are
only for carrying out former corpora
tion contracts and have not the remot-
est connection with the four million
loan. 1t is charged that thiss trick on
the part Of the Board Of Public Works
to stir up bad blood in the commun ity.
Reward Offered.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue has offered a reward Of $4,000 for
the detection OF the murderer Of Assls-
tant Assessor Clinton Gebb, in the re-
cent raid on Brooklyn illicit distil-
leries.
subscriptions TO the New Loan.
No subscriptions have been received
to the new loan to-day.
PIeasantOn supported.
A number OF members of the Ways
and Means and Finance committees are
for offering to General Pleasanton a
letter stating that their opinions when
the law of 1868 was framed conceded
with his ruling.
Kentucky War Claims.
The decision of the Treasury Depart
mont in the case of the Kentucky war
Indebtedness claims has been further
DELAYED by reason Of the representa-
tons Of the State desiring to make ad-
ditional statements concerning the sub
iect before final action. The opinion
of the Secretary will therefore not be
promulgated to-day.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
anccs at the close of business to-day
Currency, s., 500, 6,OO0 coin, sS4,I30,00O'
coin certificates, S2O, ,3OS,OOO.
Cost of the New Loan.
Secretary Boutwell, has announced
officially that up to and including the
3Oth Of June, the total expenses, not in
clud ne the cost of paper and engraving
for advertising and negotiating the new
loan, was $2l4 4,56S.63.
DIR. Young's History of Customs.
DR.. Young's history of customs has
not been commenced.
Comparative tables showing the rates
duty under each tariff from l1S9 to 1870
inclusive are ready for the printer.
The supply Of paper for tobacco,
whisky, beer and other internal revenue
stamps is rapidly being exhausted and
unless something is done to replace the
stock the bureau will be unable TO sup
ply the 1ealers.
A short time since Commissioner
Pieasanton, in accordance with the au-
thority vested in him by the law OF
July 9th, awarded the contract for sup
plying stamp paper tothe Hudson Paper
Companv. Secretary Boutwell, subse'
ouentlv annulled the contrac; and 50
the matter stands.
Mobile COllectorshtp.
The Mobile Collectorship is still be
ing agi,ated by the Alabama politicians.
Senator Spencer continues the pressure
for Collector Warmers removal. He
had an interview with Secretary Bout.
well this morning upon the subject, and
it is reported that in case Of Warner
removal from the Office of Collector,
that he will be offered the Commission
ership Of Indian Affairs.
National Bank Taxes.
Nearly all the National Banks have
sent in their semiannual payment OF tax
on dividends, circulation, &c. By law
all these taxes must be paid by the first
of August. The cash in the Treasury
will be increased from this source about
two million five hundred thousand
dollars.
Reports on the Tariff ..
The report on tariff just prepared at
the Bureau of Statistics contains sixty
FIVE acts relating to tariff. They are so
digested that each law has all articles
enumerated and arranged in alphabet