The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-19
WASHINGTON.
The New York Central Tax.

Inc New YORK Centrol Tax.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-It is evident
that the Commissioners will reaffirm his
decision in the New York Central rail-
road dividend case and collect the tax.
Commissioner Selfridgs Goes 70
Europe.
The success OF Commander Selfridge
in the late survey in the Isthmus OF
Darieni has had the effect of postpon-
ing the surveys in Nicaragua, and
Commander Selfridge will goto Europe
in command Of the United States
steamer Wabash.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day :
Currency, SO, ,3Sl ,0OG coin, $S5, 1880. 600;
coin certificates, $2l ,05S,0OO.
Testimony Before X. X. Committee.
The Ku-Klux committee to-day ex.
amined General Morris, OF Mississippi,
and General Benning and W. W.
Payne, of Columbus and Savannah,
Georgia. Mr.. Morris testified that
Mississippi had been more or less un.
ruly, but was now quieting down, and
he thought all disorder would soon
cease Benning and Payne testified
that all southern Georgia was perfectly
law-ab:ding, and quieter than any other
portion of the country, north or south,
that they could obtain information
about; in the past three years only one
murder had occurred in Savannah, and
none in Columbus.
Indian Commissioners.
Vincent Collyer having gone out to
the Apache reservation to try and
quiet them down, Hon. John Long, Of
Illinois, has been designated to act in
his place on the Indian Commission.
Report Of the Steamboat inspectors
The report of the supervising in
spectors ofsteamboats was approved by
the Secretary Of the Treasury to-day,
and the long series of rules and regu-
lations recommended by them have be-
come law.
Claims OF Kentucky.
Secretary Boutwell, will take up the
claims of the State of Kentucky for
reimbursement for equipping volun-
teers during the war either tomorrow
or next day. This claim, it will be re-
membered, was allowed previous to the
first of the present month, but war
rant for the amount was not issued on
account of some difficulty arising
about the approval Of the Third Audi
tor, the Chef Clerk OF the office having
signed it instead Of the Auditor.
Patent Office Affairs.
The lithographing company which
took the contract for reproducing the
Patent Office drawings under the new
law, began the execution OF their con-
tract the first of the present month.
The drawings are photographed here in
the Patent Office building, ard the neg
atives are taken to New York, where
the transfers are made and the plates
printed The Commissioner OF Patents
is having an extra number of each Of
the drawings and specifications made
into pamphlets for distribution and sale,
and many subscriptions have already
been made for entire sets. Any person
will hereafter be able to obtain the COM
plete drawings and specifications Of any
patent by itself, at very moderate cost.
Tire business Of the Patent Office for
the month of June exceeded the bus-
ness Of any one month since the office
was created, and June is one Of the dull
est months Of the year, usually. The
business for this month, however, will
not keep mp to the last. The new sys-
tenn of publishing reports is expected to
increase the business.
Indian Affairs.
On Friday night Messrs. Stuart
and Collyer had long interview with
the President, at Long Branch, regard
ing the condition Of the Apaches and
the probabilities Of maintaining peace.
The result was that the President d.
rected the Secretary of War to issue
orders to the commanders oftroops, to
protect all In ndans willing TO 60 on the
reservations, and the officers of the In
terror Department are to do the same.
Mr.. Collyei will 60 out to the Apache
country, and see if he cannot settle up
things and persuade the Apaches to go
on their reservation. John D. Long,
OF Maine, has been telegraphed for to
take Mr.. Collyer's place during his ab-
sence.
The New German Minister.
Baron Schlossen, who has been ap'
pointed Minister Of the German
Empire in the United States, to sue.
ceed Baron Gerolt, is now on his
way to Rome on a spiritual mission,
and is not expected to leave until
August.
French MiniSter to the United
States
The State Department has no infor-
nation of the appointment Of Jules
Ferry 10 be representative Of the
French government at Washington.