The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-06
WASHINGTON.
New Mlnister to TurkeY.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The President
to-day appointed George II. Baker, OF
Pennsylvania, Minister resident at Con.
stantinOple rice Mr., McVeagh resigned,
and John Hart Haws, Consul at Ha'
kOdadi.
The Internal Revenue receipts Tor the
fiscal year to date are $4S0OO,120.
Col. H0ratiO G. Sycles, Collector of In.
ternal Revenue OF the Fourth District of
Pennsylvania, has been appointed Pension
Agent at Philadelphia, vie0 Mr., Forbes re.
moved.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-Tndian
Superintendent Hoge informs tho Indian
BurcaH that over 800 OF the Staked
Plains Indians came in q few days ago.
They express desire for peace. More
are coming The Secretary of the In.
terror expresses no opinion US TO the guilt
or innocence Of Judge Wright, accused of
Indian frauds.
The Comptroller OF the Currency re.
ports that the resources OF all the Ma.
Lional Banks on October Cd, excepting
three banks in Chicago, one bank in
Indiana, from which reports have not
been received, amount to $l,79l,OiO,729.
Number OF banks, 1858.
The instructions from the President to
The authorities al. Utah were To the effect
that there should be firm, yet judicious
enforcement of the laws and no ComprO.
mise with criminals Later reports from
the officials represent that all danger of q
collision has passed.
1t Is said in official circles that the
President has no present intention of sus!
pending the writ Of habcdS corpus In any
Of the Southern States, other than South
Carolina, unless u condition Of things
shall occur, similar to that In the pro.
claimed counties, render such u course
necessary.
Morton McMChael, of Philadelphia, and
s. ID. Merrell, Centennial Commissioner
for Pennsylvania, and others, interviewed
the President yesterday concerning the
celebration Of tho Centennial Anniversary
of Independence at Philadelphia.
-Four clerks Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau will 90 West to examine the &C.
counts Of tho collectors of several States.
Tho receipts from internal revenue sources
from July 1st to November 4th, inclusive,
were $lS00073l This favorable esti.
mate is made for tho current fiscal year.
The expenses Of the revenue officers for
the past quarter have been reduced fully
thirty per cent from q corresponding
period last year. It Is understood that
the plan for tho consolidation of the In.
ternal revenue districts has been aban.
dOnod. 1t Is not thought that the Com.
missioner Of Internal Revenue will adopt
in his report any recommendation In
reference TO whisky or tobacco, urged
upon him by parties interested.
Mr.. Myers, Of the Treasury Depart.
ment, who investigated the subject OF EN-.
igration, recommends that upon the ar.
rival OF all vessels carrying emigrants
inspectors speaking as many languages
as possible shall board them and asCcr.
tain their complaints, space occupied,
quality and quantity Of food, and tho
means of ventilation and escape, and du.
plicatc reports 10 be made to tho collector
Of the port and to the Treasury Depart.
mCnt. lie also urges decision Of the
question Of the Jurisdiction OF our Gov.
ernment over officers of foreign ships,
and that, in case Of necessity, remedies be
devised in a new law.
The President recognized Edward Cur.
rey AS Vice Consul Of France st. Louis.
A Convention 10 organize q National
Labor party meets hero December 9th, to
prepare q platform and issue an address;
also, 10 nominate candidates for the 43d
Congress and for President and Vice
President A Committee on Organiza.
tion Is appointed to conduct the move.
ments til tho Convention meets.