The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-16
WASHINGTON.
Lady Clerks Promoted.

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san v Sullivan, of Massachusetts,, anL
Miss j Il, Jennings, of Wisconsin, have
oecn promoted from Copyisls to lirstclass
ClcTkships. They passed the same exam
inOtiOn imposed on male clerks OF that
grade,
THE COLoRED CADET.
The General Court Martial in the case
OF the Colored cadet, Smith, ut West
Point, dismissed him from the academy
Secrctry Belknap, in an order just issued
says the proceedings, findings, and sen
tcnCG are approved; but in view OF all the
circumstances surrounding this case, and
believing that the ends Of public justice
will he better subserved, and the policy
ofthG government OF which the presence
Of this cadet in military academy isa sig
nal illustration, could be better main
tanned by u communication Of sentence than
by It's rigid enforcement, the President Is
pleased TO mitigate 1t by substituting for
dismissal from the service of the United
States reduction in his academic standing
one year
The claim OF IA large sum for engraving
material furnished the Treasury Depart.
mCnl in 1868 and 1864 is now pending be.
fore Secretary Boutwell,, who has ap.
pointed referees to hear the testimony.
Mr.. Webster Elms, of the Department OF
Justice, LETT here tonight for New York,
to take testimony for the defense. The
amount involved is about one hundred
thousand dollars.
THE COMMISSIONER or CUSTOMS.
The efforts to obtain successor to Mr..
Sargent, the late Commissioner of Gus.
toms, are attended with about rs good
success rs those to find n suitable Minister
to England were last year, There arc
plenty OF men who want tho office, but
those whom tho Office wants decline TO
serve. An cx.mCmbcr OF Congress from
Pennsylvania, who is the last man TO
whom the place has been offered, replies
that Government offices with only $4,000
salary have no inducements for rCspons.
bic men with professional practice. He
thinks this office, and Others Of its class,
should command at least 5000 salary.
TIE STEAMBOAT INSPECTIONS.
The Board of Supervising Inspectors
spent most Oi the session in examining the
different life saving apparatus submitted
by inventors. At their request COM
mlltee was appointed by the Board to re.
port upon the merits Of the various In.
vcntions offered They will to-day dc.
vote their entire attention 10 hearing cX.
plantations from inventors The Board
has revised the rules and regulations gov.
Crning the pilots on tho western rivers
and lakes, which will be forwarded 10 the
Secretary of the Treasury tomorrow for
his approval, and Immediately the report
will be promulgated for the information
Of all concerned
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
Tho President returned this morning,
and accordingly business has been re-
slmcl at tho Executive Mansion. Sev.
cral heads of departments called on the
President. During the morning num-
her OfyisitOrs were admitted. A Cabinet
meeting will be held tomorrow. II Is
expected that tho President will return to
Long Branch Friday night.
THE GROWING COTTON CROp.
The Agricultural Department estimates
the reduction VI cotton acreage M com.
pared with last year, at nearly fifteen per
cent, equivalent tOa million and one third
acres, leaving the present acreage from
seven and q half 10 eight Millions Noes.
innate is made, but it is assumed the crop
cannot exceed three and n half millions,
and may fall 10 three millions. Under
the combination Of uniavOrablc CirCum.
stances, the condition of the growing plant
is below an average in nearly every State.
The spring has been unusually wet and
cold, rctarding the growth and causing
many plants 10 turn yellow and die, and
ObstruCting cultivation to large extent
RCplanting has filled the vacant spaces
of imperfect strands, and the weather has
recently been more favorable, and II Is
not impossible that the average condition
may be attained by the commencement
of the packing season. The condition Of
the cotton in 1869, Il year favored with
m abundant yield, was only little better
than the shOwingO Of Juno this year. While
the prospect Is slightly unpromising, there
IL nothing Of u decisive character.
The President to-day appointed Clinton
Spencer postmaster ut YpsiAnti, Mich,
and Alfred Van Tine postmaster ut San.
dusky, Ohio.
The Commissioner of Patents to-day
heard nm argument in favor Of and against
the application of Wm. Kelly, Of Eddy.
vile, Ky, for nm extension Of his patent
Of June 23d, 1850, for improved manuiac.
turG OF iron.
At the Indian Bureau today bids were
opened for II supply of some twGnty.sevGn
million pounds Of beel on hOOr at the va
riOus reservations during the next fiscal
year. There were ninety bids, the prices
ranging IRON 81 60 TO SO 0S per hundred
pounds. A large number of bidders were
present from all parts Of the country.
a letter was received today ut the
Treasury Department from Treasurer
Spinner. llcsays his health is improving
and he would leave London for Brussels
June lst. lie las been very busy with
bankers md other iinnnCiers concerning
the new loan.
The father Of President Grant, who ar.
rived here to-day, is stopping at the
Executive mansion.
The United States steamer Kansas, o
the TclauntcpCC expedition and late from
Key West, arrived at Washington to-day
OF rthc crew Of one hundred, sixty wCrt
sick with The fever and ngue, and were
transferred to the naval hospital. The
disease was COnCraCtcd from exposure ii
surveying,
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