The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-16
WASHINGTON.
The Stokes Pension Frauds.

The Stokes Pension Frauds.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Eli Hatfield,
Of Tennessee, was before the Grand Jury
Of the District on Monday, in the case Of
eX-RepresentatiVe Stokes and Victor G..
Powell, charged with defrauding the
Government. Thia is the only witness
that has yet appeared before the Grand
Jury, but documentary evidence has been
submitted.
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
The total amount Of money received at
the Treasury Department since November
80, 1858, and credited To what Is known as
the conscience Fund.-" is $l2G,147. OF
this amount $S,74O was received during
the fiscal year ending June 30 1871,
THE WHISKY TAX.
A number oI prominent disLilIers are
now in this city for the purpose of urging
upon the proper Congressional committee
change in tho revenue laws, affecting
dislillaliOn, and for securing the COnsOl.
dation Of taxes,
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS
The following revenue appointments
were made to-day; Jas, A. Tomlinson,
Assistant Assessor of Kansas.
ADDITIONAL STEAMBOAT REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in an
Official circular, has promulgated addi,
tional rules, regulations, &c, of the Board
OF Supervising Inspectors Of vessels which
have the force Of law. He especially d.
reefs attention to the rule which requires
all steamers carrying passengers or freight,
when lying at the wharf or standing
without steam, to work the pumps, and
to be provided with a certain number Of
portable fire extlnguiShers that have been
approved by the Board Of Supervising
Inspectors and the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury. In enforcing the provisions Of this
rule, the inspectors are further enjoined to
cause such fire extinguishcrs TO be proper.
ly arranged on such steamers, and to
give the watchman or other officers In |
charge thereof tho necessary instructions
for the use and management Of the same.
The American and British Claims
Commission will adjourn Friday until the
carly part OF December. Some OF tho
newspapers have enormously stated that
the Commission have decided that the |
claims Of persons, heretofore British sub.
,jeCts, but who have become naturaliZed |
American citizens, shall not be presented
to them. The truth Is, instructions to
that effect came from Her Majesty's |
Government In response to an inquiry by |
Howard, the British Agent. This instruC-
tiOn will govern his conduct in the pre-
sentatlOn Of claims.
From reports received at the Signal
Office from Toronto, Canada, this morn.
ing and tonight, 1t appears that snow was
falling with very high wind blowing |
from tho northwest A storm of sleet was |
prevailing at Buffalo this morning, which
has turned into slight snow this evening
A heavy snow with o fresh northwest
wind Is reported from Rochester, N. Y.
In this city at halfpast 4 o'clock this af
ternOon a wind from the northwest was
blowing at the rate Of 22 miles an hour,
with tho thermometer at 80 degrees and
still falling.
BY direction Of the President the
Postmaster General Is ordered to investi.
gate the charges made by Pr0sser, cx-
member of Congress, from Tennessee, and
postmaster at N0sh vile, TO the effect that
ho accepted pay for getting certain claims
through Congress.
To-day the grand Jury Of tho criminal
court OF this district found true bill
against William b. Stokes, charging him
with receiving fees while u representative
in Congress. The indictment consists of
eight counts, and charges that on the 1st
day of March, 1871, he being representa-.
tive in Congress, did, for compensation,
act as attorney In prosecuting certain
Of the members Of company known rs
Capt Beatty's company Of Independent
Scouts.
The indictment in the case Of Powell
charges him with receiving money while
an officer of the United States, and Is
similar in It's counts to that In the case of
Stokes. The names of Eli Hatfield Moul.
ton and L. B. French arc endorsed on
each indictment as witnesses.
Ex.POstmaster General uoratio King
was entertained by the civil service com.
mlssioners to-day at lunch. A number
Of prominent department officials were
there, including several members of the
Cabinet.
Negotiations are now pending for n re.
ductiOn of postage between the United
States and Switzerland, fixing the rate
per half ounce, when sent by the direct
Germana mail by Bremen and Hamburg
steamers, nj Z cents from October I'd.
When the International system went into
operation on the 29th Of the same month,
the amount OF money transmitted through
iB agency from this country to Great
Britain was 100000. The amount re.
rnivol Frnm that nn,intrv during the snmn