The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-18
WASHINGTON.
New York Central Dividend c.

New York Central Dividend Case
WAsHlNGroN, July 17.-Caleb Cush
ing, the Attorney in the New 4ori
Central railroad dividend case wa
this morning officially notified that th'
whole case has been referred back t.
Commissioner Pleasanton for final ad
justment and he, (the Commissioner,
has been instructed to consider the cas-
the same as if the appeal had not beer
taken to Gecretary Boutwell,. 1t vii
be remembered that it was upon th'
question of appealing this case to Sec
retary Boutwell, that the mlsunoer
standing between him and GENERA
Pleasanton first arose.
The Steamship supply.
Until Commodore Allen returns nc
disposition will be made of the ofhcers
and crew Of the Supply, and it IS moi
thought in the Department that she
will be sent to sea Immediately.
BOutWeII 10 hesiB"
1t is argued here that Secretary
Boutwell, has prepared letter OF reslg
nation to send to the President. lhe
cause is supposed to be the remandin1g
OF the Centrel railroad case to Commis'
sioner Pleasanton for final adjustment
u..r~
A private letter just received from
the United States Minister to Peru
states that tn, revolution 80 graphically
described in the New York papers has
not yet taken place.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day;
Currency, $3,75S,000 Coin, $50, 10000;
Coin Certificates, $2l, ,947,OOO.
Gone to California.
Messrs. Bruno and Carwell, of the
IndiamC Com mission. have gone to Cali
fornia to investigate into the indebted
ness of the United States to the citizens
OF that State on account of the Indians.
An approximation puts the Indebtedness
at $57,249.
The Shooting OF the Indian Chiefs
Neither the War nor the Interior
Departments have heard that the Kiowa
chiefs, Sotolmla and Big Tree, were
shot while trying to break Jail in Texas.
The officials do not believe the news
paper reports to that effect.
Revenue Order.
The Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue to-day issued an order ap-
proving the use of Lauberg's improved
rectifying apparatus by distillerS and
rectifers.
Resigned.
Mr.. William Kofus, the collector Of
customs at Sitka, has resigned.
Interest on New Loan.
The Treasury Department is preparing
checks for the payment of the first
quarterly interest on the registered
stock of the new loan, due on the lst
OF August. They will be paid under
the new system, and checks forwarded
direct to the holders oH registered
stock.
The Correspondents Indicted.
The grand jury Of this territory have
found indictments against H. j. Rams.
dell, Charles A. Tinker, Joseph A.
Kirby and 2. L. White for refusing, to
testify before the United States Senate,
on the oath Of Henry B. Anthony, act
ing President Of the Senate. The in
dictmetits are founded on the evidence
of Senators Watt, Carpenter, Roscoe
Conkling, Charles Sumner, Lyman
Trumbull and Garrett Davis.
Floating Iron Dock.
The Navy Department advertises for
proposals for the construction of a float
ing iron dock, for repairs to vessels on
their stations, capable of being trans
ported from port to port and capable
of raising and sustaining an iron clal
vessel $50 leet long, 65 feet wide and Of
5000 tons.