The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-14
WASHINGTON.


the Government has no right Of priority
for payment Us against private creditors
on an insolyent National Bank for mon
G les, which the bank holds TO the credit OF
s the United States Treasurer and the Uni
ted States Disbursing officers andregistry
3 Of the court or either Of them, over and
above the amount which may be realized
/ nom bonds held as security for deposits.
lie has also decided in connection with
this question, that the Comptroller has
no authority under the law to declare a
, dividend to private creditors OF the Ma
tional Bank before. the claims of the Uni
ted States ofall kinds are satisfied. SEN
ator Toole, Of North Carolina, and Repre-.
sentatives Burkley of Alabama, and
Breck Of Kentucky, constituting sub
Committee of the Ku-Klux investigating
Committee, met here to-day to examine
and digest the mass Of testimony furnish
ed by the ex.otficers of the Southern
States concerning their finances, taxation,
&c, in order to report to O full Committee
of twenty.One, which meets on the Goth
inst The Subcommittee find to-day
that several Governors have failed to fur
nish the information requested by the
chairman Of the full committee, and re.
port that the matter above indicated will
be incomplete unless such information Is
communicated without further delay.
The Commissioner General of the Land |
Office, In accordance with directors from
the Secretary Of the Interior, has issued |
instructions to the District Land Officers
at Kenasha, Wisconsin, for the sale of the
two townships of land heretofore reserved
for tho StOckbridge and Mursee tribes OF
Indians. These lands are situated In
Shawnee county, and are principally of
value for their timber. They WILDE sold
for cash, and for not less than the mp.
praised value. A list of the lands offered,
with price and character affixed, will be
open to public inspection at the District
Land Office.
Robert L. Stuart has been appointed
Receiver Of Public Moneys at olympia,
Washington Territory, +. w, Sampler,
removed.
The census bureau will soon issue for
the principal newspapers and publishing
interest u small edition of the first 300
pages OF the census, comprising the first
population by States and territories in
The aggregate and also the white. free
colored, slaves Chinese and Indians nj
each census. {
The acting Secretary Of the Treasury
has addressed the following circular to
U, s, Consuls
"0n and ancr October 1st, 1871, you ]
will make your deposits of consular re.
Ceipts and funds with Clews, Habccht &
Co.,, London, instead of Barring Bro, & Co, I
as heretofore"
The public were startled This evening I
by a report that Major ! ohm L. Hodge,
appointed January, 1907. ns Deputv Pav. /
master in tho u. 3. army and stationed
in this city, had been found a delhulter to
the government for very large amount 4
Tho few who knew ofthe serious charges
against him were 10th to believe them,
but subsequent events proved 10 his
friends that they were we'll founded and ;
that he Is deiaulter at least to the ex.
tent of 100000 or $5OOOOO It Is said
that year ago tho detectives made
the discovery that his financial affairs {
were in loose condition, his accounts
being behind, &C., and that an investiga-
lion was ordered, but for some reason not
known, mover took place. Tho accused
served as an officer during the late war
in the Pennsylvania volunteers, of which
State he Is q native, and was bre.
vetted Lieutenant Colonel. lie lived :,
in very extrayagant style on a Il
salary OF about $500. Detectives both cl
here and New York are to-day severally y
on inquiry at the bankers oi S
and elsewhere, to discover further inform. q
alton. 1t Is suspected that other parties rG
ire involved in the defalcations. NJ ~
Majar Rochester has been detailed to y
discharge the duties of the office vacated N
ly the arrest of Major Hodge. The 5:4O
rain yesterday carried away Major
Hodge. He was In charge of n United -
States officer, who was directed by the =
General Of the army to turn him over to /
he commandant at Fort McHenry, with
directions to place him in solitary con.
inement with sentry TO guard his cell. :
1enerNl Bovce ordered H0dpea 10 clnse al