The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-28
WASHINGTON.
The UnpIeasantRess Between Bout
well aud PleaSOntOn.

NEW YORK, June 81.
The TiJunfS Washington corresp0n'
dent telcgraphs that the Boutwell, Plea
s0nton quarrel continues TO be almost the
only topic of conversation in political
circles. II il generally held that Bout
well, as Secretary Of the Treasury, is nc.
Countable to the people for the disburse'
ment of all the public money, and that
the responsibility oil making favorable
contracts as far rs they bear upon the
Treasury Department orany Ofits bureaus,
rests ,lpOn him. When DelanO was in
charge Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
II was proposed TO make this depart
ment ar bureau independent OF the Sec
relary nr the Treasury. The proposition
did moi, however, meet the approval either
of Congress or the President, as il was
held that Boutwell, having assisted In
forming lhe Internal Revenue laws and in
organizing the Internal Revenue Bureau,
was abundanlly qualified To give advice
in regard TO Its management. DeIanO,
therefore, always consulted the Secretary
whenever any very important question
arose, especially in regard lothe inteTpre'
tatiOn Of the laws and whenever he made
contracts for furnishing his bureau with
material Nm departure from this custom
has ever been made until last week, when
Gen. PlCasOntOn awarded heavy con-
tract for stamp paper in opposition to the
known wishes Of the Secretary anu the
Judgment Of experts in his bureau. II is
currently reported here that the President
has said that he will moi interfere in Plea.
sOntOns behalf
REDUCTION OF REVENUE FORCE.
Eight hundred Assistant Assessors Of
Internal Revenue have been removed
since last October, under the law provid-
ing for consolidation Of districts, This
Is ihirty.three per cent Of the whole mum.
ber of assessors. The removals under this
law will cease with tho present fiscal
year
THE MAN WITH TOO MANY WIVES.
Mrs. g. G. Bowen No. . had an inter.
view with the attorney General yesler.
day in relation 10 the application for her
husbands pardon. Mr., Alderman assured
her that he would give the papers In the
case due consideration and make the best
possible disposition of II. A petition for
tho pardon Of Bowen Is now In CirCula-
tion here, receiving hundreds of names
some Of theme very prominent in bust.
ness and politics.
II has been ascCrtaincd from official
sources that there Is no basis or evidence
to sustain the statement of detectives that
there are ten million dollars IN counter
felt notes Of National Banks In cirCnla-
tiOn.
A VISIT FROM THE PRESIDENT.
President Grant will return here TO.
morrow aud remain two days,
Brig. Gen. Dye, Chief of Ordnance, has
been authorized TO visit the Arsenals at
BenGCia, Vancouver, leavenworth and
Rock Island on public business.
LAwLEssNEss IN ALABAMA.
A memorial was received here to-day
dated Dublin, Fayette county, Alabama,
addressed 10 the President, and repre-
senting the sentiments of siXty.threc per.
sons, saying that the condition oi affairs
In Fayette county render the lives of the
loyal citizens wholly insecure Armed
Ku.KluX are committing crimes and out
RACES upon peaCeable and law.abidlng
persons. Murders by these ruillans, who
have long dlsgraced this county, are of
common occurrence. The civil authOri.
ties have been Oyerawed, and are utterly
powerlesS to execute the petitioners ap.
peal for that protection which the Consti
tuition and laws guarantees to every Citi.
zen of the United States.
THE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATION.
Gen. Forrest was before the Ku.Klux
Committee today, and his examination
lasted four hours. He said II the Ku.Klnx
organization ever existed in Tennessee, It
was on account Of Gov. Brownlow's pro.
clamation IN 1867 saying to the militia
that they would not be molested Tor the
outrages and punishment Oi rebels, and
the decrease OF apprehension in the injury
to persons and property, many negroes
having left their homes and prOwled
through the country with arms. Certainly
no such organization las existed since
1868 In Tennessee. Everything Is aspeace.
full there as in any other State, and the
people are law.abiding and deprecate dis
turbancesas much as those living in the
north. Gen. Forrest, aller the exanina.
ton, remarked to his friends that the com.
mittee treated him with much courtesy
and respect Five members Of the com.
mlttee will sit here at least two weeks
longer. The other three namely, Senator
Scott and Representatives Stevenson and
Van Trump, will leave for the South in
the course OF II few days, in order to take
testimonyas special subcommittee.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has ap.
pointed VIM. II. Corwin, son Of the late
Gov. Corwiu, examining surgeon at Leba-
non, Ohio.
Senator Robertson, Of South Carolina,
Is here. lie says he heard Of no Ku.Klux
disturbances in his State while at home
He thinks that much better state Of feel.
Ing prevails throughout the State than
heretofore The prospect for crops Is ia
vorable, and q much larger area has been
planted in corn than usual.
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