The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-08
WHEELING w. VA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER s. 1871
WASHINGTON.
ARREsT OF A TREASURY THEE.


| WASHINGTON, December IF. A
Warden, chief OF the division accounts
has been arrested and held for trial fol
stealing over $4,000 from the govern
ment, The loss falls on Treasurer Spin
ner.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The following nominations were sen
To tho SGntate: JnO. W. Douglass, Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue; Rev. Wm
Michael, Assistant Attorney General
Danl. Is. johnson, Jr., Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of New Mexico
Jas. Neville, U. 8. Attorney for Nebraska
William Spence, U. s. Marshal, for the
Middle District OF Tennessee; j. w
Fisher, Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of Wyoming; Edward Il. Rose, u
s. Marshal for thO Southern District oI
Illinois; Geo. Bates, U. 8. Attorney fol
Utah; Geo. Andrews, u. s. Attorney for
the Eastern District Of Tennessee; Horace
II. Harrison, U. s. Attorney for the Mid
die District Of Tennessee POstmasters-
A. Hawkins, Rochester, Minnesota; @. @.
Ewell, KGntO; j. NJ. Lewis, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; q U. $. semmons, Cadiz, Ohio;
HUam Rose, NOrwalk, Ohio; VIM. Wal.
lace, Battle Greek, Michigan; h. Setter,
Charlotte, Michigan; Clinton Spencer,
Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The discovery OF Wardens deialcation
has developed other frauds Of large
amounts in the treasury, Tho books show
that by the means of various distractions
within about two years, over fifty thou.
sand dollars have been stolen from the
Government in the cash room of the
treasury, the offender being Warden,
whose theNs have been already alluded 10,
and Seth Johnson, Interest Teller. The
detection Of Warden lGd to the discovery
ol JohnSon's guilt. Tho latter 1t Is said,
has been dealing In gold and stocks, and
has lost heavily for some time. There
seems to have been no cOllusiOn between
them; neither one knew Of the crime of
the other Doth were discharged from
the Department today.
The President has recognized Carl
Adolph Gatelab Adea as Vice Consul for
the German Empire at Cincinnati; Robert
s. Ruitzeler as Consul for Austria. Hun.
gary at Chicago; Charles A. G. Adea as
Consul for Austria. Hungry at Cincinnati;
James Warrack MS Vice Consul for Her
Britanic Majesty at Chicago.
The American and Spanish Claims
Commission met to-day, agreed upon new
rules for Its guidance and adjourned until
next week. Thus lar only thirteen cases
have been submitted
FOrty.fve Senators have signed u letter
requesting Secretary Fish to remain In
the Cabinet, but 1t Is not likely he will re.
consider his intention Of retiring from
office. |.|lN'-.
Secretary Boutwell,, today, gave no.
tiCe that on and after the 7lh OF March,
1879, the principal and accrued interest
on ilye'twcnty coupons and registered
bonds, known as tho second series Of the
act of February %, 1862, will be paid at
the Treasury Department. The amount
Of these bonds not converted and thus
called in Is $50 100000. .... -.-.... ...
In the Tobacco Convention, to-day, a
resolution was adopted favoring q uniform
tax on oil grades OF manufactured TO-
baccO Of sixteen cents per pound A
resolution was also adopted favoring the
continuation Of the bonded warehouse
system in opposition to the recOmmenda-
ton Of Commission Douglas, who desires
to resume the old drawback system.