The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-31
WASHINGTON.
Arrival OF Secretary Fish.

AFEIvat VI otCECtohy
WASHINGTON, August 30.-Secretary
Fish arrived in town this morning.
The Government is busily engaged IN
arranging its accounts against England
forpresentmenttot to theGeneva conference
This is probably the business that brings
the Secretary to Washington.
Argument before the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Chas. S. Hall, attorney for the
Boston and Albany railroad, delivered
an argument before Commissioner
Douglass this afternoon in regard to re-
funding a claim of over S65,0O0, being
a tax assessed and collected on the In
terest on bonds, which the road CLAIMS
was due to the State of Massachusetts
and not the General Government. HIS
decision on the case has been reserved
Custom Receipts.
The following are the custom receiPtS
for the week ending August 10: New
York s43Gs374S4; Philadelphia
81 OLA ,2O2, sos; Boston, S5l ,32S'oooi
Baltimore, $l3, lS9,4ll.
Tobacco Crop I'm Connecticut.
The Connecticut tobacco crop Is IN
fine condition and is reported to be 'he
best for several years past.
New Loan Bonds for Europe.
Several Treasury officers left here for
Europe yesterday afternoon with
large number of new loan bonds to
meet European subscriptions.
Treasury Balances.
The following were the Treasury bal
ances at the close Of business to-day
Currency, $5,S54,000 coin, S9l ,24l ,OoG
certificates, Sl7,25S,OOO.
Investigation into the Disaster TO
the Ocean Wave.
By order Of the Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury an immediate and rigid
investigation is to be made into the
cause of the disaster to the Ocean Wave
at Mobile on Sunday last. The qualif-
cation, experience and habits of all the
officers of the steamer, as well as every
thing pertaining to her history since
her last inspection, are to be minutely
looked into and reported to the depart
ment, as soon as practicable. The
Secretary OF the Treasury will hold all
steamboat inspectors and through b them
all engineers, pilots and other officers
on steamboats, to strict account as far
as his authority under the steamboat
law entities. A strong recommends
ton will be made at the next session
for such modification as will place 1t in
the power of the department to impose
exemplary punishment through the
courts whenever by reason OF careles-
ness, qualification, neglect or other
causes on the part Of such officers loss
Of life by disaster on board of steamers
shall hereafter occur.
Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue recci pts today
amount to $47 7,709,3j3.
Circular from Commissioners Doug
Commissioner Douglass has issued a
circular to the in ternal revenue officers
in which he says: From information
at hand / am led to believe that the
officers Of some few districts have en-
gagged in the preparation and prosecu-
ton of claims against the government
The law for the punishment of any Off
Ger of the United States who shall act
as agent or attorney for the prosecution
of any claims against the Government
is very strict and should be enforced
with rigor against all offenders. 1t will
be seen that such offenses are peculiarly
embarrassing to the administration. 1t
is thought necessary to call the atten-
ton OF all officers, and particularly
those in the assessing branch OF the SER
vice. to the duty OF enforcing the whole
law. A vigorous and impartial en-
forcement OF the law will be executed" ."
Redemption of Bonds.
On the lst OF September notice will be
given OF the redemption Of an amount
of bonus equal 10 the amount of sub
scription in coin for the preceding
month, the interest to cease in ninety
days from the date OF such notice. ltis
estimated that the coin subscriptions to
the new loan for the month oil August
will not exceed SIS, 100000; some esti-
mate it as low as SlO,OO0DOO.