The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-17
WASHINGTON.
Senator Wilson.

WASHINGTON, September Ex-senator
Wilson arrived here last night and
leaves tomorrow for Pittsburgh. He
expresses himself very cheerfully in re-
gard to the coming Presidential election.
The Naval Academy.
The examination OF the applicants
for admission to the Cadet Engineer
Corps Of the Navy was commenced this
morning at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, and will end on the 25th
inst. Between fifty and sixty permits
have been given to boys to appear 10.
examination. From this number about
fifteen of the best will be selected tor
appointments for a class in the Cadet
school.
President Grant and family will re-
turn here from Long Branch next week.
Custom Receipts.
The custom receipts for the we k
ending September I, are as follows ::
New York, 1882 3l3; Boston, $685.
oul Daitituole, SIUo iol.
Treasury Balances.
The treasury balances at the close of
business to-day were as follows: Cur
reucy, s., 1876, $40; coin, s74 .S64 ,69S, in
Guiding ST ,566, 900 in coin certificates.
The Indian Delegation.
/ The Upper Missouri Indian delega-
ton, which has arrived in this city,
represents $4,000 people, who range be.
tween the Missouri and Yellowstone
rivers, the country through which the
Northern Pacific railroad is being built
They were on the war path this spring
and they come 70 Washington by order
OF the Indian Department, for the pur>
pose OF arranging a permanent pace
and OF conceding the construction O.
the Northern Pacific railroad through
their nunting grounds. A council will
be held with the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior on Thursday or Friday.
Suit Entered.
District Attorney Fisher to-day en-
tered suit in the District Supreme Court
for repeal of the charter of the Wash
ington and Georgetown Street Railroad
Comps on the grounds that the COM
pany have tailed 10 comply with the
provisions OF their charter The stock
OF this company is largely owned in
New YORK.
Treasury Order.
Doubts having arrisen as to the ri ght
OF entry, under the tariff OF June E,
1872, OF goods entered for warehouses,
on the lst of August the matter was
referred TO the Solicitor of the Treasury,
who expresses the opinion that goods
in port not landed nor entered lrior 10
August are not entitled to entry under
the act OF June 6, 1872. The Treasury
Department has directed the Collectors
OF Customs to conform their action
thereto.
COmplimented.
The officers and crew OF the revenue
cutter Moccas!n have been compliment
ed by the department for their conduct
At the time of the disaster to the steamer
Metis.
Us. Marshal Appointed.
Mr.. E. NJ. Ransom has been appoint
pi Marshal for the Southern District OF
Florida.
Adyices from Lieutenant wheeler.
Private advices received here from
members OF Lieutenant Wheeler's ex~
ploring party, dated Fillmore, Utah,
Septemb Der 5, states that their operations
are delayed by hostile Indians. L eu-
tenant Dinwiddie, OF the Second United
States Cavalry, in charge OF an escor,
accompanying the party, had an engage
ment with the Utes, on the lst inst,
near Beaver, in which nine Indians
we're killed and many wounded. When
the party reached Desere, City, a town
Of sbout l40 houses, on tie I'd inst,
they round the place deserted by the
people. they having fled with their
lives TO regions OF safety. The party
is exrected 10 return to Salt Lake City
and not 90 any farther South at present