The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-30
WASHINGTON.
oFFIcIAI AnsENTEEEsM.

WASHINGTON, October 20.--All the Sec
retaries are away except Fish and Bel
knap.
VIM. B. Crosby, of New York, ha
been appointed Consul General at Rome
1t has been officially Hscertained tha
tho Department oi State some days ago
prepared proclamation declaring here.
after all goods imported In French vessel
from any country other than France
will be charged with discriminating du-
ty Of 10 per cent advaloreln, under the
18th section OF the act OF June 80, 1854
but up to noon to-day, tho proclamation
had not been signed by the President. Nc
official instructions which have been
given heretofore, are reported.
Minister Washburne arrived this morn,
ing. and had IN hours talk with the
President.
Strong efforts will DO made for rcinsta.
ting Cadet MidShipman Diggs, recently
dismissed from the Naval Academy fol
assaulting Cadet Midshipman Conyers,
colored. The authorities are not disposed
to reinstate him, MS the assault was with.
out provocation.
Gen. Sherman has been confined 10 the
house BY recent attack ot sickness. He
Is improving 10 condition.
The American and British Claims Com.
mission, to-day dlsallowed the following
claims, which had been submitted on
their merits: John Preston Rogers
against the United States, claimed SlS 600
for the rent Of his stores in Memphis, and
damages by reason Of the removal OF
goods, breakage and loss by interruption
Of business. According TO u brief OF Mr.
Hale, agent and counsel OF the United
States, the claim was without foundation,
utterly fraudulent aud sought 10 be sus.
tained by perjury. Tlo5. McNIahon
against the United States, claimed over
100000 Tor property destroyed by the
bombardment OF Fort Pickens.
The forthcoming report Of the Postmas.
ter General will show that the expenses of
the Department were increased during
the past year, as compared with the pre-
cceding year, by about two and q quarter.
million dollars, mainly for the increase OF
transportation and other postal facilities,
foreign and domestic, and that the increas.
ed receipts have nearly kept pace with the
expenses, the increase being little over
two millions.
The President has appointed William
Foresman, postmaster ut Circeleville, O.,
vice Benz. r. Thomas, deceased, and
Louis Z. HOyt, postmaster ut Mason CITY,
Ills , vice Miss S c. Sullivan, resigned.
The Southern Claims Commission to-
day heard claims amounting to $J5, 600 lor
the estate Of the late Robert N. Aiken, OF
Aiken Landing, Va, where the exchang.
ing Of Union and Confederate soldiers
took place.
Mr.. McCauley, one OF the ncighbors of
Aiken, appeared and reciicd various acts
Of disloyalty on the part of tho deceased,
whose loyalty had been testified to by
General Lorenzo Thomas and his son, and
by General John Z. Mullord, of Rich.
mOnd, formerly the United States agent
torthe exchange OF prisoners.
The Commissioners to day decided that
they will not reopen any cases which they
have reported TO Congress as dislllOwed,
except under the same circumstances as
courts OF law grant new trials, viz: the
discovery Of new and material evidence
not known or attainable ut the time OF the
original hearing.
The fees received by ConsnIs during the
past fiscal year amount to sees 1888. In
excess Of the salaries of Consuls they were
only $l47, ,4l0 during the preceding ycar.
Minister Washburne dincd with Presi-
dent Grant and family this evening, Sec.
retary and Mrs. Fish and Secretary Bel
knap were among the guests 3Ir. Wash
burne left tonight for Illinois.