The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-27
WASHINGTON.
The New York Custom House In.
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The New York Custom House In.
quIry. '
WASHINGTON, February 2G.-Tho Sena.
torial New York Custom House Investi.
eating Committee, for the want ol a quo.
rum, adjourned until Monday next. Sena.
tors Howe and Buckingham have nearly
recovered. EX. Collector Murphy and Gen.
Babcock Porter win be examined In this
city. vfu.. ~ =
REPEAL OF STAMP DUTIES. .
The Committee on Ways and Means
have decided to recommend the repeal OF
all stamp duties on canned fruits, lei.
lies, &c. - :
ly PHILADELPHIA COLLECTOR. z ls
Seth s. Comfy has been nominated for
Collector of the port Of Philadelphia.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate: Percy Hanna, receiver Of
public monies, Traverse City, Michigan;
VIM. T. Goodwill, Register OF Land Office,
Lincoln, Nebraska; L. II. Hall, Of Michi.
gan, Consul to Valencia, Spain. Post.
masters-E. w. Haughton, Wellington,
Ohio; B. F. Thomas, CIrcleville, Ohio;
3. 7. Holmes, Wichita, Kansas; Mrs. s. z.
Edwards, Shaneetown, Illinois; ]. H.
Moore, Mpaso, Illinois; Jno. A. Cotton,
Belvidere, Illinois. Internal Revenue
appointments-Gaugers j. F. Anderson,
Sd Ohio district; Oliver Babcock, 1st In.
diana districts.
Three weeks will probably elapse be-
fore the New Orleans Special Committee
will make their report, all the testimony
not having yet been written out. Il Is
not likely that any legislation will be sug.
gested further than that the election for
members Of Congress and of the Legisla-
ture OF Louisiana take place on the same
day as the Presidential election, which, II
is thought, may in some degree guard
against frauds III
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections did not make their report in
the Abbott case today, Senator Carpcn.
ter not being present 10 present the mi
nority views, he having met with an
accident by falling and sprainlng his
leg.
Senator Davis, of Kentucky, having
partially recovered from his illness, will,
in company with his son, leave here for
his home on Wednesday. .... a wv.
The Chicago delegation TO urge the
passage Of the relief bill for that city, had
q hearing before the Senate Finance Com.
nlittee this morning. o..
Statements have been made to
the effect that General Babcock holds
four positions, drawing salary for
each. 1t Is proper to say that this Is a
mistake. The records ol the Treasury
Department show that since the inaugu-
ration OF President Grant Gen. Babcock
has drawn but one salary, and that Is
attached to his position as Major OF En-.
gineers. gH. .. .,.-
The friends of Cuba in Washington
deny the truth Of the Havana dispatch
that Gen. Agramonte has surrendered to
the Spaniards, and say that he commands
the department Of Caraguay. Tho per.
son reported as having surrendered is
Captain Agramonte, who was on General
Jordan's staff. t4
Charles A. Washburn, formerly Min.
lister TO Paraguay, has arrived here. His
presence is in connection with the court
martial which lie says will convene at
an carly day to try Admirals Gordon and
Davis for their conduct while respectively
in command Of the South Atlantic SQUAD
ron when Washburn was Minister 10
Paraguay, no