The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-17
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The practice
ship Constellation, with the third and
fourth classes from the Naval Academy,
has sailed from Annapolis for summer
cruise along the coast The second class
has been granted leave Of absence, and the
graduating class will be ordered TO sea on
the various vessels Of the navy.
The internal revenue receipts today
were $427,55O; for the month to date,
81, ,122, ,G99, and for the fiscal year, $685..
340,770. The returns for the fiscal year
to date have already exceeded the esti.
mate for tue entire fiscal year. 1t is prob.
able that the additional receipts up 10 the
30th ult, will reach fully five millions.
At the annual meeting at Gettysburg Of
the Directors Of the Battle field Memorial
Association, Governor Geary presiding,
committee wns appointed to invite
submission OF plans, specifications,
and proposals for the erection loi indica.
ton obelisks or monuments intended to
designate a portion OF the movement Of
corps, divisions and other important com.
mands Of the two armies during the bat.
tie OF Gettysburg. These plans and pro.
posals will be laid before the meeting to
be held on the second of July. AresOlu.
tioniwas unanimously passed to exclude
partizan and sectional spirit from indica.
tions, and to make ii purely scientific
work. Gov. Geary was elected President.
The Secretary OF the Interior Ia. day
appointed Jas. A. Garrard, of Ohio, Com.
missioner 10 remove Flathcad Indians Of
Better Root Valley, Montanai to Geneva
reservation in the same Territory.
The regulations under the new soldiers,
and homestead law and mining act will be
distributed in few days by the Commis.
sioner Of the General Land Office.
WASHINGTON, June 16-General Sick.
els has gone to Madrid to present his
letters OF recall TO the Spanish govern.
ment, but no successor will be appointed
until several matters in controversy, in.
Guiding the liberation of DR.. Houard, have
been adjusted. The Spanish government
has failed to be convinced that DR.. Houard
is an American citizen, but may release
him in accordance with the request Of our
government.
A letter from Earl Granville to Sir Ed
ward Thornton, dated in May, claims that
he has been able to show upon the testi.
mony OF Reverdy johnson, corroborated
by extracts cited by Secretary Fish, that
for the first seven years Of the discussion,
up to 1869, none but direct claims were
known as the Alabama claims, and that
the indirect losses were mentioned by the
American High Commissioners not as
claims but as grievances, and were men
toned only 10 be withdrawn from the
discussion.
The English mail brings copies of the
appendix 10 the case to be presented on
the part of the British Government, civ.
ing reports Of the Commissioners appoint.
ed by the Board Of Trade and Admiralty
to examine the lists of the claims con-
tiuued in Volumn VII Of the appendix to
the case Of the United States. The princi.
piles on which their reports are founded
are contained in, or are deducible from
the following assumptions or proposition:
First, That on the one hand there ex.
lists no ground for awarding vindictive
damages. Secondly, That on the other
hand, when once the liability to the com.
pSAoohOh lOA BlNSl lOoa ID GSluulIsuGus
Such compensation is to be estimated in
accordance with the well recognized
principle OF restitution in integrum the
subject however TO that consideration as
to the damages not being OF too remote
contingency and Of speculative charac.
ter which being common 10 the jurispru-
dence OF all civilized nations are adopted
by the international law, aud therefore
seem to these Committees properly appli.
cable to the present position.
The Joint Committee on the Public
Building and Grounds give artists until
January Ito prepare designs for the statue
Of Farragut. The selection will be made
within thirty days thereafter.
Ex-President johnson recentlyreceived
$4,000 as refund OF tax on salary, the
same principle having been applied TO
President Grant, under q judicial decision.
Observer Sergeant SchaeiFer, of the
Signal Service, has received orders to
hold himself ready to make balloon as
cension from Boston, on the 4th proximo,
for the purpose Of making scientific OBJ
servations OF the upper air currents. The
ascension is to be the first Of o series in
sugurated by the War Department Signal
Officer for the solution Of questions in
relation to aerial currents. Sergeant
Schaefer is supplied with complete set
OF instruments, and will make o formal
report Of the result Of his observations.