The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-26
WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, October 25-The recent
ly published Red Book Of Austria con,
tains the text Of Prince Bismarck's dis,
patches Of April 9th, 1879, In relation to
the action OF the Austro. Hungarian gov
ernment upon the proposition Of France
Tor modification OF the Franco. Austrian
treaty Of December IS, 1866, and Of the
tariff treaty oi commerce Of the same date,
The following synopsis OF the dispatches
Is furnished by the acting chief OF the
Bureau Of Statistics: The German Chan
cellor expresses warm interest In the
communication wherein Austria announc,
cd that she had for general reasons, rather
than for considerations affecting her own
interests, declined 10 accede TO the French
proposition, He regards this action Of
the AuStrio Hungarian government as of
the greatest value 10 Germany and
the other European States, for the rea.
son that the treaties which France
IN this case propose to modify continues
In force until 1875, longer period than
similar treaties oil France with any other
country have to run. AS long as these
treaties with Austria are In force the
rights therein guaranteed to that power
will be enjoyed by all the countries
which are entitled to be treated by France
on the same footing as the most favored
nation. These treaties were part Of the
liberal commercial system which France
had the credit Of melting. II the present ret.
rograde movement Of that country should
result In restoring the distractions to the
freedom Of commercial Intercourse which
had been swept away. The new industrial
interests based on those very distractions
would soon appear, and these would lend
their power to present return TO the lib.
eral commercial policy. 1t is therefore,
says the Chancellor, the common interest
OF all the European States that the COM
mercial treaty concluded by France at
former period shall remain in force until
public opinion in France has overcome
the now prevailing inclination In favor oil
protective tariff 1t Is to be looked on as
a fortunate circumstance for the CONNER.
ctai development oi Europe that the gov.
eminent Of States, to which the present
situation has accorded so decisive an in
iluence in the political developments Of
Europe, clearly recognizes the obligations
this situation imposes and is ready TO dis.
charge it.
The Southern Claims Commission was
to-day occupied by the claims of Rev.
Milton Shirk, Of Ohio, proprietor OF the
principal Baptist female seminary at Lib.
crty, Amite county, Mississippi, ior burn.
ing his college building and a large lot
OF b9les of cotton by Union cavalry con.
nected with Gen. Banks Red river army,
and for forage and provisions taken by
the army. he entire claim amounts 10
over $l25 600, of which more than $780,.
600 Is beyond the Jurisdiction Of the Com.
mission.
Yesterday woman died in this city
in miserable sh8nty OF an old colored
woman, and at the COroner's inquest held
today, a verdict Yves rendered that the
deceased came to her death from conges.
tion OF the brain, superiaduced BY blows
inflicted on the headby some persons I'm.
known TO the jury, and from intemper.
ance and exposure. The colored woman
testified that the name of the deceased
was Annie Dean, who had been living
with her of and on for five years, and
that Annie told her she married her
lather's cOachman in New York and ran
away from home; that her husband left
her, and that her fathers family was very
rich but had discarded her.
: On and after the 1st of November, sec.
tiOn 10Th ot the treasury department reg.
ulatiOns OF May 0, 1879, will be amend.
cd so as TO require that transportation
bonds be taken Tor ninety days, when the
route of transportation is over five hun.
ured and not less than one thousand miles;
TOR four months when such route is over
one thousand and less than one thousand
five hundred miles, and lor five months
when the route is over one thousand five
hundred miles.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
decided that the seizure of goods not
exceeding $1,000 in value may be
released TO the claimant by the Collector
on authority from the department, on paw
ment Of their appraised value, and of the
expenses incurred in the seizure, and
waving in writing claims to all legal
proceedings In consequence oil the seizure,
II the goods exceeds $500 In value, and
their release is not approved, the collector
is TO report for libel TO the District Attor.
ney, butii they do not exceed $500 in
value, and II they are not released TO the
owner, they should be advertised and
sold, and the claimant notified on the
conditions specified in section 10 of the
act Of July, 1866.