The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-05
BY TELEG GRAPH,
Exclusively for the Register
~ the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Ohice, IIO Main street.
WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGroN, April 4.
Civil Service Reform.


Messrs. E. o. Graves, Chief clerkir
the office of the United States Treasury
S. j. Kimball, chief of the Revenue
Marine Bureau OF the Treasury Depart
ment, and the members of the BoarC
OF Civil Service, examiners for the
Treasury Department, left here last
night for the purpose of applying the
rules and regulations OF the Civil Ser
vice that are 10 operation in the Gus.
ton House and sub-Treasury OF New
York city, to such other offices Of Gus
toms and independent Treasury service
as fall within their operation. They
will first visit St. Louis and then pro.
ceed Southwest visiting New Orleans
aud the ports in Texas and elsewhere
n that direction. Mr. Saville, chiei
clerk of the Treasury Department, and
also OF the Board of Examiners, will
leave Washington on Thursday, next,
on the same mission; visiting Richmond
Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, Sa-
vannsL, Mobile, and other ports on the
Atlantic coast.
An Important Case
Involving some millions of acres OF
public land in Wisconsin, has been de-
cided by Attorney General Williams
Some years ago Congress granted to the
State of Wisconsin,, for railroad pur,
poses, large tract Of public land with.
in its borders. The State chartered
several roads. among others the Wrs'
cousin Central, which was to begin at
Portage City and run North, passing
through Stevens Point. This company,
instead OF beginning the road at Port
age City started at Stevensport,
about one hundred miles further
North. The question was then raised
that inasmuch as the company did not
begin at Portage City. the terms Of the
charter. were violated, and that they
we're not entitled to the lands, ten acres
per mile on the each side. The matter
having been, brought to the attention OF
the Attorney General by the Secretary
U' tue Interior, that officer has rendered
An opinion that the company was not
compelled to commence building at
Portage City to entitle them to the land
tor the road was constructed North of
Stevens Point and therefore they are
entitled to the lands claimed.
r.o.snxv RaIancc
The following are the Treasury Ba.
lsnces at close business this afternoon
Currency S2,03S, ,2SS, Coin 500 .S69, ,S97
Com Certfica $2 81, $500 outstand-
ing legal tenders 1888, 1856 5l4.
A Worthless Document.
Senator Couklings speech in the
Caldwell case made just previous to
the adjournment of the Executive Ses-
sion OF the Senate, and which was
held over TOR revision, was issued to-
dsy in the last number of the Con.
gresslonal record published at the gov
ernment printing office.
The Dangers OF the Lion Tanner.
About half past | ! o clock to-day as
Henry Darcous who has charge OF the
lions in Forepaugh's Menagerie was
attempting to change the animals from
one cage TO another, one OF them turned
on him and gave him pearul wound
on the eide OF his head and face. The
animal was secured aud the wounded
man pulled out and sent to tent where
physician was called in to dress his
head.
FremOnTs Fl Paso.
Arrangements are now being made
for the final settlement Of certain cIalms
against the Memphis aud Ell Paso rail
road held by representation OF the San
Diego people, aud it is rumored that a
transfer OF the Memphis and FL Paso
will soon be made to the Texas Cen
trail
Wright Wrong.
The case OF Judge John w. Wright,
formerly Indian agent, to pay amnuties
to certain Western tribes, will again be
revived. 1t will be remembered that
not long since an effort vas made to
compromise the case, but the basis OF
com promise was rejected by the Attor-
ney General, since when it appears the
Department of Justice has been quietly
working up the case, and now are pre-
pared with no less than twelve indlct'
ments and sixty counts against Wright
The trial, tor the convenience OF ma
iortv OF the Witnesses who reside IN
Kansas and the Indian Territory, will
take place in St. Louis. The frauds
charged against Wright amount to
nearly S5O0,000.