The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-18
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WAsHINoTAN, August l6.

INC WaWnnset InSestfSottOn.
The investigation into the Wawasset
disaster was resumed to-day at the
Treasury Department.
Captain Woods on being recalled tes-
tilted that he was not engaged in trad.
ing and that the engineer was the only
officer on board who occasionally trad
ed in produce.
J. II. Wade and Nancy Baylor, pas
sepgers on board, were also examined,
but their testimony was unimportant
and elected no new facts.
Missouri State Bonds.
An interesting question has arisen be-
tween the gensral Government and the
State OF Missouri, arising out Of the re,
cent act of the Legislature of that State
repeating the provision that the State
bonds should be paid in cash, and di-
recting that payment shonld be made in
lawful money.
The Department of the Interior holds
in trust for various tribes OF Indians
$4,000 OF the Missouri 6 per cent 20
year bonds, which mature within the
next 80 days, and for which State fiscal
agents in New York offer under the
laws OF the State. The opinion of the
Department OF Justice has just been
given to the effect that the United
States can accept only gold and silver
for the payment OF bonds according to
the obligation distinctly expressed on
their face. When the bonds actually
mature the State OF Missouri will prob
ably decline to violate its own law
and insist upon the acceptance OF the
currency. The courts will probably be
appealed to for final decision Of the
controversy. But the indisputed debts
OF the United States to Missouri for
swamp lands and war claims practical
ly insure the Government against loss
by repudiating the legislation of Mis-
sour.
A Fat Thing.
The Treasury department now holds
that under a recent ruling that the
Supervisors OF Internal Revenue may
receive in addition to their salary OF So
900 as fixed by. law, their board bills
at their headquarters when allowed aud
approved by the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue. The question orig nat-
ted in the case OF Supervisor Haw.ey,
OF New York, whose home is in Buffalo
while his Office is in New York city.
Acting Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue to-day authorized A. L. Roch-
ester OF Boston, Mass, to commence
the printing OF two cent stamps fol
bank checks, thus relieving business
men OF New England Of the necessity o.
sending their bank checks 10 New 4orE
to be stamped.
The Ku.Klux Refugees.
The Attorney Generals office is il
receipt OF information that many prom
inent citizens of South Carolina, who
have been refugees under the Ku-KIuS
act will not return Notwithstanding the
recent letter of the Attorney Generals
unless some specific statement 10 made
that they personally will not be prose
cuted. They represent that unless the
persons who are to be exempted from
prosecution are specifically interpolated
OF the new policy of clemency, will be
left entirely with the local prosecuting
officers who, it is stated by the fugiuves
are certain to be influehced by local
preiudices, and,would be quite likely to
select for prosecution those whom the
President may mean to exempt.
Attorney General Williams will
leave here in g few days to visit his
parents.
Secretary Richardson left last night
for Long Branch. He will return on
Wednesday,
1t is ordered 10y the Secretary Of WaE
that in addition to the Information con.
tanned in the specifications for bead
stones for soldiers graves Authorizations
nav be made in christian or fret names
OF the deceased and also in his rank
and the name OF his State.
A special dispatch from New Orlean:
says: From January first to Angus
first of the present year, two million
seven hundred thousand dollars in Stat
taxes, have been collected in Louisiana
being an increase OF nine hundre'
thousand dollars over corresponding
period Of last year
A northeast storm with heavy rain
set in here last night about II o clock
Up to nine o'clock tonight larg
proportion of the 100000 bonds call
ed on yesterday, by the Secretary OF tn
Treasury, are held in Europe, and vii
be taken up largely by syndicate ant
exchanged for new FIVE per cents.