The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-28
WASHINGTON.
The vienna Scandal.- More Back Pay
Restitution.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-A detailed re-
port OF the investigation now making in
Vienna by Mr.. Jay, U. s. Minister, and
Thomas MCElrath, into tho conduct OI
the American Commissioners 10 the E1'
position will be made public as soon aa
| 1t Is received.
Ex.Representativcs Cox md Peters
have sent to the Treasury the amount ol
their extra pay.
NEW REVENUE REGULATIONS.
New regulations have been issued fol
the government Of Collectors and Deputy
Collectors under the act of December "a
1879. Collectors.arO requested 10 take
possession on May Goth, OF the public pro-
perty then In custody Of the Assessors
giving receipt therefor, and TO have a
thorough canvass made monthly for their
several districts. Distilleries arc to be
kept under such surveillance Us will make
fraud impossible.
SUNSET COX CASTS A REcEDING RAY.
WASHINGTON, April 9Z-Hon. s. s;
Cox has sent check to the Treasurer Of
the United Seates for his back pay as
member Of Congress, this morning.
FIRE-nERoIC RESCUE OF A cmLD-DONN
PRATT's HOUSE BURNED.
A FIRE broke out in the basement of the
house occupied by Pay Inspector ]. N.
Carpenter, IN Michaeler Row ON F street,
between 17th and 18th streets. Before
the family were aware Of the danger the
fire had reached the upper stories, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter, with difficulty
escaped 10 the street, the latter screaming
for her child, which was sleeping in the
mansard story OF the building. On hear.
ing the cry William DiggeG ran through
an adjoining house and along the cornice
to the burning dwelling, burst in the win
dow and siezed the nearly suttoCat'
ed child, carried 1t out on the
roof of the next house aud de.
livered 1t to colored man, who re-
stored the child to its mother. This gen.
tleman had his wrist severely cut by the
glass or cornice. The interior Ofthe house
was almost entirely destroyed. 1t was the
property Of A. r. Shepherd, and insured
The flames spread to the adjoining double
mansard roof Of the residence OF Colonel
Dom Piatt on the west side, burning II
to such an extent that 1t will have to be
entirely removed. That gentleman's Ii.
brary and most OF the furniture were
saved from the flames, but some OF the lat.
ter was injured by water. He had no in
surance whatever on the house and its
contents. The flames also extended 10
the mansard roofs on the east, damaging
more or less eight or ten Of them. The
most of the furniture in'the upper stories
was destroyed by the fire, and that below
was considerably injured by water. The
loss on the houses is comparatively small,
with the exception Of those belonging to
Mr.. Shepherd and Col. Piatt. One OF the
houses in the row was occupied by Lieu.
tenant Wheeler, of the United States
Engineer Corps, and where he and bis
assistants were employed In completing
the record Of the survey made during the
last Tor years in Arizona, Utah and Neva.
da. The plates and photographs were
saved. Harry Elliott, q young lawyer,
while assisting in removing the furniture
from one ..ot the houses, fell through the
opening Of winding stairway to the
basement, distance Of about forty.fve
feet, receiving serious injuries to hsapine'
sTREAsURY PROGRAMME FOR NAY.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell 81 900, 900 in gold on the 1st,
3rd and 9th Thursdays, and $780, 900
on the I'd and 4th Thursdays, in all &c..
000, ,000,. and to buy 100000 bonds on
the 1st and $4,000 on the 8rd Wednes.
day in May, in all 81, 100000.
PAYMENT OF MAY INTEREST.
The Secretary has also directed the
payment without rebate, on and after
Monday, 2S inst, of the interest due on
the bonds Of May 1st.
Commodore John A. Anllch, Of the U,
s. Navy, on tho retired st,died hero this
morning.