The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-30
WAS HING TON.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Commodors Auiiek's Faueral.


Commodore AuIick's Faueral.
Tne funeral o. Commodore Aulick
tookplace at noon to-day, from his late
residence. The obseq uies we're attended
by Secretary R ,beson, General Sher-
man and by all the naval off ;ers on
duty in Washington, besides large
number OF army officers and citizens
generally.
Hon Rsverdy johnson
Who has been the leading counsel OF
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad Com
psDy Tor many years, seems TO have fal-
len out with that corporation. He has
just brought suit sg.inst it in one OF
the courts o. Baltimore, TOR large Zee
which they refuse TO pay him. The
Company las asked that the case be
removed 10 one of the counties as they
claim they will not receive justice In
Baltimore courts.
treasury Ba'ances.i
The treasury balances in currency
are 81 10000; coin S74,6O0.000; coin
cert ficstes $240.0O0,00J. Tue follow
ing are custom receipts for the week
eniing April l9, 1873 Boston, s4o9,.
096; New York, s2 273, 1873; PnjladeI
ph 4, STA 70S; B fillmore, SlO0 46l.
Ex-Governor w. L Sharkey, OF
NJ s-isslppi diei here early this morn
ing o. pneumonis, aged SO years, al
Imperial Hotel
rDe increase in the Revenue from
tobacco is less than S4OO 600. The
total falling oil for the year will not
exceed this amount. The COM mmssioner
is OF the opinion that for the ensuing
fi,cal wear the revenue under the uui-
TORN system will, instead OF showing d
falling off, show a slight increase over
what II WAS under the old system. II
wss estimated tnat the falling off after
the charge would be - 00O,0OO per
annum such, however, las uot been
tue case.
The Treasury cond non, acc ,rding
TO the la-t official sta ement, is encour-
aging Not Vrrh-tanding the large
sales Of gold recently the balance OF
coin on hand was over seventy-s'x
millions Even after deduc!ing the
amount of coin certificates, stated to be
over twrnty. six millions surplus How.
ev4r muc1 the merchants may be
pirchei lor god or the prem um be
kept up, the gOverCmemt remains well
supplied with the prec Gus metal. The
large i'm mportations and vast amounts
pad ior duties lately keep the Treasury
in tn. pIetnoric Condition, although
the outflow may have tee'' great
oar Indian Troubles.
The difficulty cooperating with regu-
lar troops IN the country occupied by
the MUdocs, particularly the heavy
losses sustained 10 the late attacks,
has suggested the necessity OF organic
iug company from crack shots OF
truut,ersmen who live by hunting in
the mountains.
1t is cons dered that the great haste
IN unis war will only result IN useless
sacr f - OF lite, although the campaign
will Ue pnshed forward a. Tar Is COM
p1tbIe with discretion II ia not pre-
sumen that the Fl INT will b. brought to
AL end speedily, nor that Il can be car
rre1 on without losses, but it will be the
aim as lar as pract cable TO make every
lIie count.
In the neighborhood Of Pembria
Min where trouble with the B ackteet
ludans occurred a few days since, there
are onl y two companies OF U ). troops.
The Genera. OF the army is anxlousy
ava ting lurther intelligence from that
Quarter 1t is feared hat the Black
leet, Crow and Creek lndiaus may join
| and perpetrate many outrages
A sutfic ent orce can he moved 10 the
! protection o: tue settlers. The War
Department ls making every ef)rt to
meet the expected outbreak among the
lndan- on the Northern frontier and
II tue Northwes
III. Future Platform OF the DemOc-
rary-Wni Grant Ru" Again.
A gooi deal OF corre- pondence and
consultation 10 now going on between
prominent Liberals and Democrats in
! reference to the issnes winch should be
made before the Country Among the
ldees pressed by some Western poIiti>
cia,s are: First, au affirmation OF Tree
trade aud direct taxation, 10 be accom-
pan ed by a change in the Constitution
making property instead OF represents~
! uor the basis OF taxation. Second. a
demand for The abolition Of tie Nation
al banking system, substituting therefor
a tree banking law authorizing any one
TO issue circulation redeemabIe by
! the Government to the value OF Gov
ernmeut secur ties retired by him, and
return ed Cancelled 10 The Treasury.
Third an interual improvement sys-
tenn BY the Government, directed chief.
ly 10 The developement OF our inland
water resources, connecting those ln-
land with the seaboard by canals and
river improvements.
The discussions among prominent
Republicans are not less earnest, but
are devoted chlefly TO the Presidential
succession. the belIet that Grant will
be candidate for third term giving
much coucern 10 the advocates Of Nor
| ton, Blaine and other asplrants.