The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-19
WASHINGTON.


TREASURY ITEMS, ....
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Comp
troller Of Currency authorizes the City
National Bank Of Psducah, KY, with a
capital of 100000, to commence busl-
": VIM. Il. West, late Chief Clerk of the
Treasury, died last night. he had been
in the Treasury since 1887.
The Commissioners OF Internal ReVe-
nue., acting under the late decision Of the
U. s. Supreme Court, have rejected seven
claims made by railroad companies for the
relunding Of taxes paid on interest, diVi-
dends and profits.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
The President made the following
nominations: E. A. Thomas, New York,
Associate Justice Supreme Court ot Wy
oming Territory; Jason B. Brown, Ind,
Secretary Wyoming Territory; Hiram
Latham, Surveyor General Wyoming
Territory; B. F. Campbell, Register Land
Oiflce at Vermillion, DakRto. Collectors
of Internal Revenue: Isaac H. Duval, lst
District, West Va; F. H. Bailey, 4th Dis
trict, Michigan; Alexis Cope, 18th Dis
trict' Ohio. Postmastcrs: Robert 3. Ken.
duck, Chattanooga, Tennessee; VIM. s.
Krate, Ravenna, Ohioi William Jackson
Rock Island, Illinois; james Newly,
Cambridge City, Indiana; 4. UlIman, Up
per Sandusky, Ohio; R. ]. Tompkins, Mt
Carol, nllnOis;T. N. CaSsiday, Winter
set, Iowa.
a delegation of Colored men from Bal.
timore, headed by Bishop Wayman, call
cd on the President this morning, in be-
half OF the retention Of Collector Thomas
Of that port. The President has sp.
pointed Frederick Sawyer, ex-senator
OF South Carolina, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. The members Of the Cab
met were sworn in at noon to-day.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations: John Gaforth, Assistant
Attorney General OF the United States,
to take effect April 9th; David Noggle,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court oil
Idaho; ]. P. Kidder, OF the Supreme Court
of Dakota; A. P. K. Stafford, Governor Of
Arizona, Gales BashGOrd, Secretary Of
Arizona, Frank Hallecy, Colorado; VIM.
G. Rich, Secretary oi New Mexico; Jas.
F. Lane, United States Attorney Of Iowa.
Registers Of Land Office, W. H. Fitzpat-
rick.
Collectors of Internal Revenue, Lewis
Weitel, 1st district Of Ohio; Surveyors OF
Customs Thomas Steele, Pittsburg; r. Il.
Stephenson, Cincinnati; W. T. Miller, AL
ton Illinois: Geo. Fisher, Cairo, Illinois,
Jas. p. Luse, Louisville, Kentucky; VIM
r. Holiday, Wheeling, W. Va; VIM. NJ
Evans, Parkersburgh, w. Va; Phillip
Hornbrook, Evansville, Indiana; Chas'
Dillingham;, Naval Officer, New Orleans
Postmasters-James D. Norris, Abba,
Iowa; Franklin A. MuroOn. Sandwich,
Illinois; Edward s. Smith, Batavia, ILL
nois; Asa Reynolds, Grand Haven, Mi
chiganS JOSIAH Deloach, Memphis; VIM.
II. Stillwell, Humbolt, Tennessee; Aaron
b. Turner, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Al
men Melsworth, Lowell, Michigan; l.. A.
Burnett, Terre Haute, Indiana; Benjamin
r. Regler, Attica, Indiana; Joseph 4
Jackson, Union City, Indiana; David W.
Vaylcs, New Albany; Indiana; William
A. Hanal, Washington, Indiana; William
L. Winkler, Columbus, Indiana; James
A. Curran, Delaware, Ohio; Elias W.
Merrill, Muskegon, Michigan.
CAsEY's CONFIRMATION oPPosED.
Col. Casey's confirmation as Collector
Of New Orleans is earnestly opposed. Sen
ator West is against him, but more he
saws in the interests OF the State Of Louis
iania, than with the hope oidefeating him,
II is said the vote will be close.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
The President this afternoon was in
consultation with the Commissioners Of
Internal Revenue and decided upon the
following appointments Of Collectors of
Internal Revenue: Richard H. Whiting,
5th district Of Illinois; o. P Johnson
end district Of Kentucky; franklin
s. Hill, 4th District Of Kentucky; William
r. Sapp, 18th District Of Ohio; Henry
Hamden, 2nd District OF Wisconsin. The
OF N. G. Sharp, Postmaster
at Chattanooga, has been withdrawn by
the President and Kendrick. tho present
incumbent renominated. The following
persons have been appointed by the Pres.
ident to attend the Vienna Exhibition:
Practical artisans: Lyman Bridges, Illinois;
George A. Strawberry, OHIO. Scientific
men; ]. Lawrence Smith, Kentucky; John
A. Warder, Ohio. A large number OF
honorary commissioners to the Exhibition
have been appointed. ~