The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-03
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WASHINGTON, October. =
greRsury Disbursements

dian and Pensions, So, l47 ,S34 Is. Total
$l765l, ,297.40.
The above does not include payments
made on account of the interest or
principal OF the public debt
Commander Wsyman, OF the United
States Navy, was to-day ordered 10
temporary duty IS a member OF the
Naval Examining Board, Vice Com.
mander Patterson, who has assumed
the command OF the Washington navy
Gard.
The Naval Examining Board. after
recess OF a month, resumed the session
to-day aud examined for promotion
ensign w. W. Kamball.
appointed.
The President has appointed Joseph
Isascs, of California 10 be Register O.
the Land Office at Shasta, CalitorDia,
vice John S. FaIlsnsbee, resigned.
The President has recognized joseph
II. Snyder as vice consul OF the Ar
centine Republic. at New York.
Secretary Fish had an interview with
the President this morning.
Old Probabilities in Counei'-Wonih'
cr Reports ircm the WCrid.
Aletter from Vienna under date o!
September the 18th, just received here,
says:
The vienna Congress has just as
serted by unanimous vote upon the
proposition OF General Meyers, sustain
ed by Buchau, Duys, Ballot, Jellinck,
Newmayer, Scott, Wild, MObn and
others, the following That it is de
sirable, with a view to their exchange,
that at least one uniform observation OF
such character as to he suitable Tor
the preparation OF synoptic charts 10 be
taken and received daily and simults-
neously at a. many stations as ls prac-
t;csble throughout the wOrlG." The
formal announcement Of this principle
with such sanction tends directly to-
the exchange OF the signal service aud
weather reports between all civilized
nations. II is interesting in reference
to American reports to know that the
Chinese government is preparing the
establishment OF system Of storm
warnings and weather reports Tor China
and the Chinese coast OF the Pacific.
Postmnstcrs AppOinted.
The following Postmasters, to be
nominated by the President, are made
out at the Postoffice Department: Ed.
ward c. Negley, Pittsburgh, vice John
II. Stewart, suspended on account of
defalcation; Henry A. Willis, at Thom-
ton, Ne, ard E. West, at St Cloud,
MINI. These nominations will be
signed by the Postmaster Conceal to-
day and at once forwarded to the Ex-
ecutive mausion for tAe Presidents con,
sderatiOn.
Appeal OF CGiiGn Cases.
1t is the intention Of the Govern
ment to take appeal on ali cotton case
awards made by the Court OF Claims
last Spring, and in support OF this &C
ton strenuous efforts are being made
to collect new evidence in all parts Of
the South.
Postal Cards.
The recent firm stand taken by the
postofGce with the Morgan Enye!OPe
Company, relative to the manufacture
OF postal cards, appears to have had an
excellent effect. The cards received
within q day or two pact are better than
any heretofore manufactured, the most
marked improvement being in the qual.
ity and fioish OF the paper. This would
indicate that the company, If they are
70 disposed can do the work saIisfactoT-
lily, The manufacturers have caught
up with the public demand, ard all re-
quisitions are being filled aS iGst ae
received. They have now on hand a'
Springfield about six million OF cards,
and there is no apprehension that the
manufacturers will run behind.
The Public Debt statement.
The extensive purchase OF bonds last
week interfered considerably with the
reduction Of the public debt Tor Septem~
Der. The twelve million bonds pu--
chased were paid for in currency at &
premium OF l03 per cent, making the
total premium OF purchase one million
and ninety thousand dollars. This
amount had they been bonds would
have been added to the one million nine
hundred thousand decrease OF debt for
September, and would have made the
decrease nearly SS.000,000 The fnan-
cial trouble caused falling off in In
iernal Revenue receipts during the
close ofthe month, which also tended to
prevent a larger reduction.
Suit Against Jay Cooke.
Yesterday Mary E Cody, widow OF
the late w. H. Cody, OF Georgetown, BY
Messrs. Crittenden & Cooper, entered
suit against Jay Cooke & Co., on a
certificate OF deposit for $4,000.
Resumed Payment.
All The banks resumed the payment
Of currency to-day.
Peace In Louisiana.
Governor Kellogg yesterday assured
the orney.General that both politi-
cal parties in Louisiana have made an
snicable arrangement and that in the
future peace will prevail.
Monetary Matters.
The ring organs continue to harp on
the beauty OF the certificates issued by
their banks, but it is certain that hard.
Iy any business men have received!
them. Matters are now going on QUIZ
etly here, though bus ness is still very
duh. A more cheerful feeling was in.
:pired BY the financial news to-day
from New York.