The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-20
WASHINGTON.
ArrlYnl. Of the President.


WASHINGTON, juno 19.-The President,
accompanied BY General Bshcock, arrived
here early this morning, and will return
to Long Branch by the Friday night train,
It is not supposed there will be any for
NAL Cabinet meeting In the meantime, al.
though the heads OF departments will call
on him for the transaction Of business ol
a routine character. Among the early
callers this forenoon were RObb, Savage
and Osborne, the commissioners appoint
ed TO INQUIRE into the outrages and depre-
dations on the Rio Grande. Although
the visit was was mainly one Of courtesy,
there was some Incidental conversation
in relation to the results OF the inquiry.
The President expressed his satisfaction
with tho labors OF the commission and
remarked that he would do all in bis pow.
er TO afford the required relief 10 those
who had go severely suffered by raids.
' CHANGES IN CoRsULsHII8Iy
II was stated several days ago that there
would be about twenty changes In Con-
sulates for the benefit Of the Presidents
southern political friends. Several such
changes have already been 11adess the Ia
test being the appointment Of Henry Ray
Myers, ofAlabama, Consul at Hamilton,
Ont, in place of Mr., Blake, suspended.
Secretary BelknAp has returned.
Information has been received at the
War Department that the Legislature Of
Texas has commended Col. Mckenzie
for his late pursuit and chastisement OF
the Kickapoo Indians. s.asEn.y 49,,
Secretary Kobeson's POlariS report will
be furnished to the press late this alter.
noon, together with the full testimony oil
Capt. Tyson, Myers and others.
The Postmaster General to-day signed
additional articles to the present postal
treaty with Canada, providing for an in
terChange OF the postal cards OF the
United State and the Dominion at a pre-
paid rate OF two cents in full TO its des'
tination in either country, the prepay
ment 10 be clFectcd, by af1klng to the
card IN ordinary One cent postage stamp.
Postal cards not so additionally prepaid
are not 10 be forwarded. Correspond
ence has been in progress for some time
on this subject and it Is known that these
additional articles will be promptly signed
on the part of the Dominion. II this IS
concluded the arrangement will so into
effect July lst.
: The President today appointed the
following postmasters: w. II. Wann,
Gilman, Illinois; Thomas Moore, Metrop:
oils city, Illinois; and George X. kemball
Golden city, Colorado.
The President appointed as Internal
Revenue Collectors, Josiah Andrews, for
the I'd district OF Michigan and Adam
Nose, for the 81 district OF Illinois; also
William F. DuIrees, o. New Mexico, as
agent for the Indians of the Maignois,
Puebln agency.
The Postmaster General to-day do
termined to Issue an order, directing that
all the postal cards which cannot be de.
livered TO the persons addressed, shall be
Immediately returned TO the writer with
out extra charge.
The Acting Third Assistant Postmaster
General, to. day awarded the contract tpr
supplying the PostofElce Department with
registered package envelopes during the
next fiscal year 10 George F. Nesbltt1&
Co., OF New York city, they being the
lowest bidders. 10 - ~" l.' ~.
Commander Braine, Of the Juniata, Is
hero, ipr the purpose Of receiving final and .
additional Instructions concerning the
cruise Of, the Juniata. On his returntrip
he VIM make sounding along the coast
Of New Foundland. 1an d, l1lrsi rpi