The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-04
WASHINGTON.

AAANANANN ca NiNas BANK C0hhBtION,
WARRINGTON, July 4-The desIRuG.
tion Of commissioners made by the Freed.
mems Savings Bank and Trust Company
has been approved by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. They are Postmaster General
Cresswell, DR.. O. B. Parvis and L, III
Leopold. The District Commissioner
have taken the oath Of Office and filed
their bonds for $4,000 each with the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
EouEsTARIAN STATUE OF GEN. THOMAS.
The Committee Of Army Officers. to
select q model oian equestGriAn statue Of
Gen. Geo. q. Thomas, have agreed upon
that designed by L. Q. Ward, and will
have Q statue erected In Washington II
Congress or the District Government
Will make the necessary appropriation to
erect the pedestal.
LEAVE FOR LONG BRANCH.
The President and Mra. Grant leave
this afternoon for Long Branch.
THE posTltAsTRR aENRRA1suIP.
There Is reason to believe that the
President designs appointing o New
EnglAnder 10 tho office OF Postmaster
General. II Is known that 9 telegram
has been sent to Europe rendering the
position 10 gent now there, and although
tho name Is not authentically mentioned
Minister Jewell, at 81. Petersburg, is sun
posed TO be the person.
Jewell, Minister at st. Petersburg, has
accepted by the cable the Postmaster
Generalship rendered him this morning.
Marshall, first assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral will be appointed to serve until the
arrival Of Jewell ,e5S-~
THE DISTRICT COMMISSION,
General Ketchum called on the Presi.
dent at noon and formally accepted the
appointment Of District Commissioner.
He was selected alter tho President had
had Q consultation with Messrs, Denuison
and Blow, who said the appointment
would be very agreeable TO them. They
will take the oath Of office to-day, and
expect to organize for duty on Mondy. A
large class ol citizens are anxious for that
event, as the Commissioner will have the
disbursement Of about million dollars
among the unpaid employees Of the late
District government. -, -...
THE PAY PoRaERs.
Mention was heretofore made Of the
discovery Of iorgeries Of orders for fire.
mems and policemen's certificates In the
office oil the Comptroller for the District
OF Columbia. To-day Albert Under.
wood and Thomas B. Warwick, both
colored, were arrested on an information
charged with the forgery. Several other
parties connected with It will also be ar.
rested. Underwood has been messenger
In the Comptroller's Office for several
months, Ho was q member of the late
District Legislature, and Is well known
as local politician. Warwick graduated
from the Howard University as lawyer,
and he has since acted as clerk in the
Collectors Office. It Is reported that some
OF the dep0sitors In the Freedmen's bank
are selling their pass books for less than
their value, either from necessity or in ig. |
norsnce OF the fact that Bank Examiner |
Meigs alter a thorough examination Of the |
affairs OF the bank placed the assets, after |
deducling the bad and doubtful debts, at
nlnety'three cents on the dollar. The OF. |
Ulcers OF the company say that with
proper care on the part ot the manage.
ment the books will be worth more than
that sum, and that a large dividend will
be made at as early day as practicable.
THR INDIAN COMMISSION.
The Secretary Of the Interior 10 day ap.
pointed as members Of the Board OF In
dian Commissioners, 10 fill the vacancies
which occurred there, X. Butler, Of New
York City, General e. b. sibley, Of ST. |
Paul, Mimi, and Clinton O. Fisk, Of 81.
Louis. These appointments increase the
number ol members OF the Commission
from four, at which 1t was left by the re-
cent resignation ol Brunot and the others,
10 seven.