The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-13
BY EGRAPh.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
BY the Western Union Line, office North
west corner OF Main and l2th streets.
WAS ] "a Hi N TON.
WARRINGTON, February II.
Murdered By InaianS.

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information confirming the accounts OF
the murder OF Lieutenant Robinson and
a private by the Indians. The following
telegram was received from the White
stone agency, dated February 9th. via
Fort Laramie, BY the commissioner OF
Indian affairs:
In view OF the late outrages, l am
compelled to ask that military protec-
tlon be furnished me.
1Sisned.1 E. A. HowARD,
U. s. IpGian Agent.
The commissioner replied to the tel
gram that every protection would bs
afforded. Application has been made
to the War Department for this pur-
pose.
Fines for tho Violation of Internal
Revenue Laws.
The Secretary of the Theasury sent
a communication to the House Of Reps
resentatives to-day. in response to q res'
olutiou calling for a statement OF the
amount Of money paid from March l.t
1869 to March 81, 1873. by a person or
persons in settlement OF suite, judg-
ments or claims made by or in behalf
of the United States, for viola
ton Of the revenue laws, at
Boston and New York. The state.
msnt accompanying the letter gives
about $500 cases in New York, with
the names OF the dellnquents, amount
of their Indebtedness, and the names Of
informers. with the amount awarded to
them, aud to the collector, survey or and
naval officers. The Indebtedness Tor the
greater part in individual cases is
small, ranging from $50 to $1,000.
Some of the largest Gums. together
with the names of the delinquents. are
given. Special agent, B 6. Jayne is
stated as iutormer in the cases men,
toned. and as receiving in the aggre-
gate $4,000, in addition to at least
$40 600 in small casss. Apart from
these is the statement Of the delioquen-
cy of Phelps, Dodge e. Co, S27l OH;
costs and expenses OF recovery, S. l45.
Jsyoe, as informer in this case, receive
ed Sos 7lS, and the collector, surveyor
sud naval officer each one-third OF that
sum, or 81, ,906. These officers in all
similar cases received oue-third as
much ss the intormer. Frank E
Move, Geo. Brown and C. II. Bracket
received $l4.500 from the delinquency
Of other firms The gross proceeds
we're $4,20l, ,39l; duties s232,774;
costs and expenses S234, l04: amount
covered into the treasury So, 1881 the
collector received $407, ,345; naval Of
ficer 1926, ,O5S; surveyor 1891 2l3; To-
formers $7l6,24S; total amount dis
tri buted 81 1886, 500; U. S. share re-
naming in the treasury Sl.9l4 TAG.
The Secretary OF the Treasury also
transmits statement OF the
foes, penalties, and for failures
in the district OF Boston and Charleston
from March lst, 1869, to November Sd.
1873. Special agent Jayne also received
large amounts as informer here. Ofthe
net amount covered into the treasury,
1909 40l, the collector received $5O.Sl6;
naval officer, $50.Sl7; surveyor, $5O,Sl7;
informers, $l5279S. Total amount dis
tr.buted 1907, ,247; the Ualted States
share remaining in the treasury s3o4,
Isl.
I6lprov. mens OF the Ohio River.
The Secretary OF War has sent to the
House Of Representatives letter OF
the chief OF engineers, submitting the
report of Majors Weitzel and Merrill
o. the corps of engineers, op improve
ment of the navigation OF the Ohlo
river. The Board recommended that
a slack water plan for improvement 10
navigation would be tested at the lower
dam on the Monongahela river.
Discharge or CLERKS.
The House Committee on Approprl'
atoms will probably recommend the re
duc,ion of l25 clerks in the ditferen,
depsrtm ents, which will annually
save the government $l50,00O. The
retreuchn ent will fall the heaviest on
the Surgeon-Generals office.
Combinations.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations John W. Jenkins
OF Virginia, Secretary Of the Territory
OF Colorado. Postmasters, VIM. A
Kurtz, Athens, Ohio; John c. Hos
kins, Sioux City. Iowa.
Married.
John NJ. Morton, son OF Senator
Morton, was married tonight, to Mis-
Browo, daughter Of S. T. Brown, Of thu
city. Among the guests were the Pres
ident, Speaker Blaine, and a number
Of Senators.
Bridges over NavIgabIe Streams.
The Secretary Of War has sent to th'
House OF Representatives the draft Of I
bill making it the duty OF the Secretsr!
of War to maintain supervision o
the construction Of all bridges hereto
fore authorized and not completed O.
that may be hereafter authorized to D.
constructed over navigable waters il
the United States. The bill proposes
to repeal the law OF 1872 for the con
struction of bridge scrsss the Arksn
sas river at Little Rock, because !
would obstruct navigation. The bill
was referred to the Committee On Com