The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-01
/: WASHINGTON.

coADrTIoN OF AFFAIRS IN MISSISSIPPI,
.WAsHrEeroN, July 81. 1.-The following
is telegram from Gov. Ames, Of Missis
aippi, to the President, In relation to thC
Vicksburg troubles: H'T 3lH-
31ll'' o JACKSON, Miss, July 20.
Pnesident us. Gram, Washington, D. o..
Iregret to inform you that / find upon
returning here that an alarming condition
oi affairs exists at Vicksburg. Infantry
and cavalry organizations exist, and II d
reported that number Of pieces Of artil
lery have been sent to that CITY, And
these bodies, organized and armed with.
out authority and in violation ol tho law,
assume 10 be guardians Of the peace
This 10 political controversy. On one
SIDE the Democrats, represented by the
whites, claim that they fear frauds on
the part Of their opponents, and the Re.
pu6licans, consisting mainly Of blacks,
claim that they fear fraud and violence on
the part Of the Democrats, At one time
collision and bloodShed was feared by All,
now BY the Republicans. But By the
Democrats, Il 10 believed, only because
they have become masters Of the situation,
Il 70 them also, who oppose the presence
Of the troops at this time. Ofthe causes
OF this lamentable state Of affairs, Il is now
useless TO speak, / only seek peace and
protection for all. Can there be any SER
ious objection why the troops should not
be sent thereI No harm can result for
troops are In many Of our cities at this
moment. In two cities Of this State their
presence may do q great good, It may
save many lives. They would more
than compensate for the harm, which II
any ! do not see, toresult from such pres.
ence. WIN 1t not be the least Of evils 10
have the troops there for any emergency,
lSignedlJ ADELBERT AMRs,
t' ~ ,.l Gouunor Of Mississippi.
THE PREsIDRNTs RRPLY.
The following reply was sent 10 Gov
ernor Ames to'day:L .,..
g h WAsHNsToN, D. G., July 81.
10 hon d. A.Ames, Jackson, Nfsassfppi.
DThe contents Of your dispatch have been
submitted to the President, and he dc.
clines to move the troops, except under a
call made strictly in accordance with the
terms oi the Constitution.
(signed), W. W. BRLKNAP.
,,a fs,r-o Secretary Of Var.
.rS A TREASURY EDIcr. ~
The following will be issued from the
Treasury Tomorrow: r ~ Il
BY virtue OF authority given by an act
Oh Congress, approved July IA, 1870, en-
Titled an act to authorize the reHunding OF
The National debt. l hereby give notice
that the principal and accrued interest Of
the bonds herein below designated, and
known as $40 bonds, be will paid at the
Treasury Department OF the United
States, in the city Of Washington, on and
after the first Of November 1874, and that
the interest on said bonds ceases on that
day. That Is 10 say Coupon bonds known
as the third series, act Of February 25,
1868, dated May /, 1862. Coupon bonds
Of $5O. Nos 12s201 to 14.5OO both inclu.
siVe; 800, Nos. Ss,201 to 45, 100 both in.
elusive; $500, Nos. 10, ,401 to 2870O both
inclusive; 81 900, Nos. 41,304 10 10000
both Inclusive. Totsl 10000 600,
Registered bondS-$50, Nos. 1851 to i75O
both inclusive; 500, Nos. 1O7O1 to 49,.
900 both inclusive; $500, Nos, 64Ol to
ZOO both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 26l67 to
$1,000 both inclusive; 5000, Nos 1904 70
0SOO both inclusive; $4,000, Nos. 1051S
70 l1,750 both inclusive. Total, 5000.
900; grand total, $4,000. The interest
due November 1st, 1874, on the registered
bonds embraced in the call will be paid
with the principal Of the bonds.
81 s-.a COMMISSIONS SIGNED. 'F's y
The President has signed the commits
slons OF the following postmasters: Thos.
Kucil, Westtield, Mo; Hiram o. Paine,
Fremont, Neb; John W. Marshall
Plattcsmouth, Neb; James B, Storer,
Akron, Ohio; Henry P. Strong, Beloit,
WIS; Hiram s. Gamue, Rlpon, Wis; T.
N. Stone, Elko, New; Albert B. Cham.
6erlain, Ashland, Nev; 9. H. Sheldon,
Burltngame, Kansas; John P. BrinkerholI'
Waupun, Wis; James Roberts, Oltowa,
Kansas; Henry B. Jaeger, Hudson, Wis;
O.J. Langsdale, Greencastle, Ind.
.4 j OPENING OF BIDS. 81. .e.
Inc bids for supplying beef, flour, cof-
lee and sugar for the Indians Of Arizona
and New Mexico were opened at the In.
:erior Department to-day. There were
twenty-five parties bidding. The offers
ranged from 50 to $5 for beef; flour, $5
to $lS per hundred pounds; coffee, csc
to 4Oc, and sugar 15c to 40c.. Secretary
Cowsn and Commissioner Smith have the
bids under consideration. Tho awards
will be made in q few days. , :
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEcp1oN.
In reply to an interrogatory by the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury, the Acting Attor.
ney General has decided that a railroad
existing, In contemplation, or unfinished Is
defined and identified by It's track
terminl. II therefore a land grant has
been made 10 q company TO aid il in con.
strucung In whole or In part road be.
tween certain termiAi, 1t will upon this
condition lie between the termini men.
toned, no more or less. Any subsequent
change OF termini will not affect the
original application or condition.
j. An Outrage Speedily Avenged. U
sHREvEpoRT, July 8l.-Reports OF a
horrible outrage and swift retribution
reached this city tonight. The lacts, as