The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-05
WASHINGTON.


Clarke Gaines has entered suit aRains
Caleb Cushing, claiming 100000 fo
libel; that In one OF the recent bills filet
by Cushing he charges her with maxim
wanton, grossly and malicious accusation
OF himself.
Rx PRRsIDENT CEsPRDEs KILILRD,
Havana telegrams report the killing o
ex.Ptesldent Cespedes BY the San QueTtir
BAttolian and the burial Of the body ln
sandlago de Cuba.
Mr.. JAYNE GETS SOME INSTRUCTION.
Alta session Of the Ways and Means
Committee today the Chairman pro tem
informed all concerned that JAYNE would
proceed TO speak on the points 10 which
attention had been called yesterday,
why moiety law should or should NOT 6e
changed. The Committee desired to hear
nothing more from him about particular
cases, and II he should have to refer TO a
case as Illustrating his argument he would
have 10 do so In non personal manner,
Mr.. Jayne then resumed his testimony.
going over the laws relative to seizure
and argued in favor Of the present system
eI rewards, otherwise the government
will lose large sums by frauds, the Com
missioners Of the Boston Board Of Trade
following with an argument against the
seizure Of books and papers and giving
moieties 10 the iniormer.
B G. Jayne continued his personal
statement before the Committee on Ways
and Means to-day. He used language
similar to that reported yesterday regard.
ing some ot the New York merchants, and
was stopped by the Chairman, who re-
minded him he was present to give his
views as an expert and not 10 Vindicate
himself as prosecuted or abused man.
Mr.. Beck, one Of the committee, said TO
jayne that his personal explanations we're
simply intolersble.
JAYNE LEAVES A STATEMENT BEHIND HIM.
B. G. Jayne, who recently resigned the
position oil special agent of the United
States Treasury Department has lett with
the Committee on Ways and Means
statement OF fines and penalties and .or-
FIXTURES distributed 10 collectors, naval
officers and surveyors of tho port of New
York from April 9Th, 1851, to November
3Olh, 1873, from which 1t appears there
were paid 10 collectors Hiram and Barney
$G4 900, Simeon Draper $55, 900, Preston
King and special deputy $4,000, Henry
A. smythe $4,000, Moses 81. Grinneil
Al 900. Thomas Murphy $55,O 900, Chester
A. Arthur $50. 900, naval officers George
Devison $4,000, Moses F. O'Dell 49,
900, John A. Dix $40. 900, Edwin A. Mer.
rett $41 900, Moses Il. Grlnnell $39 900,
A N. Loflin $4,000; surveyors, Rufus F.
Andrews $65000, Abraham Wakeman
$l69,000, Alonzo B. Cornell $4,000,
George N. Sharpe $1,000.
TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE
At nooon to-day the Associate Justices
as usual entered the Supreme Court room,
Chiet Justice Waite being in the rear. As
the Associates are opening the court they
occupy their seats. The Chief Justice
took chair at the desk OF Mr.. Middleton,
clerk..of the court. A few moments there
after the clerk read aloud the commission
Of the President, when the Chlei
Justice read aloud the oath to be
administered to him by the clerk, 10
which the clerk added $50 help you
God, ," the Chief Justice subscribing. The
Chief Justice then proceeded to his seat
on the bench, having robed before appear.
ing in. Court, the Associate Judges stand.
ing in his honor. The reading OF the
opinions were then resumed from yester.
day by Justice Field. There was a large
attendance Of members OF the bar and
others in the Court room.
The committee TO investigate theaffairs
ol the District OF Columbia met this morn.
ing, Senator Thurman In the Chair,
Senator Boutwell, still being unwcll.
The committee ordered five hundred
copies of Governor SHEPHERDS answer to
their interrogatlves printed, and ordered
the vouchers and papers filed by the
Government to be accessible TO the coun.
Gil for both sides. The committee will
meet tomorrow morning to begin the In.
Vestgation, and will first take up the sub.
ject OF schools, with view to ascertain
the amount Of tax levied for school pur.
poses, the amount remaining uncollected,
condition OF the schools, etc.
The President, to-day, appointed the
following Government Directors Of the
Union Pacific railroad: Jas. F. Wilson,
Iowa; l. Il. Mtllard, Nebraska; John @.
q. Harrison, Indiana; John A. Tibbetts,
Connecticut; Francis B. Brewer, New
York, all Tor one year from the March II,
1874.