The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-30
WASHINGTON.


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WARRINGTON, December 20.-It ar
pears from official documents that on th
2lst OF November the President author
lied the distribution Of clothing ant
other supplies to those rendered destitute
by the grasshopper devsstations in Kan
sSs and Nebraska, trusting to Congress
for future approval. There Is no doub
that Senator HitChcoCk's bill for the re
lief OF persons suffering from the rAvage
Of the grasshoppers Will become law.
POSTAL MATTERs.
The Postmaster General to-day issuel
orders disseminating the steamboat ser
vice on four routes which supply Kel
West, namely From New York, Balti
more, New Orleans aud Tampa, and alst
from Cedar Keys TO Tampa. The annua
cost Of all the above aggregated $l43. .073
In lieu of the service discontinued tht
Postmaster General hascontracted to sup
ply Key West twice week from Ced8
Keys, the western terminus Of the Floridl
Railroad, 300 miles distant, at a yearl,
cost OF $1,000
CABINET MERTiNG.
The Cabinet was iu session to day 70
nearly an hour and half Secretary
Bristow was not present. The condition
Of affairs in Louisiana was the subject o
attention. Attorney General William
made come remarks on the necessity, il
his opinion, OF the Government sustain
ing the Returning Board in its recent de
cisions. The views of the Attorney Gen
eral were more fully set forth, and al
though the members Of the Cabinet de
cline TO give specific information regard
ing the statements presented by Judgt
Williams, the opinions emphatiCally eX
pressed by him both in public and pri-
vate, ,duringthe examination by, and since
the report Of the Returning Board art
known to have been reiterated by
him in the Cabinet meeting to-day
These are that there is necessity for lht
Governments sustaining the report Of tht
Returning Board at all hazards, and tina
its decision was right in law and in fact
These opinions were asserted at sOmC
length. Other than the remarks OF tht
Attorney. General, there was no discus,
sion upon the subject, and no decision
was reached. 1t is said 10 high Ofiicia
circles here that the lorces OF the Wal
Department now in Louisiana are autii
cient to preserve the public peace ant
dignity, should their violation be threat
ened.
APPOINTMENTS.
James A. Funkhauser has been ap.
pointed Internal Revenue Gauger for thC
Sixth District OF Missouri. David Bake
will be appointed Chief Of tho Loan Di
vision OF the Treasury Department ricC
Bigelow, resigned.
INTER POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
For the purpose Of placing Communi
cations by post between the United
States and the Dominion OF Canadt
upon the most liberal and advantageous
basis, the following arrangements have
been agreed upon, 10 be carried into ef
feet on the first OF January 1875, or az
soon thereafter as necessary measures car
be perfected Tor putting them into opera
tion.
/. Unilcation Of the postal systems
OF the two countries in respect TO cores
pOndenCG exchanged between them
Each country TO forward and deliver fret
of charge correspondence oI all kind!
written or printed received from thC
other. which correspondence must in al
cases be prepaid at the established do
mesllc rates Of the country OF origin.
2 Each country will transmit domes
tic mail Of tho other in closed pouche!
through its Territory Tree OF charge, BY
its ordinary mail routes.
8. NoaCcount shall be kept betweenP Post
Office departments OF the Two countries il
respect to international correspondence o
any kind exchanged between them, escl
department retaining 10 its exclusive
privilege allSpostsgc collected on mai
matter other than for delivery,
4. Its understood to be the desire ant
intention Of the respective postotliCe de
pSrtments that tho provisions OF thi
agreement shall extend to an interna
tiOnal money order eXchaUgeas soon a
practicable.
8. Theprovisions Of this agreement, al
far as relates to tho rate OF postage, shAl
be carried into effect on the lst OF Feb
ruary, 1875.
Q. all provisions Of the existing posta
convention, inconsistent with this ar
are hereby abrogated.
7. Formal articles embodying the pro
visions oi this agreement shall be pre-.
pared for execution as soon as possible.
Signed w. H. GRIFFIN.
Deputy Postmaster General of Canada
acting for and subject to the approva
of the Postmaster General of Canada.
MARSHAL JEWELL.
Postmaster General.
POTTER ACCRPTs.
William A. Potter, OF New York, has
accepted the position Of Supervising