The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-04
WASHING ON. &.
Jewell the Coming Man.
WARRINGTON, July 8

Jewell, United States Minister at St.
Petersburg, has accepted, by cable, the
Postm sster- G eueralship. rendered this
morning. Marshall, Frat Assistant
Postm aster-General, will be appointed
to serve until the arrival Of jewell.
ssntue of q GennraI Thomas.
The committee of army officers to
select model for an equestrian statue
OF General George II. Thomas have
sgreed upon that designated by L. L.
Ward, and will have the statue erected
in " ashington if Congress or the Dis
trict Government will make the mecca
sary appropriations 10 erect the pedes-
tai
The President and Mrs. Grant leave
this afternoon Tor Long Branch.
FreeaIncns' Bank Affairs.
The dss gnation OF the Commission
.r. made by the Freedmeus' Savings
Bank and Trust Company has been sp"
proved by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
They are Postmaster General Cress-
well, DR.. c b. Parvis and l.. ii. Lle-
pold. The District Commissioners have
taken the oath OF Office and fled their
bonds of $4,000 each with the Secre-
tary ofthe Treasury.
The Vacancy I'm the Cabinet.
There is reasou to believe the PTesi-
dent designs appointing 8 New Eng
lander TO the Office Of Postmaster Gen.
eral. 1t is known that telegram has
been sent TO Europe, rendering the
position to a gentleman now there, and
although his name ia not authentlcslly
mentioned, Minister Jewell, At ST.
Petersburg, is supposed to be the per-
con.
BOARD OF Indian Commissioners.
The Secretary OF the Interior today
appointed, as members of the Board oi
Indian Commissioners to fiji the vacan'
cies which recently occurred thereon,
r. Butler, OF New York City; General
II. H. Sibley, OF St. Paul, Minnesota,
and Clinton B. Fisk, OF St. Louis.
These appointments increase the num-
her OF tie Commission from four, at
which il was left by the recent registra-
ton of Brunot and others, to seven.
Secretary Delauo vii soon fill the re-
naming three vacancies.
Tnr Dfs'rict tConTsisssonors.
General Kelcbam called on the Pr.si.
dent at noon to-day and formally &C.
ceptcd the appointment OF District Com
missioner. He wss selected after the
President had had a consultation with
Dennison and Blow, who said the ap-
pointment would be very agr.esble TO
them. They will take toe OATH OF OF.
flee to-day and expect to organze for
busiLees on Monday. "A large clss. of
citizens are anxious for that event, as
the comm ssioners will have the dis-
bursement OF about a million dollars
among the unpsid employees of the
late District Government
Arrested for Forgery.
Mention was heretofore made OF the
discovery OF iorgeries OF orders on the
Controller for the District OF Columbia.
and to-day Albert Underwood and
Thomas B. Warrick, both colored, were
arrested on information, charged with
forgery. Several other parties con-
nected with it will also be arrested.
Underwood hiss been o messenger in
the Comptroller's Office for some
months. He was a member Of the late
District legislature and is well known
local politician. Warr,ck graduated
from Howard Univertty as a lawyer,
and has since acted as clerk in ;he
Collectors office.
1t isrsported that some o. the depos-
tcrs iu the Freeimen's Bank are sell.
ing their pass books for Iess than their
value, either from necessity or in iguor-
auce OF the fact lha. Bank Examiner
Me'g., after thorough examination Of
the affairs OF the bank, placed toe as
sets, dcducting had and doubtful debts,
at 90 cent. ou the dollar. The officers
of the company cay that, with proper
care on the part ct the management,
the books vii he worth more tnsn that
sum, and that = large dividend Will be
made at IS early day az practicable.