The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-05
WASHINGTON.


; WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The PostmaSte
General, to-day, ordered Postmasters Il
forward all letters or packages receives
from foreign countries to the places Of thei
destinatlon, before permitting any inter
ference by officers Of customs.
WANT A POST OFFICE.
The people Of UnRlaska, one of thC
Aleutian Islands, want 9 post office. Theil
nearest post office Is at present at KidiAk
seven hundred miles distant.
ARRIVAL OF THE WABASH.
Ihe Navy Department has received q
tetegtam from Key West stating the arri-
val ot the steamer Wabash from Tho En-
ropean squadron.
$11, ,196524.
President Grant called at the Trea sury
to-day and had a long conversation with
treasurer Spinner, who will leave Mon
day for Florida.
RECOMMENDED FOR PARDON.
The Attorney General recommends
that pardons be issued to John B. Wright
and George w. Waters, convicted OF
ftnburgh over six years ago Of counter
Iein9g and imprisoned at Allegheny In
the Western Penitentiary.
MEXICAN COMMISSION REsuMRs Bus1NEss.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 4.-The United.
states and Mexican Commission has re.
aumed business, and will doubtless dis.
pose OF all the cases on the docket by the
expiration OF Its extended term. Within
the last TWO months the Commissions
nave decided at least one hundred cases,
including an adverse decision In the case
OF Daniel E. Woodhouse against Mexico,
known Jas the Tehauntepec claim, in
which the petitioner stated the amount OF
damages at five hundred million dollars.
Inc claims Of Mexico for $27, 900, 900 on
account ot damages from Indian incur.
sions is now in the hands Of Sir Edward
Thornton, the umpire, the American and
mexican Commissioners being divided In
opinion: Mexico claims that under the
treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo the United
States pledged themselves to forcibly re-
strain Indian incursions into her territory,
and that whenever such raids could not
be prevented the Indians should be
punished -hy-o,.s government and
satisfaction for the same effected.
The United States on the contrary in.
slsls that our government could not
promise TO do for Mexico more than il was
required to do for It's own citizens, and
therefore no damages could be claimed.
should the umpire decide against Mexi-
co IN the pending case, Mexico will pre-
sent the same principle as in answer to
the United States for claims OF damages
to the citizens Of Texas growing out Of
incursions of Mexicans into that State on
the Rio Grande border.
CONGRESS REAssEMBLEs.
There Is no reason TO suppose that there
Will not be q quorum in both Houses to-
morrow. The general sentiment among
members Is that they should first see to
what extent appropriations can be re-
duced before they consider the subject Of
assistance to the Treasury either in the
form OF additional taxation or temporary
convertible loan-the latter finding more
favor than the former mode OF relief
The morning hour in the House for the
consideration OF the supplementary civil |
rights bill will be resumed as a special
order, and will be debated Monday and |
Tuesday, on the latter day till 4P.M.,
when the discussion will close. Repre-
sentatiVes Stephens, Of Georgia, and |
Lamar, OF Mississippi, are expected 10 |
speak against the bill, which Is said by
its friends will undoubtedly pass.
The Supreme Court will resume busi- |
ness tomorrow.
There are no new developments with
regard TO the Chief Justiceship, though |
the pregonderance Of opinion now Is that |
Judge Williams will be confirmed.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions have had four meetings during the |
recess, and considered army, Indian, for. |
tltlcation and navy appropriation bills.
Every item has been cut down TO the |
lowest possible figure, in accordance with
the expressed wish Of the House to make |
appropriations comparatively small.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had |
several meetings during the recess, and |
considered the bankrupt bill with the |
view OF pertectiug 1t and reporting 1t to |
the Senate at an early day. Estimates
for Light Houses have been cut down |
81 ,OOO, 900, leaving them one-half the sum |
at the beginning Of the session.