The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-13
WASHINGTON.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON 70 npstoN

, WASHINGTON, July 1.-The NdtL0n(
Republican learns from leading Repub
llcRn Senator who has had recent con
versation with Vice President Wilson ths
his (Wilson's) resignation will soon b
made public, illheSlth being the cause Z
this extraordinary and unexpected ster
THE TAX PAYERS ASSOCIATION
oi this District has adopted plan OF or
ganlzStlOn which provides for the ap
pointment OF committee Of seventy 4
guard their interests generally, and t
prosecute In the criminal and civil court
such officers OF the late District govern
ment as have acted illegally In the col.
lection aud expenditure Of money, ant
other acts performed by them in dlsre.
gard Of law.
-. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The case Of the application Of z. L
Stanton, receiver oil the First Nationa
Bank, for authority under the Goth Sec
ton Of the National Currency Act to sell
the lot, building and fixtures opposite the
Treasury, known as the First National
Bank, has been referred TO the Auditor ol
the court Of Judge Leech, who took the
testimony in the case. II, s. Cooke testi
fed that the building was built by jay
Cooke & Co., and sold TO the First Ma
tional Bank, in which they were inter.
ested, as stockholders. 1t cost $4,000,
and this was at time when labor and
material were much lower than at pres
ent. BE also testified that 1t was probA-
Bile the bank would resume business, and
i so, they would regain the building.
The court has not yet given It's decision.
CONTRACTS AWARDED. - u
The Secretary OF the Interior, Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs and Board Of In.
dian Commissioners, acting conjointly,
to-day made the following awards for con.
tracts for Indian supplies during the fiscal
year 10 end June 8, 1876: The contract
for bacon for the Sioux nation, to be de-
livered at Sioux City, Is awarded TO ]. E.
Booge, Of that city, at 10i cents per pound;
]. L. Merriam, Of St. Paul, is awarded the
contract for pork, for the Sioux nation at
$l025 per barrel; also deliverable at Sioux
City; Armor, Plankiugton u Co., Of Chi.
SaSOI SSbulV h4C SOuAl at luk DuGUu lUI kue
Kiowas and WaChitas, deliverable at Kan
sas City, at II cents per pound. The lol.
lowing awards were made for supplying
flour for the Fort Peck Agency: 9. A.
Bradwater, Of Montans, at SO As per hun.
dred for the Sioux nation, deliverable al
Sioux City; to ]. L.. Merriam, OF St.
Paul, at g 73 per hundred for the
Sioux ofthe Red Cloud Agency, delivered
at Cheyenne to ]. D. Martin, Of Colorado;
at 50 so per hundred, the lowest figure ever
obtained for this agency; for the wild
tribes Of the Indian Territory, deliverable
at Kansas City, to J. A. Slavens OF Kan.
sas at % 80; lor Fort Hall Agency, to
David McCrainer, OF Montana, at 81 80.
McCrainer also secures the contract Tor
-four for the Blackleet Agency at S. so
per hundred. Owing TO the ravsges OF
the grssshoppers in this vicinity, the sup.
ply Of four. Tor the BlAckfeets has to be
imported from distance at the above
high prices; the quantity, however, is
only 225 900 pounds. Corn lor the Fk Peck
Agency is TO be supplied by 9. A. Brad
water, at $2 "a per hundred. The corn
contract for the Red Cloud Agency, de-
liverable at Omaha, is awarded 10 ].
T. Granger at So cents per bushel, and
corn for the Sioux on the Missouri River,
and delivered atSioux City, to be fur
nished by ]. II. Merriam ai 79 cents per
bushel. Contracts for wheat for Yank-
ton Agency at 05 cents per bushel, and
for Santee Agency at 85 cents, are award.
ed to N. W. Wells, Of Nebraska. Beef
cattle contracts are awarded as follows,
the prices being per hundred pounds
gross: For Fort Peck Agency, @. A.
Bradwater, at 50 25; for wild tribes in
the Indian Territory, ]. N. Dougherty,
at 81 o., the lowest figures ever reached;
for Fort Hall Agency, Idaho Territory,
David McCraivar at So 40; for the Black.
feet Agency, David McOraivar at 50 90;
Tor the Crow Agency, Wilson & Rich, OF
Montana, at 81 "a, tho lowest ever OBJ.
tanned for this agency; Tor the Santee and
Poncas Agencies, P. A. LArgery, OF Mon.
tana. at 81 6S, The contract for supply
ing 22,5000O0 pounds Of beef for all the
Sioux Of Dakota Is awarded 10 ].
Foreman, OF Nebraska, at 50 80 per
hundred. The contract price last year
was g 70. .r.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES RECEIVED FOR RE.
DRMPTInN. f..
The amount Of National Bank notes re-
ceived for redemption under the currency
act TO date Is $9 s02,070. The facilities In
the office OF the q. s. Treasurer for count
ing National Bank notes and remittipg
new notes in place Of those sent for re-.
demption are not sufficient TO allow az
prompt attention 10 the requests of the
banks as the chief OF the new division
would desire. An additional room, how
ever, will soon be secured. All the avail.
able force in the Treasurers office is now
busily occupied counting notes and COL
lectlng and crediting drafts forwarded on
account Of the five per cent deposit, but as
the remittances are 80 numerous there
may be some slight delay In acknOwledg.
ing them. The amount received to dste
on account OF the FIVE per cent deposit re.
quired to be kept in the Treasury as a
reserve from National Banks is S12177,-
240. . : r''
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Gen. VIM. A.
Hilleyer died here today Of congestion OF
the lungs.