The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-28
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, February 81
The Roston Collee t0rship.

i" 49,
The Boston Collee torship.
General Butler hsd an interview
With the President this morning about
the Boston Collectorship. He subse-
qaeutly returned with Secretdry Rich.
ardson, Senator Boutwell, and Repre-
sentatlves Hooper and Bufington. Oue
who was present says Summons will
not be wi hdrawn, and in the event Of
his rejection, the President will not
nominate snv one OF the persons named
by seven OF the Massachusetts Repre-
sentatives.
Appointed.
William Condill has been appointed
an internal revenue gauger ior the sixth
district oil Kentucky.
The Indians.
A telegram from the agent a. Fort
Yuma, Colorado, says that the Indians
are leaving San Carlos reservation.
Juries In Utah.
The bill reported BY Representative
Mckee to.day from the Committee on
Territories, concerning the execution of
the laws in Utah, gives authority 10 the
United States Marshal to appoint depu-
ties in each judicial district Of that Ter
ritory. The United States Attorney is
also authorized to appoint assistants
1t is made their duty to attend all
courts. Only male citizens OF the
Uoi,ed States over twenty>on years Of
age and for six months resident Of the
Territory, shall be competent to serve
as grand or petit jurors; the names to
be drawn from q box, a certain number
Of them being written on slips OF paper
In all;prosecutsons for bigamy. polyg-
omy or adultry, ii shall not be uecessa
~ tojprove either the first or subsequent
marriage. by registration or certificate
thereof, or other recorded evidence, but
the same may be proved by such evil
dence as is admissible to prove mar
risge in civil cases. and proof Of cohsb'
itstion BY accused with more than one
woman as husband and wife,
his declaration or admission
that such women are his yves. aud
his acts recognizing, acknowledging.
introducing. treating or deporting him
self toward them as such, ehell DC "a-
missable as evidence Any woman
now or hereafter holding the relation o
spouse or consort and not that OF a
law ul wife TO soy man who at the time
cohabts with auother woman as hie
vile, spouse or cousort, may file
Der petition asking 10 be discharged
from such relation"
The court may. upon due bearing,
adj ldge and decree her TO be di' ch .rg.
ed aud freed from such relation and
give her the possession and control o
her minor children together with 8
portion OF the estate Of the man Tor
the support of hersel and children. The
bill provides tba. nothing iu this sec
ZION ehall be construed as repeating.
or amending ex sting laws aea'"s'
polvgamy, and that the Probate Cour''
shall have juried ction only In 'ases OF
wills ard estates OF deceden,s, but shall
not exercise any other civil or criminal
o. equity jurisdiction whatever.
The District Courts sbaIl have ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in all &C.
tions for divorce or slimoDy aud in al
chaucery cases or proceedings. Al'
Courts except Supreme. Dls'rict Fro
bate and Justice Courts are abolished
The Thomas Monument.
Generals Sheridan, Hooker and Whip
pie of the Thomas Monument Associa
ton OF the Army Q! the Cumberland
have concluded contract for an equis.
t.rian statue in bronze OF Gen Thomas
fourteen .eet high, to be delivered iu
this olty in three years, the model OF
the same to be submitted 10 the Com
mittee in July next Tor its approval
w.r Claims.
The Committee on War Claims were
divided to-day, FIVE against i've
on the bill allowing certain contractors
for iron clads during the war, TO 90 tc
the Court OF Claims Tor damage. Ths
bill, however. will be reported to th'
House for action.