The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-05
Resigned-POstaI Car Again.

The Acknowledgement has received
and accepted the designations of j. New
ton Temple, District Attorney for the
Western District of AR kansas, and John
A. MINIS District Attorney for the
Northern District of Alabama.
The Attorney General to-day, at the
conference held with Postmaster General
Marshal, said that the law fixed the COM
pcnsation so explicitly with reference to
the postal car sevice that no opinion was
needed on the subject to interpret in
struction.
Po,tmaster-General Marshal this morn
ing, received the following telegram from
Mr. Hincklcy, dated yesterday:
Il have your telegram. Our cars are
plainly marked with our names. We nj
low them to go to New York and Wash
ington only on the understanding YOU
will pay our price for their Use on this
road. If YOU refuse do not load them, aS
we intend TO keep them upon our road
when returned to us from New \ ork and
Washington
To this no reply was sent. The postal
car North this morning, WAS one belong
ing 10 the Baltimore and Patomac road,
with the running of which it would seem
Hinckley does not propose to interfere.
The car which left New York this morn
ing is one Of Hinckley'S and he will have
an opportunity to carry out his threat,
and stop it at Baltimore this evening.
Should he do So and compel the transfer
of the mails, the act will be considered
bv the Postotiice Department sufficiently
overt to warrant it in making new ar
rangoments.
President Scott Comes to the Rescue.
President Scott. of the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, telegraphS to the Post
master General that the officers of that
road have been instructed to do whatever
is needful to meet the wants of tn" gov
crnment, but expresses the hope that tn"
department will be able to make SatIstac-
tory arrangements, SO that the mails may
not be deviated from the channel hereto
fore used.
John King. Jr, president pro tenn. of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. tcIe-
graphs the department that the postal
cars of that road will be at the disposal OF
the Postmaster General for such service
as NAV be designated.
Awards for Indian Supplies.
Awards were made to-day for supplies
for the Indians in.New Mexico and Ar
iona rs follows: l.. +. Smith, Of Kansas.
beef for Arizona agencies, at S2.h9 per
cwt.; -four for Chincahua agency. AT -
- oh - a.
Mexico, beef for the Southern ApacheS,
at sl.9S per cwt. Lewis Rosenhaum,
of New Mexico, sugar for the ComancheS,
at DC and coffee at soc per 10. l.. Spcl-
dclburg, Of New Mexico, flour for Mcz-
I lers agency. at $544 per cwt. +. Knox.
of New Mexico. for the Southern
Apaches. at 1920 per cwt. j. NJ. Bar
nev. of Arizona, -four for the Colorado
agency. at 50 per cwt.; sugar for the
Chincahua agency, 23c; sugar for San
/ Carlos agency. 25c; coffee for Colorado
agency. 25c, and for San Carlos and
, Chincahus agencies at SOC per ID. {. y.
, Fish, of Arizonia, flour for San Carlos
agency at - 81 per cwt. c. y. Hever-
ing, Of New Mexico flour for Comanche
agency at 81 6j per cwt.
Notice is given by the Light House
Board that on and after August 10th.
1874. a light will be shown from the old
light house tower on the west side Of the
entrance to the Rock Island Harbor.
Isle Rsyole, about twenty-five miles from
the eastern extremity ofthe Island. The
light will be fixed red.
Libel Suit.
In the Police Court to-day the case of
James A. Stafford, of the Sunday Gazette
who is charged by Representative Platt,
of Virgins, with malicious libel, was
, called. Counsel for the defendant waived
examination, and the court held Stafford
in bail for his appearance before the
Criminal Court.
Legal Decision Asked For.
The President has referred to the At
torney General for decision of the
question whether the bonds issued BY tie
sinking fund commissioners of the Dis
triet Of Columbia to pay the Indebtedness
OF the District, are TO be payable in coin
or lawful money of the United States.