The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-05
B Y TELEGR R A Ph.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
By the Western Union Line, office North.
west corner OF, Main and Eth streets.
WASHING TON,
e 20. . WASHINGTON, March 5.
Effect OF the whisky War on the
Revenue Receipts.

Effect of the whisky War on the
Rovenue Receipts.
The progress of the whisky war is
watched with unususl interest by the
Secretary OF the Treasury and the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, and
should the retail trade be effected for
any length of time it will diminish the
manufacture not only OF spirits but OF
malt liquors and make addition al tax
alton necessary. During the Franco.
Prussian war the increase 10 the
sale of malt liquors vas noted from the
victory at Sedan TIL the close OF the
war. The Secretary says that the
stock o. wbiky is very large, dlstilier.
having manufactured largely, antlci pat,
ing an increase in the tax.
The Gaiwes.Cushsng C-se.
Mrs. Myrs Clarke Gaines, hae en-
tered suit against Caleb Gushing, de-
manding 100000, for libel. that in one
OF the recent bills fled by Gushing, in
which he charges her with making
wanton and grossly malicious accusa-
tions OF himselt.
The Noiety Question.
At the session OF the Ways and
Means Com mittee to-day the Chairman
pro ten. informed all concerned tha
Jayne would proceed in the points tt
which attention had been called yes,
terday, why the moiety law should OF
should not be changed. The commit
tee desired to hear nothing more from
him about particular cases and if h'
should have to refer TO case as Illus
trsting his argument, he would do 80 II
sspersonal manner.
Mr.. Jayne then resumed his testimo'
ry, going over laws relative to selzur es
and argued in favor OF the present ss g.
tenn OF rewards, otherwise the govern
ment will lose large sums by frauds.
The commissioner OF the Bostor
board OF trade followed with an argu
ment sgaipst the seizure OF books ant
papers and giving moietes TO the In
former.
3. 6 Jayne, who recently resigneI
the position o. special agent o. the L
S. Treasury Department, has LETT with
the Committee OF Ways and Means 6
statement OF the fnes, penaltIrs and
lorfeilnres distributed to the collectors
naval officers aud surveyors, al the
port o. New York, from April S,h
1861, to November 30th, 1873, from
which 1t appears there were paid tc
collectors the following amounrs Hi.
ram Barvey, $o4 900; Simon Draper
5000: Preslou King and special dep
uty, $1,000; Henry A
Smyth, 100000; Moses II
GrinneIl, 1000; Thomas Murphy
55. 600; Chester A. Autbur, $1,000
Naval officers-George Davidson
$ll9 0J0; Moses F. ODsll, 42OOO
JOAN A. DIX, 10 600; Edwin A Mer'
| rect, Al coo; Moses II. Grinnell, 3D.
COO; A. n. Loflrn. 81 900
Surveyors-Reius F Andrews, s6).'
500; Abrsm Wakeman, lS9 100
Aiobzo B. Borneli. l37.0Ju; George n
Sharp, 3 900
At noon to-day the associate justlct,
a. usual, entered the Supreme Cour
room, Cuet Justice Waite being in TIT
rear. As the associates, on the open
ing Of the court, occupied their seat.
the Chlet Justice took chair at to
desk OF Mr.. Middleton, clerk OF th'
court. A lew moments thereafter th'
clerk read aloud the commission o
the President The Chef Justice ther
read aloud the oath to be administers
10 tim bv the clerk, TO which th'
clerk added, 80 help you God. tn
Ch,ei Justice subscribing. The Che
Justice then proceeded TO his seat o.
Tue bench, having robed himself betor
appearing in the court room, the Asso
cate Justices standing in his honor
The reading ot opinions was then re
sumei from yesterday,by Justice Field
| mere Was q 10.
bers OF the bar and others in the cour
room,
Appointments.
The President to-day appointed tn
fol owing Governmen. directors OF th
Union Pacific Railroad: James +
Wilson, Indiana; J. II MliioTc
! Nebraska; John C. II. Harrison, lndI
aua; John A Trbbetts, Connectlcu
and Francis B. Brewer, New York, a
tor one year dating from March II
/ 1874.
Tne Di.,ric, Government InSest:S'
tI0u.
The committee to investigate the a
fairs OF the District Of Columbia M
, this forenoon, with Senator Thurma
Ia the chair Mr. BOutvell being ell