, 1875-06-13
WASHINGTON.
Work Laid Out for the Powell
Exploring Expedition.
Treasury Regulations Concerning Pas,
sengers Baggage on Ocean
Steamers.
4. u. Barley Likely to Succeed Gen.
Webster as Treasurer.

powELLs EXPEDITION.
| SFtcsat Dispatct to The Chicago Tribune
NAsu1SaroS, D. c., June 12.-The explo1
ing expedition Of Maj. Powell will spend th
summer iu a portion of the West hitherto er
t1resy une1?lored. The Typographical party wi
pass considerable portion Of their time on
tract Of about fifty to eighty miles IN the south
eastern portion OF Utah. G. 4. White formerl
Stats Geologist Of Iowa, holds an important pc
6ition in this branch OF the expedition
The party will rendezvous at Gnnniops
Utah Territory. Tho extreme surveys vii
extend to point 500 miles from Salt Lake. The
! territory to bo visited embraces the San Rafae
! River, the Dirty Devil River, the Escalaite and
It's northern tributaries, and the Henry Moun.
tains. This section is situated on both sides o1
the Colorado River, near the junction OF the
| Gfand and Groen. Ghe trAugulation OF this
country ia 10 be- porefcted this year. Mat. Pow
| ell will make his final report upon the geology
! Of the territory to the next Congress-.
I Snow YoUR BAGGAGE.
The Treasury Department has ISSUED the new
regulations relative to the examlnatioa at bag
gaRc Of passengers from aoroad. Every passen-
ger vail be compelled to make sworn statement
| Of the number OF packages contained in each
package. and to specifically state whether there
are any articles intended for uso OF other per-
soos. Any misrepresentation OF facts vii! sub
ject the baggage to forfeiture. The blanks
have already been prepared and forwarded to
the various ports OF entry.
THE SIOUX COMMISSION.
Seoator MoFre}l. OF Maine. has declined posi-
tlon On the Sioux Commission on account OF Lis
health. He IS seriously i'll with braio trouble.
T. Y. Palmer, OF Chicago, will be offered plaza
on the Commission.
The Ereaing SYar says that William 0. Ayar7,
OF Chicago. present Chief Clerk of the Treasury
Department, has resigned. to take effect juno
the Apponsmont Clerk, Will assume
that poaition. 1t can be stated upon
the best authority th1t this statement
as to ths resignation OF. Avery is un!oauded
The Secretary Of tho Treasury tonight says that
hs knows nothing Of 1t, and knowa no reason
why any change should be made, and Mr.. Avery
BAYS that be has not resigned aud does not az
pect to.
SUSPENDED.
Sam Bard in out 1T last The President yes-
tordaE signel tho commission OF Ben ja:nn Con-
!ey to be Bsrd's Successor as Postmaster at At
laats, Ga.
GonBI1N8 THE CROOKED.
The Internal Reyonue Bureau ia On the track |
whisky. which las been traced to Baltimore I
from the West About 100 barrels have already |
been seized. Tho whisky WAS mostly in transit |
At tho time OF tho seizure at the ,cs dtseiIlezes
N chlcago. The packages which have beon !
'ezed had on them stamps which wars used the I
second time.
TIE CHICAGO ousroH-uousE.
Supervising Architect Potter arrived here from |
Cincinnati thiB evening. He says he does not
.now what the report OF the Com;ni7H:bn will DO.
lhere is however, little doub. that, in his own
el'ort, he will roc commend that tho ualls be |
aiken down.
aE%. wEnsrER's SUCCESSOR
There il little doubt that Augustus Fl. Burley
71ll be rendered tho position OF United States
ub-Troasurer At Chicago, vice Gan. J. D. Web
ter, transferred to tbs Office Of Collector at H.
ernal Revenue. Eurley is recommended. it is
naers:ood by both Senator Logan and coa-
ress1nan Farwel. Nothing has Us yet been
eard from Gen. Websrer, but it has long boon
here that he was quite willing
, 10 re!leved OF m offire with which
, much financial responsibility is connected. i
he commission OF Burley will. Of course, not be
aqed until something. definite is heard from
ebhter. but tho appointment OF Burle7 will |
.ooauly follow immediately upon the acceptance
the Co!lectoGship By Wabster Tho latter, {
2dcr the regulations, s not entitled to receive r
4 Dow commission until the bond for his now | +
1ioa hAs been approved. I q
ITO the Associated hess.1 :
TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS. :
WASHINGTON, Juno l2.--Tha President has =
gDed the commissions Of S. B. A1tell, to be |
,VeFnor OF New Mexico, and George ". Euery,
be Governor OF Utah.
KING nAILED. r
Congressman-eect William s. King, indicted | :,
connection with ths Paeidc ,Eail subsidy, was
tuitted to bail in 81, 03o to-day Gen. Butler q
'ved in the Crimiuai Court that day bo SGT u
the trial. Tho motion WAS oppoaod by Dis- o.
:t-Atsorney Fisher and Judse Hosmatter. CT
ken under AaVisemsnt.
APPOINTMENT.
1eorgs L. Webster has bean appointed Post~
star 1t Cum uinr Ga b,