The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-30
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 90
The Supreme Court to-day sustained the
position OF the Union Pacific Railroat
Company by affirming the decision oi
the Court Of Claims, namely; That thu
company has right to retain one half o.
its earnings on account Of Transportation
for the government. Judge Davis deliv'
cred his opinion, viewing the roads as .
great. national necessity, and the govern
ment fully secured the payment Of thu
principal and interest on the bonds.
Fernando Wood declines further ust
Of his name as candidate for Speaker o
the next House OF Representatives. Ill
says that he is not candidate and will MOI
be,a party to,the contest now going on here
for that office. Mr.. Wood makes no state
ment Of his claim among the remaining
candidates.
SHIP CANAL.
The Commissioners appointed TO in
Quire into the route for the proposed shiE
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans report that they are Of the opinion
that Nicaragua Ia the best, and estimate
that the work from the harbor Of Breto on
the Pacific 10 Greytown on the Atlantic
coast can be constructed at total COsl
not exceeding $GG,OOO,000, From this in
Vestment the Commissioners claim an
enormous return would be made, espG
Cially in the shipment to Europe and
American ports on the Atlantic Of Cali
fOrnia products. II is regarded Of the
highest Importance that the United State'
take some action ut once to carry out the
plans Of the ship canal in order to pre-
vent France or England from reaping the
honor and profit OF this great enterprise
Mr.. Il. s. Tobey, Of Brooklyn, inform
ed Secretary Chandler this afternoon thai
he was obliged 10 decline the position Ol
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs rendered
to him by the President.
The Commissioner Of Indian Aflairs
authorized VIM. Nicholson, General
Agent Of the Committee Of Friends OH
indian Affairs, to say that Supt. lIoap
has not been removed, and that his only
connection with the Pottawattamie mat
ters il that rs an officer Of the govern
ment he is diligently prosecuting those
who have defrauded the Indians. Friend
lIOag desires to retire from his present
position whenever the Board shall think
II proper to appoint his successor.
Secretary Chandler has invited Com
missioner Smith TO remain in the depart
ment as his confidential clerk Is in inme
diatc charge Of the business coming up tC
to the Secretary from the bureau.
In February last the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company entered suits against
the following persons to recover certain
sums OF money alleged to have been paid
them by Il. i. irwin to secure their aid
In procuring n Congressional subsidy
Charles Abbott, $1,000; j, q. Bennett,
$4,000; Il. II. COrmick, $1,000; A. b
Cowen, So, 900; T. q. Faust, $4,000; J. II
Hersey, 81 900; Dom Piatt, $4,000; W
Shaw, $4,000, and John Boyd S4,50O
The plaintiffs attorneys have discontinu.
ell the cases against Bennett, Shaw and
Hersey, and Il Is understood the same
course will be taken as 10 the other cases
The signal officer reports wind Of the
velocity Of 15O miles per hour at Mount
Washington this afternoon. This Is the
highest velocity recorded at that station
since its establishment. Temperature 23'
below zero.
II Is said upon apparently good author,
ity that President Grant has determined
to remove Z. F. Dunn, Chief Justice oI
the Supreme Court OF Arizona territory,
on account OF the position he has A9sum.
ed in public speeches on the school fund
question. Ifeis an ardent Catholic, and
has indicated desire that his core
ligionists shall have share OF the com
mon school funds separate for their spe
cial control. This places him in oper
opposition to the Presidents Iowa speech
on the school question.