The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-01
Unfit for the Position.

WARRINGTON, June 3U.-General n,
D. Massey, member OF the bar Of the
Supreme Court OF the District OF Colum-
bia has placed in the hands OF Proctor
Knott, Chairman Of the House Judiciary
Committee, memorial charging D. G.
Humphreys, one OF the associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court OF the District,
with being totally unfit mentally, for q
Judge; that he is ignorant Of law, frequent
ly intoxicated upon the bench, and has
sat in at least one case in which he had q
direct pecuniary interest.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Republi.
can Senators were in caucus from 10
o'clock until noon to-day, discussing the
condition Of the appropriation bills and
and the dead lock with the House. The
caucus adjourned without reaching a
conclusion.
Tho Blaine investigation has been nd.
journed till the 10th Of July.
THE BLAINE-fsHER LETTERS.
Minister Pierrepont; in reply to the
House Committee on Judiciary says he
does not recognize any difference in the
Blaine-Fisher letters as heretofore sub.
mitted to Messrs. Carpenter, Black and
himself and those printed lin the Record,
TEMPORARILY SECRETARY.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the Pres.
ident requested that Secretary Cameron
assume temporarily the duties Of Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, tits believed that
the question Of the Secretaryship Of that
department will DO settled tomorrow or
Monday. ~.
WHY YARYAN WAS REMOVED.
1t Is stated by personal friends Of the
President that the cause Of the removal
OF 81. J. Yaryan, Chief OF the Special
Agency Division Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, was his procuring the removal
OF special agent recommended by the
President, a man crippled in war, and
whose character was known by the Pres
ident 10 be excellent, and also vouched for
by Solicitor Wilson. Mr.. Yaryan's at
tention being called To this removal, he
assigned jas reasonfor it that the special
agent had volunteered some testimony
before House committee rejecting on
him. The President inquired into the
matter and found that the witness was
subpGned to testify before the COM
mittee and that after stating that he knew
nothing OF his own knowledge concerning
the subject Of investigation, he had
been compelled by the committee to give
the names OF some persons who had
talked to him about il. The President
then called Yaryan's attention TO this
explanation and Yaryan replied in sub
stance: "Well, the man talks about me
on the street and l wont have him
in the service" President Grant there
upon took the matter in his own hands
and ordered Yaryan's removal.
The indications at the close Of business
at the Treasury tonight are that the
debt statement TO be issued tomorrow
will show reduction during the month
Of over $S,OOO,O00. The reduction for
the same month last year was 81 ,4Sl ,249.
ooMPLntENTED.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has written Mr.. Yaryan letter, in which
be takes occasion to compliment him for
the manner in which he discharged his
duties. G. W. Eldridge, chief Of the d.
rect tar division Of the Internal Revenue
office, will succeed Mr.. Yaryan. A re-
port has been in circulation to-day that
Mr.. Pratt willsoon resign the position Of
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, but
Pratt has not indicated any intention Of
that character.