The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-08
WARRINGTON.


WASHINGTON, May IA dispatch from
ConstantnOple authorizes Turkish le.
cation 20 declare that the news Of the
persecution OF the Christian villages on
the right bank OF the Danube, is without
foundation, in so far as regards the
bad treatment Of the Israelites.in .Gengevo.
The Legation states that there are no
Turkish inhabitants or troops occupying
that town, which is under the government
OF Bucharest. The Israelites have equal
rights in Turkey with all other Ottoman
subjects Of whatever religion, and the Sui.
tan has nominated Davidchon Effendi,
an Israelite, Senator Of the Empire.
PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS.
The President received large mum.
Der Of visitors this evening, including
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia, and Ex.Sen.
aior FenIop, Of New York.
Many employees, recently dismissed
from the Bureau Of Engraving and Print.
ing, continue to visit the Executive Man.
sion or the Treasury Department in hopes
OF being reinstated.
Senator Blaine has arrived.
4 gentleman from New Orleans says
that Gov. Nichols has given offence to
his supporter, by the appointment Of
PinChback as \ member OF the School
Board OF Trustees.
Effort is making to remove the naval
officer (cClored) at New Orleans and ap.
point white man candidate for the
position.
REMOVAL OF GEO. II. BUTLER.
Geo. II. Butler was to-day removed
from office, to which he was only re-.
Gently appointed as Special Agent Of the
Post Office Department for the Black
Hills country.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Southern Express Company Va. Dick.
son; error to the Circuit Court for Ala
bama. In this case the court holds that
where goods are shipped by an express
company for certain destination they
cannot be delivered at any other place
without the consent Of the consignee or
owner, and it makes no difference that
they are claimed by one Of the consigners
at the place OF consignment.
Eames ct al. vs.. Home Insurance Com
pany. Appeal from the Circuit Court for
the Southern District OF Illinois. 1t is
here held that where an application for
insurance had been made in due
form, the property to be insured be-
ing fully described, the amount
OF insurance named and the rate OF the
premium agreed on, and there being no
question about any other paint in the
contract, nothing remaining undone but
ty issue the policy, the contract OF insur.
ahce was perfected, the risk taken, and
in case OF loss by fire the compeny is IL.
able.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Il. K. Co. W.
the Commonwealth Of Virginia, and four
other cases in error to the Court Of Ap.
peal5 Of Virginia. In these cascs the
court affirm judgment of the Court Of
Appeals Of the State, holding that a true
construction OF the laws, in relation to
the road, does not warrant the conclusion
that the property Of the company is ex-
empt from taxation Us claimed by it.
The adjournment OF Supreme Court
to-day, is 10 the second Monday in Octo.
ber, the time fixed by law. During the
term the court disposed Of $50 cases, and
four cases were left over undecided.
CONSOLIDATION OF PENSION AGENCIES.
The President to-day issued an order
Tor the ConsolidationIof agencies for the
payment OF army and navy pensionS. The
separate agency for the payment Of pen.
sions Of widows, &c, at Philadelphia will
be discontinued and this class Of pen.
sions paid at the Invalid Pension Agency
in Philadelphia, except those in the
counties OF Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cen.
tire, Clearfeld, Clinton, Cumberland, Cam
eron, Elk, Franklin, Fnlton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lycoming, Mexican, Miftliu,
Perry, Potter, Snyder, Somerset, Tioga
and Union, which will be detached from
the Philadelphia agencies and annexed
to the district Of Pittsburgh.
The pensioners in the various National
military homes for disabled volunteers
will be paid by the agency at Washing.
ton, D. c.
The agencies at Raleigh, y. c., Knox
Vile aud Nashville, Tenn; Norfolk, Va,
and Wheeling, W. Va, are to DO discon-
iinued and consolidated into one agency,
to be located at Richmond, Va.
The agencies at Cleveland and Cincin-
natl, o., and in the counties OF Ohio, and
the district Of Wheeling, are consolidated
with the district Of Columbus,O.
The Grand Rapids, Mich, agency will
be consolidated with the ageHcy at De-
troit.
The agencies at Fl. Wayne and Madi.
pon, Ind, will be consolidated with that
at indianapolis, which will also pay the
navy pensioners in Indiana, now paid at
Columbus, o.