The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-20
MANnINGTNN.


| WAsHISGToE, April l9.-There will
be thirty.eight guests at the banquet this
evening at the Executive Mansion in
honor Of Grand Dukes Alexis and Con.
stan.iue. The number will include the
Russian Legation, DiploWatic Corps,
members Of the Presidents Cabinet, Ad.
miral Porter aud the Justices OF the SG-
premc Court.
COUNTERFEIT coin.
Reports to the Treasury Department
show that the Countcrieiting OF coin,
principally silver, is increasing fast. A
report from the Black Hills mentions
the coinage Of counterfeit s. pieces and
some arrests.
BITTER FRUITS OF oFFGCE'HoLDISd.
The Treasury Department IL besieged
today by persons dismissed yesterday
from the Engraving and Printing Bureau,
who make piteous appeals for reinstnte.
ment, but in all cases are told that moth.
ing can be done, and in not less than two
weeks twO.thirds az many more employees
will be discharged, who will be forced to
seek other employment, One lady pre-.
senled to Gov. Mccormick letter hom
President Hayes, saying that he knew
the applicant and was personally cogni.
zant that it was very sad case, but at
the same time saying that he was not
suggesting any deviation from the rules
adopted for the good Of the public SER
vice, only hoping that the applicant may
be considered in the future II consistent
with Government interests. Another lady
approached the Assistant Secretary, say
ing: Here is letter signed by two
gentlemen that think ought to be effect.
i've in having me reinstated il anything
could The endorsements upon it were
Senator's Thurman and Sherman. Gov.
Mccormick said it was rot possible to
make it effective on this occasion.
RESISTANCE TO THE REVENUE LAWS.
The Internal Revenue Office has re.
ceivsd news that efforts are making In
North Carolina to prevent the revenue
officers, who have recently made arrests
OF persons engaged in the Illicit manuiac-
ture OF whisky and tobacco in that State,
from appearing ut the session of the q.
2. Court at Greensboro next week as wit.
nesscs against persons who have been ar
rested. The information sent here il that
these persons have procured rs many M
fifty warrants for the arrest OF Major
Wagner and various Deputy Marshal1
who have been with him to arrest the
illicit dislillerS The warrants charge
that the arrests were made by Wagner
and his partners in violation OF the State
law. The Internal Revenue Commits.
sioner has accordingly written to Wagner
ordering him to stand firm in the dis.
charge OF his duties, and telling him the
Department will protect him against ali
malicious proceedings.
TREASURY REMOVALS MADE WITH pELID.
GRAFTON AND CARE AND ADHERED 10.
Secretary Sherman says lie never sui.
iered more pain in his life than he did
in the recent removal OF employees, 30
many OF whom are helpless, poor and
needy. His predecessor had testified and
told him that the force must be reduced,
and when he entered the Office he ap.
pointed three OF the most trustful officers
OF the department to make an eXamira-
ton and to select those who were either
not needed or were least efficient in the
department. This was done. He held
the list Tor weeks, and handed it over to
Governor Mccormick when he became
Assistant Secretary, by whom it was care.
fully examined and held till delay was
ineXC usable. The removals having been
made with the greatest care, the Secre-
tary has refused in every case TO restore
any one on the list, although some Of
them had been appointed on his recon-
mendation and many OF them were cases
OF extreme hardship. The force has to
be further reduced, for the employment
is not sufficient and the supply of notes
il far IN advance OF their need. There
was no other way but to reduce the force
to i barely sufficient number to do the
work.
MAGNIFICENT STATE DINNER IN HONOR or
TIE RUSSIAN GRAND DUKES.
A magnificent state dinner was given at
the Executive Mansion this evening in
honor Of Grand Dukes Alexis and Con-
stantine. There were also present the
Russian Minister and his wife, Sir, Ed
ward and lady Thornton, representing
the Diplomatic Corps, Admiral Bouta-
kotl, OF the Russian navy, Admiral Por.
ter and General Sherman, Chief Justice
Waite and daughter, Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Evarts, Secretary Of the Treas
Jury and Mrs. Sherman, Secretary Schurz
anil InuuhtCr Sory.t,rv nf NVor nd NJ,