The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-03
WASHINGTON.



Treasury Circular.
WAsHISeToN, D. G., December H..
circular regarding the payment Of intel
est on the jour per cent registered stoc
OF 1907, just Issued by the Treasury b,
partmenl, says:
Books embracing the registered stoc
held abroad will be closed on the ever
ings Of the last days Of February, Ma,
August and November, and reopened 70
transfer and exchange OF stock on Ii
mornings Of the 10Th Of March, JunC
September and December following. Tn
books embracing registered stock held i
the United States will be closed on Ii
evenings Of the 18th Of March, June an
December, and reopened for the transfe
and exchange Of stock on the morning
OF the l:t Of January, April, July AM
October following"
Hox iEDIANs.
A delegation Of Fox Indians have ar
rived here Unexpectedly and without th
consent Of their agent. They had an in
terView with the Secretary Of the Inte
rior, asking the payment Of their board
but were informed that as they left theiI
reservation Wilhou. permission they
would have to use their own means
They replied that they would. The Sec
retary inquired their business, and III,
Indians answeretl that they would tel
that 10 the Great Father. Its understood
that they want pay for their iormer land,
in KansaS.
SENATOR RANSOM
appeared in the Senate to-day, The first
time since his sudden illness on Monday
and occupied his new seat-that formerly
occupied by Mr.. Morton.
FAILURE OF MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate Military affairs COMMITTEES
to-day decided that the civilian appoints
ments to Second Lieutenancy in The army
should not be reported this session. They
consequently all fall at its expiration.
sLNAToR BUTLER
was in his seat on the outer row Of the
Democratic side, adjoining that Of Mr.
VOORHEES,, when the Senate met, and was
congratulated by many friends.
SENATOR KELLOGG
arrived soon after the Senate was called
to order, and found on his desk an i'm
mense bouquet, surmounLed with the let
ters W. P. K, in yiolets.
coNFIRMATIoSs.
The Senate this Afternoon, confirmed o
?. FiIzsimmoRs a. Marshal Of the United
States for Georgia; Robert 7. Clayton, oil
Georgia. Consul at Callao; Wm. Il. FilZ-
patrick Register Of Land Office, Topeka,
Kansas.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons was confirmed, after
an extended and animated discussion, by
six majority, the negative votes being, il
ia understood, all Republicans. The
nomination Of John Baxter to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Filth Cir.
cnit, has not yet been reported from the
Judiciary Committee. If reported on
Monday it can not receive action except
by unanimous consent.
The nomination Of Hon. VIM, Henry
Smith, to be Collector of Customs at Chi.
cago, Waa reported, with recommends
tion, and placen upon the calendar.
REMAINS OF HURON VICTIMS.
Lieutenant Commander Green, on duty
at the wreck Of the steamer Huron, tele- :
graphs: Paymaster Sanders and Sur.
geon Colbreth's bodies have been recov.
cred and buried near this place. Lieuten-
ant Palmers body ia found. | hear Of
other officers bodies further north. Will
find out AZ soon as possible, and telegraph.
| have identified and buried the following
bodies since leaving Nas's Head: Emer-
son, Really, Pierce, Martin, Cooper, En-
sign Dnenner, Oliver, Stanton, LoomiS,
Lieutenant Simmons, Harris, Baines,
Tense, lngraham, Steward, Cadet Eugi.
neer LoomiS, Chief Clerk Gillet Com
mander Ryan, Thos. NJ. Brown, Curry,
Hanlou, Coroy, Harrity, Coffee, Hodge,
Brophy, Malcolm and jackson. IhSve
a record of each mans position, which l
will send you on my return to New York.
The Signal Service Observer at the
wreck oil the huron reports, at 7:l5 P. NJ,
that divers have successfully examined
the wreck. The upper work is all gone.
The berth deck floats nearly to the spar
deck. They can not get into the ward
room. The spar deck is entirely sub
merged. The port side Is eight feet un-
der water. The chip seems logged about
four feet. No bodies have been recovered
since the last report.
The Signal Service Observer at Cape
Henry reports, at 9:20 p. NJ, that the
messenger sent to notify the crews Of the
life saving stations between Cape Henry
and Kitty Hawk to patrol the beach, has
returned, and reports that he has been
informed by the crew of No. 4 Station
that the crews and citizens between Sta.
tions Nos. 4 and found and buried sixty
two bodies washed ashore since the
wreck OF the Huron. The bodies were
horribly mutilated, so much so that
Identification will almost be impossible.
The messenger passed six graves five
miles north Of No. 4 Station, and irag.
ments Of the wreck as far north as No. 5
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