The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-04
BY IEEECKAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INTELLIGRNOER
WASHINGTON.
A Decision OHthe Eight Hour
Law.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Secretary
ot the Treasury has issued a general or.
der promulgating the decision Of the New
Jersey Supreme Court in the case Of Ar.
thur Martin, in regard to the Eight Hour
law, 10 the effect that contracts fixing
different length Of time as a days work
are binding upon the parties making
them, in accordance with that decision.
He says by this construction Of the law
regulating labor, the Department has
fixed the rate of labor for mechanics and
lAborers on basis Of ten hours day.
All workmen selected to work only eight
hours per day will receive proportion.
ate reduction Of wages.
PosTMAsTERs COMMISSIONED.
The President commissioned the fol.
lowing Postmasters: John s. Wilcox,
EIgin, ILL.,; II. A. Witzell, Belleyille, ILL.,;
R. J. Keller, AIpena, Mich.
COMMISSION SIGNED.
The President signed the commission Of
o, Russell, Collector ofInternal Revenue
OF the Third District OF Virginia, to-day,
II has been decided 10 appoint +. A.
Pratt Collector Of Customs OF Newport,
Rhode Island.
CABINET MEETING. .s
The Cabinet to-day considered the re-
cent action Of the Collector Of Customs at
Philadelphia in removing Assistant In.
spector Arnold, and il was decided 10 tel.
egraph Tuition that Arnold should re.
main in position, 10 which Secretary An.
ders reinstated him.
There were no foreign appointments
decided on at the Cabinet meeting to-day.
JUDICIAL DECISION.
Judge Humphrey, in the Supreme
Court ofthe District Of Columbia, decided
that judicial authority cannot interfere
with the Executive Department in ad-
juggling certain lands in Colorado to Col.
Wm. Craig.
RosELLE, JuNKER AND FORD CASES.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reve.
nuc to-day telegraphed the u. S. District
Attorney at Chicago az fOllOws:
"By my letter Of June 23d relative to
the Roselle, Junkcr and Ford cases in
tended that you should waive objections
to hearing the petition on account Of the
lapse Of time and submit n sullciency Of
causes assigned to the court. II You do
not concur in the statement in the peti.
tioD, file counter statement and submit
the question to the courts"
THE MINT.
The Treasury will issue on Thursday
call for the redemption OF ten millions Of
bonds on account Of the ! per cents taken
by the Syndicate, though it has not yet
been decided upon.
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
The following is IN official statement
from the U. $. Mint during the year
ending June 80:
Gold, S44,O70 90; trade dollar, ,S9l ,2G2,.
900; subaidiary, Sl93Sl ,9Sj.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Secretary Evarts submitted to the Cabi.
net to-day the order OF the Diaz Govern.
ment to General Trevens, Instructing him
TO resist with force the invasion Of Mexico
by United States troops. The Mexican
order was briefly discussed but no action
taken.
General Marta has not yet had an 10.
terview with Secretary Evarts concern.
ing his resignation as minister for the
DiAz government. He may wish To stateto
to the Department on Thursday, which
is the Foreign Minister'S day. There is
no indication that he will be received in
that capacity, or Of a change Of policy OF
the administration respecting either the
Diaz government or the order to General
Ord authorizing the pursuit Of the ma.
rauders into Mexican territory. The ad.
ministration will act slowly and cautious.
ly in receiving the new Minister from
that country.