The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-07

WASHINGTON, June "a dispatch to
the Navy Department from Rear Admi.
raj Reynolds, commanding the Aslatic
station, says that he has sent the steamer
Alert in search Of the shipwrecked per.
sons supposed 10 be on some island near
Dampier Straits. He says he received
his information from the captain OF the
bark Agate, whostates that native from
King Williams Island had told him that
on one OF the islands to the northwartl
there were sixteen white men and one
woman.
GERMAN Co2sULs.
The President has recognized II. T.
Gerlich as Consul for the German Elm.
pire at St. Louis, and Frederick Henkel
at Chicago.
TIE BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
following explains itself:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 6.
To ". I. Iitcomb, Deputy Register Of The
Treasury Chos. Warren, Chief Clerk Of
The Bureau Of Education, and Chqs. Ly.
man, AssistdHt Of the Chief DirisiVn:
GENTLEMEN-l desire a thorough ex.
animation into the conduct OF the busi-
hess transacted by the Bureau OF Stats.
tics OF this department, and therefore re-.
quest you to act as a committee for that
purpose.
This examination will embrace the fol.
lowing points:
/. Organization Of that Bureau, the
plumber OF employees, together with their
grade and salary, and whether the force
now employed is in excess OF the actual
needs Of the service.
.. System Of conducting the business Of
the Bureau, its mode OF collecting, pre-.
pairing, collating and publishing stats
tics, and how the cost may be reduced.
3. What information may be properly
collected through this Bureau not now
collected or authorized; whether any
labor therein is duplicated elsewhere in
the Department, and il 30 which place
such labor can be more advantageously
performed.
4. What reports are made by the Bu-
reau and what are required; whether it
is important to print the details now au-
thorized by law, and what reports should
be made and published.
You will please make your report in
writing.
(Signed JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary.
The State Department is in receipt Of
information that the Spanish government
desires the opening OF free trade to all
parts OF the Archipelago Of Sooloo.
The report that the Administration has
decided TO make a change in our missions
to Portugal and Italyis authoritativeIy
denied.
THE TARTAR SHOALS ROCK.
The Secretary Of the Navy has directed
the commanding officer Of the United
States steamer Lackawanna, now station,
ed at Acapulco, to search Tor the rock
near Tartar Shoals, upon which the Pa.
cilic Mail steamer San Francisco struck.
When the locality OF this rock shall be
ascertaincd it will be properly buoyed
and notice given Of its exact position.
coNTRADICTED.
WASHINGTON, June G.-The telegram
from Boston saying that the President
had invited Gen. Banks to visit this city
to confer about the French mission is un.
founded. No such invitation has been
sent for the good reason that ex.Gov'
ernOr Of Ohio has received his papers fol
that mission and sails some time in July
SPANISH oUrRAGEs.
Secretary Evarts, alluding to the out.
rage on the whaler Ellen Rizpah by q
Spanish cruiser, said that while he was
sensible Of the friendly relations between
Spain and the United States, he did not
intend to allow any outrages on our flag
and while Spain would be held responsi
bic for any insult to the United States he
would zee that this Government fulfilled
all its obligations to Spain.
OFFERED FOR SALE.
The Freedman's Bank property was
offered for sale to-day. The highest bid
was $4,000. The property was then
offered for sale in parts, but there was no
bid at all for the bank property, and for
the other only 100000 was offered. The
value Of the entire property is about
$260,000.
A delegation OF a religious sect, known
as DunkarGs,or IA they called themselves
the German Bap,ists from Ohio, called to
pay their respects TO the President to-day.
a rumor to the effect that Gen. Banks
has been invited to accept the French
Mission is without foundation.
10! THE room INDIAN.
The delinquent contractor for the
transportation Of supplies for the Shos.
hone Indians, whose suffering condition
was reported by Gen. Shridan to Gen.
Sherman, has been found and an order
has been secured by the Indian Bureau
for the delivery Of the goods detained al
Bryan Station, and the goods will be de-
livered at once to trains in waiting and
sent Immediately to the Shoshones, thus
relieving the anxiety relative to disturb,
ances in that territory.
FIRE RECORD.