The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-06
BYIELECRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
A DIABoLlcAL CRIME.
New Way of DissOIvlng a Firm
A Dissatisfied Partner ExpIodss
a Hand Grenade, Killing Him
self and His Uncle.
Arrest Of the Notorious Bender
Family and their Return to
Kansas, the Scene of
their Murders.
The Secretary of War to Major
Gen. HANCOCK Concerning the
South Carolina Order.
The Protocol of the European
Powers.
New Compact Between the Rail-
road Kings.
Packard's Open Letter to Presl-
dent Hayes.
The Protocol of the European
Powers.
New Compact Between the Rail.
road Kings.
Packard's Open Letter to PrssI.
dent Hayes.
WASHINGTON.
Regulations OF the Interior DE,
pnrtment.

WARRINGTON.
Regulations OF the Interior De-
partment.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 5-Secretary
Schurz has promulgated an order pro.
vlding for the investigation and deter
mination OF questions connected with
appointments, removals and promotions
in the various bureaus Of his department,
by means Of Board Of Inquiry, com.
prising three members, one to represent
the Secretary's office and appointed by
the Secretary, one to be selected from
such bureaus as the Secretary may indi.
cSte and named by the head thereof, and
the third to be designated by the head Of
the bureau from which the charges or
recommendations emanate, the first
named to serve three months and the
latter for the session. When n reduction
is necessary in any bureau list Of
names % per cent in excess Of the actual
number to be dismissed shall be furnished
the Secretary, and the number required
shall be selected from the list by the
Board. II provided, however, that the
result OF the Boards inquiries shall in
every case be submitted to the Secretary
Of the Interior for approval.
The system OF investigation thus out
lined, has been prepared by Secretary
schurz after much deliberation and care.
tul consideration Of the views presented
to him on his invitation to the various
chiefs of the bureaus and other responsi.
BILE officers OF the department. 1t is be-
lieved that the system will, in it's practi-
cal workings, not only relieve the
Secretary and Bureau officers from the
present necessity Of devoting large part
OF their time 10 matters Of comparatively
small public importance, but will secure
exact justice to all concerned.
PERSONAL.
John S. Hoyt, Of Michigan, has been
appointed Governor of the Territory Of
Arizona, and John II. Hammond, OF iii.
nois, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
for the Central Superintendency.
The Cabinet was in session today and
considered contemplated appointments.
sHERMAN's ORDER TO GEN. HANCOCK.
The following letter was this morning
sent to Major General Hancock:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army OF
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D. c., !
April 9th, 1876.
Gen. ". S. Hancock, Commanding Military
Dirsion Of the Atlantic at Nep York City:
General, now have the honor to en-.
close you certified copies Of the letters OF
Honorable Secretary OF War, Of April
Sd inst, and Of the President OF the Unit.
ed States, OF the same date, ordering the
withdrawal OF the troops Of the United
States from the State House at Columbia,
S. G., Tuesday next ut 12 o'clock. You
will please cause this order TO be executed
precisely at II NJ, and in the manner de.
scribed in said letters, and report the
fact promptly to these headquarters. |
have the honor to be your obedient ser.
want. W. 7, SHERMAN,
THE NAvY'APPRoPRIArIoN.
The Secretary Of the Navy prior to his
departure for Terre Haute last evening,
issued the following circular:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, |
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 8.
The Secretary OF the Navy regrets that
ithas become his duty to announce 10
the officers Of the Naval service, that the
amount Of money found by him in the
Treasury Of the United States, to the
credit Of the appropriation pay Of the
Navy, is insufficient TO pay the officers
for the month OF April, May and June.
The Secretary proposes to retain as much
as may be found necessary, OF what there
is in the Treasury under the pay Of the
Navy, for the purpose Of paying aIlot-
ments TO the wives OF the officers and
sailors, whose husbands are abroadi in the
service OF their country and unable TO
otherwise provide for them, and in this
purpose the Secretary ieels that he will
be sustained by every honorablel officer
in the Navy'ot the United States.
Signed R.W. THOMPSON.
49,. Secretary Of the Nary.
The deficiency required 10 pay the
officers for the three months will be
about there quarters Of a million dollars.
All the temporary clerks in the Navy
Department will be discharged at the end
Of the present month.
CALL OF 500 BONDS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
issued the 45th call for the redemption Of
$40 bonds OF 1865, May and November.
The call is for SlO,0OO,0 900, of which So.
100000 are coupons and 100000 regis.
tered. The principal and interest will be
paid at Treasury on and after the 9th Of
July next; the interest will cease on that
day.
The following the are descriptions Of
the coupon bonds: $500, Nos. 46,OOl to
49,s00, both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 1872
DOL to l4l, 900, both inclusive.
Registered bonds: $1,000, Nos. 1901
to 7,764, both inclusive.
Rumors are in circulation throughout
the Treasury Of changes in the important
heads Of that department.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENT.
The President to-day appointed Alfred
f. Lee, OF Ohio, Consul General OF the
United States at Frankfort, Garmany.
NO CHANGE IN DATES.
On inquiry at the Executive Mansion
tonight Il is authoritatively ascertained
that there has been no change in the date
heretofore determined on as TO the time
for the extra session Of Congress to COM
mence, namely, Monday, June 4, and that
there Is at present no probability OF an
earlier date being designated by the
President.