The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-21
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GENERAL NEWS.
A Sensation About the Russian
War Vessels.
Riotous Proceedings In the GAL
Ierles OF the New York
Assembly.
A Novel Feature In the Washing
ton Departments.
The Festive Bug Plays Hobb with
The Festive Bug Plays Hobb will
Long Island Potatoes.
Brutal and UnprovOked Murder
Threatened Invasion of Mexico.
WASHINGTON.
That Russian Invitation u
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WASHINGTON, May l9.-Tn response to
an inquiry at the State Department it is
authoritatively stated that there is no
foundation whatever for the report that
the Russian leet left New York in conse.
quence Of any request or invitation from
the United States government.
APPOINTED.
Col. ]. D. Brady, a native Of Virginia,
who served 10 the Union army, was To-.
day appointed Collector Of Internal Reye-
nue. for the Second Virginia District, in
place OF George S. Richards, originally y Of
Maine, but who has been holding office in
Virginia for the last l2 years. This is
the first appointment Of the kind made by
the President, and is supposed to indi.
cate the policy Of preference for native
Republicans in the appointments to office
in the South. Both Of the above named
gentlemenYarc Republicans.
DlsTILLERs SHOT.
Another telegram was received at the
Internal Revenue Office to-day from Col.
lector Wells at Lynchburg, in which he
says the shooting affair in that district
recently resulted in the shooting Of four
illicit diStillers and one citizen, and not
in the mortally wounding Of one and the
shooting OF four United States officers as
waS at first supposed,
DECISION OF THE PRIZE MoNEYsulr.
The Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia yesterday decided the cele.
brated suit OF Admiral Porter and the
officers and men Of the North Atlantic
squadron for the prize money on account
Of the capture Of the Richmond. The court
unanimously reversed the former pro.
ceeding and dismissed all libel. The
libellants still have the privilege Of ap-
pealing to the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
A NEW WAY OF RUNNING THE DEPAET-
MENTs.
Surgeons James r. Smith, J. ]. Wood
ward, J. S. Billings and Wm. C. Spencer,
U. s. A, have been sent to Chicago 10
represent the army at the annual meet
ing Of the American Medical Association.
The Secretary Of War has issued an
order saying that employees for whose
payment no appropriation has been made
for the next fiscal year, will be allowed
to continue on duty in cases where their
services are absolutely necessary and are
ordered by proper authority, and where
they will stipulate that they do SO volun.
tarily and without contract or agreement
to be paid. Persons rendering service
without q contract or agreement, may be
furnished with certificates, showing the
time for which service is rendered; but
the holder has no claim for compensation
unless Congress makes an appropriation
therefor. Quartermasters and Paymas-
ters' clerks, etc, are affected by this or.
der.
IMPORTANT TO MONEY CHANGERS.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-On May oath
the Express Companies will instruct their
agents that any person may send fraction.
al currency TO the U. S. Treasurer in
sums Of $500 and upward and receive re.
turns therefor in U. S. notes or subsidiary
silver coin at the expense Of the Depart.
ment. On all shipments Of fractional
currency less than $500 and returns there.
for the express charges will not be paid
by the Department. National banks des.
iguated us repositories have been re.
quired to redeem all fractional currency
| Dregented TO them.