The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-01
internal Revenue Receipts.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The internal
revenue receipts for last year, to the 30lh
Of April, were S93,332,7lO. The receipts
for this year have been sos ,939,2l0 Is,
showing gain for ten months Of s., $780,
479. The receipts Tor May, 1876, were
Sl3, I'LL 1855, a SUN nearly two and quar-
ter millions greater than for the month
OF May, 1875, The present indications
are that the receipts Tor the next month
will not fall much, il any, short OF the
receipts for the same month in 1876, and
j the receipts for May and June don't
fall of, the receipta for the fiscal year
will come up 10 the estimate Of $780,
100000. Commissioner Baum thinks the
estimate viii certainly be reached, even
II not exceeded.
VIOLATIONS OF POSTAL LAWS.
During the month Of March, there were
81 arrests and 10 convictions for viola.
tions Of the postal laws. Five Postmas.
tiers were among the parties who embtz.
zled.
THE OYSTER QUESTION SETTLED.
The United States Supreme Court to-
day gave decision ending the protracted
oyster war between Maryland and Vir.
ginia, The court hold that Virginia can
prohibit the citizens Of other States from
planting oysters in beds OF tide waters
within her jurisdiction while permitting
her own people to do W.
eva, sEsVmE.
.secretory schffiT has appointed II: II.
Bates, b. K. Calm aud Il. G. Tiffany a
board to examine candidates for promo.
tion from the corps Of frst assistant ex.
examiners to the grade Of principal ex.
aminers Of patents, to till vacancies.
Two hundred,and fifty employee, most.
ly females, in the Bureau 81 Elktayin ing
and Printing were discharged to-day.
The bureau will be closed for three days,
when MCPHERSON will assume the duties
Of Chief.
SECURITY EoNDs.
The Comptroller OF the Currency re.
ports the amount OF United States bonds
on deposit as security for circulation Of
National banks on May |, at 1910, ,739, 900,
an increase OF S3,OOOO0O, since the pub,
liCat!On OF his report OF November |,
90 Hn, ~ se'uit'ies eTns'st 1 % 80 800 SS6'
3nS S'';O y, y Pe' ten'S , .n lhsiuu'nS Go'%,O,
SSI, Sol N 40 0No 70 70 'ne Sti"c I"nToaS !nn @SS
900 - '-lyoV , VI " ltr 'eu!s, anu s'T'v-o'
November, 1876, there has been reduc.
tion OF Sll,000.O00 OF per cent bonds
a.oUo,'oS o. S,2 S6 peG ooa SSh' ponus ahG an
"saIa'' HOnT. III VI ss",UvvVov oI Il per CEN CEN
ui"nnI.,;i "EnuI, ine ai. "mount OF SalohSt oahk
Saie 90 Ht%SG SHi Sc- 0"'Itaialns nlIs may ISL wa was
Sto'o1Si'oI. $500 ~ L.. peuuStlhs from tnls
faH ioIn' .h 'me aeeAl tsuue! .o'es on ueposiI
ISF sne purpose oil retlfing me Nationai van
nsinL DSiS etrSulaaloa' Io we nave SoV5,9so' ~
,;"noi T psp,It pepIesen. 'ne amount Oh the NJ
on Ot Jnnd1;, niH 81 Ho'ts i secured Dy .Ile DonuS
crease of Tho Sat;oH1I Re- P"rr o;ronI,,;nn
for the month Of April waa Sl2i 900, and
the amount Of additional circulation is,
sued was S,45225O.
The following is statement Of the op.
erations Of the National Bank Redemp.
ton Agency for the month OF April, and
for the ten months ending this day, as
compared WIN Inc corresponding PERIOD
Uo,s, di:nossj ~ ',O"N' no,aO 6, Dam ~,
circnlstion sssnrtsJ and - s",r,r,oI ,o ~" %
banks for GnriI SiI615 600 for tar
months sil4 450 200. notes mU6t ior cir.
cuIstion a1snrtSS srJ VisI JsI;vorod @ ~ 70 Ihe
tion and ESrIacsmort r;,G naU, az go 20,
A,,r;t a. Oto cnn e. 49,. - = In onI