The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-01
Intense Excitement Among the Sports
of the United States and Canada.
Father McHamara a Representative
a Of the Church Militant.
He Proposes TO Maintain His Rights
Even at the Muzzie Of the
rf Revolver. luzHla
The Intolsrant Spirit Of Catholicism
Finds Vent in Threatening Yells.
National Bank Redemption Sub,
sidiary Coins as Legal Tender.
Opinion of the Attorney General.
The Exploded Steamer AdeIphi---
An Interview with a Fireman.
The Intolerant Spirit Of Catholicism
Finds Vent in Threatening Yells.
National Bank Redemption Sub
sidiary Coins as-Esgal Tender.
Opinion of the Attorney General
wASIIINGTOS.
NATIONAL BANK NorE RxDENprIox.

W ASIItNUTuS, sept. 0U.-lH lie uulouut VI
national bank notes received al the Treas
ury Department, for redemption has in
creased considerably since thecircularnote
ofthe oath inst, which provides that from
October lst charges for transportation OF
these notes must be paid by the parties
making the remittance, instead otthe banks
issuing them. Tie banks are taking I'D
vantage OF the few days remaining to ex.
change the national bank notes on hand
for legal tenders ut the expense OF the
banks issuing notes instead OF those re-
hitting them, which. accounts for, the in
creased receiptso on Saturday. TheGmonnt
received was II ,035, 900. As nearly all the
notes are sent from the city banks the bur
den OF this new taxation will fall upon
them.
SUBSIDIARY cOIN AS LEGALrESDER--TTTE
oPiNIOHOP THE ATTORNEY q GESERAL THERE
on.
The, Secretary OF the. Treasury ;recenuy
submitted to~the Attorney General the
QUESTIONS, whether under the provisions
OF Section 1886, OF the revised statutes OF
the United States, public officers are com
pclled TO receive the subsidiary silver coins
OF the United States to the amount OF five
dollars in each payment Of public debt,
when the amount to be paid is more than
five dollars, and whether anyother person
than public officers eau legally berequired
toreceive these coins to the amount OF tive
dollars in the satisfaction OF debt when
the payment TO be made is more than i've
dollars, The Attorney General in his
decision. saws: think it quite clear tllat
- \. =, En thn unNn whAthnF the
United States Is to pay or to receive the
sum in regard to which you inquire, and
that the same law therefore applies to It's
officers when they are receiving the dues
OF the Government, and when they are
disbursing its funds. He then quotes at
some lenght from the laws in regard to
subsidiary coin, and the debates in Con-
gress on this subject. T0sh0w,thCinteqtion
OF Congress, the Attorney General says:
"A careful examination OF these debates
has not shown me that the provision in
onestion was construed BY any member as
authorizing the payment Of five dollars IN
silver coin as part OF u larger amounts
In conclusion 'hc says; am dt opinion
that the section OF the revised statutes re:
ferrcd to in your letter is to be construed
as permitting the payment of five dollars
ID subsidiary silver coin only, when, the
tlebt for which it thus was made legal
tender dees not exceed the sum OF hTe
dollars. In accordance with this opinion
the Treasury Department will renew It's
circular OF June sd, 1873, Us follows: In
the receipt OF the silver and minor CONS
az the United States for the payment OF
duties on imports the following lnstruc-
tons will hereafter be observed BY officers
OF the Customs: y
When the total amount .ol duties In
any one entry cannot be paid entirely. IN
gold, gold certificates or demand notes
Because involving fractional part Of
dollar, such fractional part may be,pald IN
silver coin OF the United States. -.
%. When the total amount OF duties
payable in one entry does not exceed hve
dollars, such total amount may be paul IN
silver coins Of the United States; ~ the
denominations otless than one dollar in
minor coins OF the United States; that Is,
those not OF gold or silver coinage may DC
received in payment OF duties on imports,
when necessary in making change in any
amount less than ten cents in any single
transaction. I,.1ra -'r
DlfboAAIl IlN fSAAHt"AAAA@'' t.l .
The Chinese Minister and his assistant,
Yung Wing, have performed the usia
Diplomatic courtesy Of calling upon the
several foreign ministers, and leaving theii
cards. one in Chinese characters ami tht
other in English Sir Edward Thornton
was the tirst diplomat who returned tht
visit. The Chinese Minister received hin
in his parlor, and the Two seated in chairs
separated by slender shell, all brought
from China, drank tea together. funG
Wing will leave for Hartford to-day u
bring his family to Washington ,r Il.
-e INDIAN AEVAiRs.
Ex-senator l.. NJ. Morrill,, Judge J. u
Farland and General Hatch, the Comml5
sioners appointed to select a new reserva
tion for The Yute Indians, have chosen
location at the bead OF the waters OF tn
Navajo and Blanch rivers, which Is isolat
ed from the white settlements and acceSSi
ble to supplies. The Indians are satisfied
with the arrangements, and the remova
will take place at the most favorable Tine
The Yutes now number about 900, an'
are now at least 200 miles away iron
railroad facilities, y Il - a.
/ Al.f-NNNuEA Ats oAhA
A priya,e letter from Alexander Il
Stephens says that his hemorrhages ar
suhsiding, and there Is q consequent I'M
provement OF health. ---
4 AEp0IxTEp lXDIAS AGENT. lt
4 The President has appointed Louis VI
Rickerson, OF Oregon, as agent for the ~
dians Of the Klamath Agency inthat STATE
In tho place OF John II. ROerS resigned.
IL STRANGE sickness.
During religious services ut the RetorE
School last evenings number Of the 6oy
were simultaneously attacked with Vlolen
vomiting They were removed TO ths'
sIeepIng apartments, whorG they suifero
from vomiting and puging. Late ~
. night all had recovered, except two, an
they are still very sick. 1t Is thought tha
. ihe vegetables or the meat they alto ut dir
nor vas poisoned. The Superintendent
i was stmiliary AFFECTED.
: TsgASv8y REPoRT-INPoH1s ASn H4ARF
Ths following is All abstract from II
monthly statement 0t tho Chief Of n
Bureau OF statistics to the Secretary Of II
. Treasury. The excess Of the exports OVC
, ihc imports OF merchandise appears 1
, have been as follows: For the month ent
! tns August 3Ist, 1877, S3,+Il, ,G5e. For th
! month ending August Sist, 1873, s., l9t
, 30, For the s months ending AuSu
j. slst, 1871, SSs,sSl,eeS. For the $ mont
.aI .rl ssl- Huo. @f.
.I I. = I'D