The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-28

doubt at all that It will be perfectly feasibl
| to fund all the outstanding six per cer
bonds in four per cents in comparaivel
short time. The Secretary Of the Treasur
will very probably repeat his former re
commendation that authority be given :
issue bond OF Us low denomination q
$40 to bear interest ut the rate OF 3.65 pc
annum. This will be for the benefit Q
persons OF small means, and Is on the plal
in operation for long time by the Frencl
government, whereby the humbles
citizen is enabled to be o creditor OF thu
government.
TREASURY REPoRT-cALLED RoSps.
The subscriptions to the 4 per cent loai
to-day were l,l2S,70Q. The Secretary o
the Treasury has called the following 5-2t
bonds OF 1866, interest to cease Februar,
eth next, coupon bonds dated July lst
1855, viz: 500, number 142, ,00l to number
40, 600, both inclusive; $1,000, number
l97,00l to number zoo, 600, both inclusive
$500, number l02,00l to number 10000
both inclusive; total coupon 1000, 900.
Registered bonds, redeemable at the pleas
ure OF the United States after the 1st o.
July, 1870: S100, number 10, ,223 tonumbei
10, 80, both inclusive; 500, number IL
go to number 1890, both inclusive
$1,000, number S9,0ol to number S9, 800
both inclusive; 5000, number 1851 to
number 1900, both inclusive; $4,000,
number "a, ,l2l to number q, $50, both in
elusive; total registered, S3,0O0,0O0; ag'
gregate, 100000.
SILVER PURCHASE.
The Treasurer to-day purchased between
800, 900 and 0,000 ounces OF silver at q
fraction below London rates.
THE RECENT CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN VIRGINIA.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-In the Cir
cult Court OF Patrick county at its April
term, 1878, in the case Of two negroes in
dicted for murder, the yenire summoned
was composed OF white men, and motion
for the summoning Of special venire, to
be composed OF at least one-third negroes,
was denied. One OF the negroes was con-
victed and sentenced for eighteen years,
and in the case OF the other there was a
hung jury. The case was brought before
Judge Rives, in the United States Court
Court, on a petition for a habeas
corpus. The Judge decided that a
negro had a right to be tried by his
peers, and that, therefore, Judge Tread
way violated the law OF the United States
in refusing TO award summons for n
special yenire to be composed in part at
least OF negroes, although there was no
proof offered in either court that the white
jurymen were at all prejudiced or incom.
petent. He then read from the bench his
order in the case, and had the same spread
upon the records. This order, after recit-
ing that the negroes had been denied their
civil rights in the State Court, required
them to be brought before the bar OF the
Circuit Court OF the United States upon .
habeas corpus cum causa, there to be tried
by special yenire Of whites and blacks at
the next term Of the court.
The New York Worlds correspondent at
Danville, says that this decision produced
q stir among the bar. It's substantial effect
is Ia. deprive the State courts OF iurisdic-
ton whenever negro Is on trial unless
the Judge directs q jury Of negroes to be
summoned.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR on INDIAN
AFFAIRS.
The Secretary OF the Interior in his an
nual report refers to his recommendation
OF last year in regard to the Indians, and
proceeds to say: The consolidation OF q
number OF agencies has been undertaken
with view to the better location OF the
Indians, which will at the same time sim.
plify the service and render o more
satisfactory and efficient supervision
possible, reduce the expenses OF the Gov
ernment, and lesson the opportunities for
fraud and speculation. As far as the ap'
propriations made by Congress would per-
nit, agricultural impliments and domestic
cattle have been furnished to the Ineian
tribes, to set the Indians TO work for their
own support, and to encourage industri.
Gus habits. An Indian police has been
organized at twenty-five agencies, and
from all OF them favorable reports as to the
working OF the new system have been re-
ceived. Instructions have been given
to discriminate in the distribution oil
supplies and annuities which are not
actual necessaries, against individual
Indians who show no disposition to work,
thus discouraging idleness. Permission
TO send out hunting parties had been given
only where without hunting the Indians
would have been exposed to want. The
allotment Of land among the Indians on
the several reservations has been ordered
and is in progress. The facilities OF edu-
cation have been extended as much as
possible and proper directions have been
given for the instruction Of the Indian
children in practical pursuits.
The Indian service has been reorgan-
lied in several OF its branches. It was
found necessary to remove number oi
agents on account Of improper practices or
lack OF business efficiency, and great care
has been taken in filing their places with
new men. Where mistakes were found
to have been made in selections they have
been promptly rectifed. .
Important changes have been made in
the contract system and in the methods oil
accountability; an active supervision has
been exercised by inspectors and special
agents; detection OF fraud has been follow.
ed by vigorous prosecution, and, on the
whole, I feel enabled to say that the char
acter OF the service has been raised in
point Of integrity and efficiency: ! am
however, far from pretending that the
present condition OF Indian affairs Is what
II ought to be. The experience gained IN
IN earnest effort to overcome difficulties
and to correct abuses has enabled me tc
appreciate more clearly what Is u
be accomplished. In my last annual
report stated frankly, and have
to repeat now, that in pursuing I
policy ever so wise, aud with machiner!
ever so efficient, gradual improvement car
only be effected by patient, energetic anC
well directed work In detail. An entirely
satisfactory state OF things can be brough
about only under circumstances which
arc not and can't be under control o
the Indian service alone. II the rOeuf
renee OF trouble and disturbance Is TO b,
avoided, the appropriations made by Con
gress for the support Of the Indians VIII
are not self supporting, must be libeEa
enough to be sufficient for that purpose
and they must be made early enough Il
the year for the purchase and deliver
OF new supplies to be possible before th
old supplies are exhausted. ~.