The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-22
WARRINGTON.
secretary Rogera, Family.

WAsH1SeTos, July 2o.-The wife ant
children Of Private Secretary Rogers hay'
gone to Fortress Monroe on brief visit
after which they will 60 TO Ohio.
APPOINTMENT.
General Charles K. Graham, Of New
York City, has been appointed Suryeyo,
Of Customs At that port, vice General E
A. Merritt, appointed Collector Of Gus
toms.
NAIL ooSrRAcn LIZ.
The regular miscellaneous bids for car.
rying the United States mails on upwards
Of seven hundred routes were closed BY
the Postofica Department this afternoon
The awards will be made soon.
DscHARGED.
Owing to the reduction In the appro-
priation for the Patent Office, % clerks
were discharged to-day.
NOT TRUE.
Hon. James Tanner, Collector Of Taxes
Of Brooklyn, General John G. Robinson,
and other members Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, say the report that their
organization Is concerned in securing 4
change OF officers in that State, or is haV-
ing anything 10 do in the matter, is false.
A1rx. Il. STEPHENS ROBUST AND oosFr-
DENT.
Hon. Alex. q. Stephens writes TO q
friend here that his health Ia better now
than It has been for the past twenty
years, and that he has no doubt he will
return to the next Congress.
COIN sTRASsPoRrATIoE PROBLEM.
Under recent decisions Of the Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury, there will necessarily
soon be large quantity Of gold and ell.
yer moving about. For its transporta.
tion by express the Government would
have 10 disburse large sums Of money.
The question has been raised whether
this coin can not be sentin United States
postal cars as through mails. Under the
present arrangement the Government
would have to pay about one.seyenteenth
Of what expressage would be. The ques.
tion was discussed at the Cabinet meeting
yesterday, but was not definitely settled.
Correspondence concerning il is going
on between the Treasury and Postofice
Departments.
SILVER DOLLARS FOB oREEsBAcKs.
On Thursday last, a. mentioned At the
time in these dispatches, Treasurer Gil
fillan sent TO each National bank in the
country list OF the United States depos.
itories, with the information that gold
and standard silver dollars could be OBJ.
tanned at those offices in exchange for
greenbacks. At the close Of business in
the Treasury to-day, the result Of this
action OF the Treasurer had been the
taking by the National banks Of $3.50, 900
in silver in exchange for greenbacks.
This amount was taken by banks In the
Middle States, principally in Pennsyl.
vania, which were frat reached BY the
mails. The amount taken by each bank
is from 5000 to $4,000, except one
bank in Pennsylvania, which took $780,
600. The Department is greatly en-
couraged by -tbis speedy response TO its
invitation Of last Thursday, and regards
il as an evidence that large number Of
other banks, when they receive the noti-
fcation sent them, will respond in sim.
liar manner. The prospects are for the
speedy and general circulation OF the all
yer dollar, and the drawing in Of CORES.
ponding amount Of greenbacks will, Of
course, be so much resumption.
PREcAuTIos AeAISsr YELLOW FEVER.
In view Of the danger Of yellow fever
being brought into the country from
Cuba and points on the Gulf, orders have
been issued to collectors Of ports to en-
Join unusual vigilance on quarantine off.
GERS, and TO rigidly enforce the quaran-
tine regulations. Both the Surgeon Gen.
eral Of the Marine Hospital Service and
the Medical Director Of the Navy, who
receive almost daily reports on this sub
iect, say that especially during the pres
emit heated weather, too much precaution
can not oe taken in seaport cities against
the dreaded epidemic.
WARRINGTON MONUMENT.
Colonel Casey, who hss charge Of the
work on the Washington Monument,
will have his plans for strengthening the
base OF the pile ready for submission to
the joint commission by the LAST OF next
week. His plans will doubtless be ap.
proved. Colonel Casey expects TO com.
menee work in about twelve days. When
the base is sufficiently strengthened work
will be begun on the top Of the monument,
and prosecuted until the monument 10
finished. Another appropriation will be
requirsd before this result is effected, the
present appropriation Of 100000 being
insufficient.
MR. HUsToN As A BILL FOSTER.
There L. no prospect Of anything grow.
ing out Of the challenge Congressman
Hnnton sent 10 Columbus Alexander,
except more cards and words from both
sides. Mr.. Alexander is now preparing
a manifesto to be published on next Mon.
day, in answer 10 the posters concerning
him, which General Hunton has had
placed on the trees and posts Of Alexau-
dria.
IRKASuRT EKRoRI.
The Treasury nov holds in United
stntes bondsto SSeurs National Bank
circulation ~ ts1y
To secure public dsposlts..............-. lSSOAAo
United stAtes bonds deposited for dir
culati0u for the week ending to-day ,l3,Co
United States bonds held for etreula-
ton vithdravn the week ending To-
SlVVO
NATIONAL B,SK CIRCULATION.
0uhtandlng currency notes......-.-.----.. S2'slle
Gold 10
lateral Revenue recdpu tt-day were t6s,7to
TstsI TecsIpa ii National Bank notes for he
WRak ending tO-dIY aE eompAfed With the c0f-