The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENoER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Pension Agencies to be AboI-
ished--- Payments to be Made
Direct from Washington.
Mr.. southard Wants Customs
Duties Paid in Legal
Tender Notes.
Tweed Claims the Rights Of o Poor
Debtor.
A New Plan for Legal Tender.
Tweed Claims the Rights Of o Poor
Debtor.
A New Plan for Legal Tender.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The Texas Frontier Troubles.
WAsHISGroH, January 2l.-General
Ford, State Senator Of Texas, was ex-
amined by the sub, Committee Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day.
He gave statement Of the condition OF
affairs on the Texas border 10 the effect
that the raids still continued and that
the people don't, ~ has been asserted,
ask for war against the Mexicans, bnt
merely want protection which they mean
to have.
THE PROPOSED NEW TERRITORY OF oKA-
LAnoMA.
Col. Adair, delegate Of the Cherokee
Nation, was before the House Committee
on Territories to-day aud spoke for more
than an hour 10 opposition 10 the bill 10
establish the Territorial Government Of
Okalahoma 10 the Indian Territory. He
argued that the proposition was in the
interest Of land speculaiors and in viola.
tion Of the treaties and the decision Of
the Supreme Court, and read from the
writings OF Presidents Washington, Madi-
son, Jefferson, and Jackson, and from
Clhoun in support Of the treaty rights
OF the Indians.
In the case o! the Home Lie 1nsur-
auce Company against Brame from Loui.
siana, the Supreme Court now decide that
the company can not recover OF Brame
for the killing Of one McKcllore, the as
sured, by which the company was dam.
aged to the extent OF the amount Of the
policy, holding that on principle and
authority The action can't be sustained il
such case. Justice Hunt delivered the
opinion. --So
NATIONAL BANKS AND THE NEW LOAN.
The Secretary of the Treasury has Is
sued circulars stating that he will desig.
nate as depository Of public moniea any
national bank that will comply with the
terms and conditions OF this circular let
ter. Under such designation bunk will
be entitled To receive only the deposits in
coin on account OF the four per cent bonds
sold under the popular subscription in.
yited BY the circular OF this Department
Of the date Of the 10th inst. The bonds
subscribed for will be Issued upon the re.
ceipt Of the proper certificate from the
bank, stating that coin has been de.
posited to the credit Of the Treasury Of
The United States, but they will be held
by the Department as security until 9th.
er United States bonds Of an equal amount
are substituted in their place, or the coin
deposited has been paid upon the Treas.
ury drafts. The proper blank certificates
will be furnished to banks from time TO
time as needed. Banks desiring authority
conferred by this circular in advance Of
the subscription, may deposit United
States bonds with the Treasury OF the
United States as security for the deposit
to be afterwards made, and the certii.
Gates of deposit, in the proper form and
for the amount OF bonds so deposited, will
be furnished TO the bank for execution.
The regular transcript blanks for the
Treasurer's general account will be used
in reporting deposits made on account oil
the loan, and will be furnished on de-
mand TO any national bank becoming
depository under this order.
VENEZUELAN.
Senator Eaton Il. day introduced bill
relative TO the Venezuelan mixed Com.
mission. It directs the Secretary of State
10 abstain from distributing any sums in
his custody, or which may hereafter be
received on account Of awardo Of COM
missions or arbiters, or under the conven.
tion OF 1866, and recommends the Presi.
dent 10 propose to Venezuela new COM
mission for re-hearing the claims which
we're laid before or passed upon by said
commissioners and also for the examina.
tion OF such other international claims
as may be presented. The bill also pro.
yides for the immediate repeal Of the act
Of February "a, 1873, which provides for
the enforcement Of the stipulations Of
said commission.
A NEW DEPARTURE IN LEGAL TENDER
COIN.
The following is q financial bill which
was introduced by request, in the Senate,
BY Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsy
| A bill authorizing the coinage Of a stand.
ard silver dollar, and providing that
gold and silver jointly, and not other
wise, be full legal tender:
Be Il Enacted, de-, That there shall
be coined from time to time, at the
mints OF the United States, standard
silver dollars as provided for in the
act Of January 18th, 1888; and any
owner OF silver bullion may deposit the
same in any United States mint or United
States assay office in New York and re.
ceiye in return therefor the full CONNER.
cial value OF said bullion in standard
silver dollars, and from and after the
passage Of this act said silver dollars and
. standard gold coinage shall jointly be
full legal tender, each TO the extent oi 30
per cent and no more oil all the debts,
public and private, except as otherwise
provided by law or express contract.
SEQ. 2 All acts, or parts Of acts, incon.
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
VIOLATED ny FRAUD.
The Supreme Court, decision 1859, Uni
ted States va. National Bank OF Boston;
appeal from the Court Of Claims. This
Ia the case Of defalcation by sub
Treasurer Hartwell in Boston, In which
gold certificates Of the United States were
taken and disposed OF to Mellon Ward 4
Co., with the knowledge Of the frm, and
replaced with those Of the appellees, OBJ
tAined by fraud. The Court remarked
that 1t ought not to require argument or
authority TO support the proposition, that
where money or property Of an innocent
penon has gone into the Treasury oil the
Nation BY means OF fraud, to which its
agent was n party, such money or
: property, cannot be held by the Uni
. led States against the claim Of the in
. jured or wrOnged party. Affirmed. JUS
lice swayne delivered the opinion.
GO ON WITH THE WHISKY cAsEs.
The Attorney General addressed let.
ter to-day to the District Attorney at Chi.
cago, instrucling him TO proceed at once
In The prosecution Of the whisky cases.
Tweed Wants Loose.