The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-30

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-1he excess Of
exports over imports OF merchandise for
the twelve months ended May 81, 1879,
was S260, ,700,S76; for the twelve months
ended May 81, 1878, $24l 1853, $3.50. The ex.
cess of exports over imports OF gold and
silver coin and bullion was for the twelve
months ended May 81, 1879, $5,2S4,Gl !;
for the twelve months ended May 81, 1873,
$7,242,90l.
NOMINATION REJECTED.
The Senate in executive session today
rejected the nomination OF d. 7. Corbin
for Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court0f
Utah.
The adverse report Of the Judiciary Com
mittee upon the Corbin nomination was
sustained by majority Of four-Lhe divi-
sion being almost, or quite, upon party
lines.
FINANCIAL MATHIS.
Bullion dealers have been notified by
the Treasury Department that offers OF
silver bullion for sale to the department
will be received Wednesday OF each week,
bullion to be delivered at Philadelphia,
San Francisco, New Orleans and Carson
City mints.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
sent communication to the Banking and
Currency Committee of the House touch
ing a petition referred to the committee
and containing charges OF irregular trans
actions and improper conduct against the
officers OF the German National Bank Of
Chicago. The Comptroller says the Gov
ernment has taken every proper action in
the premises, and the matter now remains
for the local Courts to investigate the
charges. 4r-
STILL uSRECoScILED TO DAYARD.
Extreme silver men in the Senate are
still unreconCiled to the retention OF SEN
ator Bayard as chairman OF the Finance
Committee. Eighteen Democratic Sena-
tors signed paper urging Bayard to with.
draw his resignation, and sixteen other
Democratic Senators declined 10 sign il,
namely: Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Garland,
Grover, Hereford, Houston, Jones, ,Maxey,
hees, Walker and Williams. The pro.
nounced silver men who signed the paper
are Wallace, Thurman, Mcdonald, Ran
som, Vance, Jones, OF Florida; Call, Hill,
Of Georgia; Harris and Bailey. The re.
naming eight are Senators in accord more
or less with Bayard.
OF the seven Democratic Senators alb.
sent when the paper was in circulation ii
is conceded Messrs. Gordon, Lamar, Ran.
dolph, Mcpherson and Farley would have
united in the request to Mr.. Bayard to re-
tain the craftsmanship, but It is said
Messrs. Johnston and Withers would have
refused to sign It. I 5'a5
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.
Captain Eads surrendered to-day when
he found that he could not get Congress
to pass a bill to console his pride, and &C.
cepted an appointment to the Mississippi
River Improvement Commission. lie at
first said he would not serve on the Com
mission II an army engineer was to be
President; but when he discovered that
he was not regarded by the President in
the same light OF importance as he
is regarded By himself, lie consented
10 serve. The Board will consist OF
members announced in these columns
heretofore, with the addition of Har.
rod, who now holds the office OF
State Engineer OF Louisiana, and who was
appointed in place OF Beauregard, who was
TeCOHlMeuueu US tue euuTe LOUISIANA
and Mississippi delegates, but who was set
aside because OF the fact that he had VIC.
lated his oath as graduate at West Point
by going into the rebellion. The Presi.
dent OF the Board will be General Q. A.
Gilmore, who Is in charge Of the fortifca.
tions aud government improvements on
the Atlantic coast; General Comstock, OF
the Engineer. Corps, who is in charge OF
the survey Of the Mississippi river, and
Government Inspector upon the Eads'
work Of the jettiesi General suter, who is
now in charge Of improvements on the
Missouri river; Prof Mitchell, ofthe Coast
Survey; General Ben. Harrison, Of India.
ma, and Captain Eads.