The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-21
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WASHINGTON, July 19.-Professor Thos
Taylor, the microscopist Of the Agricul
tural Department, has been notified By
Commissioner LeDuc to quit the first o.
August. This is the third man Professor
LeDuc has scalped in the past few months
Taylor's friends urge him TO stick, and
make an issue with LeDuc, who has, &C
far, been more successful in decapitating
professors than extinguishing potato bugs
PRAISE PROM ONE WHO KNOWS.
Hugh McCulloGh arrived in town lasl
night, and will remain several days. In Q
conversation to-day he said the funding
operations OF Secretary Sherman had
never before been equaled on earth in
magnitude or success. He is profuse in
praise OF Mr.. Sherman as o financier. He
thinks the business OF the country Is
gradually improving, and after the next
Presidential election we will start upon Q
career Of unexampled prosperity.
REDEMPTION OF CALLED SKIES.
The Loan Division Of the Treasury De.
partment is very busy redeeming and pay.
ing for the called Skies. Bushels OF regis.
tered bonds arrive almost daily by ex.
press. The work is behind about one
week on account OF the rush. Holders oil
registered bonds often make the mistake
OF supposing that the Government pays
express charges, and bondholders put
themselves TO Inconvenience when they
tail to pay charges at the time bonds are
shipped.
QUARANTINE AGAINST WHISKY.
A temperance reformer of prominence
here makes the yellow fever scourge a
basis for temperance argument. He
finds that the total deaths from yellow
fever in the United States for the past ten
years is only twenty-one thousand, four
teen thousand OF whom died last year. In
the same time, according to q careful and
probably reasonable computation, 650,0O0
men have died from intemperance, or at
the rate OF G5,000 annually. This gentle
man proposes TO quarantine against whis-
ky as more destructive destroyer than
yellow jack. ..s
GENERAL GRANTS ORIENTAL TRIuMPHs.
The fact that General GRANTS receiving
greater honors in China than were ever
before bestowed on mortal man by the
Chinese, causes his friends here great graf
iticatIon. They say that when country
so utterly ''foreign" as China honors
General Grant so lavishly it is time that
abuse Of him at home should cease. It is
remarked here that the Chinese seem to
have forgiven the unmannerly action Of
the American Congress in attempting to
limit the migration OF Cinnamon to Amer
lea. At least they acquit General Grant
Of blame in the premises. A curious rea-
son is given for the hearty welcome OF
Grant In China, namely, that the ships
company which took him there was limit
ed TO fifteen persons.
ASEcDoTE OF ISGERsoLL.
A street preacher here, who Iabors at
the Police Courts, and wherever he can
find sinners in Washington (which is less
trouble than to convert them after they
are found), and who is supported by con-
tributions from religious people, went to
Bob Ingersoll's Office, th other day, to
leave some Of his tracts. "Mr. Ingersoll, /"
said he, "a man Of your great talents
could be OF such service to our cause il
you would only repent and follow the
Lord, instead OF being his enemy" 81
am not His enemy" replied Iugersoll,
"for il the Lord was here upon earth TO-
day, and should come right here 10 Wash.
ington, I'll venture I'm the only man in
the city who would indorse his note for a
hundred dollars"
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Nearly 5000 has been subscribed in
the Treasury Department here toward the
Republican campaign fund. No assess.
ment was made, no woman was asked 10
subscribe, and no man who receives less
than $1,000 per annum. Twenty-nine out
OF the, thirty gave, the subscriptions rang.
ing from 81 up TO $50, which was the
largest, except Secretary Sherman's, which
was 500. The canvasser found but one
man who refused to give for political rea.
sons. His reply TO request for sub.
Democrat" said he; 81 earn what | get
and won't give d-d cent" This Is sale
to be the only authentic instance Of {
Democrat i'll the Treasury Department.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF SILVER DOLLARS.
The demand for standard silver dollar
continues at the uniform rate OF abou
$50 900 monthly, little over one-iourtt
OF the coinage. Treasurer Gilfllan favor
paying them out on all Indebtedness q
the rate OF say five or ten dollars to thl
hundred, which would rapidly diminish
the stock on hand. The payroll OF Gov
ernment employees in this City amounts Il
about one and q half million OF dollar
monthly, and ten per cent. OF this in th
standard dollars would help reduce tn
pile, TO say nothing OF payments by othe
dlsbursing officers all over the country
This has been several times suggested /
Secretary Sherman, but he does notbeliev
in forcing creditor to take any particula
kind OF money, unless so directed by Con
gress, in which case he would apply it :
the salaries Of congressman and all. Tel
per cent on the salaries Of Congressme
would give them five hundred dollars eac
in silver, which Is believed to be as muc
as any Of them want at any one time, a
the weight would be about thirty.tw
pounds. At the present rate OF coinag
and sales. there would be about thirty mi
lions Of standard silver dollars in th
Treasury when Congress meets. It Is b.
lieved that this constantly growing pill
will inspire the members TO make fe
hundred speeches on the silver question
eayingthe question where they found i
Snd'the silver In the Treasury
CATTLE IMPORTATION REGULATIONS.
The following was issued this morning
TREASURY DEPARrMRgT, 4
W4AssH4lAareA, July la, 1879. I
! 4b COLLECTORS ,9f Customs and oilers: . lia5
The order Of the 18th Of February la
: prohibiting the importation Of meat catt
from England, Is revoked. Ay agthori
: ni Section 9,49S OF the Revised Statutes
3 Is ordered that the operation Of the fl