The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-04
DOMESTIC NEWS.
o, What Shall the Marshals Do9
ATTY. Gen. Devens Replies to anAnx-
lous MiChigander,
And Tells Him he Can Rely Only on
Such Fees she Can Get.
AMOtive Discovered for Senator Henry's
Treasury Deficiency Craze
The Terrorofthe West Again Spreads
Disaster.
WASHINGTON.

w AsIliN0ToN, July 3.-The President
RENTS the sentence OF dismissal by the
court martial upon Capt. Joseph Rendel.
brock, OF the Fourth Cavalry. He was
found guilty OF nisbehavior before the
enemy (the lndians) and neglect OF duty.
The court recommends clemcncy on nc.
count OF the age Of the Captains long and
creditable service, and the fact that his
physical condition showed him to be unfit
for active campaign.
GENEROUS PATRIOTISM.
Secretary Thompson has ordered the
employees OF the Navy Yard to have a
holiday on the 9th Us well as the 4th.
TUE FOUR FER CENT. LOAN.
Only $s,SI0 Of the forty million OF the
four per cent. refunding certificates are
not disposed Of, $685., 900 in certificates
having been converted into four per cent.
bonds.
BoSDs or WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN.
The Treasurer OF the United States
gives notice that the principal and accru.
ed interest OF the registered stock OF the
late corporations Of Washington and
Georgetown, will be paid at the Treasury,
Washington, on and after the 18th, and
that interest will cease on that date.
MARINE MATTERS.
From various causes los lives were lost
Onsteamers the past twelve months, against
2l2 the preceding twelve months. During
the twelve months past 81 lives were lost
by accidents ashore, and the twelve months
previous IL. In 1875 the number OF lives
lost on steamers was COZ; in 1915, 304; in
1877, 224; in 1878, PIP. The steady de-
cline is attributed to the increasing eftici-
ency OF the steamer Inspectors.
CAPTAIN EADs.
The Attorney General decides that Capt.
Eads is entitled to $780, 900 for the twenty.
six foot channel at the Passes.
SECRETARY SCIUR2's TRlr.
Secretary Schurz contemplates visiting
the Indian agencies during the summer.
The Indian Department announces that
seven hundred horses have been run off
by white men from Red Cloud agency, and
the military authorities cannot interfere
on account OF the posse comitatus law OF
last year, although stolen horses are driven
past Camps Sheridan and Robinson.
HS OFFICIhL COuST ORDERED.
The Postmaster General has required all
postmasters to make an actual count OF
the number OF letters and postal cards and
packages OF third and fourth class matter
deposited for mailing at their postotlices
upon the first seven days OF September,
and the Superintendent OF the Railway
Mail Service is directed TO have similar
count made upon the cars and steamboats,
for the same length Of time,
THE FEELEss MARsuALs.
\ United States Marshal at Detroit h av-
ing inquired il he should continue TO serve
warrants in criminal cases, Attorney Cen
eral Devens answers: ! advise you 70 per-
form the usual duties OF your Office, which
you are in no way forbidden to do to the
extent Of your power. The law prescribes
those duties, aud affixes certain fees as
compensation therefor. No provision
for the payments OF marshals and their
deputies has been made, nor call | make
any contract or promise that pro.
vision shall hereafter be made; but
your performance Of The duties,
SO far as the law contemplatss,
that they are to be compensated by fees
seems to me to constitute good grounds OF
obligation against the United States where
the services oil deputies are required and
expenditures are TO be made. recognize
the difficulties you may have to encoun-
ter. In all this matter, however, you will
have to rely upon your expectation Of fu.
ture legislation by Congress that shall be
Just to you. All other expenses, except
ices OF marshals and their deputies, have
been provided for,