The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-09
MArTERH Ar MAaHInaToN,
DOlnRs In the Departments and Brief
from the Bureaus,

from the Bureaus.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The amount oi
coupon per cent bonds OF 'Sl received
for continuance at 81 per cent up to the
close OF business to-day was $50, ,359, 700
It is the opinion Of the Treasury oficialG
that nearly oil the outstanding coupon
81 will be received for continuance
during this month. There are upwards
OF $500, 5000 registered per cent
bonds now in the Treasury Department,
which were forwarded by the holders pre-.
vious to the 23d ult, the date fixed fol
the receipt Of the bonds for continuance,
awaiting the inspection Of the Secretary.
The cause OF the retention OF these
bonds Is attributed to.the fact that the de.
tails connected with the process Of exten.
sion was not strictly adhered 10, and
consequently 1t remained for the Secrets.
ry 10 determine what portion Of them, u
any, shall be passed for continuance. It 10
now quite certain that the limit Of the Eve
per cents converted into three and a.hali
per cents will reach ten ortwelve millions
Of dollars. The exact amount cannot be
stated, however, until II Is known what
disposition the Secretary will make of
those now awaiting his action.
THE CROWD or VISITORS
ct the White House to-day surpassed any.
thing seen for weeks, q great msjority
calling 10 urge claims Of themselves OF
friends TO offices.
Secretary Hunt has accepted the resig.
nation OF Commodore JefferH "A
chief Of the Bureau OF Ordinance,
Navy Department, 10 take effect
July goth. Commodore Jeifers will, about
the hrst Of July, visit Europe 10 examine
and report on the ordnance and torpedo
service OF the European government, and
upon the completion Of this duty he will,
at his own request, he placed upon the re-
tired list. Secretary Hunt has not yet
made selection Of q new Chiet Of the
Bureau OF Ordnance. He will be inhu-
enced by the considerations Of fitness
rather than BY the rank Of applicants.
STAR SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
The committee have to-day discovered
another instance Of what they regard a.
gross extravagance in expenditures for
the mails in the Southwest, and have sub.
mitted q recommendation which, when
carried into effect by an order that will
shortly be Issued by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, will, In the judgment Of the postal
authorities, result In an additional saving
Of 100000 per snnum without In any dc.
gree cfippling the postal service.
President Garfield, In view Of the highly
satisfactory progress already made by the
Commissioners In ithe line ot discovering
opportunities 10 cut of useless contracts
and the detection ot methods by which
such contracts were obtained, remains tn.
disturbed By the criticisms oil his approval
Of the personel OF the Commissioners, and
expresses himself a. more than ever deter.
mined TO sustain the Attorney General
and Postmaster General In their untfam.
mslled conduct Of the entire investigation
Secretary Klrkwood resumes charge Of the
Interior Department tomorrow.
The annual report Of the Chief OF the
Bureau stati1tics on the
INTERNAL coNMRRcE OF THE UNITED STATE
was sent 10 the Government printing
Office about the hrst ol May, bat In conse.
uuence Of The exhaustion Of the appfopfia.
ton for printing, the public printer states
Il will be impossible for him 10 begin
printing this report till aitst the ftst OIL
July. Nimmo &, however, taking advSn,
tage Of the delay In preparing an addi
tional statement in regard 70 the cifcum,
stances and conditions affecting and limit
ing the competition between the Mississippi
river and the East and West Trunk 3, r
lines for the transportation Of surplus prod
ucts Of the Western and Northwestern
States 10 the seaboatd. The iofthcomlnI
report will embrace Q somewhat elaborate
statement in regard 10 commercial, indus
trial and transportation interests Of Gin
cinnati, as Illustrative Of the conditions
governing the internal commerce Of TIL
county,