Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-26


exceeds the limit of $50, ,0OO, coo. Put
upon that class Of bonds the latter viii
amount to about $4,000, 900. The
Treasury has notified the holders Of the
50 that no further continuance OF the
So at 81 per cent. interest can be allow.
cd, a. the limit has been reached.
Pitnsy's Favoritss
The investigation into the Treasury
custodian's ring 10 developing the details
OF the exposures and wrong doing
already brought to light, and showing
the amounts and articles bought from
favored merchants, and sales Of furni.
ture and other things to the rings favor
ties When these points and details
are put In evidence the committee will
explore for other transactions.
The Land ofos.
The report is that United States Mar
shal Dudley, OF Indiana, is to be sp-
pointed Commissioner ofth Land Office.
How 1t stsnds -...
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Telegrams re-
ceived here from the friends OF the Adj
minis'ration az Albany say il has been
determined that the Half.breeds will not
20 into the caucus. There are Al OF
these gentlemen, and they have taken
an iron-clad oath not to support Conk.
ling or any person identified with him.
This has changed the tactics OF the Stall
warts, who claim that, under the present
circumstances, they are justified in
soliciting Democratic votes. A tremen.
dous pressure Is being made by Tilden
and his friends to prevent the Demo.
Gratis from aiding in the election OF SEN
ators of either factien.
Mrs. Garfield Improving
WAsIiISaroS, May 4.-Mrs. Garfield
gained some in strength in the past
"a hours and the progress toward re-
covery is considered satisfactory by the
attending physicians. The gates lead.
ing to the White House grounds, which
have been closed since her illness, were
opened TO day and vehicles permitted to
pass.
No More Bonds for Continuanos.
WAsHIYGTos, May 25.-The Treasury
Department rejected all the 5 per cent.
bonds shipped yeste rday for conversion
into 81 per cents. Only such bonds as
can be clearly shown to have been
shipped on Monday will be received for
conversion into the lower rate bonds.
The shipment OF bonds made on Mon
day, according to the notices received at
the Treasury exceed the limit OF s., ,500,.
900 TO some extent. 1t cannot be stated |
how much the excess will amount to,as
the entries have not yet been figured
up. AS closely as can be calculated at
the present time there is about
Sl06, 100000 coupon 5 per cent.
bonds outstanding which, under the
l03d call OF May 18th, can be presented
for conversion into 8. per cents until
July lst. The coupon bonds not pre-
sented by that time become re'leemable
August 18th. After carefully estimat.
ing the amount OF coupon per cent
bonds which had been converted into
registered 5s previous to the issuance of
the l03d call, and the amount en- route
to the Department in excess OF the
$3.50, ,0O0, 900, it is thought there will be
left for redemption by call, or other.
wise, about $40, ,0O0, 900 registered per
cents. This estimate refers to the bonds
left after the present transactions
are concluded. In addition TO this
there are about sixteen million six per
cent. bonds, registered and coupon, un.
der l03d call, upon which interest
ceases July |, yet TO be heard from be-
fore the series is finally disposed of 1t is
maintained with reasonable degree OF
certainty by prominent treasury officials
that il the assuming revenues continue
at the present average the entire series
OF five per cents. not converted, will be
on hand, il not entirelv covered by calls
before the converting 47th Congress, De-
cember next. II this prediction should
prove true, there will be no bonds ex.
ceptiDg converted 81 per cents, which
are at the option of the government, to
be cared for until 1891.
The Seizure Of the Acacia to be Inyesti-
gated.
The Secretary OF the Navy having de.
cided to send q war vessel to Merida,
Mexico, to investigate the alleged un-
lawful seizure OF the American bark
Acacia, OF Boston, by the Mexican au-
thorities, ii is believed that the L. s.
steamer Yantic, now in New York, will
be selected for the service, and will
shortly be dispatched to co operate with
the American Consul at that port.
Removal Of the Cherotees
Arrangements have besn made to
effect the removal OF about seventy OF
the North Carolina Cherokees to Indian
This, it is thought, is the first
step toward the removal OF the entire
tribe OF the North Carolina Cherokees,
1000. TO that territory.