Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-25
The Pitney Investigation.

ASuINGTON, May a. Hc luNcolisn'
ton OF the Treasury custodlans ringcon.
tinues to develop ugly facts. Hatch, the
store-keeper of the Treasury, states that
while he was away on leave last sum
mer four hundred yards Of fine carpet
were taken out OF his rooms. He dis
covered this OH his return and reported
the fact to Power, the chief clerk
Power called on Pitney for an
inventory OF the carpets on
hand, aud in it Pitney included the
four hundred missing yards. Power
submitted the inventory to Hatch, who
aid it was wrong, and then Power told
Hatch to make out a correct invent
ory. In the meantime Pltney heard
what was going on aud had carpet
firm, whom he had favored, send in
four hundred yards OF carpet
as q loan. The borrowed
carpet, however, was an inferior grade,
but the four hundred yards taken out
vas never recovered. The ring was in
the habit of selling good carpets and
furniture, under the head OF condemned.
The yearly appropriation to supply the
Government buildings throughout the
country '. with i! h.. needy needy Articles s: has
This appropriation amounts to about
three quarters of million dollars a
year.
Postal Statistics.
WASHINGTON, May "a "A statement
has been prepared at the Postoilice De-
nartment showing the amount OF mat.
ter mailed in the United States during
the year ending December 81, 1851.
This is the second count OF the mail
matter ever made by the Department,
that made in 1879 being the frat. The
statement is based upon the actual count
of the matter made at the different post
Offices Throughout the country during
the first seven days Of December, 1880.
Ii shows that the total number OF pieces
OF all classes mailed during the year was
2,720,234,252. The whole number oil
letters mailed was l,053,2 ,252 $40, an av.
erage OF 81 for each man, woman and
child in the United States; 32i ,JB, iiO
postal cards, Sl2,032,000 newspapers,
40, las, ,792 magazines and other periodi-
Gals, and 81 ,5l6, 1882 packages OF ofmerchan-
disc passed through the mails during
the year.
Demand Greater Than the Supply.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The limit OF
f250, ZOO, 600, at which the option OF pre-
senting five per cent, registered loads
for continuance at 81 per cent. was
fixed by the one hundred and third call
for bonds, has been exceeded by notices
received By the Secretary to'dsy. Ii
cannot be stated at this time what the
excess amounts TO. 1t has not yet been
determined what course to pursue relA'
tive TO the notices received in excess
OF $3.50, ,OOO,0 900 Secretary Windon said,
shortly after l2 o'clock, when he was
about starting for the Executive ma l.
sion to attend a meeting OF the Cabine I,
that he would probably be prepared 10
give some information on the subject
later in the otterno0n The facts in the
matter will he laid before the Cab t,
with view OF sliciting decision as 10
the most practicable mode OF procedGr,.
More Appointments
WASHINGTON, May "a The President
has made the following recess appoint
ments: Consuls OF the United States,
Jesse II. Moore, OF Illinois, at Ca!lao;
John NJ. Bailey, OF New York, at Ham
burg; Zslat Merrill, of Massachusetts,, at
Jerusalem: George W. Roosevelt, OF
PENNSYLVANIA. at Bordeaux. Collectors
of Internal Revenue for Texas VIM
II. Sinclair, First district; b. c. Lud.
low, Third district; Wn. Umbnerstock,
Fourth district.
Mrs GaI field.
DR.. Boy nton, the attending physician
announces this afternoon that The Crisis
has been passed in Mrs. Garheld's case
and there is no longer any doubt OF her
recovery.
To Be Investigated.
Secretary Window will, within a day
or two, appoint committee to inyestl-
gate certain charges which have been
preferred against Superintendent Dodge
Of the San Francisco Mint.