The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
PITNEY'S PIQUE
HAS NOT QuIrEMADE a FOOL OF HIN.
The DiseOVsFeF OF the Comet DiseoV-
srsd-ORO OF IugersOIrs CaSes-In'
traders In Indian TeFrIIO-
Fy-InIeFsAIIng Items.

the Tressury Ring is untrue. Pitney de
MED that be ever thought Of such action
and said be would be fool to do so, as |
would result in the indictment Of himael
al well as others, should anybody b.
indicted Pituey considers that be hai
bsen made q victim as y scaps'yost anc
tllks as II others we're deeper in the Trea
sury ring than he was, but II be Contem
plates revenge 1t is not by going before
the Grand Jury. There will most Ger
tSlnly be q Congressional investigation Ol
the Treasury ring. Rumors ot important
records Of the department relating to re-
funding Acd other important business
having been taken away are Ahoat and
the report that the records OF the investi'
eating are missing continue to be repeated
CONCERNING THE COMET.
The COmptes RenduS, the official organ oil
the Academy Of Science, Of France, re-
ceived at the Naval observatory to day,
contains dispatch from the empire oI
Brazil, dated May 24!h, announcing the
discovery Of comet In right ascension
8 hours and minutes, delinsstion south
3l0 To-, moving nothward. This discov.
cry was made two days before Dr.. Gould'a
alleged discovery, aud the official astron.
omsrs here cay that II is undoubtedly the
same comet. By some oversight this mes
sage from Brazil has not been heretofore
published outside OF France. Prof, Hall,
Of the Naval Observatory, to-day received
dispatch from George SimmI, dated At
New Orleans, stating that while camping
at MoTelos, Mexico, on the morning OF
the 25th he discovered this comet. AS.
tronomers took advantage OF the op-
por.unity for observing offered last even.
lHg, and to-day are busy at wor making
computations upon the basis Of the mater.
ial obtained.
PAYNAsTER sTEvENSoN's CASE.
The case OF Paymaster Stevenson,
against whom charges affecting his moral
character and official methods were pre-.
ierrsd, pending his examination before
the Naval Board for promotion, bids fair
TO be disposed oil In few days Assistant
Attorney General Simmonds, who repre-.
sents the government, to day made his
closing argument before the Board. Col.
Tngersoll, in behalf OF PAymaster Steven.
son, closes his argument In the case
tomorrnW. Several vacancies In the lower
grades oil the pay corps, which occurred
since Paymasler Stevenson was ordered 10
examination for promotion, must remain
untitled until his case is disposed Of and
al appointment has been made 10 the
vacancy caused by bis promotion.
President Garfield, Secretary Hunt,
wife and daughter, Postmaster General
James, Attorney General MaCVeagh and
Colonel Rocky we'll returned to the city this
evening from Long Branch.
TIE TROUBLES IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Secretary OF the Interior to day re-.
Ceived from the Attorney. General an
opinion upon the legal que tions involved
10 the settlement OF the troubles growing
out OF the threatened enforcement by the
authorities OF the "PsTnlt" laws in Indian
Territory. The question as to who are TO
be deemed iutruders on the Choctaw and
Ohickasaw lauds, and whether Il is the
duty Of the department or the Iudian au.
thoritles 10 remove them, Is now definitely
settled, as the Secretary has adopted the
Attorney. Generals OplhiOn.
The following telegram, which embraces
the main points OF the Attorney Generals
opinion, was cent by the Secretary OF the
Interior 10 U. S. IadlAn Agent Tufts, at
Muscogee, l. r., to day:
"The Attorney General expresses an
opinion thst It is the duty OF the depart.
ment, not OF the Indians, to remove the
lntruders from the ChOctaw and Ohicka.
saw lands. That oil persons other than
OhoCtaws and ChiCkasaws by birth or
adoption, comprised In some one
Of the accepted classes described In
article 7 oil the treaty Of 1855 and article
43 Of the treaty Of 1856 are intruders;
that those excepted are Government en-
ployes or employees Of internal improve.
ment companies, travellers, temporary 80.
loufners, holders OF permits from theOhoc.
taw or ChickasHw authorities, and white
persons who are employed under the
laws OF said Indians Rs teachers, me-
ChaniCs and skilled sgriCulturaliats. All
others are intruders; that the permitlaws
are valid, aud the right 10 remain ex.
pirss with the termination OF the permit.
Promptly notify interested parties and
advise them that measures will bs speedily
taken 10 execute the laws as c0nBtrued by
the Attorney General. You will be- fully
instructed by the Commissioner Of Iudian
Affairs atan early day. Suspend removals
until such Instructions are received"
MINT DROPS
Mr. Burchard, director Of the mint, has
Just completed bis revision OF The v,lums
Of instructions and regulations 10 reIa'
tton TO the transaction Of business In the
mints and assay offices OF the United
States" The principal feature Ia the In
crease oil the melting charge from 80 cents
on deposits Of 500 onhCes Orlesa to one dol.
lar on deposits Of / 900 ouncss OF less.
Two million three hundred thousand
dollars oi five per cent Coupon bonds were
received at the Treasury Department To-.
day for conversion Into three AID A ball
per cents Total receipts 70 date $685.
,0C0.
THIS CoRwts's cRuttE.
Capt. Hooper, Of the revenue steamer
Cofwin, utdsr date Of ounalasks, Msy
goth, 1881, wtiles 10 Secretary Window
that be arrived there Ia twelve and hall
days from San Francisco. The past winter
al OunAlAska has been uhusually warm,
but In the latter part north.weS. gales aud
snow storms pfevailed. The natives ol
some OF the Islands suffered very much
from typhoid pneumonia, which became
epidemic. Capt Hooper adds: hope 70
Hnish Coaling and leave here for the Seal
Islands By the 92l Inst, Ai,et leaving Seal
Islands we will proceed north, along the
Siberian Cosst, touching At st. Lawrence
island, 81. Lawrence Bay, EAst Cape, ant
Cape Serge, also Kings Island, Diumedei
and Cape Pince Of Wales. II possible 4
procure dogs, propose 10 send a smal
sledgs party, fitted lor two months travel
from Cape Serge along the Siberian coast
La mai In a nnltiha In ntnnnn Ln The RlnlI