The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-28

ING, WEST VA, mon
! prosecution by the Attorney General an
} Postmaster General, and with the approva
OF the President. Gibson further says
'eThe Attorney General, November l4tt
- directed me to submit report to the Post
master General, The Postmaster Genera
J. gave directions to have the report printer
us part OF his annual report
and designated where the sam
was to appear, Immediately ate
the report OF the Second Assistan
Postmaster General, and Colonel Georg
Bliss was fully aware Of the fact that pre-
pared the report, and informed me that h,
would stand behind It, l respectfully sug
5 gest that you, at as early q date as practiC
able, communicate with the Attorney
General on the subject, and II he agreei
with my statement Of the facts and Circum
stances that you will direct the Chic
Clerk to make record OF my employment
as Special Assistant Attorney for the
United States"
In reply tho Acting Attorney said; "ThC
title assumed by you is justified by moth
ing upon the records, and which can be
justified In no other way, as there is neither
a commission nor oath OF office upon the
files Of the Department, and both are nee
essary 10 the creation OF an Assistant At.
torney Of the United States,
Upon this fact must assume you have
misunderstood the character OF the agency
which you have received from Attorney
General NacVeagh'
CABINET GOSSIP,
The New York Times Washington cor
respondent In "ralk about the Cabinet"
says. "Ihe present head OF the State De-
partmcnt, Secretary Blaine, will retire on or
before January lst, and there are good
reasons for believing that he will be sue
CeedGd by ex-senator Frederick I, Freling-
huysen, Of New Jersey, This has become
so well understood that the alienation us
to BlainV's successor no longer exCites spec
ulation. The present head Of the War De.
partment will probably continue to occupy
that position throughout President Arthur's
term.
For tho four other places to be filed the
names Of only little handful Of men are
mentioned, and 1t Is very probable the
positions will he filled out OF this number.
This handful OF gentlemen Is composed Of
ex-senator ]. b. Chatiec, Of Colorado; ex-
Senator Timothy o. Howe, OF Wisconsin,;
ex-senator Aaron A. Sargent, OF California;
ex.Secrelary Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts;
Chauncey !. Filley, otMissouri; ex.Marshal
W. W, Dudley, Of Indiana, now commits
sioncr Of pensions; General Edward +.
Beale; Emory A. Storrs, Of Illinois, General
I.ongstreet, Of Georgai Judge Steele, Of
North Carolina; Ex-Governor Davis, OF
Texas. There are some indications that
ChaiFce will secure the Postotlce Depart.
ment, and It Is believed by well informed
persons that Col. Dudley will succeed Kirk
wood. Ex.Secretary Boutwell, Is more
prominently talked Of for Attorney General
and Southern man for the Navy Depart
ment
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Geo. I, Brott appeared in tho Criminal
Court today and give personal recogni-
zanCc in the sum Of 81 900 TO appear when
wanted In the case Of ex.Deputy Auditor
LillGy.
At the close Of business $l,9lO,45O OF
United States bonds were received at the
Treasury Department for redemption un-
der the lOjti call During the week 304 ,007
standard silver dollars were put in CirCula-
ton, against $45O,007 In the corresponding
period Of 1880.
The resignation Of Assistant United
States Treasurer lIillhouse has been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department. 1t is
understood that the Office has been tender.
ed Il gentleman OF high standing in the
commercial circles OF New York City.
1t Is understood Judge Bancroft Davis
will enter the State Department. with Fael-
nghuysen as Assistant Secretary, relieving
Hit, who will be given another position,
and the vacancy thus created on the Court
OF Claims Bench, will be filed by the ap-
pointment Of Secretary Hunt.
The computation recently ordered by
Secretary Folger, with view OF ascertain
ing the premiums which might be paid by
the Government tor four and half and
four per cent bonds, and still protect the
Government from loss has been completed,
and shows the Government cannot buy
iours and half and iours at the present
market rate without loss as compared
with the call OF threes and half.
CUSTOMS nUsINESs. ..
WASHINGTON, November GA. X. Tin
gle, Supervising Special Agent Of the
Treasury Department, says his experinCe
OF the paSt year added to that OF former
years, induces the belief that no material
Improvement can be made in the present
methodist Of the customs business without
/ L.. lNa
requirements prescribed by law and
used In customs transactions, might be
discarded, not only without detriment, but
with possible beneiltto the public service
Fixed salaries are recommended In place
of fees, and q simple declaration signed by
the importer and attested by a notary, and
made BY the statute OF the same binding
force as tho oath, II Is suggested, would
prove grcat relief TO the merchants and
would bC full rs safe as the present system.
TherearO twenty-five ports ofentryat which
not a dollar Of duties has been collected
for n whole year, and this Is true OF many
previous years There are thirty-two dis
tricts In which the years collections from
all sources have not equalled the years ex.
penses Many ofthes0 may have had some
Importance when foreign trade was carried
on exclusively in sailing vessels, and
before the concentrative importing bust.
ness Of few large ports by means
OF regular lines OF ocean steamers
and the establishment Of the present sys.
TEN OF rapid inland transportation; but
now foreign commerce has been perina-
nently diverted from them. The custom
houses In these districts are, however, re-