The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-01
WASHINGTON.
DOuHGs AnoHe THE DEPARrnEArA
DeclSiOnH Of Importance By the Court OI
CIAIms-MFs. GaFaeId COnyaIeseIng
'-PrOspeelIVo:AOVsmeAla Of
the President Notes,

WASHINGTON, D. o., May 3l.-UndeI
orders from the War Department Geners
Pope 70 stationing troops at the most ac
cesslbls points for service In case OF O YAI
with the Ute Indians, when their removal
under the Ute treaty Ia 10 be conBummated
Care will be taken that NO movements OIL
the troops likely to excite the Indians will
be made.
An effort will be made to remove the
complaint made by tobacco dealers all
over the country that the stamps furni0h'
cd by the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing are Of an inferior quslity, and almost
WorthlesB. A committee from the Treas.
ury Department has been directed TO visit
the Bureau, and see how the defects can
be remedisd.
The circulation OF the standard silver
dollar from the treasury vaults has praCLiC.
ally stopped altogether. During the fall
and early winter theps'Was quite 0 demand
Tor this coin for the purpose OF moving
the crops, That demand stopped when
the crop movement waa over, and sincs
the trat Of January last there has been no
call for silver. All OF the dellars that
have been coined since that date remain
in the treasury. Further than this some
silver In circulation has found It's way
back into the vaults, The amount oul.
standing has steadily decreased. Coinage
at the rate Of little over $1,000 600 .
month goes steadily on. - ~
The Court Of Claims, to-day, overuled
the petition Of the Union Pacific Railroad
company TO be allowed additional compel,
sation for the carrying OF the mails 10 the
postal cars In excess OF the rates now and
heretofore paid by the Government for
postal car services on this and other roads
generally. This decision leaves tho past
and present rates OF compensation uu.
changed.
The clerks In the General Land Office
to-day took leave Of General Williamson,
the retiring COMMISSIONER,
The additional National bank circula.
tion issued during May Ia $S,342 07O. The
amount surrendered and DESTROYED ySs
81, 45,9l7, showing an increase 10 the or.
Culation during the month OF $l,55l, ,l6l,
The net increase In National bank notes
for the year ending June lst, 1881, is So.
2l6,26O. The decrease oil legal tender
notes on deposit during May, for the pur.
pose ot retiring the National bank CirCu.
lation, 10 $720,4l7. The increase during
the year ending June 1st, is $l5.7l2, ,03G;
amount on deposit for this purpose S35,.
2S4 $50. The total amount OF National
bank notes outstanding June let, 1881, 10
W53, ,052, ,4S3. The largest amount ever
Issued for circulation ot the National gold
banks. not included In the above, 10 81,
099,225. W
In tue Court Of Claims to day Ia the case
OF Bedloe Noblum Il 90. vs. The United
States, In which the plaintiffs had pre-.
viously occurred judgment for S9O0,OO0
against the Government for cotto captured
during the war, the court set aside tue
judgment on account OF fraud.
III the case of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co. vs.. The United States, in which The
court had given judgment for the company
for $40, 900, both parties appealing and the
Supreme Court having sent back the case
with mandate, the CourtoI Claims to-day
gave judgment for the company for $29i,-
III. The suit was for money due on ac.
count oi carrying mails.
Mrs. Garfield has been entirely free
from lever since Saturday, and 10 rapidly
ConvaleEciDg.
The President will soon remove his
family to the Soldiers Home for the sum.
mer.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day The
President announced his intention Of At.
tending the graduating exercises OF The
Naval Academy June 10Th, and the CON.
menCement exercises OF Williams College,
July 4th, 9th and 9th.
The Executive Committee Of National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmsn have
fixed upon September 9Th and 9th, over
the Potomac river course, for the regatta
of the Association. .l|,E t-EI /
" The Star tonight has the following With
reference to an Ohio editor: "a rumor
aaoat Is that A. W. Rrauoisco, one OF the
editors Of the Ohio State Journal, published
at Columbus, is an applicant Tor the po.
sition Of Public Printer"
When Mr.. Francisco was here couple
Of weeks ago 1t was generally understood
that he was here merely In the interest oil
Minister Comfy his business partner whom
he Waslseeking TO have retained in Office