The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-02
PROm THE, CAPITAL
The PhRsIOu Explosion Making the
GeWs-EITEinIA Politics.

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WAsHISGTox, July 1.-The Inspector
General has sent circular to local in
spectOrS urging the rigid enforcement oI
the regulation in regard to the quantity
OF steam each vessel ia allowed to carry
and such other regulations as will tend tO
prevent racing by stesmboats The In
spsctoT. G Gsnsral cannot prohibit racing
but, in view Of the recent explosion from
racing, he wants to do all in his power
toward preventing it,
THE REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA
who favor coalition with the Rsadi1S
are publishing letters from prominent
Republicans favoriug that movement,
Letters to this effect have just been pub.
lished from Senators Iugalls and Blair.
Ingalls, writes that Malone representa- the
progressive element whose supremacy
will obliterate race prsiudiCes and make
the ballot free aud priceless, and regen.
crate the South. These letters are being
used for the purpose OF influencing the
coming Republican Convention to indorse
the Malone ticket,
ANOTHER CALL YoR BONDS ISSUED.
The following call for bonds was issued
to-day:
The one bundrsth and fourth call: No.
tiCe ia hereby given that the i've per cent
registered bonds issued under the acts OF
July l4!h, 20, and January 10th, II, now
outstanding and unCslled, will be paid at
the Treasury Of ths United States, Oity OF
Washington, on the lst day OF October
next with the interest accrued thereon
from May lat, 81. That interest on said
bonds will cease on said lst day ot Oc'
tober, or II the holders prefer such bonds
will be paid on presentation at any time
prior to the lst Of October next, with &C.
Crusd interest from May lst, 81, to date Of
presentation.
ARMY CHANGES.
Itls announced that Gen, James B. Fry.
Assistant Adjutant General, will be placed
on the retired list within day or two.
BY the retirement ol General Fry, Gen.
Robert Will become full Colonel, and Gen.
Thomas NJ. Vincent, Lieutenant. Colonel.
These promotions will make vacancy
which will bH allsd by the advancement
OF Ool. VIM. G. Mitchell, an aid.ds.CAmp
oil MsjorGensral HSnCoCk. His promo.
tion by the President ia 10 compliance
with personal request made by General
Hancock.
OUTCOME OF THE CUSTODIAN SCANDAL
Secretary windows cIrCllaT Issued to.
day directing how the business OF the
treasury custodian shall be conducted
hereafter 30 as to prevent frauds aud
speCulations, sucl as have existed, Is said
to be the first step lf the Secretary to.
wards sweeping out all who were guilty
and oi correcting all evils that grew up
under them, lis now believed that t6s
Secretary will before long give out Tor
publication the report that the investi.
eating committee submitted to him The
accused parties have all along maintained
that the report contained nothing against
them, and as long as the report 10 kept q
secret they can shield Themselves behind
this. The Secre.ary's circular confirms
what has leaked out about the contents OF
tho repbTti that it aAowed up the frauds Ia
buying goods and supplies for the depart.
ment from favored few. The supplies
can only be bought hereafter by regular
contract, and 1t Is intended to arrange
matters 80 that the old carpets and other
worn articles can only be sold alter being
condemned by board appointed for the
purpose, and complete record must be
made Of every transaCtlon. The system
inaugurated by the Secretary Is so az.
ranged that the books and reports Of Off.
Cials will be check upon each other.
THE DEMOCRATS or VIRGINIA
are in dilemma now almost as bad as
that Of the Republicans. Some Of the
leaders insist that the ticket to be nom.
mated at the coming convention must
have one prominent Reaijuster on 1t to
satisfy end hold that element Of the party
who do mot WaEt 10 70 with Malone.
Others, and apparently the majority, bit.
terly oppose this, aud maintain that the
ticket must contain none but straight debt.
paying Democrats. This question is agi.
tsting tho psrty considerably, and will
cause lively contest AZ the Gonyention.