The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Public Land in Wisconsin.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
The Reduction of the Navy.
the WRECK OF The GOLDEN RULE.
The New Route Of the ChicnsO and
Northwestern RailrOad-Caution and
1:ss.i.n;uniion in the Pnrdoning
Business Of General
Vancock-The Treasury NOies Lost
on the Golden Rule.

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acknowledgements OF General
Uancock-The Treasury NOies Lost
on the Golden Rule.
TBy Union Line, cor Monroe and Water Sts.l
NEW YORK, August 22.-Thc Tribuae's
Washington special says the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad company hav-
ing furnished the General Land Office
with q map of the new line OF said road,
authorized by a resolution of Congress
approved April 25th, 1862, instructions
have been issued issued by the Commits
sioner to the local land officers at Memo.
sha, Wisconsin, that the odd sectious of
the original route are still held in reser-
vation as inuring to that State for the
railroad, that the even sections within
six miles of the original route are re-
duced to 81 % per acre, and that the even
sections within six miles Of the new route
are increased to S2,50per acre; that par
ties who have purchased within six
miles OF the original line and paid $3.50
per acre, and not bought within six
miles of the new one, their heirs or as
signees, will he allowed to change such
locations to the new line up to date.
About $500 applications for pardons
have been received at the Attorney Gen.
erals office. All those who, in IT, cpin-
ion of the Attorney General, have Just
claims to executive clemency, are duly
recommended and forwarded to the Presi-
dent for his action. We learn, on the
authority of an officer Of the State Depart
ment, that the signature of the President
has been affixed to more than 1000 of the
applications for pardon. The number
daily announced as pardOned are simply
the names Of those recommended and for
warded from the Office of the Attorney
General The President has exercised
the utmost caution and discrimination in
the matter of pardons, aud has always
rejected all applications unless good and
sufficient reasons were produced te show
the necessity for executive clemency.
The Herald's special says the, President
issomewhat annoyed that certain persons
have been accepting money for their in
huence in obtaining pardons. Hestated
to-day that he wished the fact known
that he Investigated each case himself,
and only granted such. petitions; az re-
commended themselves to his cleniency
Some present asked permission to call
again LOT IuTpncl clCOllSiuoIdtlOIij " NuiCu
he replied it would be some time before
many more pardons would be granted:
Gen. Hancock has, ,beepbreveted Major
General in the regular army.
Two hundred paymasters are to be
discharged from the navy the present
week. All seamen in the Mississippi De
partment having less than two years to
serve will be Immediately discharged. -
The entire naval force is soon to be re,
duced to 10000.
Victor Smith, Agent of the Treasury
Department, who was wrecked in the
steamer Golden Rule, reports that after
being five weeks on the reef and with
the help of divers andtwo wrecking YES
sells, he has recovered only hundred and
forty thousand dollars of the million and
a half of treasury notes lost in the safe.
This was fonnd some distance from
the wreck, indicating that the safe had
been broken to pieces. A revenue cutter
is to be sent to the relief of Mr.. Smith.