The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-18
Friday next, in the Supreme Court

Mayor Wallace has approved the act
passed in the City Council on Thursday
| night, authorizing special election to
| be held on Thursday next, to ascertain
| the opinion of the people of Washington
| upon the subject of negro suffrage in the
| District of Columbia
The. Supreme Court of the United
States has ordered that Robert II. Mari
have leave to file a printed argument
asking, as does Mr. Garland, that be may
be re re-admitted to practice without taking
the oath prescribed by Congress.
Ex-Governor Corwin has been in a DIV.
ing condition all day and is not expected
to live throughout the night. Among
those who called to see him were Ex-
Governor Graham, of North Carolina,
Postmaster General Dennison, Chief
Justice Chase and the Senators and
Representatives of Ohio He has been
unconscious ever since his attack last
night with paralysis
The steamer Elsie from New York
laden heavily with commissary stores
was destroyed by fire to-day at Seventh
street wharf The loss is over teu thou
sand dollars.
There was large crowd at the Exec
utive to-day, including many Senators
and Representatives and Generals Butler,
Humphrey and Benham.
An investigation just made discloses
the fact that s. NJ Clark, of the Currency
Bureau, and Solicitor Jordon, of the
Treasury, were both in possession, more
than year ago, of all the information
i'll regard to the abstraction OF the plate
felt treasury notes were printed. Gen
eral Spinner, 1t is said, is now satisfied
that the plate was taken from the Cur
rency Bureau, and that the American
Bank Note Company are entirely inno-
cent of the matter.
The Tribuues Washington dispatch
says: A. Jordon, acting consul at San
Juan, Porto Rico, informs the State De
partment under date of the 9th, that
the ports OF Arriebo, Aguadilla and Ma
guabO are to be closed as ports of entry,
and left open only for expectation. This
regulation will take effect three months
from the 18th of ofNOvember.
The Navy Department received ad-
vices to-day from Commander Brasher,
of the Pacific Squadron, dated ut Gallo,
November 2l, stating that the govern
ment of Peru had determined to make
common cause with Chill against the
aggressions of Spain.
The clerical force of the Treasury De-
partment is to be reorganized and di-
minished one hundred by the first of
January, 1866.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: General Howard's official report
concerning the operations of the Freed
mems Bureau and the condition of things
in the South, is still in the hands of the
President, where it has been for seven or
eight days, and it's publication has not
yet been permitted. The delay is as
cribed to its containing statements con
cerning the spirit and conduct of the
people in the rebel States calculated 10
show that the withdrawal of all Federal
control from those States would endanger
the interest and safety OF the freedmen
and Union people. The publication of
the report is looked for with considerable
interest.
The Times Washington dispatch says
Hon. b. NJ Harris, member of Congress
from Maryland proposes TO take his sta
ton on Monday He says he can take
the oath Some believe the House will
refuse to permit him to occupy his seat,
ell Will expel him as an unworthy mem-
Der for the ofence of which he was con-
victed last summer by court martial
Harris claims that the pardon of the
President removes political disability.
Hon. Thos Corwan, of Ohio wasstruck
with paralysis last night at IN assem-
blage of distinguished Ohioans, enter
tanned by j. c. Wetmore, military agent
for that State He is considered dan
gerously i'll
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Oficial infor-
nation has reached the Department of
State of the ratification by the Legisla-
lures of Indiana, Georgia and Alabama
of the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States on the
subject of slavery
New YORK, Dec 1.-THE Heralds
Washington dispatch says The French
Minister now in New York is much dis
pleased with the proceedings Oh the
Mexican question and decided not to re
turn to Washington unless some explain
alton be given him.
General Grant is not likely TO leave
Washington until Congressional action
has been taken on military affairs.