The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Schedule of Public Lands.
REVENUE FRAUDS In OHIO
Recent Election in Virginia,
LATEST MEXICAN NEWS
Congressional Districts IN
North Carolina.
The Freedmen i'm Virsinia-The Case
of General j. II. BriscOe-PurdOns
by the President.
NEW YORK, October IA.

| OF Genefni - H. hFlsCOS-s- ureOh
by the President
NEW YORK, October IA.
The Herald's Washington special says
| The General Land Office has submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior for ap
proval a schedule of lands including
| 474:293 acres selected by and inuring to
! the State of Iowa, under the Swamp
| land grant of 1850. The domain to be
conveyed is situated in the IrOntOn dis.
trict. An adjustment has been made OF
| the account between the United States
and Minnesota, involving the 3 per cent.
fund on the nett proceeds OF sales OF pub
! lie lands within the boundaries Of that
! State. and the amount due the govern
ment has been collected Twelve thOus-
and three hundred and twenty acres OF
public lands were taken up with agrl-
cultural College Script at Topeka, Kan
sas. during last month and upwards OF
| 2.2OO acres were actually settled upon
| under the homestead law. Seven thoUs-
and five huudred and eighty-iive acres of
! public lands are reported to have been
! taken up for actual settlement dursg
the month OF September nj the Land Ot-
! fee i'm Minneapolis, Minnesota. the pro-
cecdS thcrcnom amounting to Sl-|,S99.
/ Three thousand acres were taken mp at
! Denver. Colorado, during the same month.
The commissioner of the General Land
Office received on Monday. from St.
Paul, Minnesota, a letter that ihe recent
census indicates IA rapid increase in thc
population of that State. especially in
the southern district. The yield of crops
this yearwill surpass that Of any former
year, the average product of wheat to
the acre being - bushels. fOur of the
Railroad companies are advertising for
500 laborers. Such labor is very HIGH
and is commanding - 80 per day.
Among the Revenue frauds recently
| discovered is one at Hamilton. Ohio
| where the attempt to dcfraud the gov
ernment out of $4,000 has been followed
! by the payment of the $4,000 hy pen
! atty of $4,000 more, and fine of a third
! 10000, and another in Delphas, Ohio
where it is believed that 100 barrels OF
whisky have been passed without tax,
but where testimony of facts is deficient,
5000 900 is now offered as a com promise.
In the recent seizure for revenue frauds
at Cincinnati, suspicion was first aroused
by the fact that 500 barrels of whisky
were shipped from Nashville, the first
shipment of whisky ever made from the
South to the North After the whisky
was seized, parties offered Sl30,000 for
its release, which was refused.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
"a the 18th says: Up to this writing the
fhdications are that you may rely upon
the election of the following named gen
- 1;.{r..+ 4n,,
b. J. Barbour, to House of Delegates,
lnd there is now no doubt of the election
Of n. NJ. Lee, Ready Il. Grafton and Lit
tleton Tazewell, from the city Of Rich
mond, and Franklin Sheams, for county
Of IIenrico II is conceded that Jn0. H.
Gilmer will be elected to State Senate
The defeat Of Mr.. Chas Palmer for the
Senate is almost disastrous in indications
he is the distinguished unionist who
some weeks since was introduced to PreSi-
dent Johnson and his Cabinet at the
Executive Mansion, and largely compli-
meuted for both his exalted character
and services to the Union throughout
ihe late war. In Richmond the returns
are favorable TO the election of ChaS. l..
Mosby. the eligible candidate OF the
Fifth district J. II. Hogue is probably
elected in the Eighth district, The con
stitutiOnal amendment is adopted hy nm
almost unanimous vote. II removes disa
bility from holding office as applicable to
those who prominently participated in
the rebellion.
The Tribune's Washington rCial says:
Intelligence has been received here by
the Mexican Legation that Gen. Diosz
e I., ,,ft I no Eapt tnl-an n,ISnn
when OaXala fell, and kept in Puebla as
a prisoner Of war, has made his escape
and reioined the Republican forces. Gen.
DioSz is now in the State of OaXala at
the head of a considerable force, and in
tends to resume the offensive within n
short time. The inhabitants of Losierra
and LaCanada are in arms against Max
imihan, and Gen Diosz is actively en-
gagged in organizing them into regiments
aud brigades Great alarm exists among
/ the Imperialists, as Diosz is regarded as
! one OF the ableSt generals on the Liberal
side The well known i'll feeling exist
! ing between the French and the United
| States troops on Rio Grande seems to en-
courage the disatiection among others.
New YORK, Oct. l4-The Herald's Ra.
| leigh correspondent says: The North
! Carolina convention has among its other
! labors redistricted the State for congress
! ional representatives There are seven
districts altogether and as they now
stand, our Raleigh correspondent puts
down the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth.
rs sure to select unadulterated Union
! representatives, and the Sixth and Sev-
cnth rs 4 little doubtful, though the
UnioniStS are conldent of being able to
carry them. The Second district is said
to be strongly secession It's believed
that an uncOmpromisinSl Union legiSla
! ture will be elected.
The Times Washington special says
The President to-day issued four hundred
pardons for persons residing in tn,
States of Louisiana, South Carolina anC
North Carolina.
Facts are developing the ability q.
well as the disposition of the negro /,
maintain his manhood. | have it from
an authoritative source that out of tn,
eight millions OF the general government
loans subscribed for in eastern Virginia
more than three millions have been take1
bv freedmen, and that the remainder ha.
been taken by northern men doing busi
nessIin this State, and so far as the records
show not dollar by white nativ,
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