The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cushingys Mission to Europe
PARDON OF PIERRE SOULE
Washington Monument Association
Afiairs in Alabama-Grder from she
Quartermaster General


| New YORK, Nov. IA special to TIN
Tribune from Washington, dated Oct
31st, says: Brevet Major General JOSEPH
r, Hawley; late chief of staff to Genera
Terry, commanding at Richmond, ha
resigned his commission in the army, an(
returned to the editorship of the Hart
d ford Press
Y Mr. Clshing's mission to Enrepss sl2
the Government is purely and eatsfeEs
professional, and not diplomatic. AS ha'
been extensively circulated.
A special to the Times from Washing
!. ton, dated Oct. 3lst, says: Today the
4 President pardoned Pierre Soule.
| Brigadier General Swayne, Commls
sioner of Freedmen for Alabama, is i'll
Washington, accompanied by Gov. Par
sons, with view to obtain executive
sanction to certain measures OF policy
relative to the affairs of that State; also
! fo obtain teachers for the freedmen, who
are loudly demanded and in short sup
ply. General Swayne represents the
people of Alabama as favorably disposed
| To the introduction of-NOrthern capital
and energy, and that the Oppol tunities
for favorable investments are very great.
Large numbers of the officers and soldiers
returning from the army are not leaving
the State, but purchasing plantations
and becoming permanently settled.
BY order from the Quartermaster Cen
eral the attention of officers on duty in
the several military departments is called
to the great number of animals belong
ING to the United States in the posses
sion of persons who have no legal title
or rightful claim thereto. Such animals
will be seized wherever found and hand
ed over to the nearest Quartermaster.-
In cases, upon the affidavit of the par
ties from whom the property is taken
that they have reason to believe their
title valid and that they will produce
evidence to prove it, the property will
be detained in custody till a thorough
investigation is made. The persons in
possession of disputed property must
show title thereto be virtue OF some au-
thorized government sale indicated by
the brand J. G.. or S. or by the receipt OF
some duly authorized government officer.
jeff. Davis has ordered new beaver
cloth overcOat of merchant tailor IN
this city, who was his old time serviter.
The manufacture OF the garment csm-
menced this morning from measurement
taken in 1860, and the maker will proba-
bly, insist on advance payment, leaving
jeff. to take all chances in the invest
ment.
The Washington Monument associa-
tion will go before Congress this winter
for another appropriation. The last an
nual report of the treasury showed the
receipts of about Sll.00 i'll popular sub.
scriptiOns from all sources. About $780,
600 are required to carry the monument
to the proposed height.
To-day tho Postoffice Department be
gan to open the bids for carrying the
mails OH some 800 routes i'll Virginia.
Bids will be received until 3 o'clock this
evening. The Postmaster General has
to the 18th inst to decide on the bids,
but as few have been received thus lar
the successful bidders will doubtless be
announced before that time.
The Tunis Embassy remained within
doors yesterday To-day, by invitation
of the military authorities, they visited
the treedmen's village, on the Arlington
estate.
Gen. Grant has rented the private res
idcnce built by John G. Breckenridge
while Vice President, and adjoining that
owned by the late Senator Douglas.
Secretary Seward and the French Min
lister here had two interviews this morn
ing.
A Washington special correspondent
SAYS that the contractors for the cXten-
sion of the library in the Capitol bniId-
inc will not he able to finish the work b.
Ethc Ist of January as engaged, though 1t
is proceeding with all possible dispatch
Large additions have hcen made to the
library since the last Congress.
The Secretary of the Treasury has in
formed the sub-Treasurer at New York
that the new gold certificates OF the
denominations If Que hundred and one
thousand dollars will be sent to that city
early next week. The $50, $50 and $500
notes nav not he ready for some time. 1t
is intended to begin the Issue of the GER
tifcates TO depOsitors next week.
Rev. DR.. MOriarty, OF Philadelphia, de-
livcred an address at Irving Hall last
night, favoriug the Independence of Ire
land and its annexation to the United
States.
The naval court martial, of which
Wee Admiral FarTagut is President con-
vened to-day and Col Marston, of the
marine corps, was arralgned before the
court on the charge OF mlsapplylng
money of new recruits placed in his
hands Ii is said that he plead guilty to
the charges and he was allowed two days
to prepare statement in extCnuation OF
| the offence.
The President has appointed Col. John
p Tagcart Internal Revenue collector
for the first district of Pennsylvania IN
place of Mr.. Harming deceased. There
were at least twenty other applicants tor
the nosition, some of these strongly
backed by political Influence. Col lag
cart commanded one of tie Pennsylva
MA regiments during the late war and
and for some time past has been con-
nccted with the Washington correspon,
dence of the Philadelphia Inquirer and
is highly esteemed as a courteous ana es
Unable gentleman.
The Herald's special says that specu
lations that Gen. Meags will shortly be
rcleaved from the Quartermaster Gener
al,hip OF the army are again obtaining
credence among the gossip OF military
circles and it is now almost positively
! stated that Gen. Robert Allen or Gen
! 1npalls is 10 succeed to that office.
.rL,usas and south Carolina.
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