The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Government Buildings in The South
NEW DESIGN FOR COIN.
Frauds Upon Discharged Soldiers
Reorganization of the Army

Establishment OF National Banlts-Ap-
propriation OF Public Lands for
q school Purposes- Freed
men.
New YORK, Dec lS.-The Times
Washington special says: A. B. Muttell,
assistant architect of the Treasury De-
partment, has Just returned from the
South, where he has been inspecting the
government buildings, under orders di-
rected to him some weeks ago by the
Secretary of War. The old Custom
House and Marine Hospital at Charles
ton were found to be so badly wrecked
that they will be useless. Mr.. Muttell
reports that the government buildings
in the other southern cities aresgeneral-
ly in fair condition, and will require
but little repairing
The director of the United States
Mint, at Philadelphia, has made for the
Secretary of the Treasury specimens OF
eagles, half eagles, dollars, halves and
quarters, bearing the motto: "In God we
Trust" in addition to the other legends
and devices upon the coins. Secretary
McCulloch approves of the design, and
the coin hereafter made will bear this
motto. The smaller coins do not afford
room for the words.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
saws: Further disclosures show that the
frauds upon discharged soldiers by un-
principled claim agents, in the matter OF
procuring bounty land warrants along
the Pacific railroad will reach 500, 900 in
stead of 100000, as at first believed.
Complaints of swindled discharged sol
diers, who have received the advance
fee of S25, are coming in at fearful rate.
Senator Doolittle's bill, for the reno
val of disqualification of Jurors in cases
of trial Tor treason by reason OF previous
ly expressed opinion, is still in the hands
of the Judiciary committee.
The Tlibune's Washington dispatch
says: Brevet Brig Gen Barring left last
evening via. the Baltimore and Ohio Kali
road with his Regiment, for Ohio. 1t
comprised twenty-nine commissioned OF
ficers and seven hundred and thlrty-hve
enlisted me, and was mustered out yes
terday at Alexandria They were order
ed to Columbus for final discharge and
payment.
Senator Wilson will introduce bill
| in the Senate to-day providing for the
appropriation of 100000 acres OF the
government lands for educational pur-
poses in the District of Columbia. He
will also introduce a bill appropriating
300, 900 acres for instituting i'll the Dis
trict a normal school for the education of
school teachers.
An important bill will be introduced
into the Senate providing for mastering
ont all officers of the volunteer and reg
rtair
tific bodies, and filling up the organiza-
tions of Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery
to be raised under the proposed increase
of the regular army from those OF the
volunteer Veteran Reserves and regular
army who have distinguished themselves
in the late war by bravery and merlto-
rious conduct, who are found upon an
examination before board of examin-
ers to be composed of officers equally
sorted, as near as may be, from the reg
ular and volunteer forces.
The Tribune's dispatch says the follow
ing National Banks were established last
week. The Usage, Iowa, capital 1000;
the Valley of Staunton Va, capital $780,
900; the Peoples, of Charleston, South
Carolina, capital 100000; the First of
Charleston, capital 100000; the State
National Bank of Minneapolis, Minneso-
ia. capital 100000. The number of
National Banks now in operation is 1923.
The total amount of National currency
issued up to date is S229, ,746,0S5. The
Treasury Department last week redeem
ed certificates OF indebtedness amount
ing to 1898 900 in currency and gold GER
ti6cates to the amount of $3.50, l43.
The Tribune's Washington special says
the great government sale at Alexandria
has been adjourned.
Gen. Swayns, Assistant Commissioner OF
Freedmen, of Alabama, telegraphs Gen.
Howard that in his opinion at least 40
900 freedmen and refugees will be com
PEELED to rely on government rations this
winter. Advices from Florida and North
Carolina are encouraging, freedmen are
settling down and becoming industrious.
The Commercials Washington despatch
saws there are indications that Congress
will revoke the city charter OF Wash
inpton and make the District of Column
bia territory with delegate in the
House.