The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-01
TELEGRAPHIC. NEWS
News from New York

NEW YORK, May 3i-Ihe aoaoMS u4aS
changes have been made IN the custom
mouse e1onder Mcleod, deputy collector
of tha order division, is succeeded by
p Mason, formerly storekeeper; ii. w.
Rarnev. R Jr., formerly clerk in the
Cashiers Office, is succeeded by w. n.
Rroem from the order division; E..
Ciincb, clerk in the cashiers Office, by
I'D. c. North, of the order department..
Mr.. Deolittle, son of Senator Doolittle,
is appointed a storekeeper; Rudolph
Bunner has been appointed clerk in the
order department, vice Broom, transfer
red Mr. Evans has been appointed
clerk in the order department, vice
North.
The morning papers have the follow
ing specials fromWashington: 2.. =
It is now authoritively stated that the
Government will not be prepared for the
trial of JEFF. Davis at the approaching
June term at Richmond the Inference
from which is that the trial cannot come
off earlier than October. { i
The Lieutenant General and Mrs.
Grant, accompanied by General Dent, of
the staff, will proceed from West Point
TO st. Louis to be absent for two or three
weeks. The General intends to visit
Nashville, Corinth, Memphis, and inter
mediate places before his return.
At a meeting of the Union National
Club this evening, a resolution insisting
upon the application of the Monroe Doc
trine and the endorsement of the pro
posed Mexican loan was discussed, but
laid over under the rules.
A letter just received hero from high
authority at Paris, states that Napoleon
is earnestly trying to maintain peace III
Europe. He wrote very important let
ter to the King of Italy, in which he de-
clared himself in the strongest terms
against his (the ItalIan) war-like prepa.
rations. ambassadors from England and
Russia unite their efforts to arrange in
some way a settlement of present diff
eulties. The French Government de:
clared itself ready to act upon the same
conciliatory grounds, but took the
position that it was impossible to assem-
bic any conference that would not be
general one of the representatives from
all great European powers and German
diet. ....- d - -
A preliminary convention would be
Immediately held, composed of France,
Russia and England. The questions
likely TO be submitted to q general Con
gress would be drafted and considered
by this convention This does not alb
solutely assure peaceful solution of the
threatening European difficulties, yet it
is deemed very important, as showing
the posture of the French Government,
and how it is possible if not even proba-
BILE, that at the very verge of war, a col
lision may be avoided by the interfer-
ence of neutral powers.
The North Carolina State Convention
continued its proceedings yesterday. A
report was received from the special
committee Concerning the rights Of per.
sons Of color. The report recommended
the unrestricted admission of negro tes-
timony into courts in cases where me-
groes are parties to suits, their free mi
grafton, their right to bear arms, and the
making of law to punish negroes with
death for an attempt to commit rape on
white woman and applicable also to
white me
A military commission has been con
yened by order of the President at Mem.
phis to investigate the causes which led
70 the recent riot in that city. The
proceedings will be conducted with
closed doors aud the evidence will be
submitted directly to General Grant.
Governor Parsons Of Alabama has ad
dressed letter to General Howard urg
Ing the necessity of the Bureau continu
ing its distributions of rations. BY a
recent caucus of that State 43 ont OF 81
counties return 80 ,92l destitute persons
and he averages the starving poor at
Ga 900. During the war Alabama lost
10000 men, over one half heads of fami
lies. There are 10000 whito wid0we and
orphans. They could raise no crop last
year on account of presence OF the ar
mics. The Legislature at its recent ses-
sion authorized the issuing of State
bonds for the purpose of procuring food,
but they have failed to make them ne
potiable and the Governor proposes
Coming North to put them on the market
for provisions. The citizens who are
able to contribute freely and the mort
gazing of farms and crops to raise food
il almost universal. Feeble women aud
decrerit old men walk miles to obtain
rations. The Governor urges the NUN
Der of rations for June increased to jO,-
600. Their wheat and pOtatoe crops
will come in July will give great relief,
and it is believed the number of rations
after August can be materially reduced.