The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-09
News from, New York. /.

/ NEW YORK, July 1.-THE morning pa.
pers contain the following special des-
patches from Washington: r-1- ...-r
1t is reported here tonight that Pay
master Paulding has been sentenced to
be cashiered, to pay fine of $1,000 and
be imprisoned for the period of one year.
He is still in close arrest.
, The Committee of Agriculture has Just
received samples of cotton from II. D.
Dunn, of San Francisco. One is q SAM
pie of "tahita" grown cotton from Sea
Island seed. The quantity raised in
1865 was about 10000 pounds, the whole
of which was exported to France and
England. The other sample is OF Cal.
ifornia grown cotton, from upland or
short staple, and grown in Los Angios
county, by Livingston and Chester, who
have ginned some 100000 bales.
A vigorous movement is on foot TO
secure enough votes to have the tariff
bill postponed until next December, but
it is hardly probable that it will succeed.
! Mr.. Watson intends to call up as soon
as possible, the bill for the equalization
of bounties Its passage in the Senate
is considered doubtful. A strong press.
ure from claim agents is being brought
to bear. 1t is estimated that ont of
every ten dollars voted by Congress un-
der this bill, the soldiers will get one and
the claim agents nine. Il .r -. .
The Kansas branch of the Pacific
Railroad, to-day triumphed in securing
the signature of the President to the bill
allowing them to run their road up the
Smoky Hill river to Denver city, andIto
allow the California end to build east.
ward. A heavy pressure had been
brought TO bear TO defeat 1t and secure
the veto, but they all failed.
Ex-CoDgressman Norton, of Illinois,
was recently renominated United States
District Attorney for Northern Illinois.
To-day the President recalled it.
The call for a convention of the loyal
Union men of the Southern States, to be
held in this city during the summer, is
now being made out under the direction
of Governor Hamilton, Of Texas, and
several other prominent Union men.
There is no probability of any action
being taken by Congress to prevent re-
movals from Office by the President after
the adjournment Of Congress
Senator Morrill, is confined to his ROOM
he is quite i'll
The receipts from internal revenue to-
day amount to Sl,l39,600.76.
Among the nominations sent by tho
President to the Senate to day were
William Hamilton, to be Collector, and
James A. GFe&son, Assistant Collector, of
the Cd Collection District of Missouri.
General Grant has recommended Gen
eral Slocum to succeed General Hancock
in command at Baltimore. Mr., Stanton
docs not approve the selection, and the
difference is not settled.
A Montreal special to the Herald says:
1t has been determined this evening to
hold public meeting here on Wednes
day next for the purpose Of raising mo.
ney in behalf of the stricken people of
Portland, Maine. The meeting will be
presided over by Mayor Starns.
A special dispatch says the parties
concerned in getting up a dangerous
counterfeit plate i'll the Highland
National Bank of New York, have been
arrested in Baltim ore. Ono of these is
Charley Sands, an accomplished counter
feiter. Another VIM Snyder or Alton
Wilson who is Sheiiff's officer OF New
York. The bills found on them are let
tered 4 and mostly numbered e0,366
The Board of Health and Quarantine
Commissioners have determined to re-
move their buiIding from Sequins Point
A special desp ,tch to the World from
Charlestown says: General Conner, coun
sci for Keys and others, convicted by a
court martial Of killing two soldiers in
the Andersonville district aud now con.
fined in Castle Pinckney, issued out a
writ of habeas corpus before Judge Bry-
an to day, General Siokles refused to
obey the writ and Judge Bryan has IS
sued an attachment against General
Sickles for contempt of court