The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON,
Congressional Proceedings
Meeting of Revenue Officers.
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Steamer Canada.

AfPlVdl VI lu6 NGodluOl Oouolo1
NEW YORK, Jan 9-The Times Wash
ipgton special says: Half million dol
lars of the fifty cent fractional currency
will be ready for distribution next week
The funeral ofGen, Hickey took place
yesterday. =,
Owing to the absence of one of the
Judges yesterday, the trial Of Gen, Ba
ker was postponed till tomorrow
The Tribunes Washington special says
the Secretary Of the Treasury is continu
ally in receipt of communications from
purchasers Of Canadian cattle, asking FOL
permission to import them TO tins coun'
try, but he invariably replies that such
permission would be III direct violation
of law.
A large number of United States rev.
enue officers met at the Office OF the COM
missioner of customs, at Washington, on
Yesterday, TO deliberate as to The best
method of preventing smuggling on ube
frontier. A large number OF collectors
from Canada were present.
The United States Consul at haVre,
under date of December 18th, informs
the Department OF State that there have
been but eight cases OF cholera III that
city.
Elijah f. Purdy Of this city, died last
night at IL o'clock.
The Worlds Wash ngton dispatch says;
James D Mcbride, who assaulted Gener-
al Sol Meredith at that city en- the l7th
of last August, was convicted OF assault
and batteTv In the criminal court of that
city yesterday.
The Tribunes Washington dispatch
saws: The evidence submitted before
the committee on Contested Elections III
the Dodge-Brooks case has been sent to
the printer and will soon be gwen 10 the
public,
The Secretary ot the Interior has
caused list of the clerks IL his Depart
meut TO be made out, with view TO
equal distribution of Clerkships among
the congressional districts OF the various
States
The Treasury Department is preparing
plates for new issue of fractional cur
rency OF so, % and 10 cents. The design
will be entirely original, and the notes
will be nearly oval in form.
The Times Washington special says.
Efforts are being made here to procure
the pardon OF Solomon Kopstamm, the
notorious criminal, who was sentenced
by Judge Nelson to ten years imprson-
ment in sing Sing. Koustamm was
indicted in forty.eight indictments by
the Grand Jury, and convicted il the
first and only trial A civil suit is now
pending against Johnsiamms Tor about
quarter of millions Ot dollars, which
it is alleged he obtained from the gov
ernment by fraud, from his known com
plicity with this criminal.
Two disbursing officers have committed
suicide, viz: Captain ElwOod, who cut
his own throat, and Captain T. 5.
Harmed, who, after making Written
confession of his guilt. drowned himself
The Herald's Washington special says
A Provost Marshall, recently stationed
in Texas, cOrroborates the recent nc
counts OF the desire Of the inhabitants
that soldiers now being mustered out OF
service take up their residence among
them He represents the condluon OF
the State as almost as orderly as before
the war, aud that general good feeling
exists between the soldiers and the IN
habitauts
The Times Washington special says .
During the rebellion our government
has paid 59o000O prize money The
business ofthis branch of the Third Au-
ditor's office has been kept up 50 prompt
" that now prizes are pafi within a
week after the presentation OF the petit
tion therefor In the months OF Novem-
Der and December last twenty six prize
cases were disposed of,
An ex-General, who served 3moeT
Sherman ,,has made proposition to the
government to take of or its hands The
entire matter Of land transportation Of
the army in Texas, to furnish his own
mules, and do the whole thing for less
number of dollars III gUceDOaC6s than 1t
has heretofore cost the government III
gold.
An informal meeting Of the members OF
the House of Representatives was held
in the Hall yesterday afternoon, imme
! diately after adjournment, Mr Morrill,,
| of VT IN the chair; and Mr., Green Clay
Smith secretary On motion ot Mr.
Thaddeus Stevens committee OF five
was appointed to prepare resolutions eE'
pressive of the feelings of the members
relative TO the death of Hon, Henry Win.
ter Davis The chair appointed Mr.
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pa, Jas. A Gar
field, OF O., Henry T. Blow, OF No JOS.
Brooks; of n. Y, and John L. Dawson, Of
Pa The meeting adjourned 70 convene
again Oh Monday next, Immediately after
the adjournment OF the House
The Posts Washington special says
On Friday next the Judiciary committee
of the House will consider a proposition
to amend the constitution
The Reconstruction committee held
another meeting this morning, but the
proceedings were not made public
All the general appropriation bill:
will be reported from the Ways anc
| Means committee next week.
No decision has yet been made By tbt
War Department in reference TO the OF
fcers of the Veteran Reserve corps.
The number of troops now on duty IL
the Department of Washington is 5000,
The Potomac river is frozen solid tol
several miles below Washington.