The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-04
WASHINGTON PROVOST RECORD
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
Southern Land Title Troubles
Observation-Disclosures

NEW YORK, dec. IA washington
dispatch says
An application having been made by
a Western national bank to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury asking that depos-
its of disbursing officers of the Govern
ment be exempt from taxation, Gen.
Spinner has given his opinion that de-
posits Of disbursing officers OF the
designated as repositories, ARE subject to
tax like other deposits which are sub
iecL to taxation on the ground that the
banks have the benefit of such deposits
the same as individual deposits.
The Worlds dispatch says:
J.W. Webb is recovering.
Gen. Grant and staff are at Whining
ton attending the wedding of General
Wilson.
General Terry is at Washington.
The Times Washington special says:
Colonel Winthrop is examining the
documents relative to the claims of re-
ward for the capture of Booth. 1t is ex-
about the LIST of February.
The coroner's jury have found YER
diet of wilful murder against George
Schmidt, who shot Winchester, the bar
keeper, in Brooklyn on New Years
morning. Robinstim was found guilty
of being accessory, and both prisoners
are held for trial.
The Herald's Washington special
dispatch gives list of the amount of
prize money paid different flag officers
of squadrons and commanders of Ves-
sells during the rebellion. The largest
single amount Of prize money paid was
to Lieut.. VIM. Budd, for the capture of
the Memphis, S3S, 31S; capture of the
Albemarle, by Lieut.. Cushing's picket
boat, Melted to the boats crew, 81 1884,
six mea; Vice Admiral Farragut re-
ceives S55, 44S. Rear Admiral Lee and
Porter receive over 500, 1000 each, Du-
pont SIS, 476, and other Admirals, sums
varying from S39, 700 to SAB. The sums
awarded to other officers vary from
S54, 600 to $500. The enlisted men have
been paid sums varying from S13 to
$500. Nine and one half millions of
dollars, prize money, have been paid
thus far. Six hundred captures re-
main unadjusted, which will swell the
aggregate TO about S15, 100000.
Arrived, the steamers Britannia, from
Glasgow, 18th, and the Evening Star,
from New Orleans, 10th, via Havana
10Th. No news.
The Worlds Washington special says
tions for pensions, both for widows and
invalids. There were about 1000 of
each last month, being decline of
nearly two per cent in a month for a
few months past. When the army dis
banded last summer the applications
for three or four months ranged from
4, 200 to 5000 per month.
The Second Comptroller announces
that the advertisements of claim agents
that soldiers other than veterans are
entitled to extra bounty, are untrue.
he adds that no extra bounties have
been authorized, nor can they be with
out further legislation, and it is very
important that-soldiers should not part
with their discharge papers.
The Herald'S Washington special
says Convention of Collectors of Gus
toms is to meet in Washington City on
Monday the Sth inst, to deliberate con-
corning some necessary change in ex-
1t is reported that military board
has been constituted by the War De-
partment to investigate certain transac-
lions of government disbursing officers
who have operated in Kansas during
the last year or two, and that immense
frauds upon the public Treasury will be
unearthed in the course of the laborS of
the board. Certain prominent civil Hu-
thorities of the above State are said to
be VIGOROUSLY and disreputably identi-
fed with these speculatfons.
The records of Major Russell, present
Marshal of Washington, show that
since June, 1865, to the present time the
cases of some IS, 900 prisoners have been
reported at that office. Out of this vast
number the Old Capital prison shows
upon its record that it has housed for
longer and shorter periods $500 prison
ers of war, $500 real and fancied of
tenders against the State, and 2, 800 de-
serters and bounty jumpers.
The contemplated increase of the
regular army grows daily in favor here.
Those who three months ago considered
rs, 600 too large number now favor
augmenting It to nearly twice that
force. The military committee will
probsbly introduce a bill for its in
crease early next week.
The Tribune's special says:
The ram Stonewall will soon leave
her moorings in the Potomac and anchor
at one of the wharves in the city for the
purpose of being visited by those de-
sirous of seeing her.
Investigation into the facts connected
with the recent casualty, in this city, by
which Mr.. Rosa McGaghay and Francis
McGsaghay came to their death by suf-
location, was concluded before Coroner
Grover yesterday afternoon. The evil
dence adduced proved conclusively that
the agent for the premises, Edwin b.
eating with the chimney in the room of
the deceased, to be obstructed, thereby
filling the apartment with poisonous
gas, the inhalation of which resulted in
the death of said parties. The jury held
the man to await the action of the grand
The Tribune's Washington dispatch
denies the report that Senior Romero was
ticut'' by the French and Austrian
Ministers at the Presidents reception
ON New Year, but vice versa, he turned
the cold shoulder to them, and says he
was cordially received by the President
and by most of the other diplomatists
present, especially by those from the
South American States.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says to obyiate the difficulty now pre-
vailing in many localities in the South
occasioned by loss of titles and papers
relating thereto in the transfer of lands,
the general land Office has ordered its
agents throughout Southern States to
carefully collect all vestiges and rem
nants of the records of their office and
forward them to the Commissioner at
Washington, that new plates and other
archives appertaining to the lands may
be supplied as far as possible. New
| dispatch. al the time of our invasion
of the South many adventures attach
! ed to the army secured many valuable
papers and records relative to certain
| large estates in the hope of owners Of
| ferfng heavy rewards for their restora-
ton after the close of the war. 1t is
the hope of the Commissioners of pub
lie lands to be able to furnish so much
of the missing data as to prevent par
documents they now withhold in ex-
pectation of a bride.
ALBANY, Dec. 3.-The Governor hav-
| ing nominated Mr.. Geo. w. Schuyler of
Tompkins, late State Treasurer, for SUI
perintendent of the bank department,
vice Edward Hard deceased, the Senate
l..