The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-25
News from New York,

News from New fOrh'
New YORK, May 2l-The Washington
special dispatches to the morning papers
contain the following:
The American Hardware Manufac-
turers should bring forward to this city
the information necessary to the framing
of the tariff bill to make it sufficiently
protective of their interests.
Second Lieutenant James A. Sloden,
18th U. S. Infantry, who has served tor
several years on the staff of General
Howard, has been assigned to duty.
As previous discussion of the Recon.
struction Committee and the report in
the Senate indicates, no vote will be ta-
ken for week or ten days.
General Order No. 80, from the Adju-
tant Generals Office, War Department,
abolishes the Military Departments of
North and South Carolina, and Georgia
and Alabama By order of the President,
North and South Carolina will now con-
stitute new Department, under Major
General Sickles, the headquarters to be
at Columbia, South Carolina The
States of Georgia and Alabama will be a
new Department, under General Woods,
with headquarters at Macon, Georgia,
The following members of General
Santa Annals suite arrived in this city
by last nights train A. Baz, Colonel
NJ. A. Luira, Colonel Vidal Ria General
Suere and T. Catuna.
Dispatches were received at the De.
partment of State, by the last steamer
which arrived at New York from Europe,
from our ministers to London and Paris
IL. fl0f ,snl
war was inevitable. The English min
istry would do all in its power to avert
it, but it was believed that Napoleon
was contributing to it and adding fuel
to the flames, and rendered it pretty
certain that there was no hope of avert
ing it.
1t appears frem the last adviees that
Austria has determined not to send any
more troops at present to Mexico to sup
ply the places of soldiers who are to be
withdrawn,
The representations of our minister,
it is said, opened the eyes Of Francis
Joseph,
The House Commerce Committee to-.
day reported the Senate omeuducnts to
the House bill for a uniform system of
quarantine against cholera. Letters
from the Board Of Health urge immedi-
ate action in the matter, so that necessa-
ry measures can be adopted at once.
The Finance Commitsee, who have
been engaged for some days in making a
preliminary examination into the con-
| duct of Lieutant Colonel Paulding, after
full and thorough examination of all
the facts, are of the opinion that he
ought to be tried by military court for
disobedience of orders, in placing gov
ernment funds in the Merchants National
Bank, and have accordingly sent their
finding to the Secretary of War, who
will probably convene court at once
for his trial.
The Washington specials to the even
ing papers say Mrs. JEFF. Davis arrived
in this city this morning, seeking an in
terview with the President respecting
her husband.
Foreign dispatches received at the
State Department are unfavorable for
the preservation of the peace of Europe.
A war is regarded as imminent, and
merchantile and financial classes are
strengthening themselves for the strain
upon their resources:
The report Of foreign gold causes no
uneasiness.
The condition of our foreign trade is
regarded as sound, and the Treasury
,, Department will continue ts sell gold
| freely to sustain a temporary drain of
specie that may soon turn in our favor.
The Senate will either reject the
reconstruction amendment, or overload
it with clauses that will create an issue
with the House, and thus postpone it
during the present Congress
Postmaster General Denisou in the
concluding portion of his speech at the
serenade in Washington last night, said
The theory Of the executive programme
for the restoration Of the Southern States
looks to an early admission Of the loyal
| Senators and Representatives, while the
Congressional programme looks to delay
conditioned upon the adoption Of GER
tain constitutional amendments. He
! thought unless the difference was adjust
ed. it would lead to an unfortunate re-
suit to the whole country. still he did
not think these difficulties were irreCOn-
cilable indeed Congress and the Presi-
dent we're nearer together now then
they were at the meeting Of Congress.
Secretary Harlan did not speak He
sent letter in which he referred to his
position in the past, as shown in his
public speeches and course, and said be
could not change that position without
betvaying the confidence reposed IN him;
his opinions being therefore SO fully
known, he did not deem il worth while
to reiterate them
Attorney. General Speed also sent q
letters saying he had not time to pre-
pare a fitting address.
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