The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,
News from New York.

| special saws the President this mornin,
stated that he should veto the coloret
bill The debate on the revenue ia,
bill in the House will be commenced OF
Monday, and will probably last all th'
week.
The Herald's Havana correspondent
says: Martinez, the Liberal commander
at Almos, encountered force of Maximil
ian's troops near Villa del Fuerto, ant
was defeated, losing three pieces o
artillery. Garcia's liberal, forces hav'
broken up into small bands.
Thirty.three persons had been arrested
and tried by court martial for utterinl
sentiments favorable to Juarez. 1 -
The Times special says Count Grous
XII, author of the three volumes entitled
Count Gurowski's Diary" died in thi.
city this afternoon, of inflammation of tht
bowels.
1t is not known exactly what amount
the government will lose by the failure
of the Merchants, National Bank of this
city, but irrespective of the sum that
may be lost on account of the deposit OF
Paymaster Paulding, the government
would be the creditor of the bank about
Sl22 900. The United States Treasurer
holds in bonds to secure deposits, SlOO,
900 and 100000 to secure the notes Of
the banks, also $4,000 in gold, being the
interest due the bank. Against this to
tai amount is to be charged Sl80,0O0
circulation Of the bank, and $4,000
| deposit.
The Secretary of Treasury has award
ed to Demo & Roberts, of Boston, the
contract for furnishing the Treasury
with burglar and fire proof safes for one
year at $40 per superficial foot. They
were the lowest bidders.
The House Committee on Claims, ont
of claims amounting to Sl0,000,000 pre-.
sented for consideration, have allowed
but Sl3O,OO0, including $4,000 to Roam.
hausen & Co., Of New York, for com.
pound interest notes lost at sea, by the
wrecking of the steamship Republic on
VOYAGE to New Orleans.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The Conference committee having agreed
on the amended habeas corpus act it has
passed both Houses, and only awaits the
signature of the President to become a
law. 1t protects every officer of the fed
eral government who, acting under
orders, made what is known as arbitra'
ry arrests during the war. 1t also re.
moves all suits brought by aggrieved
parties against such officers from the
State Courts to the Federal Courts. As
has been before stated, it transfers over
two thousand of these kind of cases from
the Kentucky local courts to the United
States Court. This bill provides that
the production of a telegram or an order
by an officer for such an arrest is sutfi-
oient for his defeuse.
The Senate Finance Committee had
under consideration to-day the bill in.
troduced by Senator Sherman to reduce
the rate of interest on the national debt
and for other purposes The Committee
are understood to be in favor Of this
measure. 1t is stated that Secretary
McCulloch is very anxious that it should
be adopted with as little delay as posi-
bio and has accordingly addressed let
ter to both the Senate and House FL
nance Committees to that effect. 1t will
be reported to the Senate early next
week, and Immediately be put upon its
passage
The Tribune's special says, during the
month fApril last, the New York military
State agency, located here for the col
lection of soldiers back pay, bounties,
&c, and of which Colonel J. E. Lee is
Superintendent, settled and paid claims
involving the amount of Sls,765,4G.
The receipts from Internal Revenue.
amounted to Sl,395,913 The receipts
from customs from the 2lst to the S0th
ult, at the ports mentioned, were as
follows: New York, 50 ,70S, ,933i Philadel-
phia, S326,693; Boston, S262 l47; Balti-
more, Sll4,S3.
The crews of tho following vessels are
particularly interested in the resembling
of the order suspending further pay
ment of naval prize money: Pursuit,
Mercedila, Flag, Restless and the Ala
bama The distribution of prize money
to the crews of these vessels will COM
mence as soon as the lists pass through
the official forms, which will not be
until after the first proximo.
The Herald's special says; The maxi
mum strength of the regular army, ac-
cording to the tenor of to days discus
sion in military circles will be forty
three thousand men. The Senate army
bill provides for standing army of fifty
thousand, with a corresponding increase
of the staff. As the difference in mum
bers, as the old army now stands, is SO
small, many members, with an eye to
the already heavy taxes of their constit.
uents, are favoring the postponement OF
the consideration of an army increase
until next winter, and in the meantime
ask Gen. Grant to call board of his
best officers and let them agree upon a
bill to be submitted to Congress at Its
next session for their action. This pro
gramme is gaining strength and it is
thought it will ultimately prove accept
able to all parties and relieve Congress