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

now preparing an answer to resolution
| of the House, statement Of the
names of all whglhave been granted am
nesty pardon, ana particular statement
of all confscated property that has been
restored to it's original owners. The
value of the property is not stated, but
| I learn that the number of pardons vas
something over seven thousand, and,
with but few exceptions, the persons
pardoned were private citizens
Just before the adjournment OF the
| late Texas State Constitutional Conven-
tion, resolution was adopted which
| appointed four of it's members. Messrs.
j. w. Henderson, r. n. Lane, j A. Par
ker and John Hancock, committee to
visit Washington and lay before the
President the result OF the deliberations
of the convention. These delegates ar
rived here and called upon the President
to-day, and laid before Mr.. johnson the
official copies of the ordinances adopted
by the convention declaring the ordin-
ance of secession null and void, repudi
ating the rebel debt, giving freedmen the
right to testify in the Courts, SC, &c:
The month of May.opens well for the
Internal Revenue, the treasury has re
ceived S4s73, $50 in the first three days.
Mr.. Stanton's thirty year five per
cent loan bill is freely canvassed in all
quarters and favorable opinion of its
practibility and success rapidly increas
ing. strong evidence of this is seen in
the rapid appreciation of l040s. There is
a strong probability of the passage ofthe
bill
In answer to numerous enquiries from
Custom officers the Secretary of the Treas
ury says that refined petroleum II not
less than one hundred and five degrees
Farenheit is not included in the prohibi-
tion as to transportation set forth in cir
cular of April 7th Itisalso decided that
crude petroleum can be transported in
barges towed by passenger steamers with.
out the license required hy the circular
above mentioned
The Tribune's Washington special
says: General Howard's Military Board,
now examining breach loading rifles, for
the purpose of substituting new model
for the Springfield muzzle loading rifle,
is rapidly drawing to close. Thus far
nearly fifty patterns have deem examin
ed, and the best of them are now being
tested in strength, range and accuracy
All inventors, in order to secure an ex
animation of patents, must present
them previous to May 2lst, as none VIII
he inspected after that date. The report
will probably be completed by the ist OF
June.
The report Of the Intelligence Office,
for the freedmen in Alexandria, for the
month of April show that 24l appica-
tions have been made for servants l4l
freed people have applied for employ
ment l64 were furnished with employ
ment, and SI36 were received as fees for
making contracts.
There are 100000 letters delivered
through the city of Washington month.
", and from SEQ, 900 to 20, 900 collected per
month.
The Worlds Washington special says:
Judge Underwood, who is now here,
states that the Grand Jury which meets
at Norfolk on Monday next, will bring
in true bill against Jefferson Davis for
treason-this is the first step. AS soon,
therefore, as the House judiciary Com
mittee have acted upon the subject,
which will probably he within the next
ten days, the government will be ereadyto
proceed with his trial, provided Congress
throws no obstacles in the way of the
committee; however, they are trying
yery hard to make out case which will
warrant them in recommending his trial
before a military commission. In this
they W i'll fail for the President does not
intend to have him or any other person
connected with the rebellion tried in
any.other way than before civil tri.
bunal.
The Heralds Kingston, Jamaica, cor
respondent, of April Oath, says the com
missioners instructed to investigate the
causes and origin of the late rebellion
are busily engaged in preparing their
report. Great anxiety existed as TO the
probable contents of the important pa
hers, the friends of Governor Eyre claim
+ ing that the testimony as to premedita'
ton, extent and affiliation with the
enemies of the colonial constitution in
London, have been SO clearly proven as
to insure the honorable acquittal OF that
gentleman on the ground that his
measures we're all necessary for prompt
suppression of the outbreak. On the
other hand it is said that evidence has
been given to show that the military
Generalization was so widespread under
his execution, that men were shot with
out any pretence of trial, the surgeon
of West Indies regiment having Or
dered the execution OF three on his own
account. The churches and clergymen
were still much agitated.