The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-08
News from New York.

New YORK, Jan. 6.-It is stated III an
evening paper that deficiency Of from
$50 900 TO s15O. 900 exists in the accounts
at the auditors Office. An investigation
of affairs will be made AT once.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-An extensive
fraud upon the internal revenue depart.
ment by the issue of large quantities OF
counterfeit cigar box stamps las )ust
been brought to light by the authorities
of this city Three persons, named John
Fuch, Chas. Wetzchirling and q printer,
named Blomeke, have been arrested
The latter admitted that he had printed
about 2, 500 of the stamps and destroyed
the plate, but it was afterwards found,
and its engraver has been apprehended
Blomeke and Wetzchirling have been
com mitted to the county Jail by United
States Commissioner Osborne, and Fuch
has been admitted to bail. 1t is suppos-
ed that no less than twenty of the plates
have been manufactured, and millions OF
the stamps printed and that the fraud
will amount to 100000. The counter
felt stamp is about one eighth of al inch
wider than the genuine one, and the pa
per on which il is printed is half an inch
longer.
A meeting of the adherents OF the
Monroe doctriue was held in the Cooper
Institute last night. Letters were re-
ceived from a number of distinguished
gentlemen, and addresses were made by
William Cullen Bryant and others. MIR.
BRYANT said that the committee had tie
termined to read resolutions and then adj
iourn until some other evening when the
attendance of prominent men, now de-
tanned by business in Washington, could
be secured The meeting was adjourned,
subject to The call of the chair.
The Herad's Washington special tele-
graphs that the delay in providing for
the trial OF jeff Davis is becoming gen
eral topic of conversation, and the feel
ing is becoming general that he should be
tried or liberated
To-day has been the coldest day OF the
season. The thermometer at 9 o'clock
tonight is below zero.
The steamer iodine, from Savannah,
brought portion of the crew OF the
steamer Indian, heretofore reported lost,
to this city. All were saved.
Of three new organizations under the
udtloldl pduhihs y oNShii oSAeA 80
zed at present, but one was made last
week
Suit has been brought by cs.tain par
ties to restrain the city government trem
defraying the expenses Of late elections.
At his latest interview with the Fe-
man Congress, Gen. Sweeney stated that
month ago he advised and urged Col.
OMahony to open a correspondence
with General Philip Sheridan for the pur-
pose of placing him at the head OF the
Fenian army. and offering himself to take
any subordinate position under sheri-
dan, provided the latter would accept
the leadership Gen. Sheridan has is
sued a card to the Brotherhood to the
effect that he declined his invitation to
visit the Fenian Congress, not recogni-
zing its legality, and fearing insult or
Misrepresentation. Upon second invi-
tation, with the assurance that his pres
ence would do much to restore peace and
harmony, he waived his objections. He
says his applehsnsions were not unfound.
ed, aud though his arrival was greeted
with apparent warmth, his efforts at
conciliation were met by certain parties
with insult and outrage.