The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-17
News from New York

! New YORK, May l6.-The Herald's
special says: The Memphis Riot Commit
tee will not leave until tomorrow. 1t
further says: The report of Gen Stone
| man in relation to the riot has reached
the War Department, but has not as yet
been made public. We learn, however,
that he charges tAe blacks with origi'
mating the riot, butSdoes not exhonorate
| the Y Thites from subsequent blame and
! cruelty
1t is understood that influence has
been brought to bear upon President
| Johnson to pardon Kohastamm, the
Government swindler, who was sent to
State prisons for ten years, but the
President positively refused to entertain
the application.
The Tribunes special says The provi.
sion in the postof1ce bill requiring the
printing ordered iu Washington TO be
given to two papers having the largest
circulation, will save the Treasury at
least from sixty to eighty thousand dol
lars per annum.
The Worlds special gives the follow.
ing additional points contained in the
veto of the Colorado bill The doCu.
ment Is brief but pointed 1t shows the
gross inequality on which the largely
| populated States would be placed by the
admission of Colorado. The President
cites the fact that the present basis ofrep-
resentation, is Representatives for one
hundred and twenty thousand popula.
ton, while Colorado has but $4,000
inhabitants He adds, that the new
State would have representative for
that number, while New York with four
millions of people, has thirty three.
He also speaks forcibly of the injustice
to the eleven older States of the Union
which are unrepresented, which would
be accomplished by admitting Colorado.
There seems to be little or no doubt but
that the veto will'be sustained and the
bill rejected.
The Worlds special says The Board
Of Engineer Officers from the Army aud
Navy, who have been in session for
some weeks for the purpose Of examin-
Ing into the coast defenses, with the
view of making some additional
changes at several of the more promi-
nent points, have finished their labors,
and are preparing their report. 1t will
reouire considerable additional appro-
priation to carry out the views Of the
Board. 1t appears that our coast de-
| fenses are very imperfect, and according
to the Board have been too long neg.
| lected.
Theatrical representatives are here TO
urge the transfer of the two per cent.
tax from the gross receipts OF the actors
to the net receipts.
A reporter of the Herald was yester'
day, by invitation, admitted to au inter
esting and lengthy conversation with
General Santa Anna. The General
denies the allegations published against
him and utterly repudIates all conniv
ance with Macmillan. Ae intends to
send staff officer TO Jaurez to day with
n communication to Romera explanatory
| of his inte ntions in this country.
The report of the sanitary superin-
| tendent and the bureau of vita! status
tics of this city show that the work of
sanitary reform is being pressed forward
with vigor, and a marked decrease IN
the weekly mortality is noted rs among
the gratifying results that has been at
tained.
A case was up before Judge Barnard
Yesterday in the Supreme Court
| ChamDer, WulCp ueNcloPCu sumo P''ILi"i
facts The complaint is Miss Kate
Busteed, who alleges that in March last
she was married to young man named
James D. Wilson, and that she subse-
oucntlv ascertained that he had wife
in Bristol, England. She is the niece OF
Judge Busted, formerly of this city A
divorce has been granted between the
parties, on the alleged conuivance of the
defendent, who took his course as it
appeared in order to save himself from
a criminal prosecution, An application
has been made by the father of the young
lady, to set aside the decree A further
hearing in the case was set down for
Thursday next.
The Times special says: The Repuo'
licans complain at the alleged bad man
agement of Judge Underwood in get;
ting up the JEFF. Davis indictment, and
it is asserted as the opinion in the Attor
nev Generals office, that the indictment
will not stand the test of judicial crit
cism. Their Is much opposition to 1t