The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-04
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! New YoRK, July 3.-The morning
papers contain the following specials
| from Washington:
| The June statement of the public
debt will not be published until the
statement showing the operation of the
| Treasury for the fiscal year, ending on
the SOth ult., is completed. The reduc-
ton of the principal of the debt during
the month of June, was Sl35, 600; max
ing the total reduction in maximum
principal of the debt due since July lsi,
1865, of more than 500, 900 900.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
received n telegram this morning from
E. B. Taylor, dated Fort Laramie, June
29th, announcing that satisfactory
treaty had been concluded with the
Sioux and Scheynnes.
a communicated from the Secretary
| of War, in response TO u resolution of
the Senate, enclosed a report from Gen.
! Dyer, Chief of Ordnance, in which the
latter says: "Harper's Ferry cannot, in
| my opinion, be ever again used to Hd-
vantage for the manufacture OF arms.
/ The detention of property of the United
States at that point is not necessary or
advantageous 10 public Interest bey md
SO much as may be required TOR the
ordnance depot" and he recommends
that as soon as that depot can be dis
continued all the public lands, build
lngs and other property there be sold
and the proceeds of the same shall be
applied to the construction of an armo-
/ ry in the West as now authorized.
The Niagara ship canal bill meets
with more opposition than was autici-
| pated. 1t is asserted that political in
terests have got mixed up with it.
The bill relieving the San Francisco
and China Mail Steamship Company
/ from their obligation to touch at Homo
lulu, will shorten the passage be-
tween San Francisco and China from
seven 10 ten days. 1t will enable the
American line to compete in point of
time with the English mail line. The
English line takes passengers from
London to Hon Kong. under the new
arrangement. The American steam
ers will go from San Francisco in Iorty-
4 one days.
Generals Steadmau and Fullerton
| have completed their Investigations in
Mississippi, and arrived in New Or
leans yesterday, from whence they Will
| make up aud forward their report on
Alabama and Mississippi. They con-
cluded their Investigations with Louis
lana and Texas.
A Times special says: During the
past week the Senate has rejected an
unusual number of the Presidents
nominations, most of them men of un.
exceptional military record. Among
the reflections OF last Saturday were Col.
Rufus Cheney, of Wisconsin, nominal
ted as Assessor of the western district
of that State, and Col. Geo. Ginty, of
the same Stnte, nominated AS Assessor
for the nth district. Col. Ginty served
gallanrly in the late war; two of his
brothers were killed, and his father
served rs a private during the war.
Col. Cheney served with credit AS pay
master. The Senate also rejected Col.
A. J. Fulton, nominated as Assessor OF
the fifteenth district of Pennsylvania,
who was also a soldier of good record.
VIM. Edwards, also faithful soldier,
was rejected as postmaster at Keokuk,
Iowa. Peter L. Fry, nominated as
postmaster at ST. Louis, was the second
time rejected.