The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-15
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| NEW YORK, juno io' :.
General Santa Anna TO tne people %
Mexico is published here this morning
The General defines his position in refer
ence to the present aspect of Mexican
nolitics, and the reports of his trucking
TO ,Maximilian. He did not, in any
manner, compromise himself with tht
Empire; he belonged entirely to tht
Mexican Republic; he expects all Mexi
cans to unite and drive the usurper
from the country; he offers his own ser
vices to the cause, and q monarchy il
Mexico he declares to be an impossible
ty, and the restoration of the Republic
is the height of his ambition.
The Herald's Mexico correspondent
says: "The Imperial Government vii
not be abandoned without fierce strug
gle. The French element is large ant
their withdrawal will not leave the re
publicans any better off than they were
before. 10 -s z.yC.-. rt
1t lis reported that Oil wells in Teuhan
tepec are yielding largely.
Venzuela advices of the oath OF May.
state that the Caracas congress had
adopted resolutions to unite with Peru
and Chill in the war against Spain.
The Senate Finance Committee is
busily engaged on the Internal Revenue
Tax Bill, and is making rapid progress
1t hopes to complete it by Friday. Very
few material changes are being made
and these mainly on the recommends
ton of the Commissioner. A tremen
dous pressure has been brought TO beal
in favor of substitute specific for ad
yalorem duties on tobacco and cigars
and il seems We'll settled that the com
mittee will make this recommendation
A number of applicants are here fol
the position of Naval Officer, made va
cant today by the death of Hon Moses
L. Odell, of New York. George Blount
and Mr.. Bailey are reported among the
number but as no Federal appointment
of any consequence in the government is
made except to soldiers, it is considered
that Colonel Hillyer's chances are the
best. .
The typhus fever has assumed such
a malignant and epidemic form at the
United States jail for the District of
Columbia, that on recommendation OF
DR.. Beauhamel, Jail physician, the court
has discharged about forty inmates con-
fined for minor offenses within the last
few days, and the Secretary Of the Int
rior has put at the officers disposal one
of his hospitals at Judiciary Square, to
which the sick are removed. The fever
has prevailed at this institution with
varied violence for month past, and
has been constantly increasing. Owing
to the prompt efforts OF the officers, the
fatality has not thus far been great.
Secretary Seward will send tomorrow
or next day to the Senate, such informa
ton as will show that Napoleon is re-
firing from Mexico in good faith.
The bureau Of refugees, freedmen and
abandoned lands, yesterday received
from the Assistant Commissioners OF
Kentucky and Tennessee, highly en-.
couraging report, containing matters of
public interest. 1t represents that they
have ordered the issue of $4,000 ratlons
in East Tennessee during the month OF
June; the same in July, and the entire
withdrawal of all rations from aud after
August next
Specials to the evening papers say
The House Military Committee have
agreed to report q new army bill 1t
provinces lOE EtuuCtlOh bOh
below the number named in the former
bill
The radicals have agreed not TO pass
the bill reported by the Reconstruction
Committee, and thus secure unanimous
vote in favor of the amendment. This
will virtually place the subject in the
hands Of the States.
The House Banking Committee will
report recommendation to reduce the
tax on national bank circulation to one
half of one per cent. They decline to
exempt bank stock from national or mu.
niCipal tax -.-..-.. ~.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: Messrs. OConner and Pratt, coun
sci for jeff Davis, held long interview
with the President to cay. 1t is under
stood outside that the President now
takes the ground that if writ of habeas
corpus should be granted to Judge I'm
derwood, or should he merely demand
him for trial. no would surrender him
but he could not consistently release
him otherwise His chances for release
are more faint to day than ever.
The Tribune's Montreal special says
The government has ceased arming anc
railroad trains and boats are running
No one is allowed to see the imprisoned
Fenians. The volunteers are still at tht