The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-15
News from New York,

New YORK, Oct. 13.-Ths Posts Wash
ington special says The Chronicle ex-
presses the belief that the President Is
about to change his policy, and 1T Is un.
derstood that two members OF the Cabi-
net have advised him to declare in favor
of the constitutional amendment.
A Charleston special says, the Charles
ton Daily NeUs concludes an editorial
upon the recent elections in the North
with the following words: "Disagreea-
BILE as the task may be, we are forced to
to control the tide of events, we are
drifting slowly back into the Union on
the basis of the constitutional amend.
ment; that we will only cease to occupy
our present anomalous position when we
are represented in Congress by men who
can take test oaths, and when our State
offices are filed by men who have never
declared an express oath of allegiance to
the Confederate States"
A Times Washington special says;
The decision of the Cabinet in the case
of Jeff. Davis will he made public in q
day or two. j.
Thus far we have heard of the loss of
nineteen vessels in the storm which has
prevailed since October lst.
The Heralds Washington special says;
A number of gentlemen representing
claimants for indemnity from England
waited to day upon the President, and
urged upon him the necessity of taking
immediate action. The delay of the
British Government in responding to the
inst demand of our Government was
freely commented upon, and it is report.
ed that the President expressed himself
faverably inclined to their views 1t was
s1rgested that demand should be
at once made for indemnity within thirty
days. with a threat that in case it was
not complied with, Canada should be
seized and held as security for the pay
ment of the claim. The political friends
of the President here are generally y In
favor of such action as question OF pol.
icy. They argue that foreign war
would have a tendency to heal the
bitterness of feeling between the rad
icals and conservatives. There IS no
doubt that the President considers
the claim a just one, but breads incur
ring the expenses of war from tinan-
oiaf reasons He is anxious to reduce
the taxation and restore the curreHcy as
soon as possible to q specie basis. AT
the same time, the friends OF q compul,
sory demand for immediate action on
the part of England in response to our
demand for indemnity, openly say that
such q demand will shortly be made,
ard an army ordered to the Canadian
borders in less than eight weeks.
The amount of available funds remain
inc in the cash vault of the Treasury at
the close of business to-day is S5,96l $50.
Disbursements of the Treasury on ac-
count of the War, Navy and Interior
Departments, during the week ending
o.day, were as follows: WarDepartment,
50 2,773,733; Navy Department, $3.50 ,92o;
Interior Department, S3O5,65O. Total
disbursements, S40I ,53l,764. Receipts
from internal revenue to-day, S5l3,564.
The Treasurer of the United States to-
day received from the Post Master Gen
ersl the sum of SO. los, which amount was
collected by the Post Office Department
from dead letters, and was transmitted to
the Treasurer to be deposited to the
credit of the Government.
Mr. Bague's e'sappointmeut as Commits
sioper of Indian Affairs is severely CEN
sured The records of the Provost
Court at st. Louis are exhibited here
connecting him with Sons of Liberty
branch of the Golden Circle
A new association called the Sons OF
Africa, rival of the Sons of Arabia, has
been started. 1t Is Intended TO sustain
the Frsedman's Bureau and other mat
ters of similar color. -,
The city is at present crowded with
Southerners, and every day brings
number of fresh arrivals.
Colonel Harry Gilmore, who sehleved
90 notorious reputation as the gallant
capturer of unprotected railroad trains
is here among the rest, and is receiving
hospitalities OF many of the most distin.
guished families in towB. a numoer IL, pI
Southern ladies have also arrived. Ihe
tone of Washington society Is becoming
gradually Southernized.
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