The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Bill to Prevent the Spread oil
the Cattle Plague.
LATEST FENIAN NEWS.
Contributions Of Money and Arms

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Washington special says: There has re-
Gently been convention of the Internal
Revenue officers of the Southern States
at Atlanta, Georgia, which appointed a
committee, consisting Of assessor BoWies
of Augusta, Georgia, and collector Melrs
! of Sumter, South Carolina, to proceed to
| Washington for the purpose of urging
upon Congress modification OF the test
oath so far as it effects assistant asses
sors and deputy collectors, under the ad.
| vice of the Secretary of the Treasury and
| in consequence of the impossibility OF
appointing men Whs could take the test
oath entire,
The Tribune's Washington special
saws: The District Attorney for this dis
| trict has been ordered by the Treasury
| Department to commence an action
against Brigadier General r. D. Mussey,
late private Secretary to President John
son, to recover the sum of twenty-eight
thousand dollars, which il is alleged was
distracted from the sum advanced him
for recruiting and for which it is claim
ed, he has failed to account.
In pursuance of the report OF the com'
missioners and chief engineers oI the
Central Pacific Railroad of California,
the solicitor Of the treasury has submit
ted the opinion that the company is en-
titled to bonds to the amount Of six
hundred and forty thousand dollars, the
sum allowed for mileage being thirty
two thousand dollars.
The second Comptroller OF the Treas
ury has instructed the second Auditor
| to require of all claimants for arrears OF
pay or bounty for deceased soldiers OF
| foreign birth, and who represent them
selves as only brothers, sisters and wild.
ows of tue deceased, duly authenticated
evidence from genealogical tables OF their
native place, before their claims be al
! lowed.
The Heralds Washington special says
The House Committee on Military AT
J fairs have completed the bill tor the in
4 crease of the Regular Army. 1t differs
very materially from the Senate bill and
| IGNORES entirely the recommendations of
| Generals Sherman, Thomas and Meade.
! 1t provides that the army shall be made
m ,,ntirely of the volunteers. The Vet.
oIon up q L. serve Corps is fully provided for
as on organ. zation. II "nsU p.o w. ~
to to- be ofacered by white men. Boards
Cor the examination OF onceIS are g! ~
1;2sist of a majority of volunteer ON, ON
", Y. :. The proposition to cTe&s2 tns
.et IS. Jo ~ General will not be lntrodneee
:, a. go ~ Am, V bill. The probabilities are
IL .Lat vp tbo &C Cor oraittee will decline Tor tne
urss,,nt ,rss MT to Ia ,ke any action upon the
matter. --o, sssnrod ves.
.osSo-- Ss b~ several m, ,mbers OF the Wfge
and Means committee that as soon ~
tbe recjprocitv matter vas disposed ot:
the loan bill would be called. up and
finally disposed Of They also noudea
him that Mr. Stevens substitute Toald
not prevail.
The Tribune's Washington special
saws: Another contribution from the
Birmingham (England) Association was
Yesterday received by General Howard,
The invoice consisted Of clothing and
amounted in value to near 81 600 The
money value OF the articles heretofore
contributed by the same association is
over SO 900 all of which has been dona-
ted since the termination OF the rebei-
lion.
Well authenticated reports have fe-
Gently reached General Z II. Howard,
Assistant Commissioner of the freed
mems Bureau for the District OF C0Iuth
bia MARYLAND, and several OF the eastern
counties of Virginia, to the effect that
certain unprincipled and unauthorized
nersons are engaged 10 Transferring
freedmen from Baltimore and Y!clnity 10
Annapolis, where they are, by some pro
cess unknown, disposed Of to Their EN-
ployees at $40 per head. Strong edorts
are being made by the Bureau to ferret
ont the offenders and bring them - JUS
tiCe
A Washington special states that Gen
eral Grant and five members Oi has stan
lef. that city yesterday morning TO at
tend the funeral Of Colonel Bowers at
West Point. A number Of members OF
Congress will leave the city tonight to
take part in the ceremonies a gentle
man on board the train on the hudson
River Railroad at the time OF the acci'
dent to Colonel Bowers gives the partlc-
ulars of his death. The Colonel had lett
| the car to obtain his satChel, and when
| he returned the train was moving, he
Jumped the railing of last car but one
holding his satcbel i'll one hand Wnen
| losing his foothold he fell between the
cars and was killed instantly His
| clothing was torn off andhis head nearly
severed from his body. He was hears
TO scream, but it was impossible to stop
the train. His remains were sent back
to West Point, in charge ola United
States officer, detailedby General Grant
The General was greatly affected by the
melancholy accident, He spoke IN the
warmest terms of Colonel Bowers.
The Commercials Washington speciai
SAYS: The House Reciprocity debate
Yesterday strengthened the growing
jealousy between the Western and the
New England members on the subject OF
protection. The Western members are
in favor of liberal trade arrangements
with Canada. They complain that ma
tional interests are subordinate to the
views of Eastern manufacturers.
The Evening Post contains the follow
ing: Some time ago Commodore WINS
low was ordered to releave Rear Aam'-
raj Thatcher, now in command OF the
gulf squadron, out owing to the fact that
be was the principal witness IN the
Semmes trial he was retained III WASH
ington. AS it is not likely now tha'
semmes wia be tried at al; Commodore
Winslow is at liberty and will in ts"
days assume the duties of his new com
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