The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
News from New York. .


his staff, and Col Totten, Inspecto
General of the army The General ha
been summoned from South Carolina t.
confer about the appointment to Hague
which it is rumored he will decline.
In relation to the cholera on tn
steamer England, the American Consu
proceeds to state that he cannot learl
that there is or has been single case o
cholera on the steamer England, ant
therefore he concludes that the diseas
was not the result of infection takeI
from any locality in England. News
papers say that the cholera is on th'
Rhine, and in some localities in Spair
and France, but that it is not yet alarm
ingly prevalent in any of those coun
tries.
The Tribune's special says: The Comp
troller of the currency makes state
ment which shows the actual receipts
for the current fiscal year to April lst
are $410,0 ,232, and at the same ratio
| for the next three months will amount
for the year to S540,0O0,00O to which
may be added 500, 100000 for income tax
Increased taxes are expected to be
laid next year in several important ar
ticles. and some revenue will be derived
from the Southern States. Mr.. Clarke
therefore estimates that next years rev
enue will not fall below this years, and
that deducting expenditures as now
estimated there will be a balance tt
the credit of the government OF Say,
900 900 on the 30th of June, 1857.
The Times special says: The query
now is, will the President veto the bill
admitting Colorado as State! Some
say he will sign the bill because he has
committed himself in favor of the ad.
mission of that Territory in communi.
cation to Congress some weeks ago. The
President did not, in that message, un.
dertake to decide any question involved.
On the contrary, he unmistakably de.
clined to take upon himself the respon'
siBlity of deciding anything, and sub
mitted the whole matter to Congress for
its action. | still adhere to my pre-.
yiously expressed belief that the Presi-
dent will veto the bill admitting COlora-
! do, on the ground of inadequate popu.
lation, if on no other consideration.
The United States District Court con
venes at Norfolk, Virginia, to morrow
Chief Justice Chase declines to preside
until he can be assured that martial law
is abrogated in Virginia
As there has been conflicting discus
siops in the War Department, and by
the commander Of Military Departments,
as TO the effect of the peace proclama.
ton with reference to the restoration OF
civil law in the States lately in rebel
| hon, the Chief Justice does not feel that
it would be sesmly for Chief Justice to
ATTEMPT to hold Court whilst doubt
exists as to Whe yher martial law Is alb
ronated or not. | can say upon good au-
thOrity that the President does inter
pret the peace proclamation as abrogat-
ING martial law in the districts where
the rebellion is declared TO have ceased
in all matters in which the civil courts
have jurisdiction. 1t is understood that
Il deciaratory proclamation is to be issued
,n that effect by the President in day
| 0r two
An immense amount of work has been
| tone by the Committee Of Ways and
| Means since the tax bill was reported
aud the recommitted bill to be returned
| 10 morrow will DO in many respects a
new bill They have nearly doubled the
number of sections Of the former The
! following are some Of the important
changes that have been made by the
| Committee: Railroad iron has been
placed on the exempt list; also cobalt
pickles, Yeast powders, and yarns aud
yarps used for bIaiding and manutac
turing purposes exclusively; also, sta
uonaIy and works Of art The former
action on tobacco and snuff has been re-
s., fa q
ing tobacco, whether made Of stems or
leaf of 20c per pound No repeal of the
tax on lucifer matches has been proposed
IN thi- bill, as has been generally stated
in the newspapers The spirit and beer
law as reported by the Revenue Com
| mission has been adopted in most OF the
essential features By the Committee.
The young gentlemen who are so per
ttnaciously seeking an appointment IN
the Naval Academy are not perhaps
aware that il is about as difficult TO get
ont of the service as it Is to get in The
| cost TO the Government Oi each grad
uate at the time Of graduating, is $50,
600. and large number Of cadets fail to
graduate from lack of capacity &c
The Government is 10th 20 part with
promising student One of this class
sent bis resignation to the Secretary OF
the Navy a few days ago, and the Sec
retaly replies, that the Department de
cliues to accept your resignation; mid
shipmen must distinctly understand
that they cannot obtain education at
Government expense and then quit the
service without rendering an equivalent
! The New Orleans cotton case, which
| has been on trial before United States
District Judge Durell, and in which a
conflict Of civil aud military authority
has grown up, has been brought official
ly to the attention of the President. BY
order of General Candy, the cotton in
| litigation was seized by soldiers ut the
| instigation Of party interested in the
prnpertv. and the order of the Court was
| resisted Judge Durell refused to pro
ceed with his Court so long as II was
thus menaced by the military. The
President has directed the Secretary OF
War to instruct General Candy 10 re-
sciud the order complained of, aud to
allow the Court unrestricted authority
in the matter.
The Worlds special says: The Presl
dent has ordered the release on parole OF
of ex Senator Wm NJ Gwin, now con
fined in one of the forts below New Or
leans Prominent Republican Senators
endorsed the application for his release
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May !.