The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
News from, New York.

patches Mc les ,o aoams to be general acceptance
lh ;sht of the belief that Congress Will
" Last not adjourn at present. Lead
mo members, since the crisis in the Cab
met are more than ever inclined to pro-
long the session.
Outrages and assaults on the freedmen
living in Loudon county, Virginia, hay.
ing been recently reported OF late, and
the civil law having failed, it is alleged,
to administer justice, the Assistant Com.
missioner of the Freedman's Bureau OF
this district, by the authority of General
Grant, has sent company of cavalry to
be stationed in that county, with head
quarters at Middleburg. -...... ~
At the United, States District Land
Office at Ena Clara, in the month OF
June, 5,9S1 acres of land were disposed
of, the greater portion for the Agricul-
tural College, and the balance for
bounty land warrants and by cash sales
Ex-Governor A. w. Randall is at New
York on business He will probably be
nominated Postmaster General on his
return. Green Adams, of KY, Sixth
Auditor, is also named for the place.
Information has been received from
the Mare Island Navy Yard that Colonel
S Weller, Constructing Engineer OF the
Yard, was fatally injured on the 10th
inst, by the explosion of q boiler, and
died at n P. M. on the same day. Lie
was a nephew of the Secretary of the
Navy, and was on the point of returning
to be married when the melancholy event
occurred.
The claim against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad of $4,000 was today
awarded, by the Circuit Court, to- Il.
Harris, for having his leg broken in q
collision occurring during the war. 1t
wss charged that the accident was the
result of carelessness The defense con-
tended that at the time, on account of
the war, it was unavoidable and could
not be prevented.
Several members of Congress leave
for their homes today, some OF them
quite unwell, with no intention of re-
turning unless some sudden emergency
should arise, believing that Congress will
certainly adjourn before the close OF the
month
The Times Washington special says:
1t is reported that Mr.. Speed sent his
resignation to the President yesterday,
and yet the Attorney General was pres
ent at the Cabinet meeting to-day, and
remained to the close, leaving in compa-
ny with Secretaries Stanton and Sew
ard. We have no authentic information
that Mr.. Speed has resigned, though as
stated in the New York dispatch last
night, there is excellent authority for
saying that both Speed and Harlan will
be out of the cabinet in few days
The Herald's Washington special says:
1t was rumored in Washington yesterday
that the President had notified Secretary
Stanton that his resignation would be
accepted, and both he and Mr.. Speed
will send in letters of withdrawal to-day.
Harlan. will not resign until compelled
to. 1t is not known who is to be the
successor of Mr. Dennison.
General Grant will take charge OF the
War Office, and Judge Browning will
have the Interior department.
The Worlds special rays: The denial
of the Times of the published accounts
of Mr.. Raymond's position in the Re-
publican caucas on Wednesday, amounts
to nothing, so long as dozens of members
who were present, maintain that he
male a speech in which he virtually
abandoned his endorsement Of the Phil
adelphia convention; and is welcome to
so much of the modification of the ac-
counts as will represent him sitting
quietly in his seat; and refusing to vote
on the resolution declaring that no Re-
pulican Senator or Member would en-
dorse the Philadelphia. convention
Owing to conflicting testimony as to
suffering for the want of food in South
Carolina, and as General Sickles, upon
his understanding the Governor to say
the want was much exaggerated, had de-
stroyed his returns, General Howard ap
pealed to Governor Orr for a statement
of the case The Governor has sent a
reply with view to correcting General
Sickles' misapprehension of the state.
ment. He says there is great need OF
distributing rations through tue Freed
mems Bureau in every district OF the
State. He had, however, urged discrim-
iuation, as there were many unfit sub
jects.
After detailing the districts suffering
most, he adds. "I regret extremely that
any opinion of mine should have been so
understood as to justify or require
suspension Of the issue of rations which
IL was prOpOSeu to uisttlpu1o III 'hio
State. Therefore l. earnestly request
that rations will be continued as estima
ted by the accounts of the bureau. fl.
The Republicans of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, held an
adjourned caucus meeting tonight at the
Capitol, General Banks in the chair, to
hear the report of the committee hereto
fore appointed, with reference to the
condition of the public business and an
adjournment. They stated their views
at some length, but recommended that
day be not now fixed. After several gen.
tlemen had spoked on the subject, Rep
resent Washburn, of ILL.,, offered a reso-
luton expressing the opinion that the
state of business was such that Congress
can adjourn sine die on next Monday
week. This was the impression of the
majority, rbs resolution was agreed to
by a vote of 60 aginst 40.
The President sent to the Senate the
name of A. w, Randall, now first assist
tant, to be post master general, IN place
of Mr.. Dennison, resigned.
No other designations had been re-
celved by the President up to noon to-
day.
New York News. .