The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-10
TEbEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Passage Of the Civil Right. Bill bY
the House.
New YORK, April 9,-The civil rights
bill passed the House today.
News from New York,

| NEW YORK, April 9.-Ihe Tribune
Washington special says: Alexander Fl
Stephens continues to receive man,
calls from those who have been admir-
ers of his course for the last five years
and those holding high positions, VIII
are now disposed to make hero of him
He has become very much disheartenet
as to an early admission into the Senate
and says he shall go back on Wednesday
He has not the slightest doubt but thai
he will yet have seat given him in tht
Senate. He estimates the cotton crop o
the South at 100000 bales.
1t is generally expected that the Pres
| ident will, in a few days. release Jef1
Davis and Clement C. Clay on parole
There is no probability Of their evel
being tried for their participation in the
conspiracy BY which the President va;
murdered IT is not unlikely that Con,
gress will again call for the testimony
that has SO far been kept secret, and its
existence known to but few persons
| Judge Holt has expressed his opinion IN
writing that it is enough to convict
them, and no one is more surprised at
their not being tried than Judge Advo
cate Holt.
As General Banks has never submit
| ted report of the battle of Cedar Noun
tain, Virginia, and the seige of Port
Hudson, the Secretary of War has called
| upon him for such reports, which the
General is at present engaged III prepar-
ing.
Reports were received last Saturday
by the Commissioner of Customs from
a revenue officer, stationed between Og
densburg and Rouses Point, detailing
the capture of several cargoes OF Snug
gled goods, consisting mostly of liquors,
and amounting in value to several thOus-
aud dollars.
The Times Washington special says:
A delegation from the Washington Press
Association are urging upon the Ways
AMI Means Committee reduction OF the
present duty OH unsized paper, from 70
per cent to a dnty not exceeding = per
cent.
A Washington special says some OF
the Alexandria rioters have been con
victed by a military commission aud
sentenced to hard labor in Albany Jail
John Menkin Eve years, John Fowler
two years, John Traverse, John Hines
man and Gilbert Simpson. each six
months. Oscar Mankin is not yet sen
fenced, as he is liable to.trial for mur
der. When the criminals left Alexan
dria for Albany, the female sympathi'
7ers and others met them al the depot
and cheered and waved their handker
chiefs as they left.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The new paper here, the Sunday Herald,
which is supposed to be in the Fenian
interest, announced positively yesterday
that Fenian expedition has sailed to
strike blow for Ireland.
The Treasury Department received u
day or two ago statement from the
Bank Superintendent at Albany, New
York, showing the number and circula-
ton of the State banks now in existence
in that State. 1t appears there are now
one hundred aud four institutions issu.
ing their own notes. The amount of
theiT circulation, up TO January lst, was
nine million dollars. All the State banks,
after the lst of July next, will have to
pay ten per cent on every dollar they
pay out, whether in their own notes or
those of other banks Before the pres
ent national banking system went into
operation, the banks of the State of
New York had a circulation of twenty
six million dollars
The Commissioner OF the Ganeral
Land Office having received unmber OF
communications from soldiers and Others
who have served during the late war,
announces in reply that there is no law
granting lands or bounty land warrants
to soldiers or sailors engaged i'll the late
war against the rebellion. The acts OF
the "a of March ; 1853 and the l4th Of May,
1856. apply only to persons who had
served in the army or navy prior to
these dates The homestead act of May
Goth 1862, and the amendatory act of the
DIST of March, 1854, grants homesteads
of one hundred and sixty acres TO sol
diers, sailors and citizens, who reside
thereon for period of five years, at
cost of ten dollars, and registers, and re
ceiver's fees. Soldiers and sailors may
file applications for homestead While
still in the military or naval service
and the period thereafter in which they
NAV remain in service Will he counted As
portion Of the FIVE years residence re-
qIred :,
A correspondent states that Qdantrell,
the guerrilla. has been for some time on
the island of Cuba. earning livelihood
as farmer.
The Herald's Washington special says:
Considerable sensation was created in
the city, on Saturday. by the sudden
death of couple in family OF colored
people, with all the symptoms OF chol-
era. Investigation disclosed the fact
that the habtation of the family was
in an extremely filthy condition, and
that others of its members were likely
| to suffer from similar cause
The Times Washington special gives
the statement of Major Walker, Of the
5th United States Cavalry, regular
army, respecting the political and social
condition of South Carolina. The Major,
who served with distinction through the
war. has Just returned from that section
of the country, and gives most encour-
| aging account Of these matters. He
says the freedmen are everywhere busi-
Il and peacefully at work, and there
seemed TO be no sigus of idleness or dis
content anywhere. The only serious
trouble in the State lately has resulted
from the depredations and outrages Of a
guerrilla band calling themselves regu
| lators or reformers. This band, about
one hundred srong, led by notorious ex-
rebel officers, made it their chief bust
ness to molest the freedmen, but by de
srees began to plunder blacks ano
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