The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-26
News from New York.

New YORK, June 25.-The morning pa
pers contain the following special dis
patches from Washington:
The Express Company started at the
South siuce the close of the war have had
meeting of the board of directors to
take into consideration means to raise
money to keep up the company. 1t ap-
pears that seventy per- cent. of stock
holders have quit paying up the frequent
assessments, and though one and a half
millions have been called in, only four
hundred thousand dollars have been
paid 1t is finally agreed that all share
holders who would not pay up twenty
dollars per share at once should forfeit
all they have paid in to those who do
pay up, and the thirty per cent. who
have complied with the call will become
owners of all the assets.
The nomination of Provisional Cover
nor johnson, of Georgia, rs Minister to
Bogota, will, it is said, be followed this
week by that of two other Provisional
Governors to important positions. lt Is
not probable that they will be confirmed
by the Senate. Holden cannot take the
test oath, and it is doubtful about John
son.
Nominations of large number of col
lectors, assessors, postmasters and others,
have been sent to the Senate by the
President. 1t is not improbable that
many of them will fail of confirmation,
owing to the little time allowed by the
Senate to investigate their character.
The President stated to-day that he
would send into the Senate nomination
for Naval Officer, vice Odsll, deceased.
There are number of New York poll
ticians here looking for it, but it is not
certain who will be appointed.
The aggregate reports of the internal
revenue for the fiscal year promise to
reach, without doubt, the round sum of
S3lO 900 900, and of the revenue from all
sources $540,000,000,
Supervisor Henry Smith, of New
York, is here. 1t is reported that he is
here to make tender of the new
Court House to the government for a
postoffice. If accepted the Supervisors
of course, will Immediately occupy the
building.
Intelligence has besn received at the
Navy Department that the antonomah
with Captain Fox, was spoken about
the 7th inst. two hundred miles from st
Johns, New Foundland, with all well on
board Intelligence of her arrival ont is
| expected this week.
A Tribune Washington special says
| The tariff bill is so near completed that
it is expected the committee can finish it
| at their session tomorrow. They have
decided to cut down what is known
among American manufacturers as the
Colwell tariff, prepared with years Ia.
Dor, after consultation with the various
interests that were asking protection
A number of leading interests say they
will have no protection ct al, and already
combinations are being made on the
floor to amend the bill, SO as to give it a
protective character. The endeavor tC
obtain duty Of cent per pound upon
soda ash, which is now all imported
until some extensive works could be
built here that will enable Americans tc
supply home article at , cents pei
pound failed. Mr. Morrill, thought thai
because there were now no manufactur
les here for that purpose, soda ash shOulC
come in free of duty, and the committee
refused the advance.
The bituminous coal men wanted on,
dollar 10 protect them from the Nov;
Scotia article mined close by the sci
board; they will only get 80 cents