The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
News From, New York.

Orada bill. His intention TO veto IL Is
unmistakable The principal objection
urged against it is reported to be the
floating and unstable character of its
population, although there are others suf.
ficiently valid.
The excitement connected with the sus-
pension of the Merchants National Bank
has comparatively subsided. An exam
nation has been going on for two days,
under the auspicies of the Government
but is not yet concluded. -
The military commission convened by
special order from the War Department
met in Union Block and organized for
the trial of Major Paulding. Afew wit
nesses were examined, and the court
adjourned till tomorrow
1t is now gennerally believed that
Brigadier General Mann will be appoint
| ed Collector at Chicago, vice Luther
Harm, deceased.
The following names were yesterday
sent to the Senate for continuation to
offices in Wisconsin Brgadier General
Cassius Fairchild, u. S. Marshall, Mr.
Gillette, Post Master at Fon Du Lac, and
Brigadier General +. s. Bragg, U, S Dis,
trict Attorney,
1t is rumored in military circles that
| an order discharging all volunteer gen.
eral officers will emanate in few days.
Most of these officers hold commissions
in the regular army and, in consequence
of the expected order, they will only be
reduced to subordinate positions and
will not be entirely mustered ont
The United States Treasurer yester
day authorized the shipment of $4,000
in fractional currency to different banks.
The Times special denies the state.
ment that there was general distrust of
the banks in Washington, and says no
run has been made upon them.
The Times special says: Secretary
McCulloch, who made trip to Fortress
Monroe and back, leaving here on Sat
nrday and returning on Monday morn.
ing last, had while at the Fortress, a
few moments conversation with JEFF
Davis. There was nothing Of special
interest in the interview, the converse
ton being general and quite brief Da-
Wis is not enjoying very good health.
The Government has finally determin
ed TO hold the gold claimed by the Rich
mond banks as belonging to them.
Some account of the seizure of which |
have given already. The proofs seem to
establish clearly that the gold belonged
to the so called Southern Confederacy
and was Oh deposit with the banks sub.
iect to the drafts of the Coniederacy.
The Tribunes special says The Com
missioner of Indian Affairs is making are
rangements to hold council with the
Indians on the plains at Fort Laramie
for treaty with Them A telegram re
ceived yesterday from E. b. Taylor, Su-
perintendent at Omaha, states that
10000 Indians will attend and desires to
know if subsistence can be furnished |
them.
The Senate Special Committee ap- |
pointed to examine into the present tele- |
Graph system, have called upon the Post
master General for report in regard to
the expedlency of connecting it with the
present postal system The Postmaster
General is now engaged upon his report |
andwill have it ready to submit to the
Committee in few days. Until it ls re-
ceiyed no action will be taken by the
Committee.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs to-day unanimously agreed to re
rort General Sickles as Minister to the
Hague. and all reports of any adverse
action are uuqualifedly false General
Sickles to day officially informed the
Secretary of State Of his deClensiOn OF
the position. He desires to return to
his present command, and was to-day
notified by both the Secretary Of War
and General Grant that he could do so.
The President to-day pardOned Stewart
J. Moffatt, convicted of having conn
terfeit money with the intention Of
passing it.
General Rufus Ingalls, has been or
dered on an inspecting tour OF military
posts through Kansas, Colorado, Utah,
Oregon, Montana and California
The special committee on the Provost
Marslal's Bureau have passed resolu-
ton that their proceedings shall be kept
secret. The statement that tho matter
was likely to be dropped, circulated by
the friends of MV. Fry, is slightly incor,
rect The matter will be thoroughly
probed.
It should he known that the redemp
ton division of the Treasury will re.
ceiye packages Of mutilated national
currency amounting to over =. SO
many packages of that sum are received
that the people are of the opinion that
this is the limit.
The Commercials special says: Iha
Secretary of War ordersd General Terry
TO regard tie Presidents Peace Procla
nation as doing away with martial law
The President has approved the
bill extending the time for the compile
tion OF the Union Pacific Railroad, east
ern division, until the 9th of June,
1866 The time for completing each
succeeding 100 miles is TO be reclloned
from that date The bin also extends
for two years the time for commencing
and completing the Northern Pacific
Railroad and all its several sections.
The President today by appointment
gave an audience to the delegates OF the
General conference of the Methodist
Church now in session in Georgetown.
North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia,
MARYLAND and the District OF Columbia,
only are represented, it having been
said that those appointed from the
other Southern States had not the means
to pay the expense of travelling The
nresiding officers of the conference in
reduced the delegates severally to the
President, remarking they had by a
resolution unanimously adopted, come
70 nav their respects to him, alluGing to
the fiery ordeal through which the South
ern neonIe had passed He needed not