The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-12
FROM NEW YORK.

old,s snec;aI saws: Ben. Wade made a
sneech MT cleveland, Ohio, yesterday.
Tboro ,vos NOT much enthusiasm mani
testaI among the audience, which was
oo S of about 500 persons. He ex-
,-assed his conviction that the country
was in a perilous crisis; and that the
President intended to enforce his policy
at the point of the bayonet. In pri-
vate communication he remarked that
the late amnesty proclamation was wal
upon the Union and that Impeachment
ought to be expected.
Another batch Of correspondence con-
corning the Alabama claims has been
published. ,.oI
Lord Stanley, in his dispatch dated
Nav 9th, handed Mr.. Seward by OH
4 Frederick Bruce while the two were
fishing at Auburn during the s,'ii,'nei ;
consented to arbitration, PROVIDED wv"
distinct tribunals were Established, one
to decide the responsibility Incurred by
thc British government III depredat!ohS
committed hy rebel privateerS: the ON
er to abjudicate the general claims ON
| both sides.
r. this Mr.. Seward, III Il dispatch
dated August 18th, objects as unneces-
sary, claiming that if there should be
two tribunals they should be clothed
with the same powers.
The excitement in Brooklyn Is con-
siderable over the alleged fraudulent
operations among high revenue officials.
\ Deputy Collector Allen has published Il
card declaring the whole charge 10 he
malicious, but withholding further dc
yelopments Oh his own side Of the con
trovcrsv until his principal, Mr.. CALI
| colt. returns from Washington. DeS'
matches from Washington state that thG
Secretary of the Treasury does not feel
authorized to suspend Cahcott on the
report made TO the Board. He has dl'
rected that all papers i'll reference to
the matter in possession OF the Board
be sent to him.
BALTIMORE, September IA Demo
cratic mass meeting was held here laSl
night to ratify the new constitution oil
MARYLAND. From $1,000 to 10000 per
sons were in at enhance. Speeches
were made by Governor Swami ana
Others. Resolutions We're adopted eX'
pressive of devotion to republican
} form OF government, denouncing the
constitution of 1864, and coBgratulating
: California ard Kentucky on the recent
Democratic victories within their hor'
ders.
The ship Invincible, of the California
trade, took fire Mt the Relay Honse thi;
morning. II is probable she will be de
stroyed. She was valued at from SD,
900 to 100000.
The Hera!d's special says: The fevel
is reported rs very bad ut Key West
Florida. Two more of the Gulf Cabl,
hands died in the hospitals and the as,
sistant engineer of the Wanpee ha6
also died. His body was refused buria
on shore and was necessarily buried "a
sea.
There was forty-two deaths in New
Orleans yesterday.
The Herald's Montreal special says
, Earl Mayo succeeds Lord Monck rs Gov
ernor General of the dominion, next
June. General Charles Wyndham
known as Rcdan Wyndham, replaces
Michael rs commander in chief of thu
: army.
The Times special says: The follow
lowing i. Il list of persons either nameo
or are now being pressed by their friend:
for Cabinet positions: Secretary o
State. Reverdy johnson, Charles Fran
els Adams and Jerry Black. Secretary
of War, General Stecdman, General Nc
Clellam, Judge Hughes, of Indiana, eN
Senator Cowan, Tom Florence. Post
master General, Frank Blair, Mont
gomery Blair, Ward Lamon, Johnny
Coyle. Secretary Of the Navy, May
naTd Houscom. orBoSton. Secretary o
the Treasury, John J. Cisco, Robert j
Walker, Amer Pierce, of Boston, w. IL
Groesbeck, of Cincinnati. and Cnrrenc!
Printer, Clark. Attorney General, Pinck
lev if Stansherry continues indisposed.
: A claim involving one million five
hundred thousand dollars, recently re
iecte& by the State Department, wa
presented by Baltimore cOmpan.
through MesSrS. Black, Lamon " Co.
of this city, Who were 10 have have
twenty-five per cent of the proceeds i
successful. The claim is said to have
been for an island in South Pacific
which company claimed by right of dis
covery. but of which our naval vessels
subsequently took possession.
Persons here are quarreling whether
the rejection of this claim has anything
TO do with the desire of certain parties
for a change III the State Department
The statement is freely circulated to-
night among Cabinet matters, thai
Charles Frances Adams has been tele
grapheG TO know ifhe will accept the 20
sitiOn of Secretary ofState. This is a:
probable as any other OF the pestiiOrou'
rumors which are flying about here.
The Worlds Bangor, Name, specia
SAYS: The result of the election yeSter
day in Maine aStoniShed both parties
IusmOTe, Republican, whose majority
last year was 2S,UUO, Is nearly, if moi
entirely overcome, and it will take sev.
eral DAYS to decide certainly whether
the Radical candidate for Governor Is
elected. The counties Of York, Knox
Lincoln, " ashington and ArOOStOob
have certainly been gained by the Dem
ocrats, and others are III doubt.
The rribuue's Washington special
SAYS: Advices received here from Ne ,
Orleans state that Governor Flanders
talks of resigning. 1t is stated that the
difficulties arising from Sherldans re-
moval, has caused Flanders cOntem'
plated resignation. As soon as the news
reached here prominent Republican
wrote to Governor Flanders to hold on
" all means; that his resignation would
be a great calamity IT, the Union men
of that State.
Two politicians. named Jacob Fet,
ting, Democrat, and John Blarnett
u Republican. had a desperate encounter
on Monday night, about the California
election, in the course of which Fetting
was dangerously injured.
The Congressional committee appoint.
ed to investigate in the pay department
met yesterday evening ut the Aston
House and organized, preparatory to
proceeding with the examination.
The Herald's special says: The com.
mittee investigating the treatment OF
Union prisoners in rebel prisons ART
daily receiving large numbers of letters
from intelligent men who have par.
taken the hospitality of rebel prisons
all of which are being arranged and
will be read. 1t is thought the com.
mittee will meet here somewhere about
the LIST of October.