The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Didnr Express His Opinion-Deniai
-Resigned-TheR Richmond Election
The Trial OF JET Dnyis-Miscei,
Iareaua LIENS.

IaEeous Etems
New YORK, October 21.-The Times
Washington special says: A letter re-
csived here from Hon. James L. Wilson,
of Iowa, Chairman of the House Judi
ciary committee, states he expressed
no opinion regarding the impeachment
of the President outside the committee
room, and that no one has any author
ity from him to promise that he will
vote for or against the reporting arti-
Giles of impeachment. This statement
sets Mt rest the many rumOrs which
have been published recently to the eff
feet that Mr. Wilson haG announced 4
change of opinion on this subject. The
same remarks apply Judge Churchllls
position in this matter.
The intimate friends of the Pre- sident
assert that he denies the correctness of
the statement attributed to him by his
Boston organ, to wit: That he would
forcibly resist Congress in case the lat
ter passed an act suspending HIM from
office before trial.
The Herald's Washington special says:
Major General Pleasanton has rendered
his resignation, which has beer accepted
to take effect on the lSt of January
next.
All of the authorities of the Treasury
Department deHy the truth of the re-
port which appeared few days ago
that the department had information,
showing the amount of counterfeit gov
eminent 40 bonds put in circulation
TO be one million o. dollars.
Reports from Richmond to-day state
that much excitement exists on the sub
ject of the approaching election there,
that the prospects of the Conservative
ticket seem to have materially improv-
ed within the last 81 hours and that the
Radicals only claim 500 majority.
The Worlds Washington special says:
j learn from an Otlicial source to-day
that the trial of JEFF. Davis will GER
tainly take place at the November term
of thu United States Court, which meets
in Richmond. Chief Justice Chase will
endeavor to preside, but if the term of
the Supreme Court interferes, the cOun-
sci on both sides have agreed to argue
certain legal points which will be rails
ed before Judge Underwood, and, ifpos-
sible, though good lawyers say this can
not be uone, carry them up by writ OF
error to tho Supreme Court.
General SneTluan Is cApeCIel III w ASH
ington on the first week of November,
aud, unless the President changes his
iuteutiUn, he viii be ordered TO take
command OF new military depart
ment, which will embrace probably
Maryland and the District of Columbia.
General Grant has ordered the trial
of Captain Morris Schotf, of the army,
for the murder of Fred. b. Shepard, near
Mobile, Alabama. Shepard was shot by
Schoff while under arrest for sending a
challenge to him.
1t is understood that J. L. Risley, of
Indiana, is about to he appointed to the
vacant Deputy Rerenue Commissioner
ship. He will remain in the Depart
ment here and not so on the New York
Revenue Board.
The National Bank of America, u
fraudulent financial Institution of Jer-
sey City, was closed on Saturday, the
officers having never deposited any
funds in the United States Treasury.
The cashier, William L. Arnold, was
held on his own recOgnizance upon
prom promising to abstain from business
in the future.