The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
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NEW YoIK, December 3l.-The Times
special says Tomorrow over one hun
dred ana thirty persons, who were
notified on Tuesday, last, will be dis
charged from employment in the ord
nance bureau of the navy yard. The
bureau of steam engineering Will also
discharge o large number OF employees.
The General PostOffice Is Ion engaged
in revising the Affairs of a number of
postofices throughout the country, and
making q final settlement of their &C
counts. Ii is discovered that the bust
ness of some of the offices has increas-
ed, which being shown 10 the satlsfac-
ton of the Department, the salaries Of
postmasters OF such offices will be ill.,
creased. In offices where the business
has decreased, corresponding reduction
will be made IN tho SALARIES OF post
masters.
Soon after il assembled, the House
OF Representatives called upon the
heads of departments for statement OF
the amounts disbursed by them under
the act of Congress giving the employees
of the Government. in Washington,
90 per cent. additional compensation.
The following statements have been
received: From the Treasury S5i7 ,33i;
from the War Department S345, 402;;
from the Navy Department SI7 ,Ol5; from
the Post Office Department 81, JDc; from
the Department of Agriculture S2O,1U9;
a total thus far ofSl, ll5,3iG The State
and the Interior Departments and the
Attorney Generals Office have not yet
reported.
The TriLune's special says: The
statement of the public debt VIII he
published on Thursday, January 18th.
IL is expected there will be about a
million dollars in gold on hand at the
beginning of the New Year. Dat of this
are to be paid about thirty million dol
lars 10 pay the interest on the public
debt. the principal OF the bonds of %
maturing on the hrst proximo, the
twenty-fOnT years bonds OF %, the semi
annual interest on The bonds of eli and
the semi. animal interest on the five
twenties.
By order of the Secretary of the Navy
the salaries of all mechanics In the Navy
Yard here will be reduced thirty-hve
per cent after the first of January next.
They will accept this modification, as
they are afraid their places will be FILL
ed by other mechanics who are now out
of employment. II il understood that
reductions will be made in localities of
q similar kind.
The Heralds special says: The detec-
tive agents of Jhe Treasury have ms
earthed another mode of smuggling
goods into the country from foreign
ports. A gentleman living IN France
notified the Department Of large
quantity of silk about being Struggled
into the United States, and stated the
name of the vessel carrying the cargo.
When the information was received the
vessel had discharged her cargo, and,
on inspection, it was found that the Ia
bells had been removed from a portion
of the silk goods, but ninety pieces
were diseOrered that were not in the
manifest which were accordingly seized.
An inyesti CATION has proved that the
firm in question had been conducting
this contraband business during the
greater part OF last year.
A question which seems 10 be di thcult
TO solve is now exercising the law Of
ncerS OF bne poNeIu uehN. Auc iA'S."S
of a prisoner confined at Sing Sing, New
York. undergoing sentence for an Of
fence against the United States, have
made a request TO have him transferred
to the Ludlow Street Jail, New York
city, for the reason that he j. very III
and in danger of death, and they hope
to secure q pardon for him in January
next. The grave pact of the question
is where is the authority 10 order the
transfer The President, it is said, has
no power but 10 pardon. The United
States Court having pronounced the
sentence, has no further jurisdiction,
and no other officer, whether State or
National, will md the Authority Of the
law for Offering the transfer.