The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-24
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
IBy Telegraph to the Registsr.l
WASHINGTON, May %.
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President Grant received Major Gen
sral Clarke, of Texas, yesterday. Tn
latter urged that the Texas cleo
tiop should take place in August, whel
the people would not be busy gathering
their crops, and would have time to at
tend to the polls. The outrages wer
greatly exaggerated. The Presiden
said he would have the State registers
with as little delay as possible.
Telegraphic Bill.
A bill contracted by Secretary Sewar
in telegraphing over the Cable to Rev
erdy Johnson has been presented t
Secretary Fish by the agent of the teie
graph company for payment. 1t con
sists of a single item and amounts U
forty thousand dollars. Mr.. Seward,
seems, was allowed cheap rates on hi'
messages, and so became very VERBOSE
When this bill came in he refused u
pay 1t. II therefore fell to the succeed
ing administration. Secretary Fish de
Glined to pay it, and when it was pre-
vented to President Grant he sent IL &c
Attorney General Hoar fer an opinion
which he is now engaged on.
Renian Prisoners.
The Government has received two ca
BILE dispatches from Reyerdy johnson IN
regard to his attempt to secure the re-
lease of the Fenian prisoners and what
action was taken in regard to directions
from the State Department to call the
attention of the English Government TO
the cases of Colonel VIM. G. HalPine
and Others. The first dispatch from
Johnson was, 10 effect, that the reply he
received was a list of about twenty Fe-
mans that are not TO be released. He
made another attempt and was answer
ed by a reiteration of the British Gov
ernment's determination not to release
any more FeHians.
Marian Law IN bSeOrSAh
1t is stated that Secretary Rawlins is
determined to secure protection to the
lives of the Uaion men of the South
He will probably declare martial law
in Georgia. In the neighborhoods where
these murders have been committed
and where the murderers are not given
up, he will arrest a number of the sym
pathiziug citizens and hold them as
hostages until the murderers are given
up.
Douglass Quoted.
Fred. Douglass (colOred) on account of
his exclusion from tho Printers Union
on account OF his color, applied and OBJ
tanned clerkship in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds in Washington yes
terday. He served in a Massachusetts,
regiment during the war.
Texas nnd mississippi.
The President to-day stated to Judge
Pascal, who called on him in behalf o
Governor Pease, of Texas, that the tim
for holding elections in that State ant
Mississippi would rot be decided unit
after the election in Virginia. IL
thought the best time would be between
the times of storing grain and the com
mencement of the cotton picking sea
son. Mr.. Pascal suggested that the frs
Monday in August had always beef
election day in Texas. The Presiden
said he would direct General Reynold
to proceed with the work of registration
and remarked that he had mentioned
the first Monday in November to Majo
Moore but immediately corrected him
self by suggesting an earlier day. Tn
President had been informed by gentle
men in whom he had much reliance
that the division in the Union part,
would be healed and he earnestly hoped
such would be the case.
Personal.
1t ia again reported by the friends o
ex-senator Garlic, of West Virginia
that the President will appoint hir
Minister to Stockholm, en- the groun
that he was once confirmed by the Ser
ate, and that upOn reconsideration b
was not rejected. The report will prof
ably prove incorrect.
Mrs. DIR. Mary Walker, having faile
to obtain q clerkship in any of the d,
partments, has at last sought employ
ment as a detective in the secret serviC
division of the Treasury, with the sam
disheartening result.
A son of Frederick Douglass was re
Gently refused employment in the Gov
eminent printing office here on accom-
of color, the Typographical Union re
fusing him admission. Considerable
trouble followed between the Union an,
Mr.. Clapp, the printer, but the matte
was finally adjusted and Douglass wa
discharged. He addressed a note to tn
new Register of Deeds, Simon Wolf,
Jew, stating the circumstances, and ask
ing employment as clerk Mr.. Wolf re
piled that the appointment would b.
made, and said: IL am particular,
happy in being the means,of encourag
ing you, for, rs the descendant of
race equally maligned and prejudgCd,
have o feeling of common cause"
Grant OTerrnIed by his CnbineI on IN,
Virginia Question
1t turns ont from trustworthy qua,
tiers that in the Cabinet meeting 8
which the Virginia question was Sc
tied the President was out.voted by h
Cabinet. Grant, Fish and Rawlins Fl
vored the Conservative side, and desi
ed the important township feature SUI
mitted to a separate vote, but Hoa
Cox, Creswell and Borie voted it dow
and the proclamation was issued as II
latter members dictated it.
The First ColOrCd Diplomat.