The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-08
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WASHINGTON, May Z.
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Cuba.
The Government has not received
single word from the United States
officials in New York of the sailing of
the Cuban expedition. The Spanish
Minister was at the State Department
to-day, and thought it quite strange,
and seemed to look dubious at the state
ment of the Assistant Secretary to that
effect. The question of issuing neu-
trality proclamation has been discussed
again, and will probably be taken up
at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Every official, however, connected with
the Administration seems to look upon
this whole Cuban business with dis
gust. One reason is that the whole
tenor of the official information to the
Government recognizes the belligerency
of the insurgents. 1t admits prlncl-
pie against itself on the Alabama
claims matter.
The Spanish Mission
Is again an open question. The Presl-
dent has yielded to the pressure against
General Sickles, and decided, at least for
the present, not to appoint him. In the
meantime General Butterfield, of New
York, who was originally intended for
Minister to Spain, has arrived here, and
is in conference with the President.
The friends of Hale are also actively at
work, asking for his retention at Mad
rid, until he can answer the charges
that have been made against him.
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts from customs at New
York are about one and half millions
per week, and the Secretary of the
Treasury has been urged by New York
parties to sell that amount of gold every
week for the next three months. 1t is
not probable that he will fix on any
time, but it is substantially decided to
sell for the present the New York re-
ceipts from customs.
Increase of Income Returns.
The Internal Revenue Assessors re-
port TO the Bureau here that more per-
sons have made income returns this
year than any previous year, and the
increase is attributed to the course pur-
sued by the new Internal Revenue Su-
pervisor, in warning all parties to make
returns. So far the reports are rather
below the average amount than above.
The internal revenue receipts from all
sources do not exceed half million a
day.
The Virginia Election.
The President has written to General
Candy advising that the election in
Virginia be held on the last Tuesday
in June or first Tuesday in July, and
the probabilities are that it will be |
ordered on one of those days. 1t has
not yet been decided what part of the
constitution shall be submitted for a
separate vote, and the President intends
taking the advice of his Cabinet before
issuing instructions on this point. Most
of the Radical Republicans of Virginia
will vote for tho whole constitution, but
some of its most proscriptive features
are sure to be defeated.
Declines.
General MARYLAND, who was never an
applicant for the position of Third AS
sistant Postmaster General, or any
other official position, and only con-
scented to accept the nomination be-
cause it was directly rendered by the
President, now declines to allow the
further use of his Pame in connection
with the place. Senator Morton is
pressing General Terrell, of Indiana, for
the appointment, but the President
don't want to give it to him.
The Spanish Mission.
The resignation of Minister Hale, at
Spain, does not take effect till the first of
July, and the President says no appoint
mont of successor would be made at
present.
Returned from the south.
The party consisting of Ex-Governor
Ward, of New Jersey, Colonel Forney,
General Van Wyck, of New York, and
others who started ON u Southern trip
two weeks ago, have returned to Wash
ihgton. They went as far as Florida,
stopping at the principal cities and
towns on the way. All concur in the
report that the industrial prospects
have improved. The negroes are work
ing better this than last year, and the
whites generally seem TO be more indus
trious. The crops look well. The peO-
pie are anxious for Northern immigra-
tion, and millions Of acres of good land
are for sale, and great inducements
offered to capitalists. The party were
everywhere well received.
miscellaneous.
Regulations are being prepared by
Internal Revenue Solicitor Smith, fix
ing the kind and amount of proof re-
Quired from railroad companies, corpo-
rations and individuals, who have been
taxed as nonresident aliens under q
provision of the internal revenue act,
which was repealed March 10, 1866, and
who now apply to have the amount OF
tax which was withheld while the act
remained in force refunded. The
ofthe proof required will be- the afida.
Wit of the claimant, attested by an ad.
ditional affidavit from some other re.
sponsible party and certificate of the
Consular Agent nearest the port t.
which the claimant belongs, that he is :