The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the Rsgister.l
WASHINGTON, juno Is.

by Telegraph to the Rsgisterl
WASHINGTON, juno 10.
Minister Mcmahon-NaVnl News.
Letters from Rio of April "a and Bue-
nos Ayres April IA say nothing had been
heard directly from Minister Mcmahon
since landing at the head quarters of
Lopez December 18th. The Brazilian
authorities made every effort to forward
his dispatches from the State Depart
ment but unsuccessfully, as Lopez re-
fused to receive flags of truce and has
shot several flag bearers. Commander
Kirkland of the Wasp and the italian
Consul to Paraguay state they believe
Mcmahon is a prisoner.
Three sisters of Mcmahon who re-
NAMED at Buenos Ayres have become
alarmed and have written to the State
Department, asking an Intervention
Dispatches for Mcmahon have been re-
turned to Commander Kirkland by the
Brazilian Commander-in- Chief The,
flag ship Gurriere, Admiral Davis, was
on the l4th of April, at BuenOs Ayres,
about to sail for the United States.
Admiral Lauman has been ordered to
relieve Admiral Davis, and is fitting out
the flagship Lancaster at Norfolk. His
Chief. of Staff will be Commander John
son. Fleet Surgeon Duyal has been
court martisled on charges preferred by
Admiral Davis in the river Platte, and
acquitted.
Important 20 Railroads.
The Postmaster General authorizes
the statement for the information of
railroad companies that under thsrecent
reorganization OF the special agent ser
vice of the PostOffice Department no
commissions will be issued except to
persons actually employed. A number
will be limited commissions, signed by
the Postmaster General, and should be
duly respected; other commissions are in
operative and void.
Minister Motley.
The statement by cable telegram that
Mr.. Motley has presented a written COM
munication to the English Cabinet on
the subject of tho Alabama claims, is
not credited here by those most likely
to be we'll informed. 1t is thought that,
he has done no more than to say in per-
son to Lord Clarendon that our Govern
ment is ready to respond at any time in
an entirely friendly spirit to whatever
OYertures the British Government may
make for the settlement of this ques-
ton. There is renewed reason to be-
lieve, what has all along been asserted |
in this correspondence, that Motley is
instructed to not press the matter; but |
to allow England to take the Initiative |
in reopening negotiations.
CHbnn News.
Intelligence has been received here
from Cuban sources of the fight which
took place between the revolutionary
forces and the Spanish troops, near
Puerto del Padre. The CuOan troops,
numbering two thousand, were attack
ed in their entertainments by the Span
iards with a force Of nearly double that
number, who were tw ice repulsed. The
loss of the Cubans was less than hun
dred killed and wounded, while that of
the attacking party was twice as great
The Spaniards retreated, leaving num-
Der of their killed and wounded on the
field.
The result of this battle has had an
encouraging effect upon the Cuban ar
my, which is reported gaining in
strength every day from the very best
portion of the people of the
Island. The want of harmony
between the officers in command
of Government troops in the field and
the volunteers who have taken posses
sion of the Government of the Island is
exhibiting itselfin the Generalization of
the Spanish troops and the large num-
Der Of deSeIters to the Cuban army.
This condition has given new impetus
and strength to the Cuban cause, the
leaders having no doubt of ultimate sue
cess Anumber of recruits, mostly from
Virginia, left here yesterday and to day
to Join force rendezvousing on the
Southern coast preparing to join the
Cuban army,
MisCeIInBSous,
Professor Simon ID. Newcomb, Will
liam Hardness and John Il. Eastman
are ordered to proceed to DesmOines,
Iowa, or within one hundred miles of
that city, for the purpose of makisg OBJ
servatious of the eclipse of the sun on
the 9Th of August.
Intelligence has been received at the
Treasury Departments of the murder of
Frank Dupont, Inspector of Customs,
near Brownsville, Texas. 1t is sup
posed to have been done by smugglers.
Inc society OF trlehds have presented
to the Secretary of the Interior for APP
pointment as Indian Agents for the Gen.
trail Superintency the names of the fol-
lowing members of their religious ORDER
Cyrus Beele, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
Nebraska agency; John ID. Miles, of Wa
bash, Indiana, for the Kiekspoos; iona
than Richards, of Philadelphia, for the
Pottawatomies; Thos. Miller, of Spring,
field, Ohio, for the Sacs and Foxes; Ma
than Stubs, of Kansas, for the Kansas
Indians.