The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-28
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the Register.I
WASHINGTON. August 81.


recent State election, denied that he
(Senter) had come on to induce the
President not to heed Stokes; but adds
that it will be great outrage if any
officeholder is removed for any such
reason.
Senter maintains that the Legislature
will ratify the Fifteenth Amendment,
and in abiding to his own poiitical
views and those of Brownlow, USES the
following language: Brownlow IS to-
day as strong, as ardent and as untlinch-
inc a Republican as he ever was. In
what has he changed He is an enthu-
siastic Grant and Administration man;
and that is just what l am myself,
Why, Brownlow is the youngest man
of his age Cf may be permitted SEEM
ing paradox, III the United States. de
is a true, progressive Republican.
Probably you remember the fact that ne
intimated, in his message to the Legis-
lature, in 1867. that the time would come
when the franchise would have to be
extended-that is, when it would be
considered safe to trust it in the hands
of men who had been connected with
the rebellion, when, in fact, they had
become loyal. At the late election he
felt that that time had come, and he ad-
vocated the extension of the franchise.
Rejection of the BurIingame Treaty
by the Chinese Government
The State Department hasreceiyed NO
official confirmation of the statement
that the Chinese Government has re-
fused to ratify the treaty made with
this Government by the Burlingame
Embassy year since, but there is I'M
official information which leads to the
belief that the French and English in
China have united to secure such rejec-
ton. Ross Brownies dispatches init
mated that such efforts were on foot,
and it is net unlikely they have pre-
vailed. He is now on his way here, but
as Howard, his confirmed successor, who
is now here, has virtually declined the
it is understood that the Presi-
dent will request Browne to stay and
labor for the ratification of the Burlin-
game treaty.
Crop Reports
The accounts from the growing crops
received at the Agricultural Depart
ment are of very favorable character.
While all the cotton States except Geor-
gia and Florida reported the condition
Of the crop in July as considerably be-
.ow the average of the crop of 1865 at
date, nearly all now re-
port an improvement upon those esti-
mates, and several of the more impor-
tant cotton regions report the condition
as better than in August of last year,
the weather having been generally pro-
pitious, anG the injury by the worm
comparatively inconsiderable. The
crop is estimated at nearly 100000
bales.
The Rumorcd CcssiOn OF Cuba.
The State Department is still without
official advices as to the result of the
new overtures made at Madrid for the
cession of Cuba to the Cubans, but the
1o.o,. /; - cor,,, t;or From, Mip;s+ar ;ol, lac
and Special Agent Forbes shows that it
is not true that the proposition had
been peremptorily rejected, but on the
contrary that it was still under favora-
bic advisement. No official cable tele-
gram having been received, the recent
newspaper dispatch that cession had
been completed is not credited so fully
as it was few days ago.
Old fractional, Currency Keissued g.
The demand on the Treasury for frac-
tional currency is so great that the De-
partment commenced to-day to pay out
the worn and mutilated notes, instead
of destroying them as heretofore.
Foolish Finnac eering.
The New York Bank Note Companies
have failed in their contract to print
the new currency, and now the Govern
ment is left in the lurch at time when
the business interests of the country are
likely to suffer most danger from the
failure to furnish the needed supply of
the circulating medium. The Treasury
very foolishly sent to New
York some slime ago and dest royed the
old plates, called in all, or nearly all,
the old fractional currency, sold at a
great sacrifice all its note-printing
presses, gave away valuable paper
mill, and surrendered itself to the New
York note printers, that had been fight
ing for the work so long. The transfer,
it has been stated, has cost the Govern
ment at least half million of dollars,
aud is likely to cost half million more.
The Indians.
Parties direct from Fort Smith, Ark,
report the Indian tribes in that yiciBity
very quiet and industriously engaged
in farming operations generally. The
crops in that section of the State are in
u most tlourishing condition, the cotton
promising an unusually large yield.
The Indians on the Fort Smith reserva-
ton are said to be we'll pleased with
the substitution of military for civil
officers to conduct the business of the
Government with them.
The Comptroller of Currency
Has prepared Giro ular to cashiers of
National Banks requesting detailed
statements of items of which their coin
OF specie accounts is composed. The in
formation is desired for general or sta
IlStlcaI purposes, and not with any ref
erence to the condition of bonds. In
TINS respect the statement is required
from the evening of September Sth.
Secretary RawIin.