The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-28

WASHINGTON, September 81.
Decnpiiaiiou for Political Reasons.
There are quite number Of Texas
politicians in town for the purpose OF
directing the removals to be made iu
Texas Of such office-holders as support
Hamilton, the Conservative Republioan
candidate for Governor. The Csbine,
decided on Friday that such men were
necessarily affiliating with the Demo
cratic party, and should be removed
Several have already been removed,
and more decspitations are to follow
1t is claimed hat nine-tenths of the of
tice-hslders support Hamilton. -Thi
decision of the Administration has beer
FASTENED by letter of General Rey
nolds, commanding in Texas, which il
to-day made public.
Democratic Nomination 10 be. Made
Now that the issue is fairly made up
in Texas between the two wings OF the
Republican party, it is understood
among Texans here that the Democrat
will step 10 as third party, and make
q nomination. John Hancock, of East
ern Texas, will probably be nominated
by the Democrats.
Ex-CoIored Troops Want Bouniies,
A number of complaints have been
made by negroes that have served in
the army that they have not received
their bounty payments, and the Depart
ment is being flooded with applications
from ex.colorea troops who "fought
nobly" for the payments, while it is
known that the majority of them have
been formerly paid. So numerous have
the applications become, that the Com
missioner has decided to order Colone
Seelye, the agent at st. Louis for paying
these bounties, to proceed to Cairo aud
make thorough Investigation of TIT
claims presented.
Spinner on the Ra mpage.
General Spinner, United States Trea
surer, is very angry because of the way
in which the New York brokers managed
to upset the gold market, and goes il
for cunning" ever ybody who attempt
to work against the Government credit
Dents Prospects Good.
Mississippi advices show that Judge
Dent, the Conservative candidate TO
Governor, is gaining great favor among
the colored voters in that State, ant
their votes will help materially to swell
the majority which he is certain TO re
ceive.
civil, not Criminal, Suits Agains
General stecdmnn.
a few days since statement was tel
cgraphed from New Orleans that Genera
Steedman, ex- Collector of Internal Rev
enue there, was q defaulter to the ex
tent of over half million of dollars
1t is declared here, by parties cogniz IN
of the suit against him, that it is no
founded on criminal charge. The suits
they allege, are brought as civil ones
end grow out of the destruction q
bonded warehouses by fire during tn
administration of General Steedman'
predecessor. 1t is stated to be nece'
sary, in order to clear the Government
records of the debt against the ex-Co
lector, to resort to this proceeding, ther
being no other way.
The Arrival Of Pnssengers--in ih
United States.
Official returns of passengers arrivin
in the United States during the quartz
ending with June shows an cXtraordi
nary increase. Tie whole number
Ia ,552, of which nearly $4,000 were fe
males.
Sale OF United states Property.
In pursuance of act of Congress, tn
property of the United States at Har
per's Ferry and vicinity is to be sold Oh
the 3Oth of November.