The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-25

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Groton towards the close of last week
he wrote Assistant Secretary Richardson
letter with regard to the m OBLIGATION
of his plan for the purchase of bonds
and sale of gold. He placed the letter
with his own hand in Groton Postoffics.
The letter was received by Judge Rich
ardson on Monday and by him its con-
tents were kept secret until after the
close of business and it was not earlier
than 1870 o'clock when a letter was
written tho Assistant Treasurer at New
York on tho subject and the paragraph
furnished to the press. Both these gen.
tlemen are confident that owing to the
strictness with which the matter was
guarded there could be no premature
disclosure on the part of any Govern
ment officer.
Arrest of CouRterfeiiers
Colonel Whitley, Chief Detective III
the service of the United States Treas
ury, assisted by John Cleryoe, his prln-
cipal attache, has made arrests in Penn
sylvania, Maryland. New York and
several Western States of counterfelters
and counterfeit money, plate, presses
dies and other materials. About one
dozsn men altogether have been arrest
ed in the last six weeks. The Indiana
gang were arrested some days ago near
Fort Wayne, while engaged in making
money, and 100000 counterfeit notes
of twenty-five cent currency were
seized, with twelve sets of steel plates,
fifty sets of dies, several presses and a
lot of ink and other materials. SOlic-
itor Banfeld has determined to
support Colonel Whitley to the full
est extent Of the law in breaking
up the gang of counterfeiters whose
operations ramify all over the country.
A number of important arrests and
seizures made will be given to the pub
lie in few days, which will show the
completely of counterfeiters equal to
anything ever before heard of in this
or any other country. The twenty-five
cent counterfeit note just captured is a
finished imitation, and large amount
of it has been circulated by the gang.
The late arrest ola Government officer
in Western New York, who was found
to be ia completely with Sims, promises
developments of great Importance to
the secret service. 1t is said Sims
friends expended $4,000 to obtain his
pardon several years ago.
Don't Apply 10 the Retired List.
President Grant has decided that the
restriction preventing army officers from
holding civil Office does not apply to
officers on the retired list. This de-
cisiOn enables General Sickles 10 accept
the Spanish mission. He of course will
relinquish his army pay while occupy
ing his diplomatic position. His name
will be continued on the armyiregister.
He will leave New York for Madrid |
about the 10th or 18th of July. Mr..
Hale will await his arrival. There is no
probability that Mr.. Perry will be reap
pointed Secretary of Legation.
Mississippi and Texas Elections.
President Grant will on the 10th of
July, after the Virginia election, order
an election in Mississippi, to take place
the 18th of September, and an election
in Texas, to take place the last of Sep
tomber or the first OF October.
The Whercnbout of Minister Nc
MnhOn.
The South American mail of this
week brought nothing of Importance
to the State Department, Minister Webb
being bearer of his own reports from
Rio, and none of the other ministers
having his faculty for writing long let
tiers. Secretary Fish had some hopes of
getting authentic information about
Minister Mcmahon, bat received moth
ing. Mr.. Webb is strong in the belief
that Mcmahon is prisoner in the hands
of Lopez, and wants the Government 10
at once send fleet down there in COM
mana of some officer who will open the |
way to his headquarters. A private
letter from Buenos Ayres, dated 10Th
May, says they have NO reliable advices
of Mcmahon, and do not credit the re-
port that he has been communicated
with through English sources. The
writer adds that the last rumor is that
Lopez has an army of not over ten thou
sand men, and is committing good
many Outragcs upon the country. The
writer is an American, and says our
nation is lhumiliated by the course of
Lopez toward Mcmahon, whose letters
no believes are stopped by orders from
Lopez.
Intelligence fro m Minister VIC MRhOn.
The Department of State has received
dispatches from General Mcmahon to
the 2lst of April, ut which time he was
well. His relations with Lopez are so
cordial and friendly that after the
great defeat of the Paraguayan |
army he was entrusted with the |
care of his family. There has been
no attempt by Lopez to interfere with
his free communication with this gov
ernnent. Whatever impediments that
have existed are attributed to the
course of the Allies, who for long time
declined to send out flag of truce with
dispatches for him, aud fired upon the
flag of truce sent by the Paraguayans
with General McMahon's dispatches