The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-31
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.
10y Telegraph to the Reglster,I
WASHINGTON, December 80.
Naval APPROXIMATIONS.
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10y Telegraph TO the hesiS'orJ
WASHINGTON, December 80.
Naval Preparations.
Private orders were sent from Wash
ipgton yesterday to all the navy yards
directing that the work of fitting out
vessels be vigoursly prosecuted. The
monitor Mianatah, now retitted at the
Brooklya Navy Yard, has been ordered
to depart at once, and her destination /:
rumored to be Samana, Us it is said that
the European powers are taking meas
ures to prevent the cession of that por-
ton of the Island of st. Domingo to the
United States.
Revenue Seizure.
Supervisor Fulton reports the seizure
of the Pacific Match Company at San
Francisco.
New Years Calls.
The hours for reception by tse Woe
President and Mrs. Colfax, at their res
idence, New Years dsy, will be from
half.pas. twoIve till three o'clock, P. NJ.
Cabinet Officers will receive callers from
one till three o'clock, 2. NJ, The recep-
ton by pablc Officers and citizeps will
probably be greater in numbers than
heretofore. The officers of the army
will assemble at the War Department
and proceed in n body to the White
House to pay their respects to the Pres
ident.
The Public Lands.
The Department of the Interior states
that the estimated number of acres of
public lands unsold and unappropriated
after deducting all disposals as far as
reported, is as follows: Florida, Il, 1885,
496; Alabama, G,496,o74; Mississippi,
APPS, 5l7; Louisiana, 6, 4s6, 1903; Missouri,
l,l3l,7 1852; Arkansas, 1900 total,
$4,000. As to Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Texas, Kentucky and Tennes-
see, there are no public lands within
their limits.
A Memorial
Vincent Collyer, of New Y ork, yester-
day handed to President Grant memo
rial signed by number of property
holders and business men of Victoria, to
be followed by another which will con-
tain the names of all the British mer-
chants and others ct Victoria, Nanimo
and other places, in favor of the trans
fer of British Columbia to the United
States The President to-day returned
to Mr.. Collyer the favorable reply that
he had read the memorial with great
interest, and sent it to the Secretary of
of State. Collyer also showed the me.
mortal to Senator Sumner, chairman Of
the committee on Foreign Relations,
who, after reading it, said the move
ment was important, and could have
but one termination. Meanwhile, our
Government waits for the movements
of England, which is fast seeing the
uselessness and impIacliblity of Eu-
ropean empire on this hemisphere.
Both the President and Senator Sum.
ner desired their replies to be made
known to the memoralists.
a Warning
The Comptroller of the Currency
warns the public to reject all fifty and
one hundred dollar bills Of the First
National Bank of Jersey City, of which
some $4,000 of unsigned impressions
were .stoleO from the bureau III April,
1867. SThe bank will however redeem
such notes.
The Pacific Mntca Company.
Supervisor Fuller reports that he has
seized the Pacific Match Company, Mt
San Francisco, for alleged violation of
the Internal Revenue laws.
The Cuban esuestion.
The following appears in paper here
on official authority: "In spite OF the
circulation given to the statement that
there has been 4 change of front on the
part of the Administration in regard to
the Cuban question, we have the best OF
reasons for believing that nothing has
transpircG since the Presidents mes
sage was sent TO Congress to cause any
change in the policy indicated by that
document touching the recognition Of
, GaAligerent rights in behalf of the in'
surgents. On the other hand, it is IN
derstood that they are not as favorably
situated as they were at that time, ac'
cordins to reports, and that consequent
ly the prospect Q: their recognition is
really growing smaller instead of bet
ter"
Judge Garter Urged for the supreme
Court.
Quite number of Ohioans here pre-
sented the name of Chief Justice Car.
ter, of the District Supreme Court, to
the President for the vacancy on the
Supreme bench, caused by the death OF
Mr.. Stanton. Judge Carter was for
merly from Ohio.
Free Banking Inv.
Quite o conference of the friends of 8
free banking law has been held within
few days, and it has been determined
to sustain Representative Poland's bill
providing for snch system, and to ad'
vocate Boutwells Funding bill rs 2
basis for it.
Senator Pratt not 10 Resixn.
1t was telegIaphed from here last
night, and is reiterated in the Washing,
ton papers this evening, that Senator
Pratt, of Indiana, had decided to resign.
The announcement caused brisk arri-
val of teiegrams to-day from Indiana
including one fGom the Governor OF the
State, who, owing to the Indiana Leg
islature not being in session, woult