The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11

WASHINGTON OahuaiS A"'
The National Iuteliigencer.
Alexander Delnar announces this
morning that the National 1ntelligeneer
will no longer be published. He as
signs as a cause the loss of several thou
sand dollars and his poor health. The
paper was in the interest of the free
traders and its friends were in New
York.
Death OF General Mower.
General Sherman to-day announced
in general order the death of General
Mower, than whom, he says, better
soldier or o drawer man never lived.
The Income Assessment.
IL view of the importance attached to
the assessment of incomes this year, and
In srder to obtain the most thorough
and practical canvass of the districts
throu gbout the country, Commissioner
Dslano has decided to advise the AS
SCISSORS to call at the earliest practicable
moment q convention of the Assistant
Assessors of their districts for the pur-
pose of determining the most efficient
method of accomplishing this result.
He further recommends this meeting of
the Ass ,sso:s and the Assistant Assessors
of the several districts, that by an inter
change of opiuions they may profit by
the general experience of the revenue
officers in different parts of their rcsPec-
tive districts.
Our New Negro state.
While the treaty, which is to be sent
to the Senate to. morrow or next day,
for the annexation of the Dominican
Republic to the United States, may be
ratified, there seems to be manifest OPP
position among tho Senators to going
beyond territorial government for the
new acquisition. As telegraphed last
night, parties who are interested in the
annexation st ate that the fulfillment of
the ,cheme will be the formation OF
State with two Senators and Represen-
tatiyeS in Congress. As the population
of the island is over 600, 600 she would
be entitled to several Representatives
in Congress. As soon as the treaty IS
ratified, it is the declared intention of
parties here to go to San Domingo to
establish National Bank and intro
duce ether American Institutions.
The Tariff on ConI.
The WAYS and Means committee have
again been appealed to by the coal in
terest regarding tie present duty, but
so far the committee have not evinced
apy determination to reduce the rate,
and the Maryland and Pennsylvania In.
terests seem nesdlessly alarmed.
The Capital Question.
Representative Finkelb1rg. of Mis-
souri,, is preparing a bill, which he Is
shortly to Introduce, for the removal OF
the Capital to the Mississippi Valley.
He does not propose to name any par
ticular locality, but to leave it to lie
selected by commission.
The New York Revocation.
Governor Hoffman, of New York, sent
q special messenger here, who hled,
Yesterday, in the State Department an
official transcript of the action of the
New York Legislature i'll repeating It's
ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. When the question comes mp
in Congress the Democrats will make
tho point that it is as competent for the
New York L legislature to repeal its rat
ifcation as it is for the Ohio Legisla-
ture to ratify is after once rejecting it.
The virginia scaInwnGs.
Another delegation of Nirginians are
said to be on the way here to protest
against the admission of the State.
This depGtation is composed Of some
local judges, appointed to office by the
military commander.
The Georgia Legislature.
A private letter received to-day from
Atlanta says that the Conservatives
will control the Legislature, which
meets under the new Georgia bill on
Wednesday next Several Republican
members, who are disaffeCted with Bul
lock, say they will act with the Con
servatives.
Nominations.
The following nominations we're sent
in TO the Seuai to-day by the President:
Henry Welter, of New Mexico, for
Secretary of the Territory of New Mex
leo.
Edward S. Solomon, of Illinois, Gov
ernor of Washington Territory.
Naval Commodore john Rogers to be
Rear Admiral.
Captain John j. Almy to be Commo-
dore.
S. S. Emmons, of Michigan, for Cir
cult Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit,
vice S. l.. Whitney, declined.