The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-26
WASHINGTON.
The Michigan Senatorial Contest.

The Michigan Senatorial Contest.
WASHINGTON, December 24.-Infor-
nation received here respecting the
Senatorial contest in Michigan makes
it probable that the contest in the Leg
islature will be chiefly between Senator
Howard and Ex-Governor Blair, now
a member Of the House. The opposi
zion to Howard appears to be mainly
on account of his residence being in
Detroit. As Senator Chandler lives in
the same city, the people of the western
portion OF the State fancy that their
interests are not properly looked after
at Washington. They make special
complaint Of the undue share of Gov
ernment patronage which Detroit Sc
cures.
The Naval Court Martial,
Which convened here to-day to try the
cases Of alleged defaulting paymasters,
has adjourned unit! after the holidays.
The case of paymaster Girard wiIlthen
be taken up, and then the case of Pay
master For bes Parker. The latter, it
is reported, has left the country, but the
court will nevertheless proceed with the
case, he having, it is said, admitted a
deialcation Of $45, 5000.
Discharged Army officers.
OF the officers of the army who have
already been honorably discharged on
their own application, one hundred
and eleven have, to date, received certif-
Gates, from the Third Auditor, Of their
non-indebtedness to the Government
and have had their accounts passed by
the Second, Auditor. They have been
paid one years pay, from January lSt,
1871, in accordance with the provisions
of the bill authorizing further reduc-
ton Of the army.
AnOId official TO be Oustcd.
The IriJmss special telegraphs that
the Secretary of tbs Interior recently
sent a verbal message to Commissioner
Wilson, of the General Land Office, that
his resignation would be acceptable TO
the President, to which Wilson replied
that he would not resign and that he
would hold no conversation upon the
subject. If the President desires to re-
move him, the usual way is open Wi
son saws that, as the President has cast
suspicious on him, itwould be unjust to
himself to resign. He thinks it his
duty to remain until he is removed at
least until the President shows that he
has cause for suspicion. 1t is thought
that his successor will be nominated
when the Senate reassembles. Wilson
entered the Land Office as messenger
in 1928 and has risen through every
grade of office to his present position.
The Georgia Election.
The result in Georgia, though the
returns are meagre, is believed here to
be such as to preclude the possibility,
if it ever existed Of Attorney General
Akerman's election to the United States
Senate, and his resignation from his
present office is therefore more doubt,
| fnl than ever. His friends here do not
think mis- health will prevent his con-
tiuuauce in office.
The Utmost .COrdiaIity.
Secretary Fish gave dinner last
night to the Senate Foreign Relations
committee, Senators Sumner and Nor
ton being present. They met for tht
first time since the acrimonious debate
the bad health OF the latter having
prevented him from attending the Ser
ate session after the vote on San Do
minco. 1t is reported that there wa
the utmost cordiality between then
and that neither OF them had any dis
position to remember the personal POI
tions of their discussion. Mr.. Sumne
said today that he is confident that tn
annexation OF San Domingo will b
defeated if it comes up for action durln