The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-06
WASHINGTON.
The MOrm0nS.

WASHINGTON, -. u, November e.
Captain Hooper, Delegate to Congress
from Utah, arrived yesterday. He was
instructed to urge the authorities to dis
continue their pers ecution Of the Nor
mons. A strong effort, which will prove
unsatisfactory, will be made to remove
Gov: Woods, who is charged with the
trouble Hooper says whatever the re-
suits Of the present prosecutions may
be the Mormons will not resort to vio-
lence, but the Mormon population OF
Utah will emigrate to Mexico, the gov
ernment of which has promised them a
territory as large as Utah if they will
settle on it.
Affairs In Georgia.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. November s.
Captain Dawson, prominent citizen
of Atlanta, Georgia, arrived here this
afternoon, en- route for New York.
He says that greatly improved condi-
ton of affairs exists throughout the
State of Georgia since the resignation
and flight OF Ex-Governor Bullock.
Governor Comfy, he says, has the conf
dence of the people generally, and will
be permitted to hold the governorship
of the State until his successor shall
be elected by the people. Mr. Comfy
proposes to render every assistance in
his power to full and complete inves-
tgalion Of Governor Bullock's frauds.
Appointments.
The President to-day appointed Geo.
II. Butler, of Pennsylvania, as Minister
Resident to Constantinople, and John
II. Howes, of the District of Columbia,
as United States Consul at Hokadadi.
Affairs In Texas.
A delegation OF Texas representa-
tves, consisting in part Of members OF
the State Executive committee, are here
for the purpose of trying to induce the
Administration to make complete
change of the Federal officers in that
State. They charge that some Of the
principal Treasury officers and post
masters are in large measure respon-
sible for the defeat which the Repub-
licau party lately experienced. The
delegates say that had the campaign
been conducted on the platform of the
National Administration, and not on
one of local issues, the State would
have gone Republican by 10000 ma
jority. With the removal OF several OF
the Federal officers they claim that the
State can he carried in 1872 by 2O,OOO
majority.
Contradiction.
A report was telegraphed from here
yesterday that Chief Clerk Jones, OF the
Pension Bureau, has been found mixed
up in sevral frauds, and is in custody.
The report is pronounced untrue at
the pension office. Mr.. Jones is attend
ing to his duties Of his office to-day, and
says if there is any connected suspicion
of his being concerned in frauds 1t ls
news to him.
The Post Office Department
has been unable to make permanent
contracts for carrying the mails over
some Of the postal routes in the South
ern States, although twice advertised,
no responsible bids having been made;
OF those opened last week, nearly all
proved to be straw bids. Postmaster
General Cresswell will ask Congress,l in
his next annual report, to look into the
matter, and will recommend that law
be passed providing that offering straw
bids shall be considered misdemeanor
and be punished as such. General
Cresswell is of the opinion that this
would have the effect to prevent any
but legal bids being made.
Mi.takc I'm the Presidents PrOcIa-
nation.
It's we'll known here that the men
t;ou made in the Presidents Ru klu1
proclamation, placing Marion instead
of Union county, South Carolina, under
martial law, occurred through one of
the copying clerks at the White House
failing to read Attorney General Aker.
mans Handwriting. Mr.. Akerman
himself made out the list.
The President is very much dlssatls-
feel with his action in removing Dis
trict Attorney Camp OF East Tennessee
and announces his intention OF restoring
him at once.