The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-02
WARRINGTON.
The Ku.KIux Committee.

committee has adjourned to Septemoe'
Goth, except q subcommittee OF three
who will remain here to examine the
witnesses now in the city and those
who have been summoned and are or
their way. Senator Scott left for hls
home in Pennsylvania tonight. The
subcommittee consists of Messrs. Pool
Burkley and Blair.
The Public Debt.
The following is a recapitulation o.
the public debt statement just issued
Debt bearing interest in coin-Sl1
per cent. bonds, $l,60S, ,444.35O; five
per cent. bonds, $780,, $50; priDDccl'
pal, $l,SS3,75l,650; interest, 2o,39h
707.l3.
Debt bearing interest in lawful money
Certificates of Indebtedness at fouI
per cent, $67S,000; navy pension fund
at three per cent, $l4,OOO,OOO; three
per cent certificates, $30,30O,OO prln'
cipal, IA, 97S. 900; interest, $232, S52 ~;
Debt on which interest has accrued
since maturity-Principal, Sl,9lo'-
1926; interest, $3l2,426.32:
Debt bearing no interest-Legal ten,
der notes, s35, 500, ,547,l25; fractional
currency, s39,0Sl, ,64l9l; coin cert,ti
Gates, sig. .46s, 700; principal, S4l4 ;64S,'
sl3 l6; unclaimed interest, $ll ,262; 10
Total debt-.Principal, 81 345, ,2S5 ,6oo;'
40. interest 500 9542SO78, Total,
s., ,375, ,239, $500. o
Caah in the Treasury-Coin. SS5. ~
7O9.55; currency, SSl6,S3l ,S67. Total
s9l. .9ll, ,02S.22.
Debt less cash in the Treasury Au'
pust !, 1871, s22S3, 3,32S,S5I9S; July
| I, 1871, 81, ,292, ,O3O,S34 90
Decrease of debt during the past
month, $S7O,197, ,692; decrease Of debt
since March |, 1871, $37,S79, ,93S. "a
decrease of debt from March |, 1869, to
March |, 1871, $2O4, ,754,4l369.
Bonds issued to the Pacific railroad
company, Interest payable in lawful
money-Principal outstanding, ,S64 .6lS,'
832; interest accrued and not yet
paid, S323,O94; interest paid by the
United init States, sl,S692,475; interest
repaid by transportation o FINALS, 50
O63 S65; balance OF interest paid by the
United States, $9,62S,6lS.
Statement OF purchase by Treasury
Department:-Principal OF bonds,
$2i7, 1872, $50; amount paid in currency,
$244,O29,656; coin value Of accrued
interest and bonds bought flat, So,
Os4,S ,S92; net cost in coin, $243,99S,
| SO7 95; net cost estimated in gold,
s2O2, ,4OO,9S5.
The principal bonded debt has been
reduced by the amount OF those bonds
which has ceased to bear interest and
have been cancelled and destroyed;
There have also been paid in coin and
cancelled and destroyed other bonds to
the amount Of $6,973,000. which ma
tured on the 1st Of January, 1871,
The President Returns (" Long
The President contemplates returning
to Long Branch By to-nghts early
train. He will remove from Long
Branch early in September.
Ministerial Affairs.
At eleven o'clock to-day the Italian
Minister called and had an interview
with the President, the former COM
municating the facts 6f the removal oI
the Italian Government to Rome. The
| Minister was in full cort costume.
At noon the new German Minister
Schl.sser, accompanied by Baron Al
yenoleben, and an attache Of the Lega'
ton, repaired to the Executive Man,
sion. Secretary Fish soon arrived and
the President soon after Joined the
party, when the Secretary introduced
the new Minister to the President The
customary speeches were made, and
good feeling and national friendship
prevailed. The new Minister aud his
German companions were in full court
costume.
| Commissioner or Indian Affairs.
Felix B. Brunot, of Pittsburg, was
to-day appointed Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs. He is a member Of the
Peace committee and is now in Caliior'
MIA. 1t is doubtful whether he will &C
cept the new appointment
The President and Admiral Porter
The President. previous to leaving
Washington tonight, bad friendly in
terview with Admiral Porter, who ha'
been lying very i'll for some time.
Cabinet Meeting.
There was a large Cabinet meeting
this afternoon and contrary to th'
expectations Of certain newspaper
ophets, General Pleasanton was moi
ousted from his position. HoweveI
there were very good reasons for hin
to be. 1t is believed that the matte
was settled By the President previous t
his leaving here TO night, and that Gen
eral Pleasanton will be relieved from
the Internal Revenue Bureau at nj
distant day
| Base Ball.
The game Of base ball this afternoon
between the Rockfords and Olympics
was won by the latter by score Of /:
TO 9. Quite crowd witnessed the game
Weather fine.
Kentucky War Claims.
! 1t is understood that the Secretar
OF War to-day asserted that Secretar
Boutwell, had full power to reject tn
Kentucky War Claims now pending i
the Treasury Department. Having
indorsed the claim 30 emphatically,
was thought that the Secretary Of Wa
might feel himself slighted at Ml
Boutwells besitancy to pay it.