The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-29
WASHINGTON.
The Interest ON the Gold Loau.

w 0ShAAsoASCt NSSShDNA 49,
semi-annual interest on the Government
loans, which falls due on the lst prox. ,
amounts TO t~enty.four million dollars,
payable IN gold. The interest payable
on coupon bonds is in excess OF the
registered stock about $25, 600, 600.
The interest ON Pacific railroad bonds,
due at the same time, amounts to
81 ,93S. .565, payable in currency.
Internal Revenue Matters.
The special agent Of the Internal
Revenue Department will start west in
a few dsysior the purpose of inspecting
most of the important distilleries of that
section. information having been re.
ceived by the commissioner that some
Of the distiilers are not running their
stills in accordance with their bonds.
. &c.,, A New Counterfeit.
% "A well executed counterfeit Of the new
fifty dollar Treasury note has been dis
covered by the Government detectives
in Arkansas. .-.E
f- Naval Changes. r..l
I Lieutenant Commander Creighton
has been ordered to the Hydrogenaphic
Office at Washington. Lieutenant
Beckwell has been ordered to the Wor-
cester.. Lieutenant Dewey has been
detached from the navy yard at Boston
and ordered to duty at Newport. Lieu.
tenant Nichols, from the Worcester.
has been granted three months leave OF
absence, 80 ~.
The committee appointed by Secre.
'tary Boutwell, to examine the affairs Of
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving,
this morning reported everything all
right, and turned the Bureau over to
Superintendent McCartee. ',,.....
q HC The Debt Statement
will not be issued until Tuesday, Janu-
aty ID.
The rumor circulated in New York
Yesterday to the effect that Secretary
Boutwell, would purchase bonds at the
market price. is without foundation.
The law prohibits purchases at over
par in gold. The Treasury officials ex-
press the opinion that gold will be
higher than bonds in short time, thus
enabling the Secretary to purchase all
the bonds lie requires, and stopping
any further contraction of currency.
Secretary Boutwell, will oppose any
legislation looking to the resumption OF
specie payment. He says it would be
disastrous at this time.
The third annual report Of the Board
of Indian Commissioners has been pre-
sented to the President. The two
leading features in the report are:
First, the Board differ with the Presi-
dent regarding the removal of all the
Indians into the Indian territory.
Second. the exposure and defeat oil
bogus claim agents of the Government,
amounting to Sl53. .lO6.2o.
Republican Executive Committee.
The National Republican Executive
committee will meet here on the llth Of
next month. 1t is pretty we'll under
stoon that the next National Republican
Convention will be held in Philadel-
phia.
Senator Harlan.
A letter from Senator Harlan was
received here to-day, in which he as
serts that he has twenty-four more votes
pledged to his support than is necessary
to re. elect him. Letters from his oppo-
nents make statement directly the
the reverse.
The south Carolina Ring.
C. c. Bowen claims his impeachment
defeat in South. Carolina as only tempo
rary, and say he will commence again
when the Legislature re-assembles, on
January 5th. He feels confident Of
ultimate success. He says that Gov.
Scott may buy another vote but it will
cost him fully $4,000, and that in the
end the South Carolina ring will utterly
be demolished.
military and Indian Affairs In
Ar1ZOnas
Maior.Gen. Schofeld's report on the
present condition Of military and Indian
affairs in Arizona says that a state Of
war with the Apaches has been ex-
pected for many years. The troops had
been constantly in the field incurrlng
extraordinary losses and expenses. The
remoteness OF the scene Of hostilities
from sources OF supply necessitates
very large expenses for transportation,
&c The necessary result is that
whether the troops iu Arizona be many
or few, their cost per man must DE much
greater than the average OF the entire
army which disproportion is still more
increased by the constant active
onerations against the Indians. During
tbe wears 1859 and 1870 large
nrop0rtion of the Apaches were
gathered on temporary reservations
no certain designated military post,
hut some thousands still remained
at large and committed depredatlons
wherever opportunity offered. The be-
lief that some Of these depredatI'ons
were committed by Indians from these
reservations, was given as an excuse
for the acts, on the part OF some OF the
neople of Arizona, no less barbarous
han those which characterize the
Anacbes. These Indians on the res
erystions paid for large portion OF the
ratious issued them by supplying nay
and wood, at . much less cost to the
Governmept than that paid to the con-
tractors, to the military posts. 1t has
heen suggested that this may explain
~ csmn Grant massacre. The meagre
appropriation for the qua5.enrmnsaS'ei qSen ns tan' =
department for the years isIUth, ren, en-
dered necessary great reduction OF .he IN