The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-25


adjourned, but no opportunity offered
itself. Mr.. Sumner pronounces this
story untrue and says he has never con.
templated attacking Mr.. Fish officially.
He has prepared, however, a statement
which may see light some day in refer.
ence to his personal relations with Mr..
Fish, but this is strictly in reply to an
allegation made against him in the
Senate chamber and which answer may
be considered to criticise Mr.. Fish
official course while at the head Of the
State Department.
Military sentences-Order from the
Secretary OF War.
The Secretary Of War, by military
order, announces that the sentences Of
courts, martial in the case Of en-
listed men should always specify dis
honorable discharge where such is in
tended or is called for by the nature Of
the offense, but the discharge from the
army is in no case to be made to take
effect until after the period Of confine-
ment has been fixed by the sentence.
The New Loan.
The subscriptions to the new loan
upto noon amount to $l50,000. Secre-
tary Boutwell, has ordered the commits
sions on subscription to the new loan
to be paid in coin.
Mexican Claims.
The umpire of the Mexican Claim
Commission, DR.. Lieber, of New York,
delivered his decision involving some
important questions, First, he shows
that the owning Of ships or real estate
in Mexico does not necessarily consti-
tute Mexican citizenship. Second, that
the mere declaration OF an intention to
become an American citizen gives a
claimant standing as an American be.
fore the Commission.
Resignation.
Mr.. S. P. Holmes, Appraiser Of the
port of New York, has resigned his
position, the resignation to take effect on
May lst.
Treasury Balance.
The following are the balances in the
Treasury at the close Of business: Cur
rency, SlO,654,OOO; coin, $l06,673,OO0,
of which So, 796, 900, less coin, are GER
tificates.
ConstitutionaIity Of Legal Tender
ut
The Supreme Court to-day reached a
decision on the consttutionality of the
legal tender act. This decision will 60
further than to reverse the former de-
cision OF the Court on the same subject.
1t will positively and conclusively de-
clare the whole of the act constitutional.
This affects all contracts made. The
Court was divided as follows Justices
Miller, Davis, Strong, Swain and Brad
lev make the decision and Justices
Chase, Wilson, Clarford and Field dis.
sent. The decision will be announced
on May lst.
Dinner TO Earl De Grey
Senator Sumner gave dinner to-
night to Earl De Grey and a number Of
other distinished guests.
Senator Logan left here tonight for
New York. He will attend the army
reunion in Boston on the lst instant.
Ordered to south America.
Mr. D. B. R. Ken, special agent of
the Treasury Department, has been or
dered to omit the investigation OF the
Consulates on the coast of Africa, and
proceed without delay to the coast Of
South America, where he will proceed
with his investigations.
San Domingo.
The announcement in the telegraph
dispatches of Tuesday, from Jamaica,
that the Royal Mail Steamship COM
panies vessels will touch at San Domn-
20 in the future is considered somewhat
significant in political quarters, as evinc-
ing something like British design on
that country. The Royal Mail steam
ers are heavily subsidized by the English
Government, and ply between Liverpool
and the British Colonies in the West
Indies. England, it is well known, has
already made arrangements to form
Confederation OF her possessions in the
West Indies, and it is thought that she
would not be adverse To see 80 rich and
valuable a country as San Domingo
cast her fortunes with them in the event
of its being rejected by the United
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