The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-19
WASHINGTON.
Returned.

Returned.
WASHINGTON, September lS.-Secre
tary Delano returned to this city thi:
morning.
Naval Matters.
Lieutenant Commander McCook has
been ordered to the navy yard al
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and
the following officers have been de
tached: Lieutenants Hutchins, Emery
Emerson, and Hazwell; Masters Ball
and Delehanty, and Assistant Surgeon
Griffith, from the Relief, and placed on
waiting orders; passed Assistant Pay,
master Conrade. from the Relief, and
ordered to settle his accounts.
General Spinner sailed from Liver,
pool, in the China, on the 9th inst,
bound for New York.
A Slight Unpleasantness.
New Orleans papers are filled with a
correspondence which recently passed
between Mr.. John A. Walsh and
Governor Warmoth, relative to the
cards OF the latter published in the New
Orleans Republican on the Sth inst.
Mr.. Walsh opened the correspondence
by a challenge to Governor Warmoth,
and the latter replied. He miscon-
strued the challenge and proposed to
leave the question Of veracity, on which
the whole trouble hangs, to the arbi-
tration of FIVE gentlemen, two to be Sc
lected by Mr.. Walsh, two by Governor
Warmoth, and the fifth by the four
gentlemen. Mr.. Walsh declined, and
reiterated his challenge in unmistak,
able language. Governor Warmoth
understood him and at once replied
declining the challenge.
Treasury Balances.
The following were the Treasury bal,
ances at the close OF business today &:
Coin, $92, ,70l, 1873; Currency, $9,S4,,
1907; Coin certificates, $l5, ,93O, 600.
Important Decision.
The Solicitor OF the Treasury decides
that under the new steamboat act sail
ing vessels whose cargoes might be en-
daugered by the use of torch lights in
warning approaching steamers, may be
modified to allow the use Of globe lights
instead.
General Sherman, Secretary Belknap
and General Humphreys leave here on
Thursday next for the purpose OF in.
specting the engineers works around
New York.
Disbursing Officers Accounts to be
Investigated,
Secretary Belknap this morning had
a consultation with Acting Secretary
Hartley and Second Comptroller Broad
head, on the subject Of introducing in
the stricte.t manner the preservation
of the regulations Of the government for
of finance. The Hodge de-
falcation was the basis OF the argument.
The details of the duties of disbursing
officers were thoroughly discussed.
Neither of the above officials
would give the slightest information as
to the result of the conference, but it
has transpired that thorough over.
hauling of all the disbursing officers
accounts in the Paymaster 8 Depart
ment will be made without delay, and
such precautions taken as will hereafter
prevent the issue Of money by govern
ment officials. A comparison OF re-
ports of disbursing by the Paymaster
General and the Treasurer will hereafter
be made.
A Mystery.
A negro was found hanging from q
tree in the woods at Georgetown to-day.
Judging from appearances the body had
been hanging for several days, possibly
for weeks. Most Of the flesh had fallen
from his body. The bones of his arms
and legs were found underneath him,
looking as if the flesh had been torn
from them by anatomists, and holes
were picked in the sknll, as though
made by instruments. The physician
who made the post mortem examina-
ton expressed the opinion that the
negro had been foully dealt with.
yellow Fever.
A dispatch from Cedar Keys, Florida,
the appearance of yellow
fever there in an epidemic form.
Twenty-Five cases have already oc-
Cured, and there have been four deaths
from the disease. A terrible panic ex'
lists among the citizens, who are fleeing
from the place.
The Hodge Defalcation.
1t is altogether likely that the Hodge
defalcation will have a Congressional
investigation. The Pay Department
alleges that the performance of certify
ing accounts, if attended to by the
Treasury Department, would have dis,
covered the irregularities sooner and
the Treasury Department reports that
the action referred to would not have
prevented populations, and explains how
they could have been carried on in
spite of all the guards which the
Pay Department would have. 1t infers
that an investigation by a committee OF
Congress would not bring back the half
million of dollars lost, but it might fur.
;nish basis for legislation which will
make it impossible for any one to again
continue in the practice OF fraud for
four years, without detection.