The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-18
WASHINGTON.
The Hodge DefaIcatiOn.

the delay in discovering Hodges defal-
cation. The statement saws the at
tempt Of the Paymaster's Department
to cast upon the treasury officials the
responsibility for the failure to discover
at an earlier date the misappropriation
of the public funds by Paymaster
Hodge is regarded by the treasury
officials as entirely unwarranted by the
facts. The absurdity of this attempt
is claimed by them to be apparent to
all those familiar with the mode of dis
bursting public funds, and would render
the statement put forth unworthy of
attention, had the thing not been so
extensively y circulated and made the oc-
casion for partisan attack upon the
administration of the treasury. The
most complete refutation of the allega-
tons Of the Paymasters Department is
furnished by the fact that for son c
time a gentleman connected with the
Paymaster Department, who is en-
gagged in the investigation of Colonel
Hodges acts, has been in the habit Of
balances reported to the credit Of the
Paymaster, and has in several instances
been furnished with statements OF g
balance to the credit OF Colonel Hodge
The books of the Treasury Department
have always been open to any cxamina-
ton which the Paymaster might choose
to make. The second allegation to the
Paymaster Department is claimed to
be quite as absurd as the first. The
treasury officials admit that the circu-
lar of November 23rd, 1869, has been
literally complied with IN the payment of
Hodge checks, vet had it been observed
it would furnished no prevention to his
pcculation.
Treasury Transfers.
The treasury to-day transferred about
100000 in specie from San Francisco
to New York by telegraph.
Conscience Money.
New York has contributed the sum
Of $1,000 to the conscience fund.
Sale OF Powder Mills.
WASHINGTON, September l6.--The
Confederate Powder Mills and machin-
cry, at Augusta, Ga, have been sold to
Col. Coles, OF that city, at a very large
figure.
Military and Naval Changes.
Captain Geo. III. Cooper has been Or
dered to the navy yard at Norfolk; Pay
master Geo. A. Lynn to the Michigan;
Chief Engineer Stephen D. HILBERT to
the navy yard at Philadelphia.
Detached-Captain Ed. Donaldson,
from the navy yard at Norfolk, and
ordered to examination for promotion;
Paymaster Henry NJ. Dennison, from
the Michigan, and ordered to settle the
accounts of the Assistant Paymaster;
j. r. Stanton, from the navy yard at
Philadelphia, and placed on waiting
orders.
The Western Superintendency Of the
General Recruiting Service, under the
charge of Col Granger, at Newport
Barracks, has been discontinued; the
commanding officer at Newport Bar
racks, and the officers in charge of the
several rendezvous Of that Superinten-
dency, will hereafter make their reports,
returns, &c, to the Superintendent OF
Generel Recruiting Service in New
York City; Col. Granger has been or
dered to transfer his funds, records, &c,
to Col. Davis, and proceed, by October
18th, 1871, to join his regiment.
The order of April 7th, 1863, di5mis-
sing First Lieutenant w. Jenkins, Co.
G, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, has been re-
voked, on account Of the order never
having been received at the headquar-
ters OF the Fifth Kansas Cavalry, and
the officer continued in service and on
duty with his command until mustered
and honorably discharged.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day:
Coin, 50, 500, ,397, pol; currency, sG0l,-
533, ,404; coin certificates, $l5 5,S4S, 800.
Application for the Release Of Major
Hodge Refused.
The Secretary Of War has refused an
application for the release of Major
Hodge from close confinement. The
charges are being preferred with view
to his speedy trial, which will probably
take place within the next ten days, or
as soon as Hodges accounts have been
nut in proper shape. Not long since
Mr.. Hodge purchased valuable farm
near Alexandria, which will be sold for
the benefit of the Government.
Legal Proceedings TO be Instituted.
General Belknap today notified the
Acting Secretary of the Treasury that it
was the intention of the Treasury to In
s,itute legal proceedings against the
banks who were criminally concerned
with Paymaster Hodge, and that the
Postmaster General had mass OF evi-
dence relative thereto, which would be
turned over to the Treasury officials 10
further the prosecution. The Secretary
of War feels perfectly satisfied that no
IRREGULARITIES exist in the Paymaster
Generals conduct relative to the Hodge
defalcation, and has to decline the Court
of INQUIRY requested by General Brlce.
The question of who is responsible for
the failure to detect the deficit in the
public funds entrusted to Major Hodge
is proving lively contract between the
United States Treasury officials and the
Postmaster general.
democratic Delegate Elected IN
New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The
Democratic Central committee to-day
received a dispatch from New Mexico
.tot;ng that the Democratic delegate
from that Territory had been elected by