The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-09
WASHIN GTON.
Transfer OF Specie

Francisco to New York.
Judge Lewis Resigna ton Forgery
During the last session OF Congress the
resignation of Judge Lewis, of Idaho
was received at the Attorney General s
Office, and his successor was nominated
and confirmed. Judge Lewis has Just
heard of the matter, and writes here
that what purposes to be his resignation
is forgery, and that he has been oust
ed by the rascality Of somebody.
The Joint High Commission.
A treaty has been prepared by the
Joint High Commission, and is ready
for signature
The President in Baltimo re.
The President will remain in Balti-
more tonight, to attend the banquet
given by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
railroad officers.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
The Supervisor of Internal Revenue
reports to the department the arrest in
Lake City, Fla, Of gang of counter
feiters who had been extensively en-
gagged in manufacturing imitation Of
coin OF the denomination Of five
dollars.
The Joint High 'Commission-The
Treaty SigDeu.
The treaty was signed to-day by the
High Commission at the Department Of
State The gentlemen after this was
done exchanged congratulations as tothe
result of their labor. expressing their
belief that they had done the most they
possibly could for the peace and honor
of the two countries. Although the
Commissioners have been cautious in
talking to persons outside of their own
circle. the following points will be found
to be correct: First, there are to be
two Boards of Arbitration or Commits
sioners. To one will be referred the
Alabama and other similar claims,
which are recognized as national, and
to be settled on the principle Of respon-
sibility for such depredations where the
Government has not exercised the utmost
diligence and possible precaution to
prevent private vessels being fitted out
in its ports to prey upon the commerce
Of power with whom it was at peace.
The said board is to take cognizance of
miscellaneous claims, British and Amerl-
can, confined principally to the periods
from the commencement to the close OF
our late civil war. Among these are
the St. Albans claims for damage TO
property in that town by the Canadians,
but no claims for the Fenian invasion
of Canada are to be admitted. As to
the claims of British subjects for seizure
of their cotton, the Commission does
not recognize these in cases where the
subjects took up their domlcIl in the
South, and thereby having subjected
themselves to all the risks and contin-
gencies OF war. All legitimate claims
for cotton will, however, be considered.
1t has been reported without warrant
that they will amount to thirteen or
more millions, but this is considered
to be great exaggeratlon.
They will not probably amount to
million of dollars. There will be no
difficulty in ascertaining all the partic-
ulars, as the Treasury Department has
all the dates of the seizures Of cotton,
the names Of the owner thereof, and all
the particulars concerning the seizure.
The Government is aware that full
list of the British claims was recently
published in that country, but 1t also
has information that many Of them
have already been adjusted, while
others will not come within the provl-
sions of the treaty. Among the claims
that will come before this board will be
that OF our Government, growing out OF
the purchase of saltpetre in the East
Indies during the war, which was seized
by the British authorities. There are
other miscellaneous claims which will
come before this second board.
The San Juan question will be refer
red 10 the arbitration OF a foreign SOW
ereign, probably the Emperor of
Brazil.
The Potomac Railroad Bridge.
The railroad bridge across the Poto-
mac has been badly damaged by drift
wood, and railroad travel across the
bridge is temporarily interrupted.
The Hercules.
The steamer Hercules still lies sunk
of the town docks at Georgetown and
is now in a worse plight than ever on
account Of the high water. The waves
dash over her wheel house and prevents
the workmen from raising her.
The Treaty TO be Presented TO the
President.
The protocol ofthe treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, which
was signed by the members of the Joint
High Commission to-day, will probably
be presented to the President Tomorrow.
The Extra Session OF the senate.
1t seems to be the impression among
the Senators who have arrived thus
far that the extra session Of the Senate
will not continue more than two or
three weeks. The President has about
FORTY nominations to send in Of which
twenty-five or thirty are nominations
which were not acted on last session.
The Cattle Plague.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued orders to the Commissioners OF
Customs prohibiting the loading OF hides