The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-17
WASHINGTON.
General News Summarx

usisu W Suhuery praCtlce In the shlI
Constellation.
Lieutenant Chas. Barclay has been
detached from the Resaca, with per
mission to return to the United States.
Charges have been preferred against
II. w. Field, Collector of the Third
district Of Arkansas. 1t is probable
that his name will not be sent to the
Senate for confirmation.
Lieutenants CASTOR Magnetsky OF
the Fourteenth Infantry; Thomas w.
Reed, of the Twenty-fourth Infantry;
and Franklin Ieaton, of the Third Cav
airy have been placed on the retired
list, the latter with the full rank of
Captain.
The order dismissing Captain Jacob
Cosatt, Of Company G, Eleventh Ken
tucky Cavalry, has been revoked, and
he is honorably discharged upon ten
dering his resignation, taking effect
from April 6, 1864, since which date he
has rendered no service with his com.
mand. He will receive no final pay
ment until he has satisfied the paw
department that he is not indebted to
the Government.
Major Alexander j. Perry has been
assigned to duty at Omaha, assuming
charge of the Quartermaster's Depart.
ment at that station.
The President commenced work on
his annual message yesterday. From
present indications it will be OF about
the same length as his last message.
The following Custom House appoint
ments have just been issued: Andrew
Dumont, clerk in the Appraisers office
at New Orleans; Charles Brady, assist.
ant stcrekeeper at Boston; John J.
OBlien, weigher, and Alonzo Z. Up
man, inspector, at New York.
Supervising Architect Mullett, who
went to Chicago some days ago to see
about rebuilding the government build
ings destroyed by the recent fire, Las
returned, and reports that it will be ne
cessary to enlarge one wing OF the
former postoffice building in order to
accommodate the large increase Of bus
iness. The postotfice is doing 20 per
cent. more business than previous to
the fire, and the postmaster reports that
the former accommodations would be
entirely inadequate for the proper tran
sactisn of the business.
There were but few visitors at the
White House to-day, and all were given
an audience by the President.
The American and British claims
at their meeting yesterday,
Rule 2 80 as to read as follows
2. Every memorial shall statesthe full
name Of the claimant, the place and
time of his birth and the place or places
OF his residence between the 18th day
of April, 1861, and the 9th day of April,
1865, inclusive; if he be naturalized
citizen or subject of the Government by
which his claim is presented, an au-
thentic copy of the record of his natur-
alization shall be appended to the me-
mortal, and the memorial shall also
state whether he has been naturalized
in any other country than that of his
birth, and if so naturalized, whether he
has taken any and what steps toward
being so naturalized. The memorial
which was dismissed by the commission
Yesterday for disrespectful language
contained therein toward the United
States was from woman. Should she
present another respectful in terms it
will be received.
Mr.. Gurney last night gave dinner
party to his colleagues of the American
and British Commission and the coun-
sci and agents OF the two Governments,
together with the clerk.
Martial Law In Georgia.
There is the highest authority for the
statement that the rumors relative to
declaring martial law in several counties
Of Northwestern Georgia are premature.
The President proposes to wait till the
sub-Ku-Klux committee recently inves-
that locality makes its report
and be bound by its recommendations;
He pursued the same course toward
South Carolina, being then governed by
the representations OF Senator Scott,
and does not intend to depart from this
policy with regard to other States.
The Weather.
Tie Signal office reports snow falling
at Burlington, Vermont, this morning.
This afternoon it turned to drizzllng
rain. The snow storm at Oswego has
turned to a light rain. 1t was showing
at Pittsburgh and Montreal at an early
bour this morning. At Cape May at
five o'clock this afternoon it was snow
ing, and high northwest wind prevail
ed In this city at 5 P. NJ. the weather
was cloudy, with the thermometer at 81
degrees. A northwest wind Is blowing
at the rate OF twenty miles an hour.
Not Yet Superseded.
II ia learned from the best official
authority that w. J. Calhoun has not
vet been dismissed or suspended. The
Secretary has the matter under consid-
Grafton. Although he is not charged
with being a defaulter, there are lrreg-
ularities in his accounts which may
involve a loss to the Government OF
$1,000.