The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-08
WASHINGTON.
More EIectiOneering BOsli-TrOOps
Ordered south.


WASHINGTON, March 7.-Governor
Scott has called upon the President for
United States troops to suppress out
RACES in the counties Of Union and York,
South Carolina, where he reports that
men are murdered or driven from their
homes nightly because Of their political
opinions. Governor Scott informs the
President that there is no sufficiently
armed and equipped militia to give the
needed protection, and that if he did
have at his disposal competent mill
,ary force there are no funds in the
State treasury to transport and subsist
them. He says that nothing but per-
manent garrison in disatfected sections
will give protection to men who are
threatened with murder or exile solely
because of their fidelity to the prInci-
pies OF free government. As an evil
dence of the condition OF affairs IN
South Carolina, facts are stated that
on last Monday a company Of United
States troops that left Columbia for
York had the railroad torn up in their
front by body OF armed men, and were
obliged to march by road. On Friday
last, the Republican members of the
Legislature, now sitting, paid men to
pcket the road leading from the capital,
because of well grounded fears Of Ku-
Klux raid upon their body. A com
mitrce OF three members OF the Legl5-
lature of South Carolina will arrive
here in day or two, to lay the condition
OF affairs in South Carolina before the
President. Warren Wilkes, leading
Conservative member OF the South
Carolina Legislature, is one OF the COM
mittee.
Two regiments and battery of regu-
lar troops have been ordered TO Louis
Vile. Kentucky, ss permanent garrl-
son. The Seventh cavalry has been
ordered from the department Of Mis-
souri, to the department Of the South; ;
the Sixth cavalry from the department
OF Texas to the department Of Missouri,
and the school Of instruction for ght ar
tllery at Fort Riley. Kansas, is discon-
unucd, the batteries to rejoin their re-
spective regiments.
Republican Caucus.
The Republican Senators held a eau
Gus meeting this morning and appointed
Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, of Vermont,
Howe, Nye and Poole a committee to
revise Senate committees and report
their recommendations to a future meet
ing of the caucus. Some informal dis
cusson took place as to the time Of
adjournment OF the session, and al
though no action was taken on the sub
ject the general sentiment seems to IA
vOr delay in adjournment, at least until
next week
Mutilated Currency TO be Received
by POstIHasters.
Commissioner Spinner has decided
that Postmasters must receive multi
ated currency for its full value in paw
ment for postage stamps, when, in
cases OF I Dllel SldlCS nOtes, not more
than one-twentieih of the note is miss
ing; in cases of fractional currency
not more than one-:enth is missing.
When such notes and fractional cur
rency are mutilated beyond the stand
ard referred TO, no one is compelled to
receive them for any part Of their value,
and the only place where such notes
may be redeemed is at the United
States Treasury.
New YORK, March "A, special to
the evening Post from Washington says:
On Thursday the special committee on
alleged outrages in the Southern States,
will submit report to the Senate, to-
getber with evidence taken amounting
10 nearly one thousand printed pages.
and on the day following, it is said, the
President will send special message to
Congress relating to the same subject
and asking for legislation before the ad-
Journment.