The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-29
WASHINGTON.
Georgia Convention.

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Convention for the purpose OF nominal
ing candidates for Governor to fiji
Bullocks unexpired term, meets at AT
lanta on December 5th.
Federal Patronage in Virginia.
A strong effort will be made shortl,
after Congress meets to effect thorough
reorganization Of Federal officeholders
in Virginia. Those officials who re
fused or neglected to pay the amount:
assessed on them for expenses in the
late campaign are expected to vacate
Already a strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon the President and
heads OF departments to effect that
object.
Southern Papers
claim that there are eight electoral votes
in the south and southwest that are Ger.
tain to be cast if the leople are allowed
a lawful and peaceful expression, for a
Liberal Democratic and Conservative
Presidential ticket. The overwhelming
sentiment of the masses in these dis
tricts is in favor Of the unobstructed ex-
ecution of the laws and the proper pun
ishment Of all offenders.
The Cabinet
met at 10 o'clock this morning and ad.
journed to ll:30 in order to allow the
President and family to attend Miss
Pattie Miller's wedding.
Revenue Appointments,
The following revenue appointments
have been made: Gaugers-Avery X.
Johnson, First Louisiana District; Jas.
Keebourgh, Third Missouri District;
E. B. Moore, Ninth Illinois District
J. L. Sage, Seventh Kentucky District.
Geo. Monroe, Store-keeper at New York
and Geo. g. Moss, Assistant Assessor
Of the Twenty.ninth New York District.
Marriage In High Life.
Col. w. F. Stocking, of New York
city, and Miss Pattie Miller, daughter
OF Mr.. Justice Miller, of the Supreme
Court, were married at noon to-day at
the residence Of the brides father, on
Capital Hill. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Winter, of Pitts
burgh, Mrs. Mil!er's father. Among
those present at the wedding were the
President and Mrs. Grant, the Chief
Justice and all the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court with their wives, Solicitor
General Bristow, General and Mrs.
Dunn, Mrs: Senator Sprague and many
others prominent in official and fash
ionable society of Washington. The
newly married couple left this afternoon
for the West on a wedding tour.
Accounts of Disbursing Officers.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
ordered the accounts Of every disburs-
ing officer under the government to be
made up with view of being ready to
present them to Congress.
In the spring Of 1869 it was discover
ed that one
Egbert Ten Eyck
who had been clerk in the Paymaster
General and Second Auditors office,
was engaged in uttering forged bounty
checks, and he was indicted in New
York. 1t now transpires that Ten
Eyck was engaged for long time in
putting fictitious claims upon forged dis.
charge certificates and in forging the
public officers names and statements
from the pay rolls. The matter is now
being investigated in order to bring
Ten Eyck's confederates to justice.
The Weather.
The signal office reports showing at
Cleveland and St. Paul since 8 o'clock
this morning. Snow fell this morning
at Duluth, Grand Haven, Milwaukee,
Oswego and Rochester. At 5 o'clock
this evening it was showing at Chicago,
Davenport and Toledo. At Burlington,
Vermont, this morning the thermometer
was 10 below zero, at Montreal
below; al Mount Washington TINS
evening the weather was clear and 2
below, and a northwest wind was blow
ING at the rate of eighty miles an hour.
In this city at 4:30 this afternoon the
Thermometer was 390 above; at 8 z. M.
the tenn perature had considerably mod
Grated with snow falling and at o CLOCK
the ground and house tops were covered
with snow, the first Of the season.
The Ku.klux.
Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Maynard called on the
President yesterday and laid before hlm
evidence taken by the committee when
recently visited Florida, and asked a
snsnension of the writ of habeas corpus
in jackson county, in that State, when
the evidence showed to be entirely 10
the hands of the Ku-Klux: The fres,
idept did not indicate whether ne woult
issue the proclamation or not, oG'
Mess Messrs. Scott and Maynard are cont.
dent that the evidence would warrant
him in doing so. =, e,,, b;s
General Arthur yesterday niea ms n,o
official bond with the Secretary OF 'ne t
Treasury as Collector of the port o'
New York. A., d,,;es
General Walker assumed the du!,es .
Of his office as the head OF the lnu'""
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