The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-05

/ The ku-ksuN Committee.
The committee on Southern outrages
continued the investigation to-day. The
testimony was principally relative TO
the Eutaw riots in southwestern Alaba-
ma. Ex-senator Warner and Collector
Miller, OF Mobile, were examined as
were two other witnesses whose names
the committee decline to make public.
The Negro Strikers.
The laborers strike. which has been
in progress here for several days, to-day
resulted in a harmonious settlement OF
the differences, some Of the contract
ors agreeing TO pay two dollars per day,
the price is demanded, at once. Others
will pay il on new contracts.
Up to this time no further disturban-
ces have arisen among the negro strikers,
Irish laborers being substituted for
them in most Instances
The New Loan.
The subscriptions TO the new loan
to-day amount to comparatively moth
ing.
Cost of Firearms.
Tue Secretary OF War has ordered
fifty dollars for each brecch.loading rifle,
musket, carbine or pistol, and six cents
for each metallic cartridge, to be charged
against the enlisted man who shall lose
them through carelesness, dispose OF the
same for money or otherwise.
The Joint Commission.
1t has been currently reported that
the American members OF the Joint
High Commission have received no pay
for their services. This is not true.
An appropriation of S25,Oo0 was made
for this purpose during the short session
OF Congress and all the expenses attend
ing the Commission have been settled
Ratification OF the Treaty.
The news OF the ratification of the
treaty by Great Britain is expected here
within n week or two. The treaty does
not become law, however, until ratifca
tions have been formally exchanged,
and is open To amendments 10y either
nation until this is done.
Delay i'm Transferring Bonds.
Numerous tclcgrams have been re
ceived at the Treasury Department from
banking houses in different parts of the
country, asking why they have not re-
turns for bonds sent to the the Registcr
of the Treasury for transfer. The un-
usual delay is caused by the heavy
transfer amounting 10 about three mil !
lions of dollars, received on the day
before the transfer books were closed
1t is the custom OF the Register to
make returns Oh the day the bonds are
received but on the day named the
amount was so great that this was I'M
possible.
A Singular Request.
1t has been ascertained that the state
ment telegraphed from here to the effect
that an EnglIshman had devised to the
United States government TIE sum Of
$ll 100000, is entirely correct. The
will is based on the following cond-
tons, viz: "That the Treasury De
partmcnt shall keep a record OF the
births, marriages and deaths in the
family OF the deviser, and pay the heirs
Of the same three per cent. interest on
the annual devisaI. 1t is iurther pro. |
vided that in case the Treasury Depart
ment refuses to accept the devIsal the
property shall he distributed according
to the inheritance laws OF Massachu-
Sctt-.
COnsuis Recognized.
WASHINGTON, June i-The Presl-
dent has recognized the following
named persons as Vice Consuls Of
Sweden and Norway: Carl Frederick
Clausen, at Washington, Carl MoIIer
at Leavenworth, Kansas.
south Carolina State Debt.
The total State debt Of South Caro-
lima is SO, ,903, ,2l3.4j.
Southern Claims.
The Southern claims Commissioners
have published a list of names Of one
thousand Southern loyalist who de-
cIared under oath that they remained
loval adherents to the cause Of the
United States during the late war, and
that they never yielded voluntary sup
port to the Confederate government.
The most OF these parties belong to
Tennessee and Georgia.
The Cotton Crop.
IN eight Of the cotton growing States
of the South it is estimated that the
falling off from last year, in the cotton
average, is 932, 900 acre: or an average
Of twelve per cent. for each State. Re
ports from all the States are unfavora-
bic. The weather has been improPl.
tious and the plants are backward, and
much of it has sickened aud died and
a good deal has been repIanted.
Indian Troubles.
Letters have been received at the War
Department indicating troubles this
summer. Dispatches have been sent to
the commanding officers in Arizona to
use every exertion to maintain peace.
II is understood that two members Of
the Indian Commission will start Imme-
diately for that country.
JustiGabIe Homicide