The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-01
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Lieut..Commander Chas. O'Neil bs
been ordered to the receiving ship Ohit
and Lieut.. Commander Francis M
} Green placed on sick leave.
The President made the following
Appointments
to-day: Hanford L. Green to be Regii
trar Of the Land Office at st. Cloud
MINI Gen. Andrews to be U. s. Dit
trict Attorney for the Eastern Distric
Of Tennessee; Geo. C. Bates to be u.
District Attorney for Utah.
The Colombian Minister
had an interview with the Presiden
this forenoon, previous to the Cabine
meeting, on the subject of the Dariel
canal and the recent explorations O
Commander Selfridge.
A full attendance of the member
was present at the Cabinet meeting to
day.
A large number OF Baltimore poll
ticians had lengthy interview with tn,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue or
the subject of the Baltimore whisky
frauds.
A letter received at the Internal
Revenue Bureau from A. P. Shattuck
Assessor for the Third District of Miss
issippi, reports that on the night Of the
23d inst. an
Attempt 20 Burn an Assessors Once
was made at Okolona, in that State, but
the fire was extinguished before mater
ial damage was done. The day before
the U. S. Deputy Marshal arrived at
Okolona with warrants for the arrest oi
Ku.Klux members. The Assessor ten.
dered him what assistance he could, and
his clerk assisted in making the arrests.
Five persons were arrested and con-
fined in his house. During the night
the revenue office was fired. Assessor
Shattuck thinks there is no doubt that
it was done by friends of the prisoners,
as the town was full Of strangers all
night, and threats were freely made
against the life of Mr.. Hail, the Assess,
or's clerk, for the part he took ia the
affair. Assessor Shattuck suggests that
it might be advisable to have United
States troops stationed there for the
preservation Of Government property.
The President, Secretary of War, and
General Sherman are now engaged IN
Reorganizing the Military Depart
of the country, and an order will soon
be issued making a change in the geo
graphical limits of some of the Depart
ments and changes in the commands
thereof. The expectation OF this order
is making quite stir in military cir
cles, and numerous letters have already
been received at the Department inquir'
ing as to its proVsPns.
The Political AZ gent and Consul Gen.
eral of Switzerland, Mr.. Hiltz, has re-
ceved letter from the President OF
that Republic saying that the people
express the warmest sympathy for the
sufferers by the Chicago fire, and that
liberal subscriptions are making for
their relief.
Under organized arrangements the
Swiss inhabitants of this district will,
on the l7th of November, celebrate the
556th anniversary Of the independence
of Switzerland. As part Of the pro-
gramme SPLENDID national flag, order,
ed from that country, will be presented
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The United States Government is
now paving a pension to the widow OF
VIM. Tell, a lineal descendant of the
Swiss hero of that name. The husband
of the pensioner served in the late war
in this country.
The Case Of ex.COn gressman stokes
was considered at the Cabinet meeting
to day and resulted in the appointment
of Mr. Emory as Supervisor OF Internal
Revenue for Tennessee.
District Attorney Fisher, who prose
cuted Roderick r. Bratten come time
since for pension frauds, SAYS that
Bratten only escaped conviction by the
perjury of the witnesses and forged
papers used as evidence.
Assault with Intent TO KilI.
Young Stockton, son OF Senator
Stockton, was arrested here last night
charged with an assault with intent TO
kill on Mr.. Rice, Superintendent OF the
Treasury building.
During the interview to-day between
the President and the Colombian
Minister, the latter presented his Gre
dentisls and the usual speeches were
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More Frauds.
The Grand Jury Of Savannah, da.'
has found a true bill Of Indictment
q ,ainst r. Robb, late Collector Of that
mort; S. w. Gould, State Collector Of
Internal Revenue; A. S. Alden, Chief
Clerk to Gould; T. B. Marshall, one oi
GoulTs bondsmen; and K. A. Zyzrow'
ski. Supervisor OF Florida, for conspir'
ing to defraud the Government.
Pension Agent w. F. Forbes, OF Phil
sdelphia, has been pronounced de-
Pfaulter by the Government, to the ex
tent of $4,000.
General Baker, Commissioner OF
Pensions, left for Philadelphia tonight
Mr.. Emory, who was appointed Su
pervisor of Internal Revenue tor the
State of Tennessee, was formerly Super
visor of that State, as also Of Kentucky