The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-22
WASHINGTON.
The Territorial Election.

The Territorial Election.
WASHINGTON, April q. The election
yesterday resulted in q triumph for th'
Republicans. The day was rainy, bu
by noon had cleared up. Voting wen
on quietly. A full vote was polled, il
which the whites had q clear majority
of 1000, yet the Republican candidate
for delegate in Congress. Gen. Chipman
is elected by from $500 10 5000 major
ity, and the Republicans carry tifteer
out oftwenty-two legislative districts.
Captain Halls Artic Expedition.
Captain Hall. the Artic explorer, ha:
nearly completed his preparations fol
The steamer Perrywinkl'
will be launched on Monday, fully
equipped for the Artic voyage.
The Ohio.SIpervisorshIp.
The appointment Of Mr.. Farquahal
as Supervisor Of Internal Revenue fol
Indiana is held up for the present fol
some unknown cause.
Taking their Departure.
Many members and Senators ar,
closing their business here to-day in
order to leave for home tonight.
The Joint High Commission.
Proper American authority author
ICES the statement that the Joint High
Commission has arrived at no solution
of the Alabama and fishery questions
The same authority states that there j:
no prospects of the Commission making
q settlement which will prove accept
able to the Senate and the people o
the United States. The Commission
expects to adjourn about the lst O
May.
Contracts Awarded.
The Postmaster General has award
ed the contracts for furnishing mai
bags for four years from the lst Of July
next to Dreamp, Perkins e. Leroy, o.
and John Boyd, Of New
York. This contract will amount tc
about one-half million dollars. The
bids were much below the present con
tract.
TIE Indians.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
John L. Adair on the part oi
the Cherokee, and Robert G. Corwin, oi
Ohio, on the part of the Government as
Commissioners to settle the boundary
between the Cherokee country and the
States of Arkansas, Missouri and Kan.
sas. He also appointed Gov. FL. Gro
well, H. S. Neal and Edward P. Smith
as Commissioners to proceed to investi'
gate and decide on the claims and rights
Of the halfbreed Chippewas to certain
lands and land scrip authorized by GER
tain treaties with the Chippewas. These
claims have fallen into the hands ol
speculators, and it is suspected that
great frauds have been committed
Advices which have been received al
the War Department from General
Pope, at Fort Supply, Idaho, say the
Cheyennes are coming in to the new
and that Notwithstanding
there is considerable grumbling among
the Indians there does not seem to be
any prospect Of hostilities.
Patent Extended.
The patent Of Benjamin F. Rice. oi
Worcester, Massachusetts,, for making
paper bags, dated April 2Sth, 1857, has
been extended.
Supreme Court Adjourned.
The Supreme Court adjourned to-day
until May lst when decision in the
legal tender cases will be rendered.
The court will then adjourn until De-
cember.
Treasury Balances.
The following were the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day 4:
Currency, $S,l9l 900; coin, $l09, ,322, :
900, of which $22, 657 900 were in GER
tificates.
UnBrishcd Business.
The only business left undisposed OF
be fore the Senate Tariff committee, was
the bills changing the tariff on tea, cof;
fee, sugar and salt. These will prob
ably be acted upon at the next session.
The New Loan.
The entire subscription to the new
loan to-day amounted to $4,000.
European Mails.
The Postmaster General has directed
that the mails for Alsace and Lorraine,
and all that part Of France recently an
nexed TO North Germany shall hereafter
be dispatched only in the German mails
and subject to the rules OF the postage
agreed upon in the postal treaties with
North Germany.
Interest to be Paid.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
authorized the different United States
assistant treasurers and depositaries to
commence the payment Of the interest
maturing May lst, 1871, on Monday,
the oath instant, without rebate.
Butler Investing in the New Loan.
General Butler, President and Treas,
urer of the National Home for disabled
soldiers, delivered to the Secretary Of
The Treasury to-day $700,25 in FIVE
twenty bonds of the act of March Sd,
1865, TO be exchanged for the new five
Der cent. loan in the name Of the above
institution. This deposit is on account
,f the subscription made BY him few