The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-11
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President, General Sherman, Colone
Andrew Reid, Lieutenant Fred Gran
and quite a party of friends leave her,
tonight for New York. The Presiden
goes to see his son off on board tn,
steamer Wabash. General Sherman
and the party will 60 on board to-
morrow morning and the vessel vii
sail for Europe tomorrow afternoon.
DishonOrabIy Dismissed.
Sergeant James R. Allen has beer
dIshonorably discharged from the gen
eral signal service.
Military.
The resignation of Captain Clark, o.
the Fifth Cavalry, has been accepted.
First Lieutenant Happy, of the Ninth
Infantry has been placed on the retired
list.
Maj. George D. Ruggles has been as
signed to duty as Assistant Adjutant
General Of the Department OF Texas.
First Lieutenant Charles King, Fifth
Cavalry, has been assigned to duty as
Aid on the staff of Col. Emory, com.
manding the Department Of the Gulf.
Colonel Smith, Fourteenth Infantry
has been ordered to Washington for
conference on Indian affairs.
Past Assistant Paymaster Gerard
has been ordered to settle his accounts.
Cabinet Meeting.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day all the
members were present with the excep.
ton of Mr.. Creswell, who is absent
from the city. Several matters Of i'm.
portance are expected to be considered
among others the contemplated action
in reference to the hostile Indian tribes
and their government by the military
forces.
Matters OF general interest to the
whole country, including the result OF
the late elections, were talked over.
Among the subjects mentioned were the
Ku-Klux, the elections, the preparation
of official reports and the Horpet.
Nothing definite has transpired regard
ing the latter, though it is known that
several notes have passed between Sec
retary Fish and the Spanish Minister
on the subject.
Secretary Delano is the authority for
the report that the new Commissioner
of Indian Affairs will be appointed
within few days.
Sugar Crop I'm Louisiana.
Information from New Orleans pro-
nounces the sugar crop in Louisiana
almost an entire failure. The crop suf-
fered severely throughout the season
from excessive rains and other causes.
A large crop Of planters will not be able
to grind at all On account Of the entire
failureof the crops.
Commander Selfridge,
who conducted the expedition to survey
the route for a ship canal across the
Isthmus OF Panama, has arrived here
and submitted his report to Secretary
Robeson yesterday. He was closeted
with the President for some time ex-
planning the nature OF the survey made
and the cost Of constructing the canal.
Commander Selfridge is very confident
that a canal in course Of time will be
made, and says that it is no longer a
question whether it can he done, but
one of dollars and cents, and whether
European governments will join in the
enterprise. The matter will probably
be called to the attention Of Congress by
the President in his annual message.
Geo. B. Dick has been appointed AS
sistant Assessor of the Thirtieth New
York district. Anthony Banning has
been appointed Gauger dor the Fifth
Ohio district. George w. Donaldson
has been appointed Assistant Assessor
of the Seventh Ohio district.