The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-16
WARRINGTON.
Seeds for the south,

seeds suitable for the South. Supple.
are to be obtained on application to tn,
agents OF the Department or through
members Of Congress. The distribution
is gratuitous, but the Department re
quires guaranty that the seeds will no
be wasted.
Circular 10 Paymasters.
A circular to the paymasters of the
army has been issued by Paymaste,
General Brice, directing that hereafter
they shall issue no checks against their
official deposits, except in pursuance oi
the law and Treasury regulations, as
follows: First, to the payment of au.
thorized vouchers; second, for transfer.
ring credits from one to another paw.
master in the same depositary; third,
to dray money for the payment OF
troops; fourth, in exchange for money
when the deposit is at a distant point
and the money is needed lor present
public disbursement. In all cases a
brief statement on the face or back OF
the check shall show the purpose for
which they are issued. The foregoing
has The authority OF the Secretary of
the Treasury and must be strictly OBJ
served.
Revenue Appointments.
The following revenue appointments
were made to-day: Jas. A. Tomlinson,
Assistant Assessor for Kansas; Louis
Mayon, Assessor for the First District
Of Mobile, Ala; Ernest Bowan,
Gauger for the Twenty.third New York
District.
Naval Matters.
Commander J. W. Shirk has been
detached from service in the Navy
Department, and ordered as assistant
hydrographian in the photographic
Office.
Clarence E Black has been appointed
assistant surgeon in the Navy.
Indian Affairs.
In reply to the inquiry as to the truth
OF the reported raid, &c, conducted by
Cochise, the Apache Chief, in violation
OF his recent pledge, the following tele-
gram was received here to-day:
SANTA FE, n. NJ, Nov. 4.
Hon. Vincent Colyer : Your telegram
Of the 9TH inst. was received. Cochise
has not left Canada, Alamasa; il he had
| would know it.
NATHANIEL Pope,
Superintendent Indian Affairs.
Receipts and Disbursements OF the
Treasury.
The receipts and disbursements Of
the L. S. Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1871, were as follows :
New York-Receipts, $67s,S99,SO2 !;
disbursements, s7Ol,O75.369. Phila-
delpbia-Receipts, 49l, ,240,602; dis.
bursements, 1892, l05,62l. Baltimore
Receipts, Sl6,5s9,O36; disbursements,
SlS,l6S,74l. San Francisco-Receipts,
3S,449572; disbursements, $42,3O9,-
$50. New Orleans-Receipts, $29, 3d.
294; disbursements, S30,564,300. ST.
Louis-Receipts, S24, ,222, ,62S: disburse-
ments, S25, ,O4O,743. Charleston, S. c.
Receipts, $3.203,0S6; disbursements
S3, 1861 ,626. Boston-Receipts, Sl2,-
267 ,29O; disbursements, 81, ,SS2, I35.
The total amount of money received
at the Treasury Department since
November 80, 1868, and credited to
what is known as the conscience
fund is Sl25, 147, $50. Of this amount
$S749 were received during the fiscal
year ending June 80, O,lSIl.
The Geneva Conference.
VIM. NJ. Evarts and General Caleb
Cushing, counsel for the United States
before the Geneva Conference, will leave
for their mission towards the close OF
next month. They will be accompanied
by whoever may be appointed to take
the place of Judge Currs, who declines
to accept the position of deciding the
terms OF the treaty. The arbitrators,
after considering the statements OF ooth
sides, may order further arguments at
their discretion upon any particular
noipts. in June next. Consequently
that will be a critical period Of the ar
duration. The committee will meet In
December, and after hearing the state,
mepts of both sides will adjourn until
Anril when the formal argument OF the
counsel will be submitted. In view OF
the fact that additional argument may
be called for by the arbitrators at the last
meeting in June, Gen. Gushing and his
associates will remain abroad until the
final hearing and it is expected tna1 Ina
tbev will return before July next. Inc
State Department will make a iioerai
allowance to counsel for hospitabie en-
tertainment, though their personal ieeS
will be restricted. Mr.. Evarts will take
his family with him and General Cush'
ing expects to be accompanied oy one
of his relatives. Hewill do the honors
OF his house in Geneva.
Hodges Residence for Sale
The Solicitor of the Treasury adSer'
tises the residence Of Hodge, the de
faul,ing paymaster, for sale at auction e,
nn the 18th OF February for the benefit
of the Government.
Retrenchment.
Several prominent Senators are no"
here engaged iu consultation, having
for its object the reorganization OF
Io;n, committee on Retrenchment
Tbev assert that many millions can be