The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-23

North Carolina, died very recently un
der such peculiar circumstances that the
neighborhood suspected foul play, and
have instituted a rigid investigation
The family are the most respectable in
the county. The father, mother and
two children all died within few days
of each other, with the same symptoms
in each case.
TheiSOuthern Debt.
The official reports OF the debts Of the
Southern States show that the aggre'
gate debt of all the States has been in
creased S226,9ll,l74 within the past
three years. The largest increase has
been in Louisiana and Georgia The
former was increased $66,274,0l7 and
the latter SAC, ,966, $50 within the pas t
three years.
Parade OF knights Templar.
The streets and elevated points were
crowded with spectators this afternoon
to witness the parade OF the Knights
Templar, nearly all of whom arrived
here from Baltimore this morning
Many houses on the line OF march
were decorated with the stars and
stripes aud emblematical flags Of the
masonic order On passing the Execu-
tive Mansion the knights were review
ed by Secretary Boutwell,, Postmaster
General CresswelI, and Solicitor-General
Bristow, in company with Generals
Dent, Babcock and Dunn. The Tenn
plars excited much favorable comment
on their fine appearance and soldlerly
movements, while their bands Of music
were similarly complimented. Tne
Templars countermarched to the Ma
sonic Temple, where the parade was
dismissed and the Sir Knights were
served with a banquet. They subse-
quently visited various places OF In
terest.
CoIored Procession.
A few minutes after the Templars
passed the Presidents ground process
sion Of colored persons passed by the
portico of the Mansion. They were
reviewed by Secretary Boutwell, and
Postmaster General Creswell. The party
was a small one; several hundred per-
sons only composed it, nearly a third OF
whom were in carriages and on horse
back, preceded by a military company
aud band, which played a patriotic
air. After reaching the grounds on the
south side of the Executive Mansion,
there was singing, prayer and the read
ing of Lincoln's proclamations of eman'
cipation of September, 1862, and Of
July, 1868. Recitations, music and
orations followed. Dinner was reserved
and the exercises were continued until
late in the afternoon. Large delega-
tions were expected from adjoining
States, but they did not arrive. Exten-
siye arrangements had been made for
the demonstration, but there was fail
ure, this being the smallest procession
OF cOlored people ever witnessed here
Senator Wilson
Is here for few days on business
connected with the Congressional Cam
paign committee.
Secretary Boutwell,
Will leave here on Wednesday next
for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will
speak on the 18th inst, and will also
speak at Cleveland on the 29d inst
General War Department Order.
The general order. from the War
Department, permitting the use OF
light spring wagons, in carrying mails,
officers on public duty, &c,
provides that such wagons belonging to
the Government shall never, under any
be used for private pur-
poses.
Revenue Decision.
The Commissioner OF Internal ReVe-
nue. decides that the interest on the new
funded loan bonds of 1881 is not to be
included in the returns for taxation for
computing the Government tax Of two
and halt per cent on the net earnings
OF banks.
Appointments:
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
confirmed the following appointments:
Henry B. Boswick, Chief Clerk at the
Mint, Carson City. Nevada, and John
Bloomfield, Inspector at Chicago.
Important TO Steamboatmen.
The Secretary Of the Treasury notifies
Ipspectors Of steam vessels that they
are expected to comply with the provi-
sions Of the law of August 22d, 1871,
bv requiring all steamers to provide all
equipments required under the steam
boat law as soon as such equipments
can be procured by the owners. This,
of course, applies only to equipments
which conform TO the rules adopted by
the Board OF Supervising inspectors and
approved by the Treasury Department.
The hu-hluN SOmmittee.
The Ku-Klux committee did nothing
to-day except name the two sub-com-
mittees, which are as follows: May
nard, Schofeld, Lansing, Bayard and
Vickers for North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, and Blair, Robin
son, Buckley and Pratt for Tennessee,
Alabama and Mississippi.
The Case OF Major Hodge.
Major Hodge has expressed his in
tention to plead guilty, He will be
tried under two charges, first under the
seth Article OF War, and second nnLer
the Act Of Congress of 1868. In neither
case is any limit fixed to the sentence,
so that in either case sentence will be
lett TO the discretion OF the Court.
Hodge expresses his intention to afford
the Government every assistance IN ex-
posing all parties who knowingly as
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