The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July IA statement
has been made that Gov. Parsons had
been appointed by the United States At
torney to assist in prosecuting the ku-
Klux cases arising in Alabama. This
is erroneous, and the Attorney General
says he has no intention Of appointing
any additional counsel for the purpose
Of assisting at such trials in any Of the
States. 1t is possible that some assis-
tance may be given to the United States
Attorney in North Carolina, as over two
hundred cases Of this description are
now pending in that State.
The case Of defalcation in Savannah
will be taken up by the Secretary OF the
Treasury when he returns, which will
probably be tomorrow. The depart
men exonerat>s ; Collector Robb Of dis
honesty and believes the whole stealing
was by Deputy Collector Wellmau,
though Mr.. Robb was very lax in
allowing Mr.. Wellman the entire con.
troll of the business, with only nominal
supervision. Mr.. Wellman is making
efforts to raise the money among his
friends in Boston to make good the
defalcation. If he does this, the proba.
bitv is he will not be criminally prose
cuted; if he does not raise it he will be
made to suffer the extremity OF the
law.
Advices received from Fort Gill,
Idaho from Col. Grierson Of the Tenth
cavalry in Idaho, states that when the
Kiowas heard OF the killing OF Ratank +,
who was shot while being transported
to Texas with Big Tree to be tried for
murder, great excitement ensued
among them, and they Immediately
declared for war against the whites and
were busy in endeayoring TO get the
Cheyennes to join them in hostilities.
They will probably succeed with the
Cheyenues, but Col Grierson thinks
that unless they make the combination
very strong 10y getting the Camanche :
to Join it, which il is not at all proba-
BILE, they will not go to war. Colonel
Grierson has made every preparation to
meet an outbreak.
The Choral Society in this city at
the request of number OF leading CIT
liens, gave a concert tonight, in which
they sang the prize song sung by them
at the Northeastern Saengerbund ics-
tival.
There is considerable excitement
over the New York riot. The pnblir
sentiment is about equally divided.
The Boutwell, -Pleasanton difficulty is
still in Statp quo. Nothing has yet been
heard from the President regarding it.
1t is rumored here that Mr.. Boutwell,
has ordered Mr.. Norville to withdraw
all advertisements regarding the new
loan.
The Morning Patriot publishes the
statement that official reports state that
the flagship Severn, Of the West India
squadron, is worm eaten and unseawor-
thy and unsafe for rough weather.
Secretary Robeson says that no reports
to that effect have been received, and
that the thing is prepesterous. The
Severn was laid up in Norfolk all last
summer. and was fitted out and repaired
under the eve of Admiral Lee. She
sailed in December, and il anything
indicating her being unseaworthy had
existed il would have been discovered
then.
The President has appointed c. C..
Ewell postmaster at Kent, Ohio.
The following are the Treasury bal
lances at the close OF business to-day ::
Currency, S3,339,OO0 coin, S89,GIO, 900,
OF which $2I ,02T 900 were coin certifi-
oates