The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-24
WASHINGTON.
Personal.

WASHINGTON, September 23.-The
President is expected to arrived here on
Wednesday.
All the members Of the Cabinet will
not be in this city till after the October
elections.
Attorney General Williams leaves in
a few days to stump New York.
Postmaster General Creswell left last
night to take the stump in Ohio.
Secretary Boutwell, will return to
Washington in a few days, after which
he leaves for Indiana to take part in the
coming campaign.
The japanese Embassy.
A letter received in this city from a
member Of the Japanese Embassy,
dated London, September 10, says;
ave are well. We have been waiting
several weeks for the Queen to come TO
London to receive US. We 60 to Paris
the middle OF October"
Chase, a colored policeman, in at
tenn pting to make an arrest yesterday,
was set upon by q negro rowdy named
Jones. Chase drew revolver and shot
Jones in the breast killing him instant
". The Coroners inquest exonerated
the officer from all blame.
The sub Treasury DefaIca ton.
The Treasury officers sent to New
York to examine into the condition OF
the affairs OF the Sub.Treasury, have
returned here, and the Department is
now enabled to give some particulars Of
the defalcation OF James johnson, late
Chief OF the Stamp Division. The book
accounts were found to be all correct
except those used by johnson. 1t ap-
pears that johnson some time
ago began speculating in stocks,
and having met with losses, he
thought 10 retrieve them by using
the government funds For this purpose
he appropriated $lS5,00O, that being
the exact amount o. his defslcstIon.
1t has been said that johnson abstract.
ed stamps from the Sub Treasury and
sold them TO raise money, AID therefore
he must have had an accompllce. But
this is incorrect, the examination show
ing that he did not take stamps, but
money derived from their sale, and then
Intentionally neglecxd to make any
epiry for il in his books. which would
make 1t appear that be had on hand
larger quantity Of stamps than was
actually the case. The brokers through
whom johnson operated have informed
the Department fully as TO his opera
tions and the amounts OF money depos'
tied with them at various periods. The
examination showed that Hrllhouse
had placed around johnson the usual
sal guards and that it was not through
negligence or the want o. checks upon
johnson that the de alcaton occurred,
and that no blame can be attached 10
the Sub Treasurer.
An Unfounded Report
Nothing has been received at the De.
psrtment OF Justice relative to the re-
ported resignation Of Solicitor General
Bristow 10 accept The position OF coun-
sci Tor the Southern Pacific railroad,
and Attorney General Williams does
not believe that the report has any
foundation.
Pardops Granted.
The Attorney General has directed
that pardon be issued in the case Of
John Hilpin, convicted in Oneida coun-
", New York, in April, 1867. oi pass-
ing counterfeit currency and sentenced
10 five years in the penitentiary, but
released in October. 1871 the remainder
of his time terng commu'ed on account
Of good behavior sirce his discharge.
Having been a good citizen, a pardon is
granted, that be may be restored TO the
rights OF citizenship
A pardon has also been directed TO
be Issued TO Alexander Hsman, Of
Pittsburgh, who was sentenced 10 two
months imprisonment and TO pay q
fine OF two hundred dollars, on the 9th
OF August, 1872, for contempt OF Court,
in having disregsrded an injunction re.
strainjng him from selling certain arti.
cles, which was an infringem ent on
patent