The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-25
WASHINGTON.
Governor Scott, OF South Carelin,

Governor Scott, Of South Carolina.
WAsHIGroN, June 24.-Iuformation
received here from South Carolina
says Governor Scott has concluded not
to risk his chances with the Legislature
for his election to the United States
Senate and will use all his influence to
secure for himself the Republican NOM
ination for Governor of that state.
Cross Ties for the South. Pacific Rail-
road.
The Pennsylvania Central has in
vested $l50,000 in saw mills in Apsla-
chicola, Florida, to saw out cross ties
for the South Pacific railroad. The
ties are to be sawed from cypress aud
juniper, and chenicalized in some
such way as to render them indestructi-
bic and proof against the prairie fires
OF the West.
General Howard and the Indians.
General Howard returned here on
Saturday night from Arizona, bringing
with him the representatives Of various
tribes of Apaches for the purpose Of
having a talk with the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs and rstifying the
treaty made recently at Camp Grant,
Arizona, The visitors are quartered
at the Howard University.
Naval Changes.
Commander johnson has been de-
tached from the South Atlantic station
and placed on waiting orders. Lieuten-
ant Commander II. Dehaven Manly
has been detached from the South
Atlantic station and granted three
months leave of absence. First AS
sistant Engineer Walter D. Smith has
been detached from the navy yard at
Philadelphia and ordered to the navy
yard at Boston.
The July Interest.
The July interest will be paid from
Wednesday without rebate.
Additional Diplomatic Correspond.
ence.
The following extracts are from
letter written by Hon. Bancroft Davis
to Secretary Fish, dated May %, and is
part of the diplomatic correspondence
published to-day. Mr.. Davis says:
81 find some difference of opinion as to
whether we are to be at Geneva on the
18th of June ready to proceed. What
ever notice England may have given
the tribunal, my own judgment is deci.
ded that the interests Of the United
States as we'll as good faith toward
neutral powers who have appointed
arbitrators at our request require us to
be there. propose to act on this
theory unless otherwise instructed"
Here follows a long argument in
defense of the presentation of the
claim for consequential damages. The
letter concludes as follows:
"Some of the leading journals of
America were controlled by British
writers, whose articles in favor of Eng
land were quoted as evidences Of Amer
lean opinion, although American rights
and interests were OF little account with
persons of such hermaphrodite nation
alities.
"The leading proprie,ors of the cable
between England and America hurried
to Washington to save their property
from the depreciation which would
follow a rupture between the two coun-
tries, however remote and improbable.
All these sayings were reported IN Lon
don and have served to consolidate the
opinion in England and to lead the
public to thirk there is division In
America"
Treasury Balances.
The Treasury balance in currency is
$93, $4,000; coin, $S5, ,l53,63S, includ-
ing $2j,935 ,500in coin certificates.
Alabama Politics.
Information received from Alabama
states confidently that the Liberals will
hold the balance Of power in the Ala
bama Legislature, and will defeat the
reelection of Senator Spencer. 1t is
expected that ex-senator Warner will
again be candidate.
Cable kilograms on the Treaty.
1t is estimated that the cost to this
Government for cable correspondence
on the subject Of consequential dam
ages up to Saturday last is upwards OF
SIS, 900 in gold.