The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-14
WASHINGTON.


WARRINGTON. September 13.-The
Government has been notified that a
company Of engineers have started from
Toronto, Canada, for Pembina, where
they expect to meet the American
party appointed to determine the forty
ninth parallel, the boundary between
Canada and the United States, from the
Lake Of the Woods to the Rocky Noun
tains. 1t is estimated that the work
will occupy three or four years.
Appointments
The President yesterday appointed
Lorenzo Bretanno, United States Con-
sul at Dresden, and designated Charles
II. Loring to act as Chief OF the Bureau
of Steam Engineering during the ab.
sence of Chief Engineer King.
The Late GeueraI Thayer.
The War Department announce d this
morning in a general order the death
OF Brevet Brigadier General Sylvauus
Thayer. The order closes as follows {:
"The great worth of the services ofthis
bonored veteran are gratefully remem-
bered by the graduates of the Military
Academy, of which he is justly called
the father, and his name has been
twined with the laurels which many Of
them have gathered on the battle field.
As a tribute to his memory, the officers
of the Corps of Engineers will wear the
usual badge of mourning for thirty
days, and the day alter the receipt OF
this order at West Point half-hour
guns will be fred, beginning at sunrise
and continue until sunset, the national
flag being displayed at half-mast during
the time"
Major H. p. Arnold,
of the 9th Cavalry, has been assigned
to the charge Of the Disbursing Office
at New Orleans, he relieving Major J.
K. Misuer, OF the 4th Cavalry, from
duty at that station.
The Conscience Fund.
Three hundred aud twenty-five dol
lars have been contributed to the Con-
science Fund by party in New York,
who had defrauded the Government out
OF that amount of tax on wearing ap.
parel.
The Ch0rpening Claim.
The Postmaster General has received
from Hon. Jeremiah Black letter re-
viewing the Chorpening claim aod Mr..
Cresswell's connection with the same.
1t exhonerates Mr. Cressxell from any
shadow OF duplcity or fraud in the
matter, and says that if there is any
blame it is on the part OF Congress, as
Mr. Cresswell could not act in opposl'
ton to the terms OF the act Of Congress.
This letter will shortly be given to the
press in full.
Important 60 Government LabOrers
the second section Of the act ap-
proved May lS. 1872, known as the
Deficiency bill" authorizing the pro-
per accounting officers to settle all &C
counts for the services of laborers,
workingmen and mechanics employed
by the Government between the 3Oth Of
June, 1865, TO the date OF the act con-
stitutiug eight hours dav's work for
such emploves, and the 10Th day OF
May, 1869. the date Of the proclamation
of the President OF the United
States concerning such payment The
act authorizes the payment to be made
without deduction on account OF the
reduction Of the hours OF labor, when it
shall be made to appear that such was
the sole cause OF the reduction Of wages
Congress having appropriated sufficient
funds for such purpose. The employees
now working in the Navy Yard who
are entitled to such pay will be paid by
the Paymaster on duty. Those not
now in the service will be paid 6y the
Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury. There
is no need of an agent in either case.