The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-27
WASHINGTON.
General News Summary.

1
Huntington, of the firm OF Jay Cooke
& Co., of this city, died here early this
morning, Of pneumonia.
Lieutenant Governor Pinchbeck. o1
Louisiana, had a long interview with the
President this morning, regarding the
difficulties between the Republican
factions Of that State. The result Of
the interview has not yet transplred.
The Banking and Currency Commit
tee, this morning, adopted a resolution
asking that the Controller Of the Cur
rency, Mr.. Hurlbert, be discharged from
office, the charges against him being
fully sustained
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee this morning had und-r corsid-
Grafton several ocean telegraph cable
bills. They have agreed to report Ia
vorablv on the proposed cable 'rom San
Francisco to China.
Hons. F. P. Blair, G. A. Finck!an,
J. B. Hay ard Ersstus Wells appeared
before the Committee On Commerce
to-day, to urge that an appropriation
be made for the harbors Of st Louis
and Alton, and on the Mississippi river
between Alton and the mouth of the
Ohio river, and recommended by the
Board of Engineers in their report
recently submitted to Congress.
The internal revenue officer OF the
Fourth District Of Tennessee reports
having DESTROYED during a recent raid
nineteen distileries, containing III tubs,
with 1000 gallons Of mash, together
with what malt, meal, corn and whisky
they found on the premises. The dis
tiIleries were run without any license,
and contrary to law in every respect
Several OF the proprietors were arrested
and bound over to await the action OF
the Grand Jury.
The Internal revenue officers OF the
Fourth and Fifth Districts OF North
Carolina, during a recent raid, destroy
ed seven stills and the fixtures. Most
of them were captured while they were
being operated in the night: The
officers destroyed eight thousand gallons
of beer, one thousand two hundred
gallons of low wines, one hundred and
sixty.five glllons OF whisky and forty
two gallons OF vinegar, together with
various other thlngs. Five distillers
were arrested, three of whom are des-
perate and dangerous men. In every
instance except two the distilers drew
their revolvers and fired upon their
pursuers. Three Of them escaped, but
it is believed that one Of them was
wounded
In consequence OF no appointments
having been made to fill Mr.. VOORHEES,
place on the Robson investigation COM
mittee, there was no business transacted
at the meeting to night. The committee
adjourned to meet on Thursday evening
next
Lieutsnant Governor Pinchbeck, at
An interview with the Presiden. this
morning, expressed himself as decidedly
anxious Tor compromise between the
opposing Republican factions Of Louis
lana, believing that if their differences
could be amicab!y settled at once, 1t
would insure the carrying OF the State
by the Republicans at the next election
The President replied that, while ne
was personally anxious to see harmony
restored in the party throughout the
country, he could not, under any cir
cumstauces, interfere in the local affairs
of any State, but hoped the opposing
factions in Louisiana would settle upon
some basis OF compromise which might
unite the party in that State and produce
perfect harmony among its leaders.
The action Of the Senate on the tea
and coffee repeal bill seems to be re
garded here to night as remandlng the
whole question Of the tariff to state
of uncertainty. 1t certainly does not
appear to be possible at this writing to
prognosticate what the final action OF
the two houses may be. There is an
evident disposition in the Senate to
complicate the tariff with all sorts OF
amendments, and it may be that after
all the Senate will have to await the
action OF the House on the tariff bill
soon to be reported from the Ways and
Means Committee.