The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-06
The General Order System.

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10 BROOKLYN on the ice Yesterday.
The General Order System.
The Times Washington special says
the general order system as it now
exists is doomed. The President will
shortly issue an order to break up the
system utterly. The grounds on which
he will abolish it is that its onerous tax
on merchants since its existence has
always eugendered commercial discon,
tentment, and that the transaction Of
such business should be placed on a
basis where it cannot be affected by
political or personal influence.
England and America.
A Washington special 10 the Tribune
saws the excitement into which the
English press seems to have worked
itself over the American case is looked
upon with very little concern in Wash
ington. Though the Ministry is be-
lieved to be responsible for the excite
ment il is believed that the matter has
gone farther than they intended 1t
should, and is now beyond their control.
No one believes the story that Chief
Justice Cockburn has Officially informed
the Cabinet that England must recede
Immediately from the treaty OF Wash
ingtbn.
The Collins DefaIcation.
A Times special from Washington
SAYS the deGalcation OF Collins, the Pen
sion Agent, will likely involve a larger
amount than first reported, though the
exact amount cannot be given. 1t will
probably not exceed $4,000. 1t is be,
iieved the government will sustain no
loss.
The Washington Treaty.
The World concludes its editorial as
follows: Things look as though the
Administration has overshot the mark
in trying to make party capital out OF
this controversy. If this treaty is up,
set and repudiated the public verdict
will be that Grant and his administra'
ton have bungled a great question in
stead of settling it and that our foreign
as we'll as our domestic interests can be
safe only in Democratic hands.
The Herald on the subject says;
England, true to her traditional bad
faith, so bitterly manifested in our dark
est hours Of trial, repudiates in advance
the action of the court she herself
created. Her press teens with violeut
abuse OF America, and bombastic threats
of war in preference to the payment Of
any award that may be made against
her. Doubtless much Of this British
ciamor arises from political causes.
The American people have confidence
in President Graut, and are satisfied to
leave the honor of the nation entirely
in his hands. OF one stern fact
the English people may rest we'll assur-
ed: that deplorable war must be the
consequence OF an evasion ofthe honora,
Bile settlement Of the differences under
the tribunal they themselves have Sc
lected. The damages that may be
awarded us must be paid peaceably OF
will be collected at the point OF the
bayonet.
Saturdays Indictments.
The persons said to have been indict
ed by the Grand Jury of the Court o.
General Sessions Saturday, are P. B.
Sweeney, ingersoll, Garvey, Woodward
James NJ. Sweeney, Henry NJ. Smith,
Tom Fields, Harry w. Genet and
William NJ. Tweed; the latter rein
dicted.
Secretary Fish Severely Criti cized
A letter from St Petersburg says that
the course of Catacazy met with the
approval OF his associates in the Foreign
Office, and that Secretary Fish was
severely criticized.
Our Relations with England--The
Situation Con sidered Grave.
The Heralds Washington special
says that the excitement among the
high officials in that city in consequence
Of the relations with England is very
great, and there have been constant
conferences between the representatives
of the American Government and the
English Embassy. The situation 10
England, as represented BY the English
Legation at Washington, Is o'
the gravest character. The Tory