The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-13
WASHINGTON.
The North Carolina Election.

The North Carolina Election.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-Late ad'
vices from North Carolina leave bu
little doubt that Caldwelrs right to his
seat as Governor will be contested be-
fore the Legislature. The Democrat.
claim that sufficient frauds can be
proved to secure the election OF Merri
man. On the other hand the Republi-
cans allege Conservative frauds suffi
cient if not to save Caldwell, at least to
secure an additional member of Con-
gress. which they claim is OF more i'm
portance than Governor. Mr.. Men
ninger, Secretary OF State, says the Off
cial vote will not be all in until Wed
nesday. He inclines to the opinion
that when the official returns are
made up Merrimsu will have a small
majority.
Revenue Matters.
General Sweet, Acting Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, has been called
West by the death of his son. This
leaves the Revenue Bureau without q
Commissioner or deputy, all being alb
sent Solicitor Chesley, Acting Com
missioner, the Deputy Commissioner
and others will probably return to-mor
row.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day
reached $734,00D.
Bids for carrying the China mai
will be opened tomorrow.
The weather to-day is extremely hot
Senator Sumner.
Senator Sumner leaves Washington
to>day for Boston, via New York. Mr..
Sumner has decided not to answer Mr.
Garrison's letter He says: From
what have already said aud written
the public knows where stand and nc
further correspondence is necessary to
define my position" ,'..
Naval Order.
The Secretary of the Navy has ISSUED
general order to the effect that the
navy officers and other persons travel
ing under orders of authority from the
Navy Department who shall be fur.
uished with passage tickets or trans
portation in snv way or kind at the
expense Of the United States shall MOI
be paid mileage or the difference be.
tween mileage and transportation. The
Government has the right of election
in such cases, either to transport OF
allow mileage, and whenever the other
is done it is to be considered a finality
senator TrumbuII.
Senator Trumbull. in a private lettel
to a friend in this city, SAYS he is making
thorough canvass OF Illinois, and ex
poets before the campaign closes tC
make upwards of a hundred speeches
Present from Paris.
The Lighthouse Board has received
present from Paris in the form OF {
lighthouse light of the third order
adapted to the burning of mineral oil
In this country only lard oil is used
mineral oil being considered unsafe fol
lighthouse service. The new light vii
be tested by the Board.
Found Dead.
James Mcnamara, a clerk in th'
Adjutaut Generals Office, was fount
dead in his bed yesterday morning. Th,
coroner's jury rendered verdict tha
the deceased came TO his death from al
over dose OF laudanum, administered
by himself.
The PostOfiice Department..
The necessity for additional room t
transact the daily increasing business
OF the Postoffice Department, has de-
termined the authorities to add TO il ont
or two additional stories. Plans are
now in course OF preparation, and vii
be submitted to Congress when it as
sembles.
Southern exchanges this morning
contain full reports OF the cotton crop
from which it appears the caterpillar
is committing great ravagesin louisiana
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. II
Alabama the army worm is doing much
damage. The Wilcox Vndieator say
il the rest of the counties OF the South
are like Wilcox, there will not bs
| 1000, 900 bales Of cotton raised in tn
South this year.
Postal Cards.
General Terrill, ThirdI Assistan
Postmaster General, returned from
New York to-day, where he went t
select a specimen postal card. Aftel
approval by the Postmaster General
q description will be given to the pub
lie. Some time will elspse before thes
cards will be ready for distrib utiop t.
the Post offices throughout the cour
try.
War Department Order.
| The War Department has issued
general order relative to ,hs affairs Z
! the late Freedmen's Bureau business
| which has been transferred TO the Ad
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