The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-15
WASHINGTON.
The New Postal Law.

latione, the most important OF "n'ch Il
the authorization Of one cent postal
cards for correspondence or for printed
matter, similar to those which were in
troduced in Great Britain some years
since. The price Of card and stamp
will be one cent. although if a card be
manufactured by private parties and moi
by the Government. the regular three
cents postage will be charged.
The postage on circulars, newspapers,
&c, which under the old law was two
cents for every four ounces or less, is
now one cent for every two ounces OF
less. The change is now in force, the
law being immediate in its effect, but
the Postmaster General in the absence
OF q certified copy of the law passed
ia as vet unable TO issue any instruc-
tons 10 the Postmasters throughout the
country in relation to the postal card
system. 1t is expected that copy OF
the law will he furnished his Office IN u
few days.
Tne Filibustering Expeditions.
The Washington Chronicle OF this
morning publishes what purports to be
a historyof the filibustering expeditions
reported 10 have left our chores quite
recently, under the leadership Of Gener.
al Ryan, on board the Fannie. That
vessel contains 5000 Remington breech
loading rifles, 1000 Enfield rifles, 500
Winchester carbines, 1000 Colts navy
revolvers, 100000 rounds of ammuni-
ton, a battery of six field pieces and
three tons of powder, together with a
great quantity Of saddles, brides, medi-
cal stores and clothing.
| Financial.
The Treasury Department is now
engaged in preparing certificates, in
accordance with an act Of Congress,
allowing national banks to deposit
United States notes and take out certiti-
Gates OF deposit, which they may hold
as part Of their bank reserve required
by law and use them at the clearing
houses. The certificates will be payable
to order on demand in the denomina-
ton of five and ten thousand dollars.
1t is quite possible that some portion
Of our new loan may be offered in Lon
don at an early day.
1t is claimed that a postponement Of
the arbitration at Geneva will not in the
least affect the financial transactions
between this country and England, but
would rather have tendency to pro-
mote the same.
Military Movements.
One hundred recruits have been
ordered from Fort Columbus, New
York harbor, to Sioux City, Iowa, for
assignment 10 the Sixth Infantry.
Custom Receipts.
The custom receipts for the week
ending May 3lst, were: New York,
81, 1886, ,492: San Francisco, 3l4O,67I +;
Philadelphia. $204,2l4; Baltimore,
$92, ,SS7.
A Contradiction.
The paragraph telegraphed hence
that Secretary Boutwell, had decided
not to attempt further negotiation OF
the American Loan in London, is pro-
nounced by the Treasury officials as
untrue. The financial business between
the two countries is being transacted inst
the same as il there were no controversy
over the Alabama claims.
The Steamer Fannie.
The following information regarding
the steamship Fannie, formerly the
property Of the Baltimore and Savannah
Steamship Company, is obtained from
official sources: The vessel was pur-
chased by j. Mayarga, Jr., and the bill
of eale lodged at the Baltimore Custom
House, where there was also informa'
ton to throw suspicion around the
transaction Of the purchase and pur-
poses OF the parties, without tangible
evidence to base any action. The
Fannie is of three hundred tons bur-
then and is represented as not being q
fast steamer.
When the above information was re.
ceived it was stated that Msyarea, who
| is the man who was concerned in the
Hornet matter, said that the crew to be
shipped was the old crew of the Hornet.
Information was sent to the Govern
ment by the proper parties OF all the
facts in connection with her cargo and
destination.
Immediate orders were issued to
Captain Moore, OF the revenue cut.
ter Northerner to watch the Fannie.
Captain Moore, under date Of Fort
Monroe, June Z, reports a. follows
Watched the steamship Fannie until
ii P. NJ, on the night of June Z, she
passing out Of the Cape about 2 P. NJ;
seeings tugboat following her, over.
hauled the tug and found her to
be the E. W. Gorgas, of New
York, and found on board of her
9 party apparently engaged by the
Spanish Consul at New York, to watch
the Fannie. appeared by letter of in,
struction to n. II. Estiog, in charge Of
the tug, from W. II. Davis, Superinten.
dent OF the Pinkerton National Detec
tive Agency. This Mr.. Esting had
also two documents, in Spanish. pur
porting to have been issued by Heipo-
lille De Uriarte, the Spanish Consul al
New York, and dated the 5th inst.
Mr.. Esting informed me that they
were to protect him and his party in
case Of being overhsuled by the Spanish
man Of war. I examined his vessel
thoroughly. but found nothing on board
| OF her but coal. She steamed after the
Fannie, but about 8 o'clock P. NJ, the
sea becoming rough and ahead, che
made very bad weather OF it, and al
dark appeared to be running for the