The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Register.
BY the Pacific aud Atlantic L,ue.
ONCE, IIO Main Street
WASHINGTON.
Railroad Matters.

Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington
railroad, better known as the Connells-
vile road, The surveys and locations
of the western portion OF the line having
been completed, some one hundred
miles, extending from Urbaua, on the
Lake Erie division. to Defiance. Ohio,
Is to be placed under contract and run
to Chicago. some one hundred end sixty
three miles, in few weeks or a. soon
as the right OF way is perfected. AT
Defiance it will connect with the great
Toledo, Wabas4 and Western railroad,
with it's various extensions, draining
upwards OF $4,000 miles Of fertile terri
tory. The stockholders Of the Shenan-
90 Valley railroad held meeting at
Front Royal, Warren county, at which
the directors were ordered TO issue first
mortgage bonds to the amount of
So, 900 per mile as provided in the con-
tract.
The DefaIcatiOn OF johnson.
From information received at the
Treasury Department il is thought that
the New York Sub-Treasury defalca-
ton will amount to slSO0O0.
Assistant Surgeon William Waters,
OF the United States army, ia relieved
from duty in the Department OF the
East and assigned to duty in the De
partment of the Missouri.
Naval Matters.
Commodore Gust. H. Scott has been
ordered to the command Of the naval
station at League Island, from October
5th, thus relieving Commodore
J. C. Howell, who is detached and
ordered to the navy yard at Portsmouth.
New Hampshire.
Engraving and Printing.
The following is synopsis of the
report OF the Chief Of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1872: There have
been completed and delivered by this
Bureau perfect bonds, notes and other
securities to the amount of $50l, ,l59, $40
and $l95, ,6S0,269 for customs and in
ternal revenue; stamps to the amount
of $l00,630.599; also, sundry other
work Tor the Bureau Of this aud other
Departments Of the Government. The
American, National and Continental
Bank Nole Companies have done por-
ton Of the engraving and printi G OF
the securities, and have been
faithful in the execution OF the
orders given them and in the care OF
Government paper. The adoption o,
the localized and distributive fiber paper
still proves protection to the Govern
meut and to the public against counter.
felt and unlawful issues. During the
fiscal years ending June 80, 1870, 1871
and 1872, about S4,0000O0 sheets Of
special paper have been used in printing
Government securities, revenue stamps,
checks, drafts, bonds, notes and other
securities amounting to s., 050,0 l4l
and 1881, ,277355 in revenue stamps
have been furnished and delivered to
the proper officers of the Government,
without the loss of one note, or q stamp,
or a sheet OF paper, or any portion Of q
note, or stamp, or sheet OF paper to the
Government.
The Treasury DefalcatiOn.
The Treasury Department officially
takes no account o! the matter Of the
sub Treasury deialca.ion in New York,
leaving the management to Mr.. Hill
house, the b-Treasurer.
| Smallpox.
Four cases of smallpox have been re-
ported to the Health Officer during the
last week, all but one of which occurred
in the northwestern part Of the city.
Eight additional cases have been re-
ported during the last day or two. Five
of the patients have been removed to
the hospital. A thorough quarantine
has been established aud maintained at
the residences of those who were not
removed.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close Of business this after.
noon: Currency, $5,74l,ll6; coin,
$40 e29, ,594, including S27, Isl, 500 coin
certificates.
| The Indians.
The Sioux and Grand River Indian
delegation visited the navy yard this
morning and spent several hours in
examining the big guns and machine
shops, seemingly much interested in
what they saw.
Revenue Matters.
Under provision "a of the interna
revenue law condemned or forfeited TO-
bacco, snuff and cigars may be de.
stroyed by order Of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue whenever they will
not sell for money equal to the tax due
thereon. Special application must be
made to the Office Of Internal Revenue
for q permit to make sale aud trans.
fer of shorts or refuse, the scraps
clippings and sweepings of TO-
bacco in bulk. Whenever such
sale or transfer is desired for the pur-
pose of further manufacture or mixing
the same with other manufactured to-
bacco. Scrap tobacco, refuse left from
the barns of farmers and planters, or
. from the warehouses OF dealers. which
has become broken up in handling, but
which has never been in the hands OF q
manufacturer, may be sold in bulk as
heretofore, to the manufacturer, but
cannot be put upon the market for gen.
eral sale or consumption without the
pavmeut OF the tax OF twenty cents, as
, on other scrap tobacco. Fine cut shorts,
tbe retuse of ilne cut chewing tobacco,