The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-01
WASHINGTON.
The Rumored Cabinet Cnange

WASHINGTON, December SILT is
learned in oficial quarters that the
published staten ent in relation 70 Attor.
ney General Williams' resignation,
to take effect on the 4tn OF March next,
is untrue. Ne such intimation has
ever been given out BY the Attorney
General, who in fact never had the SUBJ
ject under consideration: The opinion
is expressed in official circles that Mr..
Williams is eminently qualified for the
position he now fills. His relations
with President Grant are OF the
most cordial character. 1t will beTe-
membered that Mr.. Williams declined
to be candidate for United States
Senator from Oregon, in order that he
might remain at the head of the De-
partment of Justice.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Hoar has
any Cabinet aspirations, HIS experi>
ence as a Cabinet officer, while at the
head of the Department OF Justice. II
is thought, gave him sthorough dis
taste for such a chance Of his becoming
successor of Mr.. Fish, even should.the
latter decide to leave the Cabinet on the
4ih Of March next. =,
Mr. Boutwell, is the only member OF
the Cabinet whose retirement is certain.
Affairs at New Orleans.
The Attorney General has informa-
4
ton from New Orleans to the effect
that everything is quiet there; that the
citizens are generally accepting the
and business is being resumed.
The Alabama Trouble.
The object of the Attorney General
in submitting his plan OF compromise
10 the dual legislation of Alabama was
to avoid expressing any opinion on the
subject.
The Agricultural Bureau.
The report Of the Agricultural Bureau |
Tor the months OF November and De-
cember, just ISSUED, says ut is manifest
that the corn crop is as large as that OF
1870, and that when the returns are all
in crop Of l,l00O00000 bushels will
be indicated, in quality somewhat belo"
the average. The season has been un- ,
pnropi,ious for cotton. but not more un-
favorable than that last season, The
total product, as indicated by the first
week in November, is made very near ]
" 3,450,OOO commercial bs1es OF 465 +,
bales. In potatoes the returns point to
a decrease Of 5 per cent. from the pro
duct of'ast year, amounting to 6,OOO, ,0o0
bushels. There has been a small In
crease in the hay crop which will prob
ably reach 24,00G0OO tons.
Railroad Complications.
The Senate Committee on the Pacific
Railroad will take up, among the fret
business after the recess, the question
Of fixing decisively the terminus OF the
Union Pacific railroad.
Great complaints have been made
here by the commercial interests ot tolls
levied on the freight and passenger
traffic over the railroad bridge between
Council Bluffs and Omaha. 1t is
claimed that the action Of the railroad,
in fixing it's termini, is pal pable vlo>
laton o.. its contract.
The. New Years Receptions
in this city, tomorrow, promise to be
the most brilliant for many years. The
Presidents reception will commence at
IL o'clock A. NJ, and end at . P. NJ |
Some of the foreign ministers and citi-
zens generally. will also give reeep- |
tons, all of whom will pay their re-
spects to the President Mrs. Grant, in
receiving, will be assisted hy the wives
OF several Cabinet officers, Mrs. General
Babcock, Miss Nellie Grant, and others.
1t has been arranged to hold the recep' |
tion in the blue room, which has been
tasteful arranged for the occasion
The room will be lighted with gas and
fragrant with the perfume Of flowers
In the centre Of the room is dais, op
which will he set a collection OF rare
exotics. The Marine band has been
assigned a position in the vestibule.
The band will be in full force. The
officers of the army will appear in
the new regu lation uniform, headed by
Seoretarv Relknap and General Sber-