The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-13
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WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, November II.
KenOrt of the Secretary OF the Treas.

the finishing touches, which include
his observations on the financial ques-
tons and general recommendations
The report OF the Comptroller will be
complete iu a day or two, and will
contain some valuable recommended
tions, among them that in repeal to the
law passed at the close OF the last ses-
son Of Congress in relation TO addonal
engraving on National Bank notes.
Naval Matters.
Commander Arthur r. Yates, OF the
L. S. Navy, has been ordered to COM
msnd the iron clad steamship Mahopac,
now at Norfolk, Virginis, on the 22nd
inst, and Lieut.. Commander Richard
P. Leary, as Executive OF the iron clad
steamer Manhattan, now at Philadel-
phis, on the lTth. Both these vessels
are beiDg got ready for ses, and nuns
Der Of officers are already ordered to
report 10 each vessel. These vesse!s-are
destined 10 reinforce the North Atlantic
squadron. The Juniata and Powhattan
are also available for the same purpose
and will be so ordered il necessary. Inc
following vesseles are now on active
duty. end compose the North Atlantic
squadron Saugus, iron clad, 4th rate,
guns; Kansas, 81 rate, 3 guns Wyom>
ing, Sd rate, 6 guns.
ATveufy-Five MiIlIOn-DOIlar Rob.
berry Partially Confessed.
A semi-official publication in one o.
the Ring organs this morning, makes
some important admissions: First, the
iebt is placed at fourteen millions OF
dollars, although, 10y act OF Congress,
they are limited TO ten millions. 1t is
believed that even this sum is too low,
and, at any rate, there must be added
the work now in progress, estimated at
three or four mill ions more. Adding
= these sums the four millions obtain
el iyom specie payments already paid,
anl from taxes, there foots up
an expenditure OF some $25 OOO,-
900 tor so called improvements, al!
made in two and q halt yesr.. The
total taxable property OF the District, IS
put at $9I 100000, which is mucn too
high. The same statement shows that
Washington has one hundred and forty,
nine miles Of wood, stone and concrete
pavement, while New York with eleven
times the value OF taxable property, and
over fifty times the business, has only
one hundred and ftty-fve miles o.
SIMILAR pavement. The taxation Is eN-
elusive of the special assessments,
winch runs very often from ten TO
twenty five per cent Of the value OF the
property on which they are levied, anu
sometimes exceed the entire value.
soft Thing for Young Delano.
1t is stated that Mr.. John Delano,
son Of the Secretary OF the Interior, and
Chief Clerk, has been absent from his
post eleven months. 4 New York
paper says that he is drawing special
pay and allowance, though reported as
Since Jay Cooke i Co, failed TO put
in an appearance yesterday in the
,,-l...oa ol;.u, o.o;,o. .-sn,
'P''? rU11e
"e'O'e 'uuSe huWPnfeES' eNoE.9 nave
been made to ascertain that Judges
ros;tioD in the cases lie has three
,:,r.,n,..,ou.d . aoo;s:o, ord sovsral
0'>''
o' 'he Cttuitor5 are IiI'er ana uareien'H
"S. Inc Judge says 'na' lie uoe9 no'
'ee now state OF bankruptcy can &c
".T' "y any o'neF name "' i""' '"'
"' - uh"eC''TH "S 10 "hs'neT 'he pro
,S'"'oS7 S4%ui' nC' "s 'SNen oeIoIe Tue
-C"!'7 al "''"ue' P".'' "He'e ''e '''''
-'S'hs''u'
fhe surr"i' Case.
Ex-Presideut johnson and Genera!
Holt are watching each other 'r.!n op.
,os;ta en5s of the Car;toI tho o,s
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putting his statement IN pamphlet with
new evidence. Judge Holt declined 10
state how many members OF the militia
~ commission refused TO vote for Mrs
>a'ratts execution. as the laws Of
court-martsl forbid il. He shows by
Inc position OF the paper recommending
10 mercy, that when MIR. Johnson
sSned the order for the execution, the
'otmeF lay right under his eve lie
>a!s mat Mr.. Stanton, when Secretary
ar and In accord with President
,o4nson, forbade him TO set himseli
"ght IN the public prints. Holt, while
combating Johnson on the matter Of
deepng back the recommendation TO