The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-06
BY TELE R APH
Exclusively for the Register
WASHING G TON.
WASHINGTON, June 5.
Forcetting the Past.

Major Elias Criswold, OF Baltimore
who was Confederate Provost Marshal
at Richmond during the rebellion, hai
been appointed special agent OF the
Postoffice Department, at a salary o'
$685. per aunum. He is now mem
ber of the Maryland legislature, elected
on the Democratic ticket in November,
1877. but has been acting with the Re'
publican party since last fall, when he
ran as the anti-Greeley candidate ior
Congress in one Of the Baltimore dis"
tricts, but was defeated by Ex-Governor
Swami.
The Cotton Crop Damaged.
The New York Commercial Bulletin
published some time since very grasl~
tying review Of the prospects Of the en-
suing cotton crop. The information on
which its opinion was based was, how
ever, only down to the latter part OF
April. Letters received here from cot
ton factors and planters now state that
for thirty days subsequent to that perl
cd it has rained in nearly all the cotton
growing region, the effect OF which has
been disastrous in the extreme.
Chesapeake and ohio Canal Exten-
xian.
Mr.. German, the President OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. called on
Senator Windham to-day, and furnish
ed him with the information requested
by the Committee on Transportation,
bearing on the subject Of the extension
of that work to the Ohio river. II the
general government should decide TO
proffer its aid for the extension OF this
work, it rests with the State Of Mary
land, which controls the majority OF
the stock, 10 accept or decline.
Approximations Renewed.
Fears have been expressed by the
people OF Arizona that some OF tine
troops 10 that Territory would be with
drawn, which would have the effect to
embolden the Apaches to renew their
murderous work. Delegate McCor
mick to-day brought the matter to the
attention OF General Sherman. Gener-
al Sherman 9uieted his apprehensions
by the assurance that the present force
10 the Territory should be kept up,
and that General Crook should be re-
tanned in command.
Texas Border Commission.
Private advices received here states
that the Texas Frontier Commission
has concluded its labors, and expect to
reach Washington about the 18th inst.
They expect TO submit their report and
the testimony to the President by July
Isl. The Commission, since its return
to Texas, has visited every important
point on the border and taken an im-
mense amount Of testimony.
An Eye to Business.
The proprietors of leading hotel in
this city have made a proposition to the
Secretary OF the Navy to lodge and
board the survivors of the Polaris, who
are momentarily expected here on the
Frolic. As these individuals will be the
"lons" for the time being, and will re-
ceive innumerable invitations to "smile
while relating their experiences, their
presence would confer great benefit up
on the exchequer Of any hotel. But as
these parties were not included In the
navy, but merely in the merchant ma
rine, the Secretary has not yet come to
the conclusion that the government
should billet them at first class hotel.
The Train PeddIer Nuisance.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, having had his attention called
to the fact that peddlers on railroad
trains are engaged in selling tobacco
and cigars, without having purchased
3 special tax stamp, has notified the
collectors Of Internal Revenue that
they must enforce the law, which re-
quires all such parties to pay the spe-
cial tax of five dollars. or in default
thereof be subject to fine OF five hun"
dred dollars or Imprisonment for one
wear. Railroad travellers, who are
bored almost to death by the into erab!e
pertinacity OF these peddlers, will wish
that the tax laid on them had amount
ed to a prohibition.
Postmasters.
The President to-day signed the
commissions of the following postmas'
ters: II. T. Books, Bane Massachu-
setts; John F. Mathews, at Harrison.
vile, Missouri; W. E. Williams at Or
angeburg, South Carolina.
The Secretary of the Navy received a
telegram to-day from Annapolis an
uouncing that Midshipmen Yonng, Of
Mississippi, Butterfeld, OF Kansas,
Lockett, of Georgia, Rowan, OF West
Virginia, and Mum, O'Keefe and Grid-
ley, OF New York, have all been con-
cerned IN an assault upon colored Md
shipman Copyers, by an attack with
stones. The riotous midshiplnen had
all failed in their examination, and
will be dismissed from the Academy.
Regardless OF this offence they are now
in close confinement. Conyers is not se-
riously hurt.
Secretary Delano, General Sherman
aud the President bad long consults-
ton this morning, it is said, on the dis
position to be made OF the Modoc prls-
oners.
Released.
Information has been received from
the Consul at Havana, tothe effect that
Mr.. Santa Rosa, an American citizer
who has been imprisoned in Cuba, has
been released, and sailed to-day from