The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-08
BY TILE GR APH'
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WAS HIN TON.
WASHINGTON, October :.
Army Orders.

geon- General the following Officers
have been released from duty 10 the
Department OF the East and ordered TO
report to the commanding general OF
the Department OF California Tor Sc
signmcnt to duty: Surgeons james Z
Mckee and Warren Wes!or. Surgeon
Charles II. Alder has been relieved
from duty in the Department OF the
Lakes and ordered to the Department
of Columbia Assistant Surgeon Cal
vim Dewitt from duty in the Depart
men O California and ordered to Har-
risburg, Pa.
Leaves OF absence have been granted
20 the following named army oficers:
Colonel R Il Detrobbaud Of the 18th
Infantry. ior one year, with permission
70 60 beyond the sea; Second L'enten-
snt William L. English, Of the 7th In.
fsutry, for six months.
A general order just issued from the
War Department savs: Under tht
provisions OF section .. Of the act en-
;ited 'An Act to provide for the est"b-
iishment OF g military prison, snf Ior
its government, approved March 81,
1873, Board is hereby appointed to
adopt plan for the building of a mill
tsry prison, to frame regulations Tor
the governmen. OF the prisoners, IN &C
cordauce with the provisions OF said act,
and for such purposes as are herein
prescribed
The Board will consist OF Col. NeIsoH
A. Miles, OF the fifth infantry; h!e"-
tenant Col. William H French, o. the
second artillery; Major Thomas I
Barr, Judge Advocate. OF New York.
Secretary OF the Nauousl Prison A.
aocratron, and z. r. Brockway, L q Of
Detroit. Major Barr is appointed re-
corder Of the Board. The Board will
be governed by the instructions hereto
fore given the preliminary BOari
Tne old Board appointed in May lat
has been ,ssolvei
The Prssid, Mt.
The President accompanied by Ger
eral Sherman and Cols McC"y anh
Poe, OF General Sherman'5 staff, leave
here on Monday evening next 10 attend
the union OF the Army OF the Ieuuesee,
at Toledo, Otio.
TIE NaIio .nI Metropolitan Bank
The REORGANIZATION OF the Nauora'
METROPOLITAN Bank is promised altr
the examiner shall have made bis rep"rt.
The report o. the receiver o. the Wash
ington CITY SAVING Bank shows sur
plus over its oblgatons estimating
its securities at par Drpostor7 "':'
receive at least nIne-teuths OF then
money,
LHuiSianR.
1t is a significant tact that Louis ana
is the only Gnlf State paving be! oou-
pom interest due O:robcr ls'.
Remain- Of General RnwIins.
The President aud Cabinet will to-
morrow visit the Congressional Ceme
terry for tie purpose OF being at the
transfer OF the remains of tie late Gen
eral John A. Rswlins from the vault
wherein they have rested since the day
OF his funeral, to grave IL
she came cemetery prepared iDr
sheir reception This action is prepar
atory to the erection OF . merumeut 20
the memory OF General Rawius, order
ed by act OF Congress. A brother o
General Rawlins will be present at the
ceremony, together with some personal
friends. besides the President and mem.
bers Of the cabinet.
The Omaha Lottery SHinhie.
The Ass stant A torney General for
the Post Ofice Department has render
ell an opinion sustaining the action OF
the Postm2 m2ster at Omaha, Nebrs-ka,
regarding the detention of mail matter
and refusal to pay money orders 10 one
!. A. Suuerlih, the manager OF & git
enterprise located in thst city. The
facts 10 the case are that the shove
named party, vent 10 Omaha cNm-
parative stranger and started = G.ara
CT Concert Enterprise, oaien.ib,y 10
establish q rec library, u NJ tie
names OF se!eral promineo; citizens ~
directors OF his CONCERT Tue
parties advertised a. directors
published cards denying any connection
whatever, with Surter!in or he enter
price. In view o. these facts the post
master at Omaha refused 10 deliver
letters, or pay any money orders TO the
said Sutierl'u. The action o. the
Assistant Attorney General is based
upon the act Of June Slh, 1872. which
makes II violation Of law for anv
party to deposit in po-tCffice any letter
or circular OF so CO led & enterprise,
lottery, DC, intended to Deceive the
public and obtain money uuder false
pretepces.
The Modoc Prisoner.
The Secretary Of war has given Or
ders to have all the remsinder OF the
Modoc 1odisns brought to Fort Rus
sell, iu Wyoming The order includes
men, women and children, and excepts
10 one. They will be detailed there
for the present. subject to the Presi.
dents further orders. The design is to
scatter the members among various
reservations, so as to destroy their tri-
bal organisation and any tribal asso-
citation OF hodocs here after and for.
ever.
Foreign Agent, Appointed.
Messrs. Morton, Rose & Co. OF Lon
don, have been designated by the Pres
ident to act as temporary ageuts Of the
Uoited States in Europe, until Clevs
Haeeyobs & Cs. can arrange to resume
guinness