The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-27

Lieutenant General Sherldan, Wnlcn is
as follows:
Captain Regan, of the Second cav
airy, while returning from Fort Fet-
terman to Fort Laramie, found the trail
OF band OF marsudipg Indians and
overlook them twelve miles north OF
the Fetterman crossing Of the North
Platte and captured camp with eight
ponies, some fire arms, nearly all their
saddles, moccasins and prepared huff
lalo ID eat, and recsptured twelve head
OF stock stolen from settlers The In
dams escaped into the hills"
FiIaucIaI Affairs.
Messrs. Font, Washington Il Co.,
private bankers OF this city, suspended
this morning.
A feeling Of insecurity prevails in
financial circles in consequence ofthe
decision Of the Secretary OF the Treasu-
nv. that he cannot afford further relief
except by further disbursements from
the Treasury. 1t is feared that all the
private banks iu the city, with the ex-
ception 0: Messrs. Rigg x Co.,
will close their doors.
All the Cabinet officers now in the
CITY are at the White House in consul
tation with the President, but it is not
believed that the determination am
nounced last night will be altered to-
dav.
Comptroller Knox has telegaphed TO
the Bank Examiner at Chicago, to send
him all the Information about the
backs Of that city which have been re-
ported to. day as suspended, and also 10
obtain all the necessary assistance TO
enable him to look into the condition
OF banks which have been officially re-
ported as suspended.
Bad news continues to come from all
paris of the country and the Comptrol-
Ter is busy directing telegraphic in
struciiors to bis agents
Yellow Fever At Key West.
The Navy Department has received
a telegram from Commander Bedham,
senior officer at Key West, Florida,
saving that both cases of yellow fever
heretofore reported are convale sclng
and there is no sickness on board.
Confidence Not Yet Restored.
Although there is comparative quiet
here to-day, the feeling is far from be-
ing one OF confidence. At meeting
the other day Of the Board OF Directors
Of an institution which had deposited
heretofore with one OF the ring banks,
il was resolved that henceiorth their
deposits should be made with Messrs
Riggs & Co. The Washington City
Savings Bank has required the techni-
cal notice from It's depositors OF sixty
DAYS, aud this is considered equivalent
TO a suspension. 1t is believed, how.
ever, that it will be proved utterly sol-
vent.
40 Prepayment OF Interest.
The application of the New York
bankers to the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry TO anticipate the payment of the in
tercs. on the $20,000,O0O of bonds of
the 18Th of June, 1898, which will be
due, and payable in coin on the first OF
June next, has been refused by the
Department. The refusal is based
upon the act Of the 18th Of March 1869,
which says that no gold-bearing obi
cations shall be redeemed before ma
turity, unless United States notes are
at par, or bonds of the United States
bearing lower rete Of interest can be
sold at par in gold.
our Thrifty President.
From the silence OF the Presidents 8
organs on the subject, the reports that
his large personal deposit in the First
National Bank was returned TO him be-
fore the institution closed, is generally
accepted as true. The appointment OF
Stanton will prevent any unpleasant
inouiry into this little transaction done
3. the expense OF the general public.
The For,y.four Million Reserve.
Its asserted very positively to-day
that the Secretary of the Treasury has
already drawn upon the fortY-iour mil
lion OF alleged legal tender reserve
This is inferred from the fact that out
of the currency reserve OF fifteen mil
| lions the sum of twelve millions has
already been expended in order TO pur-
chase bonds, and the assumption that
at least three-fourths OF the currency
reserve are national bank notes. The
Treasury officials, however, positively
deny that any part OF the forty-tour
million legal tender reserve has been
used; and they say that on this oc'
casion nearly the whole OF the currency
balance, as it stood before the panic
consisted OF legal-tender notes.
Affairs in Virginia.
Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, Of Nirgi'
MA, passed through the city this even
ing, to speak in Alexandra tonight.
He speaks confidently OF the success OF
the Conservative ticket. The reports
OF Forthcoming duel between Colone
Hughes and Colonel Mosby are regard
ed as purely sensational.
Congenial Spirits in Consultation
General Garfield has been here 70
some days, as is supposed to do SOM
preliminary work in relation to th
House Appropriation Committee. 81
had an interview Of one sud half hou
with Boss Shepherd, the other day
/. doubtless in reference to the new job Q
assuming the city Indebtedness, which
is TO be passed ir the house next win
ter.