The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-12
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WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, August II.
The Demand for Postal Cards,

1nc uemand Tor PostRi Cards,
An order for one million postal cards
was received from New York on Satur-
day. This is the fourth order received
from that city for like amount since
:he beginning of the postal card system.
Owing to the many complaints arising
from stamping postal cards, thus dis.
figuring the writing, orders have been
Issued to carriers to stamp them on the
side on which the address is written.
The new SOC notes are being issued
as fast ss they can be received from
the north and faces printed at the
Treasury.
Highway Robbery in the Rocky
Mountains.
Special Agent Wickizer, OF the Post.
office Department, reports from Salt
Lake, July 81, that highway robbery
on the main routes in the Rocky Noun
tains is becoming quite frequent. On
the 9th ult., robbers attacked the mail
coach on the Montana route, nesr
Pleasant Valley, and took $4,000 in
treasure from Wells, Fargo & Cos Ex-
press, but did not modest the mails.
The robbers have been arrested. A
few days later, on the same route, near
Snake river, the stage coach was fired
into and the driver mortslly wounded.
The poor fellow had the nerve and
presence OF mind to put whip to his
horses, by which all was saved but his
own life. He expired soon after he
reached the first station. On the Oath
ultimo, the mail coach on the Kelton
and Boise route, near Snake river, was
attacked by robbers and the through
mail pouch f.om Boise to Kelton, ia
ken and also Wells. Fargo Il Cos.
treasure box. Agent Wickizer says bad
men come 10 the mines with the expect
alton of making sudden fortunes, and
being disappointed, become reckless
and desperate highNaymen.
The Value of Taxable Property--Ncv
Buildings.
The books OF the superintendent OF
assessment OF taxes shows the assessed
value Of taxable property in the District
Of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1874, TO be 500, ,343,072. This
is an increase of sS.657,626 over 1873
The amount for Washington city is
S7,659,402. The opening of new and
naturally desirable sections OF the city
by the lying out OF avenues and streets,
has given an impetus to building which
was not dreamed OF two years ago. The
English governments is building dlplo-
matte residence OF palatial dimensions,
which will be surrounded by
suitable grounds. The French
government is about to follow the ex-
ample. These will probably be imita-
ted by other governments, and will con-
s,itute the diplomatic quarters. A
number Of gentlemen OF large means are
building fine mansions, Intending to
make this their winter residence The
section OF the city alluded to in 1870
was covered with negro huts and goose
ponds. The CAPITAL OF this great re-
public at last shows promise of being a
credit to forty millions OF active and in
telligent ctizens.
The FIeedmen's Bureau Accounts'
The investigation OF the Freedmen's
Bureau accounts is being hastened,
with a view to some decisive steps at
au early day. 1t seems fresh COM
plants cast considerable doubt upon
accounts which had been regularly
closed. An officer OF the army speak
ing OF this new difficulty, remarked yes
terday that it reminded him Of the
Crow band OF Indians many years ago,
in old Democratic dnys. The goven-
ment had agreed to pay them ten
thousand dollars year for seven years
The agents received the money, drew
up vouchers and had them signed,
and presented their accounts regularly
and in Department form. ltwas after
wards discovered that the Indians new
er got cent. The Freedmen, he thought
had been treated in q similar way.
Many OF them had from $50 to $500
bounty and arrearage Of pay due them,
but they had no idea OF the quantity,
aud for FIVE or ten dollars signed any,
thing. This enabled the agents to make
up their sccoucts regularly. These re-
groes have learned something with
their civil rights, and now clamor for
redress. The government, however,
cannot be reached. as the vouchers in
these cases are genuine. II all the
facts now before the Department be true
there will be lively times for some par
ties. 1t seems that these frauds were
perpetrated in the field by the agents
who disbursed the money. The fact OF
the accounts having been indorsed by
prominent officers does not necessarily
implicste them. A superior is presum-
ed to have confidence in the integrity Of
his subordinates until reason to the
contrary is shown, and accounts drawn
up in due form would in the regular
course OF business be indorsed and
passed on. The opinion is gaining
ground that part, if not all. the suspi-
cions against General Howard are on
this ground.
Indian Horse Thieves.
On the Sth OF July eleven horses
were stolen from the rancho OF a
private citizen in New Mexico. Ten
men OF company C cavalry followed the
trail and recovered the animals, after a
brisk skirmish, in which one United
States soldier ard three Indians were
killed. They belonged to the Apaches.
Mufuassd Cuvrancv
On Wednesday the Postmaster Gem
eral decided that postmasters cannot
use the official stamps Of the Postoi-
nee Department for the return o. mutt
lated fractional currency to the Treas