The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-05
707 a WHEELING W. vA MORNING, JANUARY 1874 "

Ouarter-Master General, Lieutenant
Colonel Ransom, Deputy Quarter
Master General, has been assigned
to duty at Fort Garland, Colorado:
- Captain A. II. Nickerson OF the
23d fnfantry, aid-de-camp to Gen.
Schofield, has his leave Of absence
extended to ten months and has
leave to 60 beyond the sea. . -,
Lieutenant E. B. Savage OF the
sth Infantry has been granted six
months leave Of absence.
Can't be Reduced.
Secretary Robson is busily en-
gagged in revising the estimates for
the Navy Department and it is doubt.
full whether it can be materially re-
duced without positive injury to the
public service. 1t is believed tina t
the revised estimates for all the de-
partments will be ready for trans
mission to Congress on Monday.
y;rginius Survivors Memorial,
The following is the text of the
memorial of thanks Of the Virginius
survivors sent to the President:
"We, the undersigned, who are sur.
vivors of the crew and passengers OF
the American steamerVirginius, cap
tured by the Spanish man-of-war
Tornado, and who have been i'm,
prisoned in Santiago de Cuba and
elsewhere by the Spanish authorl-
ties and some ofus having been con-
demned to death, wish to extend to
YOU our heartfelt and grateful thanks
| for the enerjetic measures taken by
yourself as the head of the Govern
ment of the United States, for our
timely rescue and deliverance from
death, or what was almost equiva.
lent, sentence to the chain gang or a
Spanish prison. For this opportune
aid and interference on our behalf,
which has been without doubt the
means ofsaving our lives, we thank
YOUR excellency. The constant
energy shown by Commander ID. L..
Braine, of the United States navy,
made him one ofthe most instrumen'
tai meaAs of our rescue, which ac-
ton together with his increasing
kindness and care as shown towards
us and extended to us, both prior to
and after our release, will always be
held in grateful remembrance
The above bore 102 signatures, the
full number saved, and is dated OH
board the United States steamer
Juniata, New York, Dec 2Sth, and
addressed to his eXcellency, L. >.
Grant, President United States OF
America
| 90. Howard.
A further investigation into the
affairs of the Freedmen's Bureau,
shows that instead of $3.50, 900, Gen'
eral Howard had invested $500, ,OOO Of
the money appropriated by Congress
for the maintenance Of the Bureau
i'm Government bonds. The coupon:
were detached from these bonds ano
used, it is said, for private purposes
| 1t is said that the papers in this case
have been submitted to the Attorney,
General for his consideration and tha
suit will be brought against Howard tc
recover the amount Of the coupons.
The New Variation of Foreign Coin
The Secretdry OF the Treasury ha
ordered that the uew valuation Of for
eign coins shall be used by all collect
ors of customs hereafter in the compu
tation OF customs duties, and the value
OF the Chinese tasl has been fixed a
one dollar and sixty-one cents.
| Secretary Richardson has decided
that hereafter when steel is required
!, none but that of American manufatur
shall be used in all work connected il
, any manner with the Treasury De
partment' Heretofore English sIee
has been that commonly used.
i Revised Estimates.
Secretary OF War Belknap has com
pleted the revision OF. estimates for the
War Department and they will be trans
mitted to the President on Monday
| The amount reduced is 81 2.997,374, o
which the largest item is on the i'm
provement OF rivers and har5ors
nearly 100000, and the smalles
contingencies otthe Adjutant General''
office, $4,000, and appliances Tor disa'
bled soldiers, $4,000.
The following is complete state
ment OF the amount reduced Adiu
taut Generals office, 81, 900; Quarter
: Master Generals Department, Sl75.'
900; Medical Department, $2S ,00G Or.
dinance Department, $4,000; Armies
and Arslnals, S228,S34; Fortifcations
= $2,043,500; Improvement OF rivers anC
hsrbors, $9,Sl2, 900; Public buildings
and grounds, which are now in charge
OF the Engineers Bureau, 1867 500
Freedman Hospital, 10000; maps ant
plates for the Engineers Bureau $40,
3 600. The estimates first presented t,
Congress annotated to 500, lS0,923.
. Louisiana Politics.
A private dispatch from New Oflesn
. to-day says that the meeting calle'
last night by the iusionists was yer
. slimly attended aud is considered OF L
|. Importance.
. There is quite a spirited struggle owe
e the speakership in the legislatur
: which meets on Monday next. Which
9 ever candidate has q majority in tn
caucus nearly all Republicans wi
support. Gov. kellogg, unlike War
mouth, declines 10 take part In con
test OF this kind. His course is az
q proved by Republicans.
"a THE WEATHER,