The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-02
Soldiers Reunion.

SALDM ELLi O., SepLeInO DER l.-CeEeThl
thousand people, principally from this
and neighboring counties, spent to-day
in attendance upon the Soldiers reuEion.
The camp is located about mile from
the town, in a pleasant wood,
which, with its tents and
shanties, looks very lii, camp
The formal opening of he camp oc-
CURED at one o'clock. After prayer
and an address of welc ne delivered
by John Dalzell, an original poem was
recited by Colonel Shaw, Of Marietta
Short addresses were delivered by Col
Mcconnell, of Marietta, and ,,veral 9TH
ers. Senator Cockerill, L. . Senator
from Missouri, present as guest of the
camp, spoke in substance as follows:
Ladies, Soldiers and my Fellow-Citi-
zens:-lt gives me great pleasure to APP.
pear before you to-day. Soldiers, proba-
bly, | have met many of you before
to day, and under far different auspices.
| was invited to come here if | was will
lug to meet you half way, and am here.
| aways tried to meet you half way on
the battle field, and | am willing To go
further than that now. allow no man
to 20 further than myself in
my love for my country and II wish for
her prosperity. What | say to-day are
the real sentiments OF my heart. am
clad that am here. for feel it will be
GOOD for all OF Us to be here Humanity
is the same i'll all ages o. the world and
we cannot dlve,t ourselves of
our humanity if we would.
We cannot always control ourselves
when laboring under u great passion, and
! DO not want you to hold me responsible
for all | have said and done under cir
cumStances incident TO Il cruel and fra
tracidal war, but l am willing to ask
your forgiyness for any real wrong
| have done. | like to talk 10
soldiers, for we have met on the
march. in battle and in prison.
You will remember, those of you who
were before Nicksburg what jolly times
our pickets had under the improvIscd
flags of truce; how they diSpasslonate!y
discussed the situation. Now, | verify be-
lieve that if it could have been 50 ar
ranged, our private soldiers Of both
armies could have settled our late trou-
bIcs amicably six months after the war
closed. But that is over now, and We
won't cry over split milk. We have had
few mon in the South of a class which
| suppose you in the North have, who
were, like the brave Mulligan said Of his
troops, invincible in peace and invinci-
bic in war Now, | nope YOU will not
hold the good people o. the South re-
sponsiblc for the idle bubbIing OF these
doughty warriors. nope to meet you
Tomorrow
The speaker was heartily applaudcd.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, Sep. six per cent
bonds, $l,Os5, ,s65, $40; five per cent bonds,
$623 O32, $50; total coin bonds, II, 5pS, SOS,
300
Lawful money debt, 5ll,67G,OOO; ma
tured debt, $l79Gl 200; legal tenders,
$374.3l5, 5Gj; certificates Of deposit. SOL
10000; fractional currency ll,l3LOlS;
coin certificates, Sl7,Gls,5OO. Total
without interest, $4J7 S5lOS4.
Total debt, S2,2@9, 3SS,Gli. Total m
tcrcst 2G,yl9,7S3.
Cash in treasury: Coin, S7l,llI272;
currency, $4.6O2, 3G5; special deposits
held for redemption, Of certificates of de-
post, $Gl, 10000; total in treasury, Sli0,-
lga G3S.
Debt less cash in Treasury, s., l25, $685.
7Sg. Decrease Of debt during August
$l,585, 049
Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad Com
panies, interest payable in lawful money,
principal outstanding, SGl,O23,jl2; in
tcrcst accrued and not paid, $6l6.23j;
interest paid by United States, S2S, ,202,-
sO7; interest repaid by the trausporta-
ton of mails, &c., $3O40l7; balance Of
interest paid by the United States, S2l,-
S9l7GO
Calls for Bonds.
WAsmNGToS, September 1.-The
Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued
calls for the redemption of thirteen mil
lion of $40 bonds of 1864, eight million
OF which are on account Of the sinking
fund; the principal and accrued interest
t. be paid at the Trcasusy of the United
States, or ut the Office Of the Assistant
Treasurer New York, December l, 1879
interest to cease that day, as follows:
Coupon bonds $50 number ,jl TO | 800
both inclusive; 500, numbers 3,1Ol to
$500 both inclusive; 800, numbers A.
30l to 1900, both inclusive; ~ 600, mum
bers lG,20l to 10000, both inclusive;
total. $4.jOOOOO. Registered bonds
$50. numbers 81 to 80, both inclusive;
800. numbers 2jl to 400, both inclusive;
$500. numbers POI to $50, both incIusiyei
81 600, numbers l,l0l to 1850, both in
elusive; $4,000 numbers sol 10 1920,
both inclusive; $4,000, numbcrs
1920 to 3O37, both inclusive;
total $500 900. Total, $4,000 600 Also
coupon bonds-$jO, Nos. 1,5Ol to > 500,
both inclusive. 500, Nos. 53Ol To 1000,
both inclusive; 500, numbers 1901 to
1O.100, both inclusive; 500, numbers
SU,OOl to 30 500, both Inclusive; total
2,75O.OO0. Registered bondS-$5O. num-
brrs 81 to number 81, both inclusive;
800. numbers 40l TO 600, both
inclusive; 500, number 35l to number
81, both inclusive; $1,000, number 1851
to number 100, both iuciusIvei $1,000,
nun Der l,2Ol to number l,55O, both IN
elusive: $4,000 number 3 OBS TO number
2.75O, both inclusive; total, $2,25O.OOO,
Total, ij,0OO,0OO.
Distinguished nsation-
al Suicide.
New YORK, September 1.-The pilots
of He'll Gate and Long Island Sound
gave u Clambaie at City Island ycster-
day to Congressman and other distin-
guishcd persons residing during the
summer on the Sound. Among the com
pany was Signor Nlanni, said to be of
the suite of Count Corti, Italian Minis
ter. After the Clambakc, and the COM
pany had enjoyed themselves making
spe'chc> and singing songs, Dr.
Dorcmus announced that Sign"r
Nmnni would give a recitation in lmita-