Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-03
EXON MAsn1NGToN.
Especial Correspondents Of the 1ntelligsneer.I
WAsn1xarox CRY, April lst '5s.


In the Senate, the admission of Oregon Terri
tory as State, has been initiated, and bill to
that end will probably follow soon after the
Minnesota bill. Mr.. Folks amendment to the
Minnesota bill, providing for the reception OF
three representatives, has been rejected by
vote of 81 to II. This section OF the bill was
finally amended, on motion of Mr.. lverson, so as
to provide for two representatives until the next
apportiOnment among the several States.
In the House of Representatives, yesterday,
the "Harp of thousand strings as Mr.. TriPpe
of Georgia, termed it in his speech, was played
upon until near one o'clock last night, when
they adjourned for the grand finale to-day.
a contract has been made by the General
Postofice Department, for carrying the U. :.
mails weekly, and in four-horse coaches, between
ST. Joseph, Mo-, and Salt Lake City, the trip to
be made each way, in Is days \ contract has
also been made for CARRYING the same monthly,
between Salt Lake City and Sacramento City,
the trip to be made each way in - days.
An INDIAN FUSERAL AT THE METRoPoLis.-
On Monday last, one Of the Pawnce delegation
now here on business with the Government,
named Tuck -Lix-Tah, ''The Man that has
many horses" son of Cha IIicks:Staca- Nashare,
'"rhe White Man Chief" unused to the subtle
artificialism of civilized life, and pining for the
wild sports, fresh breeZes aud pure waters of
his native forests, laid him down, sick and
n weary, on his pallet in the whiteman's palace
and departed in spirit, to the "new hunting
grounds" of the other world. On Tuesday, in
accordance with official instructions, his corpse
dressed in citizen suit of black, was laid upon
his blanket in rich mahogany coffin, and his
arms, ornaments, and other personal effects
placed by his side. Christian services having
been-pcrformcd over his remains, before his red
brethren and a large concourse of citizens, they
were placed in n city hearse aud followed by two
omnibusses containing his rcd brethren, in bar
barian costume, and long procession of citi-
Zens' carriages, to the Congressional Bmrying
Ground where they were sepultured, with the
usual ceremonies and an Indian euUgy, amid
the marble tombs and the 'white man chiefs"
of the nation
The City Councils here, have initiated strenu-
Gus measures for the suppression of the rowdy
ism that now prevails in the city. Among othr
or things they have passed n joint resolution
requesting the citizens of each ward TO organize
a patrol for the arrest Of rioters and distnrbers
of the public peace, and the citizens, by gem
eral mass meeting, have responded favOrably TO
the request, aud have appointed executive COM
mittees to initiate proceedings in each ward
This is as it should be. In every city, all good
citizens and true, known to be such, ought to bc
enrolled and commissioned as permanent Dis
cretionary Policemen. with power to arrest and
bring to Justice, rioters aud peace-hreakers,
wherever they may find them, being judicially
responsible, ofconrse, for their own acts
Lord Napier's steward, while returning home
from the Post Office the other evening, was
knocked down by a blow OF a stone in his face,
from some unknown rowdy, who escaped.
The other evening n drunken man, while
coming out of the Theatre here, discharged
pistol at random, as the audience were dispcrs-
ing He was Immediately arrested by police
man, and taken home and put tn bell!
Marshall Seldom was scrcnaded here last even
ing, in congratulation of his confirmation by the
Senate, aud in response, made short and APP
propriate speech.
A commencement has been made for the ex-
tension of the Q. S. Arsenal here.
a dinner party comes off at the Russian Lie
cation to-day, in honor of the Turkish Admiral,
and the new Minister to st. Petersburg
VlRGINIus.