Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-15
From WASHINGTON.

WAsHISGToN, Oct l4.-There is no news
from below this morning.
Richard A. Lucas, belonging to this
city, a minor, was brought before Judge
Merreck, to-day, on application to be dis
charged from Col. Taits LIST District of
Columbia Regiment. The decision of the
Court was, that there was strong circum-
stantial evidence that the petitioner en-
listed with the consent of his parents, and
the application was accordingly refused.
An escaped prisoner, who has arrived
from Richmond, brings a copy of the
Richmond Enquirer of the 10th Instant
From it we find there is brisk quarrel
going on between the two Virginia rebel
Generals, Wise and Floyd, arising out of
the conduct of the campaign in Western
Virginia. The Enquirer takes the side of
Wise, and says its correspondent has never
been tainted with suspicion of crime like
Floyd.
Gen. Wise, who has been sick ever since
he returned from the war, was not expect
ed to live on the 18th.
The engineer who ran the train off the
track ON the day of the battle of Bull Run,
has been discharged.
The War Department has ordered Gen.
Sherman, commanding the department Of
Cumberland, to reinstate all the officers of
the oath Illinois Regiment, who were lille
gally discharged by Gen. Fremont, through
the instrumentality of Col. Hecker. 1t is
further directed, that the charges the di-
rectly interested parties may have to
make. the one against the other, shall be
submitted to Gen. Sherman for such. ac-
ton as the general interests of the coun-
try may require.
The committee of aggrieved officers will
leave Washington tomorrow, to report
themselves for duty.
The Commissioners to the Worlds Fair
organized to-day by eIecting Secretary
Seward Chairman, and Superintendent of
the Census Kennedy, Secretary. Ofthe 13
Commissioners, Hon. Edward Everett only
was absent, and he sent letter of excuse.
A committee was appointed to wait on the
President, with request that he send a
national vessel to England to carry such
goods as the American contributors may
desire to exhibit.
Gen. Walter Jones, an aged and distin-
guished retired lawyer, died to-day.
The contractors in Northern cities do
not furnish the supplies as expeditiously
as the wants of the soldiers require, it be-
ing the purpose of the Government to al
low none to cross the river unless they are
comfortably clad.
Inc rebelS on SATURDAY advanced TO 70
hick Church, 10 miles from Alexandria,
and barricaded the roads with wagons,
but our pickets paid no hostile attention
to them.
Reports have bee. current for several
days past, that Banks has crossed the Po-
tomec, and even hard fighting is rumored,
but it is certain that no such information
had been officially received.
1t has been reliably ascertained that the
rebel force which made its appearance west
of Lewinsyille on Saturday consisted of
only one company of infantry and one of
cavalry.
The piomptitude of our troops in obey
ing important orders during the last two
days has excited eneomiums from lpromi-
nent military officers and strengthened their
confidence in them for any conflict in
which they may be called to participate.
Gen. YanYleit of the Quartermaster's de-
partment is assiduously engaged in fur
nishiug overcoats and blankets for ONE
troops. AS these articles are from time 70
receiver they are rapidly distributed by
Capt. Thomas, of the Clothing Department.