The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-29

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CAMPBELL & M'DERMoT
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 20.
AS long as there exists even the ghost
of Mexican RepubIic-it must have
some sort of President, we suppose
and so, as Juarez, term OF Office has
eonstitutionaIly expired. and the cleo
ton of successor, under the circum-
stances, quite, out of the question,-it
was thought, at first, that the honors
would devolve on the shoulders OF Gen.
ortega, the Vice President. ortega, 1t
seems, did actually go to FL Paso, to see
Juarez about it, but Juarez, ESQ the ru-
NOR RAM did not concur in the views of
those who desired him TO give way, and
this disagreement, it was reported, had
given rise to serious misunderstand-
ing, not only between the two parties
principally concerned, but between
Observation-Disclosures and followers, in and
out of the army. A Washington city
special, however, states that
1.-THE friends of Mexico in this city
deny that President Juarez and GeHer-'
eral Ortega have quarreled, and say
that the latter will submit grHciously
TO the determination of the former, and
continue as hitherto 10 uphold in the
field and cabinet, the Independence and
integrity of the Republic
a BILL favored by the regulars is to
be introduced in Congress. 1t provides
for an army of 10000 men. Regi-
ments, infantry and cavalry, to be
three battalions, 800 men each, 2,4OO
maximum strength. Artillery to have
u batteries TO each regiment. This bill
provides for a reorganization of the
stan. Tie Head Of the Four Chief Blu
rcaus-Adiutant, Inspector, Quarter
master and COmmissary-to be Major
Generals; the others Brigudiers. Sian
vacancies to be filled from the line Off
GERS having the right TO apply for such
and passing, as in the French service,
through certain period of ser
vice in each arm. The Grand Stall
IS to consist of one General; four
Lieutenant Generals, and four
Major Generals. The army to be divi-
ded into four corps. The territory into
four divisions. OF course these latter
TO be commanded by the Lieutenant
Ii,,';,I'i =. - MI VI alia9 " pe
,,',,',,.,J ~, H., -, - " ~ a.
in the pay proper. The General TO re-
ceive u SALARY equivalent to that receiv-
~ thIitI :tS,v ~ Ing IN, IieutenhIt
,,r,,Is 100 ny i' y Geh-
S5' Us "'yS0; rue bIlSadieF SeheT"Is
To- I'd Lientenonts wSo snI n 80 o 10 10 bn
81 900. star officers will receive aGdi-
tionM pay of from $50 to $500, accord
Ing Ing 20 gTnuG anu r,,i'k; , Such Is the out
- ,0-s, -
y NEW YORK letter writer says that
some people there think that Preston
King. late Collector of tho Port ia sim
oif,.o W. 80. 60, ~, 49,. -,
''''' W. d""'S ii"lii MS letVer 'iS loi-
lows;
''Strnnge as it may appear, there are
persons who believe that our late Col
leetor, Preston King, is still alive, and
various stories, vieing with each other
in ubsurdity, in regard to his disnp-
pearnnce, hnYe been circulated. He
has been charged with sailing for Eu-
rope with fabulous sums of money,
with wandering off in n condition OF
insanity, and finally with clipping with
IA woman for whom he had long enter
tanned an ardent but secret attachment.
Poor ;.entleman, he is utterly Mt rest
and such reports can not disturb him
now. The fishes of the sea may be
bhuqueting upon his once Corpulent
form, and the meFmaids inay be sing
ing TO him in his ocean sleep; but he
viii never come back TO tell us the sad,
sad story of his tragedy which the
imagination can only TOO wildly con-
The same writer ssys that there is n
great scramble for the position lately
held by Mr. King. The place is enor-
mously profitable. According TO the
writer Simon Drnper made $500 600 ont
OF il during the few months he held il.
No Collector ever had such opportu-
mites as Draper, who, during his term.
i nna me selling oil immense lots of cot
other profitabIe nr;viieyts ,bSi , ,,,,',I
not have been obtainaple mt a time of
peace.
ADVANTAGE or A CusroM-uoUsY po-
sITIoN.
There is not n DInCe in the crstom
house, even down 10 that Of the lowest
clerk, that can not be Innde lucrative To
the holder, II he be so minded DcDutV
Collectors, whose SALARY Is s.. 500. oTteI,
make 5000, $1,000, and even $40. 600 in
their Office, md clerks, who nominnlly
obtain 81 900 per anuuni, realize fiYt,
times the sum.
OF course there nre stubbOrnly honest
men who will not touch II dollar that
does not belong to them; but, presume,
they obtain iittle credit for their integ-
ioTy T that nrtim ~ ~ UsiS pFSSs1
street, believes such probity ONLY n sy-