The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-27
4u0 L6U6SU N0WS,
BY TBLEGR APH.
BY the Union Line:
Once, corner Of Monroe and Water streets
From Washington.
Rebel Gold squandered.
House of Representatives.
Visitors to the President.
A Presidential Dispatch.
The Valley of Virginia
The Valley of Virginia
washington DIspatehes.

NEW York, Nov, 25.-The Worlds
Washington despatch says:
There seems to be no opposition to
Schuyler COlfax's reelection to the
Speakership. Yesterday evenings Re-
publican says he has received letters
from Henry ]. Raymond :and General
Banks, announcing that they will not
be candidates.
The small pox is prevailing to great
extent among the Freedmen OF Alabama,
Georgia and Virginia.
There is no truth in the report that
Assistant Secretary Otto, of the In
terror Department, is about to be re-
moved or intends to resign.
Maj. Bournestein, of st. Louis, has
been sentenced by court-martial here to
be dismissed the service for unofficer-
like conduct.
Governor Morton leaves Washington
tomorrow for Europe.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
A new paper, to be called the Recon-
structionist, edited by Mrs. Swisshelm,
is to be Immediately commenced here.
A Times special says:
Col. Morgan, Supt. of the New York
Soldiers Agency, has been in Washing
ton for several days and is concentrating
arrangements with the military authori-
ties for the care of disabled New York
soldiers. It is contemplated to fit up at
once the Ira harrlB Hospital at Albany
Tor temporary use as soldiers home.
Maj. VIII. Gibbin and Geo. E. Taylor,
| rebel Quarter-master, and Robert Heith,
private in the rebel service in the break
ing up ofLee's army, were in Richmond
and had about $47, 600 in gold belonging
to the rebel government In their possess
| sion. After leaving Richmond, Heth,
under orders from Taylor and Gibbin,
buried about $4,000 of the amount
near the Dan river, in North Carolina,
which they subsequently dug up and
spent freely in and about Richmond.-
The facts becoming known to the Gov
eminent Taylor and Heth, about two
weeks ago, were arrested in Richmond
| and brought to this city and placed in
the Old Capital. 1t is supposed that
nearly all the money has been spent by
them, but the Government has succeed
ed in obtaining possession of about
"a, 200 oft. The prisoners ARE still held
to await further Developments.
The Tribune's special says: The Ger
man witness, Beaume, who figured ex-
tensively in the Wirz trial, has been
dismissed from the Interior department,
1t having been shown that he was de-
| serter from the It'll New York Steuben
regiment. His real name is Felix
Oessel.
The Worlds special says the British
Minister has been instructed to urge
upon our government the propriety of
making a new Canadian reciprocity
treaty. Negotiations to that end will
be opened at as early day as possible.
The government of the United States
have been for some time obtaining in
formation relative to that matter.
Col. Edward n. Lee, late of the Mich
igan cavalry brigade, has been breveted
Brigadier- General of Volunteers; Lieut..
Col. o. n. Hart, Acknowledgement, for
merly of the Sd Army Corps, has been
breveted Brigadier- General. General
Hart is now on the staff of General
Ord, at Detroit.
The Herald's special says: One of
the late acquisitions to the House of
Representatives is carpet imported
from England, costing the round sum
of $1,000. 1t is very elegant in pattern
and of the finest quality, but the opin-
ion is not wanting among the crowds
of people that dnfly visit the Capital
and examine the splendid apartments
of the Representative Chamber, that
the fabric in question could with great
er propriety have been had from an
American loom instead of beyond the
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