The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-11
Warrington Items.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Herald,
Washington dispatches contain the fol
lowing:
The number of rebel prisoners can.
tured and paroled by the United States
during the war amounted to three hun
dred and twenty-nine thousand. The
number of Union prisoners captured BY
the rebels during the war is stated Il
have been one hundred and ffty-seven
thousand.
The Secretary of War has appointed
a military officer well acquainted with
the Indian country of the Southwest, to
report to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs for such special duty as the lat
ter may deem eNpedient to the needs OF
the Department. 1t is understood that
the officer in question will proceed to
Bluff Creek, Arkansas, to ascertain the
| null cause and meaning of the late muir
derous attack made by band of fifteen
hundred Cheyennes and Arapahoes
upon a mail coach on the Smoke Hill
route, on the 18th of November last.
A delegation, composed of twelve In
dams of the ChickasRw tribes, are ex-
pected to arrive in Washington in few
days to settle claims with the Govern
ment, growing out of their respective
| treaties. Governor Pitohlyn, of the
Choctaw nation, is now in the city.
The bill introduced by SenatOr-DoO-
little on the first day of the session, in
relation to The qualifications of jurors,
is for the purpose of relieving any diff
ficulty that may occur in the prospect
i've trials for treason. 1t provides that
in all such trials no juror shall be re-
jeCted by reason of opinions previously
formed or expressed as to the guilt or
the accused which may have been
founded upon rumors and statements
in newspapers or the common history
of the times, provided that the Juror
II Ant to
the satisfaction of the court, that he
will impartially try the case upon the
evidence deduced upon the trial.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch
says:
Brigadier General Martindale has
been brevetted Major General.
The designations of Generals Butler
and Dix date from the 18th ult., and
those Ketchum and Croixhen date from
the ID inst.
Colonel Scott, formerly aid-de-camp
on General SCOTS staff, has resigned, to
date from Oct. 3lst.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
says:
Dispatches for Minister Burlingame
will be presented in few days, when
he will start at once for China.
The actor, James E. Murdoch, fell in
an appoplectic fit last night while play
ing in Growers theatre. It was believed
The Worlds dispatches say that a
letter from New Orleans Just received
here says:
News has just reached the city of n
collision which occurred last night ut
Grenada, Miss, between the State mill
tia, searching for arms among the Freed
men, and squad of the latter, assisted
by some colored soldiers. tits reported
that several of the militia were wound
ed.
One hundred and sixty-nine Major
and Brigadier Generals have been mus
tered out of service since March last.
The Times Washington dispatch
says:
The mandamus case against the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, Involving the
question whether a court can compel
that officer, by such writ or otherwise,
to issue a warrant for the payment of
money upon an award to n Government
creditor has been taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States upon a writ
of error, and will be argued in u few
days. The court is expected to give
precedence to this case over cases of the
regular docket, the EFFICIENCY and pub
lie interest being deemed sufficient to
warrant such an order.
The bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Stevens, permitting wounded sol
| diers employed under the Government
to receive pensions while so employed,
meets with favor, and will doubtless
become n law.
The Herald's special says:
The Pacific Railroad company, east
ern division, are about to apply for the
issue of additional bonds in payment
for the construction of another twenty
miles of the road.
The General Land Office to-day trans
mitted to the Public Land Office ut Ore
gon City forty-nine land grants for
claims growing out of ancient settle
ments in Oregon. The above award
was made under the donative enact
ment of that State, which sets aside
from the public domain sometwenty-
three thousand acres for the homesteads
of pioneers and old settlers.
In consequence of the frequent out
RACES occurring in Washington, and the
general want of suitable restriction up
| on lawlessness, it is probable that there
will be important legislation in Con-
| gress, with reference to change in the
municipal government. Many citizens
favor the plan of revoking the city
charter and placing its affairs entirely
in the hands of Congress.