The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-11

l. NEW YORK, Dec. s-The Posts Wash
l1ngton special says: 1t is understood
that General Butler will soon publish a
reply to the censnre cast upon him by
| General Grant.
The magnificent new stock exchange
building of the Board OF Brokers which
has been constructing on Wall. Broad
| and New streets in this city. for
| year or two past, is now so nearly com
pleted as to allow the business of the
Board to be done in it, and the regular
opinions took place today. There was
no formal ceremony, but the Board OF
Brokers assembled in the rear edifice and
under their call in the usul form
AThe new steam frigate Meteor, built
by Forbes, of Boston. was placed in sec
tional dock to-day She is said to have
been purchased by the Chilisn govern
ments aC
The steamers Onward from Boston
and Delaware from Philadelphia arrived
here to load for Europe.
The case of the people against VIM. C.
Barvey, Benthan Fabian and Captain
R. Channery, charged with an attempt
to defraud theinternsl revenue of forty
thousand dollars, has been transferred to
the United Ststes authorities, and will
be tried in United States Court, indict-
msnts having been found against them
by United States grandjury. The case
came up again before Justice Dowling,
yesterday morning, when that magis-
trate decided that he had no jurisdiction
in the matter, but stated that the offence
charged was committed against the Gov
ernment, and he thought it best that the
proceedings against the accused should
be conducted in United States Court,
and that he would therefore haad them
over to the national officials
Acting Rear Admiral James s. Palmer
the new commander Of the West India
squadron reported for duty yesterday to
acting Rear Admiral c. a. Bell, at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Admiral Palmer
has designated the gun-boat Rhode Isl
and, Commander Murray, how at the
navy yard as his flag ship and will sail
in her for his new district of operations
in few days. Commander Corbin has
been detailed as fleet Captain of Admiral
Palmer's squadron and is therefore chief
of staff to that officer Paymaster Jas
N. Carpenter has reported as feet Pay
master Of the East India squadron
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says: The military police of that city
will be withdrawn, and civil police
substituted on the 18th inst. The mem
bers of the Legislature seem to lave de,
sided that devotion to the rebel cause
during the war is to be the reward of
merit, and they have therefore resolved
to remove all the union State officials
save the State Auditor, holding office un-
der appointment from Governor Pier
point, and appointed next Tuesday for
electing successors to them. They have
also adopted an amendment to their
State constitution, which not only does
away with all disability for holding of
ice on account of participation in the
rebellion bnt docs not even require the
oath of allegiance to be taken.
Emigrants to the number l62, ,9lS have
arrived at this city from the lst day of
January to the 3lst day of October, 1865
Attempts were made in the city on
Saturday to pass counterfeit 2s on the
Union Bank of Albany.
The Episcopal Freedmens Aid Com
mission have addressed an appeal to the
clergy and laity of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church for the immediate gener-
GUS relief. and especially for the depart
ment of physical relief Remittances of
money may be made to Robert B. Min
ton, treasurer. No 73 South street, New
York