The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-25
The Wirz Commission.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.

me AtsgressiOna OF Spain..!The Presl-
dent Again Overwhelmed With VIsI.
tors--ATOur or Inspeetions--TIle Con.
dittOn of the TreasuFy-.-GO
TeIegraPIfs for n Suspension or Par
dOns---EverYthIns Quiet In virginia.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The Worlds
special says it is generally believed that
our GovernTnent win oppose by diplo-
macy the aggresslons of Spain upon st.
DoInlngo,5 and perhaps strong mea-
The Veteran Reserve Corps isto be
consoli dated into six regiments.
The Times special says the PTesi-
dentiYas again oVerwhe lmed tod BY
a crowd of visitors, among whom We're
dozen ladies. Most of those iniwait-
ing were pnrdon seekers, in whose
cases the Attorney General hns already
issued warrants, but which vet awnit
the signature of the President. The
crowd was so great as even toiencroach
upon the Office of the .priVnte Secretary,
interrupting the public business, and
annoying the gentleman in charge.
Visitors will remember that tho occu-
phnts of the Executive Mansion have
few rights on the premises, and that
they are guilty Ola gross impropriefy
if they intrude on the private apart
ments of the Mansion, MS many are in
the habit of doing.
MdJOE GentIf1 1Vauef l;lccOmpan1eu
by BreyeI Major General, Webb, In
spector General, Colonel Bachelder, q.
NJ, and Lieut.. Colonel Meade, A. ID. OK
arrived in the city last evening, and to-
morrow morning they will depart on a
tour of inspection through tile depart
ments of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and of the military di-
visions of tho Atlantic. They will be
absent several weeks, and will visit all
the important points in these depart
ments. They will first visit Richmond
via Gordonsville, and some of the old
battle fields.
Though the President has not seri-
ously contemplated any visit to Rich
mond, as has been so frequently stated
by the Richmond papers, 1t is after all
not unlikely that he may make the
The iInances of the Treasury are
moving along quietly and easily. The
cash receipts from internal revenue and
customs IRE so liberal as to enable Mr..
AlcCulioci to meet all urgent demands
Tor cash, which is now firm, The eefl
.tidcates of indeb etlness are failing due:
About thirty millions of these mature
this month, and about twenty millions
during September. This will relieve
the Treasury from its principal burden
between this and the approaching ses-
sion of Congress-. The Secretary Inns
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further issue of compound interest
notes. u ia, 49, r. = ~ lIl
The Commissioner of informal Rows
nue. decides tiiht hotel keepers who put
vegetable or fruits in cans, amounting
in value to over $500, for theirown use,
are liable toa duty of 6 per cent.
j. DE- Pugh, of Alabama, and u. S,
Horton, late members of the rebel Con-.
gress, have arrived in Washington.
Gov. Parsons, of Alabama, teIegrnphs
to the President to 'tpIeaseS suspend all
petitions for pardon recommended by.
me prior to this date It is not
known what prompted this movement,
but is believed to have some connec-
ton with tho arrival in Washington of
a large number of pardon seeking Ala
bamians.
The Herald's special says Admiral
.Goldsborough writes that not having
ben invited to be present at the naval
review at Brest., he shall not allow any,
ofhis squadron to be in that vicinity!
The Richmond correspondent of the
Herald states that n large party of
Swedes haye arrived there en- route to,
settIein the valley of the upper Jahies
river.
a committee of citizens, numbering
one hundred and sixteen, has been app,
pointed to receive President Johnson
should he visit Richmond y
Everything is quiet throughout the
State. ~ 5,ol,. sl3ss-a