The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-10
coIoRED CONVENTIONS.
The Cholera !ol Diminishing.
Much Destitution in Georgia

Much Destitution in Georgia
Washington ItemS.-Preparation fol
the Execution or Wir1.
NEW YoRK, Nov. IA special to the
Times dated Washington Sth says: The
joint commission for a settlement Of
claims between the u. s.. and the gov
eminent of Columbia, met yesterday
Gen. Daily, Commissioners for Colun.
bia and Col. Riddle for the q. s., DIR,
o. w. Davis, Secretary, and j. w. Car
Isle, counsel for Columbia. s. s.. Cox,
OF Ny represents the majority claims
There are over two hundred cases, in.
yolying millions Of dollars, before the
commission, the larger cases being the
Panama Railroad Company and the
Pacific steamship Company.
Paymaster Jas. A. Parrish, of the u,
s. army, is breveted Lieut.. Colonel.
Col. Taggart's bondas collector of in
ternal revenue for the first district OF
Pennsylvania, was approved yesterday
by Secretary McCulloch, and he COM
mences duty to-day.
Albert Pike and Gen. Jas. Fagin, OF
Arkansas, are seeking pardon.
Ex-rebel John Echo1s, of Va, is in
the city making arrangements for the
ENatona1 BANK IN Staunton, Va. He
says the only salvation for the South is
Standing BY the administration without
regard 70 the past.
Indian Commissioner Cooley has is
sued q circular requiring Indian agents
to subscribe the oath, and will not be
at the post. Hq
John Deery, the great billiard cham
Plo9ni OF y. " Is soon TO san for Cuba.
Abold confidence rascal, who for two
years mas been operating in New York
ana the w estern States as o Southern
refugee, banker, politician, DO, under
the names OF Allen, Hon. John w. Har-
ms ana Miller, marrying two accom-
pltshed ladies, robbing them of their
Jewelry and swtndling parties of large
sums of money, was arrested in WASH
tngton to-day after swindling tho banks
OF $4,000.
A special to the World, dated Wash
ington, November 8, says: The pardon
business Is again recovering, the Presi-
dent having nearly cleared the table.
It is understood he will rescind the or
der directing the suspension of the issue
of requisittons from the Attorney Gem
erals Office. AT present all applications
are simply examined at the latter's
Once and forwarded to the State De-
partment. So
The Governor, Adjutant and Attor-
ney Generals of New Jersey, arrived
yesterday to see the Government Off
ctals relative to the Quar- antine near
Sandy Hook.
turned to Washington.
Major O'Brien, late Draft Provost
Marshal of the District of Columbia,
has been promoted for gallant services
In the pursuit of the Lincoln assassins.
General Grant had protracted inter
view with the President to-day.
a special to the Tribune, dated WASH
Htngton, November 8, says: All day the
iworkmen have been busy erecting the
gallous, under the supervision OF Pro-
Yost Marshal Russell, for the execution
of Wirz. Curious multitudes thronRed
the Office for passes tosee the execution.
The press will be supplied, but few
other ones will be admitted.
M. i,9cnaaeS IN an interview with the
President, showed afhdaVtts from Union
prisoners, tmpeaching the testimony of
witnesses. The same witness says he
saw WITT murder man in the stock
ade. Wirz still maintains his inno-
cence, and carries himself with an air
of sang froid. He slept but little Tues
day. ntghtt he feels nos resentment
but it is impossible to repress feelings
of resentment against the witnesses
he has given up German novels, and is
more dIigent In looking after religious
matters. BE complains of the injustice
of the Government in not staying the
proceedings of the Court until fourteen
most important witnesses could reach
him:
li WirZ emphatically denies that he was
arailroad agent in Switzerland and was
discharged for fraud. When he left the
country there was no railroad in ongr-
alton. He received letters from NIL
and denunciAtory. Among the letters
from New York, one considered him
the greatest criminal that ever CURSED
death and quoting passages q Scripture