The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-29
T ] he News.
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Interesting from Mexico.
Application Of Gen. Johnston for Pardon
Letter from General Thomas to Gov.
aia BrOwnlOw.
Trouble With the Indians.
From North Carolina.
Capture of Kirby Smith.
GOLD CLOSED AT l45 7-8
Trouble With the indians.
From North Carolina.
Reported Capture of Kirby Smith.
GOLD CLOSED Ar 145 7-s

Omctal News frOmR NIexfcO---Nesr
to be EnsIaVed in MexicO---AppIica-
ton OF Gen. Joe Johnson for Pardon
---CreRfiOn OF n Rebel bureau of Ar
ehiVes---The Treasury Department
and the n. Y. Custom demonstrating
for PE1ze NLOney.-.Letter from GOV.
Perry TO Gen. IIOWnrd---DecISiOn OF
the Commissioner of Internal ReVe-
nue.j 81 fffE .=-
New York, July 2s.-The lTribune's
Washington special says, some official
news from Mexico has been received
from Gen. Ortega, dated from the State
of Michacoan, June 3lst. He mentions
the desertion to his army of two caVal-
ry regiments of tho Imperial service,
and TINT he is daily rendered the SER
vices of large numbers of Mexican Of
Ulcers who are coming from points in
the possession of the French He also
further states that NTaximilian has con-
trncted with foreign speculntor for
the introduction of n large number OF
negroes who are to be kept i'll slavery
for ten. years, and that: thoy must re-
nOunce the right of complaint of ill
treatment before the magistrates, and
that their temporary bondage, may be
renewed and they be transferred for
sale without consulting Them"
The Times Washington special says
jeff. Davis health is better now than it
has been in five years.
Gen. Joe Johnston has applied for
pardon, and it is probable he will get it.
Among the grounds suggested for max
ing this exception is the fact, said to be
we'll nuthenticRted before the Attorney
General, that Gen. Johnston did all in
his power to bring tho rebellion to u
close long before It became palpably
evident that the thing was in collapsed
condition.
The order of the Secretary oFtTar
creating n bureau of rebel archives,
was promulgated some days ago, but
as yet no appointment of Superinten-
dent has been made. The appointment
will be made this week.
The reward of 81 900 for the capture
of Lloyd, the keeper of the hotel ut
Surrattsyille, offered by the county
commissioners of Prince George cOun-
ty, has been repndinted. The offer of
reward was signed by the President of
the Board of County Commissioners,
and had rather an extensive circulation
Mt the time.
The rald'slWashington special has
the following: The complaints against
the Treasury department in regard to
the New FORK Custom House emotions
are found to be based entirely upon
OF the officials here. The sum of one
cent per pound on cotton charged for
Custom House now is not authorized
by law. This change having been
made heretofore ut the New York Gus
tom House in legal internal revenue
imposts of two cents per pound paid on
all cotton arriving. from the South.
The parties so charged will be entitled
to recover the same back on applicN-
ton duly authenticated.
A good deal of trouble, it appears, is
also OccasiOned between the New York
and Collector Draper, by tho
arbitrary regulation which cOmpcls
every article of merchandise from the
South to be weighed, inspected and
cdrtage is regarded MS unnecessarily
the whole system being
without the authority of law, present.
ing the practical result of imposing
New York tariff on goods from other
These regulations are loudly
Of from all the merchants,
and very. curious suggestions are cur
rent to the disposition made of the vast
sums realized from these eXactions..
The Tribune's Washington special
says: During the month of June last
zoos claims for prize money were filed
Mt the FolIFthf aice, the hand.
some sum of S2S, 1910, 755, distributed in
sums varying from $1,000 to. $50, OOO to
each claimant. A large aInhunt still
remains to. be distributed among the
fortunate SONS of Neptune WHO cleared
the seas iofthe rebel navy. taIGi
Just prior to his departure for South
Carolinh, Provisional Governor Perry
addressed letter to Gen. Howard sta
ting that he was not only willing but
DESTROYS Incorporating with his Bureau
in the management of the affairs of the
Freedmen in his State, and asking for
instructions to enable him to carry out
the intentions of the government in its
treatment of negroes. Gen. Howard
of all letters, orders, and circulars is
sued from time to time from his Bureau,
from which it is presumed he will re-
ceiVe the necessary instructions for the
furtherance OF his designs.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. decides that manufactured tobacco,
upon which a duty has been paid ac-
cOrCling to law, may be cut into smOk-
ing tobacco, or fine cut chewing tobacco,
If done in the presence or under the
supervision of an inspector, without
becoming liable to an additional duty.
The tobacco must be weighed and no
addition to or substitution from the
same made before SO cut.
The Times special, speaking of JEFF.
Davis, says: ig ~.
Rising at an early hour, Mr.. Davis
takes a bath, then dresses, after which
he is visited by the officer of the guard,
the officer of the day and medical atten-
dant. He then breakfasts, after which
he walks up and down his room, con-
verses with Gen. Miles, who generally
visits his quarters ahOnt that time, and
with DIR. Craven, reads the Bible.
Prize Fight.