The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-18
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NJ "a ny tho Union Idnes 4F
ONCE, corner of Main and Monroe streets.
From w ashington.
Serious ARRAY at Richmond.
Trial of the Pirate semmes.
The Trial of H. R, Pollard.
Disappearance of a Government
Detective.
CONGRESSIONAL.
CONGRESSIONAL
GENERAL Neua.


the name of Parish and Kauanagh Were
the principals-some sixty partizans
took part in the ARRAY; Que man was
killed three were supposed to be NOR
tally wounded, and half dozen 9TH
ers seriously injured. 4
z -Ex-Generals Heath, Pillow, Hood,
Longstreet and other Southern leaders
have been in Cincinnati lately. They
engaged sixteen hundred white laborers
and purchased eight hundred cotton
The lHeralds Washington special
says:
witness against Semmes has arrived.
The pirate will be tried at an early day.
Gen. Grant expects to be settled in
his new residence in Washington in
about a week.
The Times dispatch says:
Secretary Mccullough has arranged
for a conference of prominent delegates
with the committee of Ways and
Means.
Hon. B. B. French, Commissioner of
Public Buildings, is taking steps to re-.
furnish the White House before the
close of the month"; 7.l9-s -r'fE d rs--
The jury on the inquest in the case of
Mary Ann Gilroy, frozen one of the
cluded their investigation last night.
found Dr.. ,Herrick guitty,of neglect and
incompetency, and considered his case
a proper one to go before the grand
jury. He was placed in the charge OF
the police to await the action OF the
criminal authorities. IeJ1 1
The Times special says:
Strong representations are being made
by influential parties in New York, in
favor of the pardon of Solomon Kohn-
stamm, who was sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment on a charge OF
having defrauded the Government.
Rear Admiral Smith of the Navy De-
partment, is now introducing into the
Brooklyn Navy Yard as an experiment,
new system of mastering the men,
which promises to save the Government
large amount of money and time and
check frauds. 1t is similar to that in
vogue in the Central Park.
The Tribune's Washington special
says .E7 s~srr,5t
The board for examining applicants
for commissions in the regular army
is closing, and will adjourn in few
days.
The muster out of fifty additional
paymasters which was to have been or
dered during the present month, has
been postponed owing to the scattered
condition. of the troops rendering it
necessary to retain the present force
some time longer. - 7l5wlg
The Richmond special says:
The case of the Commonwealth against
II. r. Pollard, for the attempted muir
der of e. p. Brooks, New York Times
correspondent, was called yesterday
noon, at the Mayors Court, and post
poped until to-day, the witnesses in
Pollard's behalf not having heen sub
poenaed. In reference. to the letter of
Pollard in yesterday mornings Chront-
Gle, chilling attention to the Richmond
Republics version of the ARRAY, as the
correct one, it is but just to state that 1t
was written by. Walker, of that paper,
n personal friend ofSPollarti who, on
leaving the hotel on the day in ques-
ton, Immediately entered the office of
the Republic. The pending trial Will
confirm the correctness of the special
business has assnmed,. at Union
Square, its usual routine. 1l if3it b.
The delegates to the late Congress
have nearly all left for their homes.
The World special says: The appli-
cations for pardons are diminishing
iay by day. Very few cases have been
received ab the Attorney Generals of
flee of any class during the present
week. q - y f.rorFa
It appears that Kerrigan was the
winner fthe prize fight inst cad OF Phe-
Ian. Eighteen rounds were fought
when Phelan's strength failed. First
hGSOuhbo ACSSANSSA
the wrong party. Sporting menwho
were present are said to have been dis
satisfied regarding the fight, as il was
no more than a wrestling match Phe-
Ian having been thrown in about every
There is a rumor on the streetsthat a
well known government detective has
suddenly disappeared and LEFT his sub
ordinate detectives deeply IN debt. The
sub detectives have sought to learn his
place OF. eoncea1ment, but with out sue
Z Edward b. Ketchem, who was lately
convicted of forgery and sentenced 10
ser.ve a term OF four years and six
mon this in Sing Sing, has been placed
in the shoe shop of the prison. =
Roberts, the champion billiardtst OF
England, has sailed for this country,
and n is yery probable that an interna-
.tionai match between this champion
and Joseph Dixon of Canada, viii soon
take place. f.5t so4a53 49, 81