The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-16
From Washington
CONGRESSIONAL.
More Freedmen's Affairs.
Issue of National Currency
observation-disclosures.
No Reduction of Revenue
The Army Increase.
The Supreme Court and the
MI nZEI- sszss ~
The Army increase.
The Supreme Court and the
rr6 Test Oath.
GeneraINews.

Summers private room addressed to
him, and containing a finger cut from
the hand of negro, wrapped in note
calling the Senator by an obscene name
and stating that the writer sends him
piece of one of his friends, and II that
bill of yours passes will have piece
of you.
It is stated upon good authority that
the Senate Committee on Contested
Elections has prepared a report adverse
to Senator Stockton, of New Jersey.
acquisitions of Paymaster's have
been promptly met by the treasury, and
they are now being dispatched TO the
military Departments to pay off troops.
National currency to the amount OF
81, S42, O55 was issued by the Treasury
Department last week.
The Tribune's Washington special
states that private letter from a trust
worthy source, had been received from
Paris, stating that the legislature of the
French Empire will assemble on the
18th inst. The Emperor, in his opening
address, will express the most amica-
BILE and pacific sentiments toward the
United States, unless in the meantime
the relations of the two countries be-.
come hostile by measures or questions
ofhonor; will promise to evacuate Mex
leo as promptly as practical.
Gen. A. o. Howard has just received
from Gen. Swami, Assistant Commits
sioner ofthe Freedman's Bureau for the
State of Alabama, report in regard to
the freedmen of that State for the month
of December. The General states that
in some localities the planters nave
made strong combinations against en-
ployinE their former slaves; but the lat
ter persisted in demanding employment
until the combination was broken up.
Poor houses for the relief of destitute
freedmen are very much needed
throughout the State, but the County
Commissioners generally seem indis-
usual contract price for freedmen's Ia
Dor is SO per month, including quar-
tiers, food, and medical attendance for
the entire family. Female labor is esti-
mated at s. per month. The Commits.
sioner states that more than 1000
northern men are in the State nj Ala
hama, for whom the freedmen show a
marked preference. The demand for
labor he states in all portions OF the
State is much greater than the supply.
A gentleman Just arrived here from
New Orleans, says that the whole diff
culty with the freedmen and those who
wish their labor in Louisiana, lies in
the persistent efforts to over reach them.
Where fair wages are offered and hon
estly paid, there is no tronblein getting
faithful laborers. Our informant has
had as many as 1000 negroes in his
employ during the past three years. and
has found it necessary to dismiss only
six for unfaithfulness.
Gentlemen arriving here from New
Orleans and Mobile overland, report
that numbers of Northern men engaged
in planting in Mississippi, Louisiana
and Alabama, are rapidly settling up
their affairs for the purpose of remov-
ing themselves and their families nom
the Southern soil and out of harms
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described as most uncomfortable and
threatening to Northern settlers. The
attainment is further made that when
the war closed the best of feeling pre-
vailed among all -classesi the rebels
were heartily rejoiced at the conclusion
OF the war, and expressed themselves
satisfied to accept all the conditions OF
defeat, freely admitting that had they
conquered US they should have COM
PEELED submission from us to their e1-
actions. g.es 80
The Worlds Washing on special says:
s. G.. Ogden, who resigned the Auditor
ship of the New York Custom House to
accept the office of President of the New
York Trust Company, hasbeen inform
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury
that Ii he will return to the Custom
House his salary will be raised to $1,000
The partisans of Chief Justice Chase
are urging the President to appoint Mr..
j. +. Bailey collector OF the port.
> The telegraphio statement that Gen.
Custar is the officer charged with hav-
ing uttered reasonable sentiments in
Texas is not true. Gen. Merritt is UNI
derstood to be the officer referred to.
The Herald's Charleston correspond
'ent reports the arrest OF Theodore ID.
Jerrey, Henry Corbin and A. s. john
ston, for blockade running during the
war, This explains the dispatch from
Charleston of the 18th, published to-
day. -, ~ ~.
ten by Ex-Goy. Magrath at the instance
of Gen. Sickles, arguing that the sue
cess of the confederacy would have been
4 misfortune to the South, have been
published in Charleston creating con-
siderable comment. tx
The Herald's Washington special
saws No reduction in the revenue tax
On tobacco, whisky, cotton or 5petro-
leum is contemplated, but the tax is
likely to be increased.
It is stated that General Grant Is at
work ON the details of new military
bill, to be Incorporated with the BEST
features of Senator Wilson's bill, or TO
supersede it altogether.
The warehouse of Antonio Maicas, at
MatanIas, was burnt on the 9th inst.
Eight lives were lost, and several per-
sons severely injured. 10.
A report came by the last Aspinwall
steamer that the Spanish Admiral, Po-
mega, WINS dead. The report Is prob
ly untrue. LII
A frand in the Police Commissioners
department. was brought to light yes
tarday. by. the arrest Of one OF tks at
taches of the chief clerks office, who,
1t Is alleged, has been selling appoint
rnefits in the force for sums varying in
amount from $50 to $250in each case.
The extent OF the fraud has not been
definitely ascertained, but the Commits.
sionefs are investigating it. 1t isstated
that five Of these bogus appointments
have thus far been discovered.
The trial of the two Spnniards, Con
zales and Hellicier, who were indicted
for the murder of Senior Otero, in the
Brooklyn City Park, will commences at
10 o'clock this morning, in the King
county Court of Oyer and Terminer,
before Judge Gilbert
BY concerted movement the police,
on Saturday night, arrested between
thirty and forty OF the female street
walkers OF the Fifteenth precinct. who.
were yesterday arraigned in Jefferson
Market Police Court, and sent TO Black
Wells Island. t,s
The Tribune's Washington special
saysthe Supreme Court is expected to
deliver its decision TO-DAY, supporting
the constitutionality of the Test Oath.
=wAsHINoToN, Jan. LITTLE recon-
structton committee had prominent
gentlemen before them this morning
20 give evidence on the condition Of
the South.
The committees ON the death or Presi-
dent Lincoln have examined into the
bratal newspaper charge that thefts
have been committed by members of
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