The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-20
New York News.

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NEW YORK NOV. I9-A Tribune
Washington special says, not the least
important work of the approaching
Congress may be looked for from the
special Committee on Retrenc hments,
appointed toward the close of the last
session with leave to sit and take testi-
mony during the recess. They have
been hard at work during a portion of
the vacation period, and are now in
The number of patents to be issued
for the week ending November 18th is
1S9. This is the smallest number issued
in any week for some time.
A ridiculous report has been tele-
graphed to New York paper and re-
iterated, of an Distraction of a thousand
stand of arms from the arinory. The
absurdity of this canard will be appre-
ciated when the fact is stated that there
were no arms in the armory, nor has
there been for some time, it being used
for the storage of old tents and other
military debris belonging. to the Gov.
eminent,
Though the cable dispatch of the 18th
was explicit in the statement that Gen.
Dix had arrived In Paris, there Is no
doubt the reporter was at fault, and the
true statement should probably be that
the family of the General had arrived.
The Railroad track between the Ave
nue. and Fulton street was removed
yesterday. Mayor Hoffman having is
sued an order to that effect.
The report that General Grant oppos-
ed the reinstatement of Gen. Sweeney
Is absolutely false. On the contrary
Grant desired Gen. Sweeney to be pro-
NOTED to higher grade than the one
he formerly held in the army.
The Herald's correspond says that
Venezuela is in wretched state, and
nm
When Mr.. James Wilson, the Ameri-
can Minister, arrived there was no one
to present his credentials to. President
Falican, who never acted as President,
Kept away from the capitol, and the
person representing him. was also
absent when Mr.. Wilson arrived, but
ne managed TO present his credentials
on the 10th inst, to the President, who
had arrived at the capitol.
Considerable discussion is going on
here just now as to the best means of
improving the financial condition of
the State, and in the meantime BUSH
ness Is In very bad way. We hear of
ISABELLE suffers heavily. Coffee and
cotton are at the bottom of the failures.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Large crowds
collected at the Collectors Office to-day
to learn what proceedings had been
taken in regard to the recent seizures
of several distilleries and the arrest OF
some of the operators. From informa-
ton at the q. s. Commissioners Office,
MIR. Tilden, U. s. Inspector, and Mr..
John Devlfn, a heavy operator, were
arrested by. Deputy Marshal Higgins,
The accused were brought before Com
missioners Jones and Newson, when
they gave bail for their appearance this
morning. The warrant for the arrest
OF Devlin was issued by Commissioner
Jones on the complaint of Frederick
Cohen, an o. s. Inspector, who accuses
him of having been guilty of bribing
another U. s. Inspector to defraud the
government, by branding liquor as
having paid Government duty when
no such duty had been paid. Tilden
is charged with committing a similar
offence. The parties appeared this
morning before Commissioners Jones
and Newson, when Tilden's case was
set down for hearing on Saturday
morning next at 10 o'clock and Devlin's
case for the 9th.
The Posts specials say, facts were d.
Vulged to-day, which show that there
Is little hope that the President will
recommend impartial suffrage in his
message to Congress. He will stand
with Mr.. McCulloch on financial ques-
tions.
Several Republicans were removed
from Office last week.
The Commercials Washington special
says, 1t is confidently expected that the
question of reconstruction will be ami
cably settled early in the approaching
session of Congress. Negotiations for
that purpose are in progress between
the President and leading politicians of
all parties North aud South. The basis
of settlement will be universal suffrage
and general amnesty; the President par
TALLY acceeds to this proposition, but
he insists on the constitutional ground
that the question of suffrage properly
pelongs TO the respective States, and is,
gress upon that subject. If assurances
can be obtained from the Southern lead
ers, of the speedy adoption of universal
suffrage, the President will waive his
objections. The proposed basis of set
Element contemplates the abandonment
of the constitutional amendment as a
condition to Southern representation.
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