The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-06
Tax COMMISSIONERS Report.
STEPHENS, THE FENIAN.


NEW York, Jan. 5.-The Herald's
Washington special telegram says: On
the increase and reorganization of the
regular army the abolition of the pay
department will be considered. 1t is
proposed that the Captains of compa-
MES draw funds from the cOmmiSSary
or Quartermaster and pay their men
monthly, and officers to draw their pay
from the commissary on pay accounts
the same day.
The Trib1ne's Washington telegram
says the Secretary of War has ordered
the u. s. Collectors on the Rio Grande
to admit to entry free of duty such anti
scorbutics as the subsistence depart
ment demands.j
The Worlds Washington special says:
Last evenings Republican says it has
seen in the hands of the proper authort-
ties a statement signed by over thirty
officers under the command of Major
General who has distinguished himself
as a cavalry officer under Sheridan, to
the effect that at a public meeting in
Texas, a Judge Hancock, an ex-rebel,
made a reasonable speech, and that the
Major General aforesaid was drunk and
followed and endorsed all that Hancock
said. The removal of this General Is
earnestly demanded.
The tax commission now in New
York engaged upon their report VIII
tary of the Treasury, to submit to him
for two weeks yet. The Secretary Will
have 1t under adVisement for at least
two weeks. twill not be submitted to
Congress therefore before the first of
February. 1t viii be a voluminous
document, covering several hundred
pages. The committee of Ways and
Means are very anxious to have this re-
The London shipping Gazette Of De-
cember 18th says that a curious theory
is held by some persons respecting
Stephens, the Fenian leader. 1t Is sug-
gested that he has been a spy in the em-
pIoy of the Government, and that he
was apprehended by mistake. Having
been taken, however, it was necessary
to keep up appearances by sending him
to iail. since he was we'll known to have
taken part with the sedltious party in
Clays gone by. When imprisoned all
necessary facilities were given him, and
thus he made what Is called his mystic
rious escape. This Is of course only a
theory, but it is TO some extent sup
ported by the fact that the Lord Lieu
tenant has refused to appoint COM
mission to inquire into the case. On
the other hand the fact that the Cover
nor of Richmond, Bridewell, has been
dismissed, tells somewhat against this
theory, but its supporters allege that
advantage was taken of those events to
modify the government of the Bride,
we'll. For the future it will be invested
in the yiceroy instead of the corpora
'- The Herald's Washington special
The Secretary of the Treasury, in re-
ply TO applications of drovers buying
cattle in Canada, informs them that the
terms of the act of Congress prohibit
inc. the importation of cattle are very
decided and leave nothing TO the dis
cIetion OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
ne Rays, moreover, that the act does
NOT apply to cattle transported from one
mart 81 the United States to another via
Canada.
lad sail to-day in the steamer Europa
for Brest, intending to spend the win
ter in Spain, on account OF Mrs. FIJI
more's delicate health. Prior to their
departure, however, they engaged pas,
sage with Mr.. Oscanyan for the grand
Mediterranean expedition which Is ex-
pected to leave this port on the 18th OF
Nav next, and which they hope to join
sonawtere in the Mediterranean.
The Times Washington special says
there is now deposited in the New York
Treasury. to the credit of the Nava
Hospital fund for the relief of disabled
seamen, nearly ten million dollars,
the interest of this sum is almost sum
cient to defray the expenses OF the
hospitals and asylumS already estab-
Hshed.
"A chess tournament is now in pro-
gress at the New York Chess Club Uni
Tersity. Mckenzie is matched against
Stanley, Thompson against Terrigni
DR.. Bennett against Morren and John
son against Belcher.