The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-16
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| New YORK, July 14.-The morning
papers coutain the following special
rom Washington:
1t seems to be general acceptance
tonight of the belief that Congress will
not adjourn at present.
The leading members revive the ru-
NOR that the impending crisis in the
Cabinet are more than ever inclined to
prolong the session.
Outrages and assaults on the freedmen
living in Loudon county, Va, having
been recently reported. The civil law
having failed. 1t is alleged, to administer
Justice, the Assistant Commissioner OF
the Freedmen's Bureau of this District,
by authority of Lieutenant General
Grant, has sent a company of cavalry
to be stationed in that county, with
headquarters at Middletown.
At the United States District Land
Office at Eva Clara, in the month OF
June, 1929, eighty-one acres were dis
posed of, the greater portion for the ben
eft of the Agricultural College, and
the balance for bounty land warrants,
Ex-Governor A. w. Randall has gone
to New. York on business. He will,
probably, be nominated Postmaster
General on his return.
Information has been received from
Mare Island Navy Yard. Col. s. G..
Miles, constructing Engineer of the
yard was fatally injured on the 10th in
slant by the explosion of boiler and
died at z p. m. on that day. He was a
nephew of the Secretary of the Navy,
and was on the point of returning to be
married when the melancholy event
occurred.
A claim against the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road of $2O, 900 was to-day
awarded by the Circuit Court TO j. 7.
Harris for having his leg broken in a
collision occurring during the war. 1t
nh V-cra6 Iof fIfo A..
result of carelessness. The defence
contended that at the time, on account
of the war, it was unavoidably and
could not be avoided.
Several members of Congress leave
for their homes to-day-some of them
quite nnwell-with no intention of re-
turning, unless some sudden emergency
should arise, believing that Congress
will certainly adjourn before the close
of the month.
The Times special says it is reported
that Mr.. Speed sent his resignation to
the President yesterday, and yet the
Attorney General was present at the
Cabinet meeting to-day and remained
to the close, leaving in company with
Secretary's Stanton and Seward. We
have no authentic information that Mr..
Speed has resigned, though as stated in
my dispatch last night there is excel
lent authority for saying that both
Spee0 anu hhEldn- VIII De OUT OF the
Cabinet in few days.
The Herald's special says: It was ru-
mored in Washington yesterday that
the President has notified Secretary
Stanton that his resignation would be
accepted, and both he and Mr.. Speed
will send in letters of withdrawal to.
day. Mr.. Harlan will not resign until
compelled to. It is not known who
will be the successor of Mr.. Dennison.
Gen. Grant will take charge of the War
Office and Judge Browning will have
the Interior Department.
The Worlds special says: The denial
of the Times of the published accounts
of Mr.. Raymond's position in the Re-
publican caucus on Wednesday.
amounts to nothing SO long as dozens
Of members who were present, main
tain that he made speech, in which he
virtually abandoned his endorsement
of the Philadelphia convention. He
Is welcome to so much of the modifica-
ton of the accounts as will represent
him sitting quietly In his seat and re-
tusfng toyoteo on the question, declaring
that no republican Senator or member
would endorse the PhiIadelpnia con-
vention.
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