The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-13
Later Foreign News.



| Washington. special says:
General Spinner, u. s. Treasurer, has
informed several banking companies
applicants for designation as deposita-
rfes of Government funds, that it is the
policy of the Government not to estab-
lish any more depositaries than the
necessities of the Government demand,
and when no actual necessity exists for
the establishment of such depositaries
he must decline to authorize them.
Senator Wilson'S bill for the reor-
| ganization of,the regular army, was
| framed upon the plan laid before the
President and Secretary of War a few
weeks since by Gen. Grant. Gen.
Grant expresses the opinion that the
necessity of maintaining a large mill
tary force in the Southern States nc
longer exists and he believes that q
material reduction in the number of our
troops remaining there may still safely
be made.
The Postoffice Department has re-
ceiyed the reports for December from its
agents for opening new offices in the
Gulf and Southwestern States. All
concur in the statement that the taking
of the test oath that they have not vol
UNFAIRLY given aid during the rebellion,
whether taken by Postmaster, Internal
Revenue or Custom House officer, I'M
mediately outlaws the officer from all
social intercourse. The feeling against
the North is as bitter in the States as
during the wnr. q -, +.
Another delegation of red men, TWEEN
ty-five in number, and composed OF
Gherokees, Chickasaws and Choctaws,
has lust arrived in town to lay their
never ceasing grievances before the In
dian Commissioners and their great
Father. The commissioner has not
fully the complaints of the
delegation of Saces and FoXs, who still
remain in the city. $50. al.
The supreme court to-day was en-
gagged upon the great California Cham
paigne case of revenue Infringement.
b. r, Eaton, of New York, delivered
the argument for the plaintiff, and At
torney General Speed, assisted by Judge
Lake, District Attorney of California,
conducted the defence.
Another case of conscience has been
reported to General Spinner from Phil
adelphia. An anonymous party de-
posits a considerable sum OF money
with the Collector of Internal Revenue,
announcing that it rightfuly belongs
to the Government.
The steamer Scotia, from Liverpool,
with dates of the 30th and 3lst is signall-
ed and will be up about noon.
The Iron Mou1ders held secret ses-
Hall. In the afternoon 1t resolved
itself into committee and transacted
business of routine character.
An immense mass meeting, in honor
of the Fenian delegates, was held in
Cooper Institute last evening. Ad-
dresses were made by several. delegates
from various States, and by Col, o'Ma-
hony. l.,l - s.s5.l,5
The Herald's Georgetown, Nicaragua,
correspondent states that on the trip OF
the steamer Moses Taylor from San
Francisco to San Juan, with California
passengers for this city, an Irishman
came on deck with a revolver and de-
clared he would shoot any man VINO
was not Fenian. Two Englishmen at
once denied having any Fentan procll-
vities and he shot them both. He was
wounded himself in turn and jumped
overload, but was rescued by the crew:
The Times Washington special dis
patch says: li9 .lt ~ r. j
Aparty of prominent gentlemen from
New York, headed by General Strong,
arrived here this morning for the pur-
pose of presenting the name of Henry
A. Smythe for Collector Mr.. Depew is
also here backed by a strong influence,
and the name of Judge Olin, OF the
Supreme Court for this district,
dent today assured the above
mentioned delegation that he was,in no
hurry to make the appointment.
The Canadian Embassy, headed by
Hon. Mr.. Farley, who come for the pur-
pose of urging the renewal of the re-
ciproeity treaty, arrived here last eve
ming. They will find their object e1-
ceedingly difhcnlt of attainment. Pc
titions from all quarters against the re-
newal of the treaty are pouring in.
The Worlds Washington special
Major General Gustav is the officer re-
ferred- TO in recent dispatch as having
expressed disloyal sentiments at pub
lie meeting in Texas. He is among the
mustered out
An immense number of claims have
been rejected recently by Commissioner
Bennett upon the ground that they do
not come within the letter or spirit OF
the law. These claims are, however, of
such a character as merit the considera-
ton of Congress, and there is not legal
right ON the part of the claimants to re-
ceiye the pension. The commissioner
recommends that, they be paid never
theless under special enactment. Some
OF these claims may not be presented
for wears, and IL is deemed unjust and
Improper TO establish a precedent now
allowing the pension to commence nom
the date of the death of the soldier.
The House yesterday adopted the rule
IN this matter, and fixed the date of the
passage of the act of relief as the day
in which the pension should commences
to run.
vana, is below. q 49, tik-,s is-sz.ll-E
An exciting fox hunt came off yester-
day on Union Course, Long Island
Some half dozen foxes were run down.
The Fenian Congress yesterday ad-
journed, sine die. rec,
The Times dispatch says the last
plank of the scaffold near the eye of
the dome of the Capitol was removed
this evening revealing the magnificent
design in fFesco, upon which, for eigh-
teen months past, Constance Bramsby
has been at work.
The Worlds dispatch says 1t is report
ed that $50, 600 In fractional currency
VIII be destroyed by the Treasury De-
partment In a few days. The intention
Is to substitute an equal amount of
new currency for that which is can
: Associated press New Orleans dis
patch says: fsl45ll l-7
The negroes in Parish on Red river
rose in arms a few days ago and tried
10 murder the overseer, but failed
They marched to another place to await
reinforcements and the militia nabbed
them all without serious difficulty, and
arrested accomplices on several planta-
lions, where arms and ammunition
were found secreted in large quantities,
The Freedmen in that section had pre-
yiously refused to work.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-the Times
Brownsville correspondent of the 18th
says: The American division, under
Crawford, is not making much head
way, as the Federal soldiers were for
hidden to enlist, and the Bfonsville re-
cFnitinry office is closed