The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-25
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Cruz dates of the 18th and City of Mex
leo of May 10. We have Havana
dates to the 18th: A grand review of
troops by Gen. Dulce took place on that
morning.
A special messenger from Macmillan
on his way to Europe, had reached
Havana on tile 10Th.
Three Slavers were discovered on the
coast. Orders were transmitted to Span
ish cruisers to make diligent search for
them.
The Cattle disease, said to be rider
pest, had broken out among the cat
tie near Cartons and Matamaz.
The Tribune learns upon good au-
thority that besides Messrs. Chas.
O'Connor and Geo. Shea, heretofore
named as consul for Jefferson Davis,
Messrs. James II. Brady, of this city,
Philip Brown, of Baltimore, and Geo. E.
Pugh, of Ohio, have been retained.
mence on the first Monday in June at
Richmond.
Steamer Fulton with dates to the 10th
arrived, anticipated.
The billiard match between Deery, of
New York, and Dean, of Montreal, re-
suited in a victory for Dean, who
scored 1900 points to Deery's 1855.
The excise board up to this evening
received $500, 700 for licenses.
Col. Vosburg's remains, which had
been disInterred, was conveyed to
Greenwood yesterday by the list regt-
ment, of which he was a member.
The Washington special dispatches to
the morning papers contain the follow
ing:
The American Hardware Manufac-
turers should Immediately forward to
this city the information necessary to
the framing of the tariff bill to make it
sufficiently protective of their interests.
Second Lieutenant Jas. A. Sloden,
18th U. 8. Infantry, who has served for
Gen. Howard, has been assigned to duty
as private secretary.
The discussion of the reconstruction
committee and report in the Senate in
dictates that no vote will be taken for a
week or ten days.
General orders No. 50, from the Ad-
jutant Generals office of the War De-
partment, abolishes the military de-
partments of North and South Carolina,
Geogia and Alabama. By order of the
President, North and South Carolina
will now constitute u new department
under Major-General Sickles, the head
quarters at Columbia, 8. @. The States
of Georgia and Alabama will be new
department under General Woods, with
headquarters at Macon, Ga.
The following members of General
Santa Annals suite arrived in this city
by last nights train: A. Baz, Colonel
NJ. A. Guira, Colonel Vidaly, General
LuOre and T. Catuna.
DISPATCHES were received at the State
Department by the last steamer, Which
arrived at New York from Europe,
from our ministers to London and
Paris. The indications were that a gem
eral war was inevitable. The English
ministry would do all in its power to
avert it, but the belief that Napoleon
was contributing to 1t and adding fuel
to the flame rendered 1t pretty certain
that there was no hope of averting 1t.
1t appears from the last advices that
Austria has determined not to send any
more troops at present to Mexico to
supply the places of soldiers who are
to be withdrawn. The representations
of our ministers, it is said, opened the
eyes of Francis Joseph.
The House Commerce Committee to-
day reported the Senate amendment to
the House bill for a uniform system of
Quarantine against the cholera. Letters
from the Boards of Health to the com
mittee urge immediate action in this
matter so that the necessary measures
can be adopted atonce.
The Finance Committee who have
been engaged for some days in making
a preliminary examination into the
conduct of Lieut.. Col. Paulding, after
a fnll,a thorough examination of all
facts, are of the opinion that he ought
to be tried by military court for dis
obedience of orders in placing govern
ment funds in the Merchants National
Bank and have accordingly sent their
finding to the Secretary of War who
will probably convene court at once
for his trial.