The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. cit Is under
stood that the President has ordered the
military commission at Richmond, Va,
before which DR.. Watson was on trial
for killing II negro man, dissolved, and
no trials of civilians TO be had before
military commissions. Action Is taken
in accordance with the decision OF the
Supreme Court in the Indiana cases.
Minister Campbell and General Sher-
man are expected to arrive here from
New Orleans In a few days, their search
for JunrcZ's government having proved
n failure. They are In telegraphic cor
respondence with the President and Mr..
Seward. 1t IL not deemed advisable to
publish the dispatches.
Gen, Grant has returned. He reports
TINT the difficulty in Missouri has been
explained 10 tho satisfaction Of Gov.
Fletcher.
The Cabinet has decided that the de-
Ecision of the Supreme Court In the In
dinua conspiracy cnse must be reCOg-
nized and sustained and obeyed in good
faith.
Investigation OF recently awarded
Indian contracts show that they are
$4,000 higher than were tho rejected
bids.
Departmental business Is virtually
suspended until January,
Ii Is reported that tho supreme Court
will grant Il writ of hn6Gas corpus In
the case of DR.. Mudd and others, con-
fined ut Dry TOrtugNs, charged with
completely in LinCOln's assassination.
A rumOr Is current TINT prominent
Radical member Of tho House IL press.
ing II bill to guarantee TO New York
republican form of government. In
other words, that there shall be no dis.
elimination in fnvOr of white against
coIOred population.
WASHINUTOH, Dec. 2I.-ThO President
has pnrdOned Ex-Governor Fletcher, of
Arkansas, on the recommendation of
the Attorney General.
Chief Justice Chase give his decision
in the eases Of Joseph lsaen vs.. Thomas
q. Hills and Henry Goodyear VS.. V. A.
Daily, to-day. In these CAscs, the COM
plninnnt of tho former being tho owner
Of Cummings patent, and tho Inter, of
GOOdyGnr's patent, asks for M injunC-
ton cnjOining tho defendants from
using VulCAnized rubber for making
gums md plates for teeth. lie denies
tho Injunction in the second, subject to
removal ut any time, when tho parties
shnll give reasonable securities for the
payment of complainant for such uso
ns they mny may mnkc Of II.
The Select Committee, appointed by
the House OF Representatives, Of which
Hon. Mr.. Pike, Of Maine, IL chairman,
to proceed IN Charleston, $. G., and in
uuIre into the circumstances relative to
the lntO murder, will leave tho city on
Thursday for tho purpose of com.
mOncInE their Investigations,
The now French Minister Count
Bcrlhomy, arrived Inst evening. Mar
unis DO McnthOln leaves tomorrow for
Now York CnrOutO for Paris.
General Wnrd, OF Ohio, has declined
tho appointment of Commissioner to
settle tho claims Of West Virginia
against tho United States, ny II would
conflict with his Office ns District AttOr-
nOy.
II Is understood TINT thu decision
In tho test Onth cnsO In tho Supreme
Court, IL mndO up M was announced
II fCw days since, but ny there will he
no session Of court on Monday, its de-
livery IL not expected until tho Monday
following.
Nothing new Inns TRANSFERRED In rein
tlOn to tho Mexican question. Tho
Government IL awaiting ndvicos from
Minister Campbell.
Tho statement Of exports md i'm.
ports for November In not yet rCndy.
The Dolby IL owing IN II failure Of tho
officers OF customs to make tho nocCS.
snry report.
Tho Supreme Court hRs adjourned
over from l'ridny lnstuntil Wednesday
next.