The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-08

New YORK, May 1.-THE HeraldI
special says: Ma. Gen. Daniel Sickle:
arrived in this city from Charleston
this morning, accompanied by Colone
Moore, Capt. Bassett and DIR. Smith, o
his staff, and Col. Patton, Inspecto
General of the Army. The General hai
been summoned from South Carlina t
confer about the appointment to thu
Hague, which. it is rumored, he will
In relation to the cholera on tn,
steamer England, the American Consu
proceeds TO state that he cannot learI
that there Is or has been single cas-
of cholera in England, and therefore hl
concludes that the disease was not the
result ofinfection taken from any 10
cality in England.
Newspapers say that the cholera is II
the Rhine; and in some localities IL
Spain and France, but not yet alarm
ingly prevalent in any of those coun
tries.
The Tribune's special says: The
Comptroller of the currency makes {
statement, which shows the actual re
ceipts for the current fiscal year, t.
April 1st, are $40, 041, 232, and at the
same ratio for the next three months
will amount for the year to $40, O00, 900
to which may be added $50, 00O, 900 fol
income tax. Increased taxes are ex.
pected to be laid next year on severR
important articles, and some revenue
will be derived from the Southern
States. Mr.. Clarke therefore estimates
that next year the revenue will not fall
below that of this year, and that de-
Quoting the expenditures as now esti,
mated, there will be a balance to the
credit ofthe government of S249, 00O, 600
on the Both of June, 1866.
The Times says: The query now is
i
ting Colorado as a State. Some say he
will sign the bill, because he has com
mitted himself in favor of the admis-
sion of that territory in communities
ton to Congress some weeks ago. The
President did not, in that message, UNI
dertake to decide any question in.
volved, on the contrary he unmistaka'
responsibility of deciding anything
and submitted the whole matter to Con
gress for its action. L still adhere tc
my previously expressed belief that the
President will veto the bill admitting
Colorado, on the ground of an made
quate population, If on no other consid-
Grafton.
venes at Norfolk, Virginia, tomorrow
Judge Underwood presiding. Chiei
Justice Chase declines to preside until
he can be assured that martial law is
abrogated in Virginia. As there have
been conflicting decisions in the War
Department., and by the commanders
of military departments as to the effect
of the peace proclamation with refer
ence to the restoration of civil law in
the States lately in rebellion, the Chief
Justice does not feel that it would be Sc.
curely for Judge of the Supreme
Court to attempt to hold court whilst d
doubt exists as to whether martial law
is abrogated or not. / can say upon
good authority, that the President does
interpret the peace proclamation as
abrogating martial law in the districts
where the rebellion is declared to have
ceased, in all matters in which the civil
courts have jurisdiction. II is under
stood that a gdeclnratory. proclamation
to that effect will be issued by the
President in a day or two.
An immense amount of work has
been done by the Committee of Ways
and Means since tho tax bill was first
reported, and the recommitted bill to
be returned tomorrow will be in many
respects new bill, They have nearly
doubled the number of sections of the
former. The following are some of the
important changes that have been
made by the committee: Railroad iron
has been placed on the exempt list, also
Cobolt pickles, yeast powders, yarns
featuring purposes exclusively, also
stationary and works of arts; the form
er action on tobacco and snuff has been
rescinded, and uniform rate on all
smoking tobacco, whether made of
stems or leaf, of 20 cents per pound.
No repeal of the tax on lucifer matches
has been proposed in this bill, as has
The spirit and beer law as reported by
the revenue commissioner, has been
adopted in most of the essential fea-
lures, by the committee.
The young gentlemen who are so per-
tinaciously seeking an appointment in
the Naval Academy, are not perhaps
aware that it is about as difficult to get
out of the service as it is to get in. The
cost to the Government of each gradu-
ate at the time of graduating is SIS, 900,
and a large number of cadets fail to
graduate from lack of capacity, &C.,
the Government is 10th to part with a
promising student. One of this class
sent his resignation to the Secretary of
the Navy n few days ago. The Secretary
accept your resignation. Midshipmen
must distinctly understand that they
cannot obtain an education at Govern
ment expense and then quit the service
without rendering any equivalent.
The New Orleans cotton case which
has been on trial before the United
States District Judge Dunell, and in
which conflict of civil and military
authority had grown up, has been
brought officially to the attention of
the President. BY order of General
Candy the cotton in litigation was seiz-
ed by soldiers at the fnstigation of a
party interested in the property, and
the order of the Court was resisted
Judge Dunell refused to proceed with
his Court SO long as it was thus mem
aced by the military. The President
has directed the Secretary of War
to instruct General Candy to rescind
the order complained of and to allow
the Court unrestricted authority in the
matter.
The Worlds special says the Presi-
of Ex-senator VIM. 81. Gwin, now
confined in one of the forts below New
Orleans. Prominent Republican Sena-
tors endorsed the application for his
release.
WAsH1NaToN, May 1.-THE Commit
tee of Ways and Means have added the
following articles to the free list of the
amendatoryt tax bill: Candles, wiclking,
deer skins dressed or smoked, favoring
extracts solely for cooking purposes,
paintings and stationary productions
of electrotypes; Margoves Co. Balti-
more horse rakes, yarn and warp used
for braiding and manufacturing pur-
poses, paper strainers, Colors' caustic
and crude soda and illuminate soda,
Yeast powders and railroad iron. The
committee have restored the taxes on
gold watches and gold and silver plate,
and leave the tax on express companies
at & rer cent. Brokers' sales and con-