The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-14
rT,seeunneous News.

II IORh1 Etgs 4Ees--1A0
Washington special says the sum OF
| $3.50 in prizes, which WAS offered by a
number of gentlemen of New York
| city for the best specimens OF penman-
ship of the soldiers who lost their right
arms in battle, was awarded by the
committee, appointed to decide upon
the merits of the contributions, to four
teen left-armed men. A book is to be
published which will be composed OF
| the list of these contributions and the
Rev. DR.. Bellows, President of the Sani-
tary Commission, has written 70 Major
General o. o. Howard requesting him
to furnish an article for the volume.
A swfndIe, concealed by the partner
of New York brokers' firm, was yes
Lerday exposed by Washington detec-
tives. The party called at police head
quarters, recently representing that this
| firm had been robbed of $4,000 in Uni
ted States bonds, and believed that the
criminal parties were now in the city.
After brief investigate ion the detectives
concluded that they were being misled
and telegraphed for the other member
of the firm who duly arrived in tewn
and was confronted with the complain
ant whom he charged with the abstrac-
ton of the missing bonds. The result
was the production by the artful dodger
of $1,000 of the stolen property.
A large Fenian meeting was held at
the Cooper Institute last evening.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Charles
Spencer, b. d. KilIam and others.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
The United States Minister to Eng
land, Charles Francis Adams, will
probably return home. His place will
be filled by Mr.. Malley, now Minister
at Vienna, or Mr.. Marsh, Minister to
Italy. either of these vacancies would
probably be filed by Governor Curtin.
yfafaIr nFlFf I0t h inst
the disbursements of the Treasury De-
partment amounted to s., 40z, 9S2aS 81. Du-
ring the same period the Department
issued certificates of Indebtedness
amounting to IS, 1O0.50, and redeemed
old ones to the amount of 5000. The
receipts from Internal Revenue last
week amounted to the large sum OF
S4,771, 1850. The total amount of bank
currency issued last week was 81 $50.
The total issued up to date is g, 5Sl, 1880
Recent returns from the general land
officer show that at Detroit, Michigan,
that 1887 acres were taken up in the
month of January, portion under the
provisions of the homestead law, a part
consisting of cash land sales, and the
remainder in bounty land warrants.
At La Crosse, Wisconsin, S5SS acres
were entered In the same month under
the homestead law for actual settlement
At Marysville, California, the cash
land sales for December amounted to
s., 900, and at Oregon City only 1881
acres were taken up for actual settle
ment under the homestead law in the
same month.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
Great Indignation is felt by the par
ishoners of DIR. Tunderland's church in
Washington because the trustees con-
scented to the use of the edifce for the
lecture of Fred. Douglass.
It is reported in this city that several
pieces of heavy cannon have recently
been purchased here for General Sense
ney, the Fenian Secretary of War.
The Herald publishes letter from
President Juarez to a friend in this
country. He says that the enemy is
consuming his last resources, and that
his forces are becoming demoralized.
He is very hopeful of the Republican
cause in Mexico, and says that without
the necessity of the United States tax
ing any part in the war, they will be
able to obtain the definite triumph OF
the cause of national Independence.
The attitude assumed by the Govern
ment of the United States has lent
great moral support to the Republican
cause in Mexico, Macmillan has not
the slightest idea of cementing his So
called throne. 5i5
The Herald's Mexican correspondent
says:
While in the vicinity of Vera Cruz
there is an appearance of great COM
mercial activity. There is little reality
in it, nearly all the merchandise arriv-
ing being for the French portion of the
Imperial army. Immense supplies OF
ordnance and stores recently arrived,
and are being forwarded to the capital.
All the merchants in Vera Cruz are 'ex-
pecting the French to condemn the Inn
perial government openly.
The steamship Leo, Capt. Merrill,
from Savannah on Friday last, arrived
at this port at an early hour this morn
ing.
At meeting of the Board of Alder
men yesterday afternoon a resolution
was adopted directing the corporation
council to take proceedings against
sureties of the late defaulting public
administrator to recover bonds given
by them.
A meeting of the creditors of the Co
lumbar Marine Insurance Company
was held yesterday, at which a resolu-
ton was adopted expressing confidence
| in the gentlemen appointed as receivers
of its affairs, and requesting them to
! furnish statement at as early day as
practicable, of its condition, financially,
and to wind up its business as soon as
possible.
City Inspector, Boole, has sent to
Mayor Hoffman a communication re-
questing the latter to convene the
Board OF Health, not only Tor the pur-
pose of taking action to abate various
dangerous nuisances, but also to pro-
test to the Legislature against passing
the bill to establish a Metropolitan San
itary Commission. Mr.. Boole contends
that this commission is merely the de-
velopment of scheme of party of
aspirants to secure patronage and emol-
uments, and is entirely Unnecessary,
as existing institutions are amply sufti-
cient to protect the health of the city
and prevent the spread of disease.