The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-02

miscellaneous News.
NEW York, Mar. 31.-A Washington
special to the Tribune says that orders
1st of May, every colored soldier in the
The Tribune's Toronto correspondent
writes from New Brunswick, we learn,
that the Government of that Province
does not intend to submit to Parlia-
ment any schemes of confederation
with Canada and the other Provinces.
In the case of the recent distillery
frauds on the Internal Revenue in this
CITY, some very heavy assessments, one
or two as high as S15O,OOO, have been
made, but the defaulting parties profess
inability to meet the demands OF the
government. The Commission is still
at the Astor House engaged in matters
connected with the defalcation, and
compromises will probably be made in
some of the cases, but it is stated that
some of the civil suits pending Mt pres
ent will beIrelinquished. Commission
| er Belts delivered his opinion this
morning in relation to the charges of
| bribery connected with the matter.
Gen. 9Hancock's Board, now en-
gagged in the examination of models
| for breach loading fire arms, are still
in session, and will continue to receive
new improvements for several weeks.
Over thirty patterns have now been en-
tered.
In view of the possibility of the &C.
currence of difficulties between the
British and American fishermen off the
New Foundland coast in consequence
| of the termination of the reciprocity
treaty, the monitor Miantonomal, has
been dispatched to the fishing banks to
protect the interests of the American
citizens.
The Herald's Washington special
SAYS a large number of Congressman
have taken advantage of the short re-
cess and have gone North, intending to
be here again on Monday. There IS
consequently hull in the speculation
as to the probable action OF Congress
upon the Civil Rights Bill.
A large number of officials, whose
residence is in the State of Connecticut,
left Washington yesterday for that
State for the purpose of depositing their
vote on Monday next.
The body of Senator Foote arrived in
this city last night in charge of several
United States Senators. At an early
hour this morning it was sent on to
Rutland, Vermont, where the funeral
will take place on Monday next.
Galveston papers say that real estate
has greatly advanced in that city,
Tenements and lots are selling for more
than three times what they did in the
last ten years. Meanwhile trade is
good, and the grain market is rapidly
filling up by importations OF corn by
thousands of bushels from New Or
leans.
The Galveston Bulletin says that
large part of the three companies of the
4Sth Ohio regiment stacked their arms
the other day and refused TO do duty on
the ground that orders from Washing
ton for their muster out had been dis
regarded. The colored troops arrested
and now guard the insurgents.
The Newark Advertiser states that
Senator Wright is still confined to his
house. 1t is doubtful if he ever re-
sumes his seat in the Senate.
An English paper says that Sir S. NJ.
Peto is unable to attend to his parlia-
mentary duties or to any business in
London, by an attack of illness ofsome
severity, which ,detains him in the
country.
4 fire broke out this morning at Nos.
A and 46, Vesey street, i'll Beck d Co.'S.
Tobacco and snuff Mandatory. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
The Tribune this morning publishes
two further dispatches from Mr.. Seward
to Mr.. Adams. In the first the Secreta-
ry of State refers to the anticipation on
the part of the European governments
of retaliatOry measures. He again re-
views the grievances of the United
States against Great Britain. as well
retaliatory measures, but deprecntes
any intention on the part of the United
States to go to war on account of these
| grievances. More important is another
dispatch of March LIST, communicating
to Mr.. Adams IA copy of Il dispatch from
a rebel emissary in Canada. 1t gives
an account of the endeavorS of the rebel
agents in London and Paris to find out
on what terms assistance or rGcogni-
ton could be obtained. 1t seems that
these agents were instructed to intimate
that an armistice might be concluded
between the two belligerent parties in
North America, for the purpose of I'M
dertnking CONFORMITY Il foreign war, for
instance, for the expulsion of the
French from Mexico. The hint was
treated in England i'll the usual unsat-
isfactory noncommittal manner, but i'll
France it at once met with the deClura-
ton that no such an alliance could be
permitted, that the Emperor would
punish any attempt to enforce the Mon
roe doctrine, and that if ii could be
made sure that the Federal government
was pursuing such II course, France
would promptly recognize the South
ern Independence.
SAYS: A proposition has been made by
the agents of MaXimilian, to prominent
politicians, to give them the contract to
| collect the revenue in Mexico for the
| term of five years, upon condition that
they would prevent our government
from doing anything in behalf of JuarcZ
and the Republic during that period.
The per centage which they give on the
amount collected furnishes Il wide mar
gin for a lobby friend to use upon Con-
| gress to prevent action.