The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-06

miscellaneous News.
NEW York, March 5.-The Tribunei
special says the 18th United States In
fantry, Col. Erastus ID. Keys command
ling, have been ordered to report to Mai
Gen. Augur, commanding the Wash
ington Department.
The disbursements of the Treasury
Department last month amounted tc
S47, 9T2, 22S.14. During the same perioC
the redemptions of mulilated fractional
currency were made amounting tc
$2S5, 500. The total amount of national
bank currency issued by the Treasury
Department up to date is S25S, 432, no
last week. The Office of the Second
l.Comptroller of the Treasury Depart.
ment, which has the settlement of al
Military and Naval Claims against the
Government, last month received &C
counts involving the sum of $5l 1851 ,461
The gas monopoly of Washington hav
ing sent in bill of six hundred dol
lars for the gas used in the post office
building during the evening ofthe 22d o.
February, when the whole building ex-
cept the city post office, is closed al
four O'Clock, the Post Master General
has ordered that the gas be cut off from
the building, and petroleum used in
stead! 1sH etEsl
The Herald's special says that &
tary of the Treasury by German
named Sturse, for the issue of land
bonds or land scrip of the United States
in Europe. Each bond is to represent
the value of SO many acres here, to be-
taken up by the holder OF the LAND
upon his arrival in this country. Mr.
Sturse states that the desire to possess 4
piece of land, however small, is univer
sal among the lower classes of Ger
mans, and that the United States lane
bonds would be eagerly bought NJ
throughout the whole of Germany, anC
that the sale of land bonds would enor
mously increase emigration to this
country.
Z In view of the probable increase Of
National Banks number of institu'
tons have filed their applications witt
the Comptroller of the Currency.
The Recommendation of the Internal
Revenue Commissioner to- reduce the
tax on whisky is not likely to be adopt,
ed. From observation-disclosures no change
will be made in the tax. fLHE
General Grant, accompanied by Col.
Bowers, is en- route to Washington. The
Generals Oldest son is being taken by
him to West Point preparatory to enter
ing that institution next June, which
accounts for the visit.
The steam frigate Carmen, one of the
Spanish war vessels which have for
some time past been lying in our port,
has sailed from Quarantine
A fire broke out this morning in the
cotton storage establishment of r. l..
johnson, No. Bridge street, extend
ing through to No. No. 8 Pearl street,
which is still burning, with every indi-
cation of the entire destruction of the
building. The loss of property so far
is estimated at $500, 900. l5
The Worlds special says the case OF
n Dbl for
trial in the criminal court on Tuesday
next. ,fff
The monthly report of the Pension
Office for the month just passed, ex-
hibits an addition to the pension roll
of4O, O33 new names. OF these 2,2l6
were widows, mothers and minors, and
the remaining ,Sl7 were sailors. During
we're registered, ago being invalids, and
1856 widows, so.called. Nearly $4,000
circulars and letters were dispatched
from this Office during the month, the
larger proportion being relative to bu-
siness connected with the widows
branch, in response to inquiries made
at the Office by agents, claimants and
and others.
The Secretary of the Treasury is now
preparing discharges for about rs clerks,
Hundreds of applications for positions
are still made, though the force is being
reduced.
The treasury department. has received
from Charleston, S. O., n new counter
felt on the $50 compound interest notes
The Commissioner of Customs has re-
ceived late ndvices from Montana terri.
tory, stating that large quantities OF
goods have been and are now being
Struggled into the vicinity of the mines
from the Canadian frontiers. Goods
have been seized to the amount of thirty
thousand dollars, and the collector OF
that district reports that no is bending
every energy to the brcaking up of the
smuggling now carried on in that
quarter
The Times special says:
The President has appointed w. I
Coggshall, of Ohio, minister to Ecua
dor in place of +. Hassaureck resigned
The appointment was made on the re.
COMMUNICATION of Post Muster Genera
Dennison and Gov. Cox, of Ohio.