The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-05
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NEW York, March 3.-The Tribune's
Washington special says:
In order to put peremptory stop &C
the reasonable utterances of the Vir.
ginia press, still persistent, the COM
manding officer of the Department Of
Virginia has issued an order requiring
the publishers of newspapers in the
State to send n copy of every issue tC
his headquarters by mail on the day Of
publication.
The Government is still realizing inn
mense sums from the sale of unneces,
days large quantities of medicines have
been disposed of and on Thursday mex
1856, 900 articles of clothing will be sold
together with large number OF Gov
eminent buildings.
The commencement of the Medical
Department of the University of New
York took place last evening. The de-
gree of Doctor of Medicine was con-
ferred upon seventy-nine young gen.
tlemen and valedictory. address IN
verse was recited by DIR. Alfred @. Post
The venerable Chancellor informed the
large audience which assembled to wit
ness the ceremonies that the dtstr1Du'
ton of the Mott medals is to be contln'
ued in perpetuity in accordance with
the wish of the lamented Valentine
Mott. .-sp.y
The Herald's Washington special
says: General Spinner is continually
beset with requests from banks to pro
cure their designation as depositaries
and answers that when 1t Is clearly
shown they are necessary for govern
ment purposes, they will be authorized
The Secretary of the Treasuryis about
issuing orders to the Treasury agents
in the Southto call in their sub agents
and close their business, which has been
losing one to the government, though
corresponding source of gain to the
employed.
The government treasury agents have
received orders to commence the sale ol
cotton seized by the military authoritles
as confiscated and abandoned property
Secretary Stanton has ordered the lib.
Grafton of all enlisted men imprisoned
in this department for desertion.
The Worlds Washington special says
Sir Frederick Bruce, British Minister
was Yesterday in conference with sew
eral members of the Ways and Means
Committee, in regard to the reciprocity
treaty recently reported by them. he
informed the committee that he would
like to get some additional articles on
the free list, and also little lower rate
of duty on certain other articles. It is
understood that the provisions of the
bill are nearly all that they desire. II
will be opposed by members from the
the ground that 1t is wholly unfair in
its provisions, and affords scarcely any
projection to American interests. The
canadians are here in full force with a
few seedy lobby members, who urge its
passage ut once, on the plea that some
thing must be done before the old treaty
expires.
received a letter from n gentleman re-
siding ut Fredericksburg, Va, stating
that a portion of the battle ground
where the Union dead were buried Is
about to be occupied for fair grounds
and agricultural purposes, and asks the
committee to take some action IN the
matter. The committee referred the
matter to the President, VINO mas hu'
thority, under existing laws, 10 authof-
ize the purchase of suchIlands for sol
diers' cemeteries.
The committee appointed to wait on
President Johnson and present him
with the resolutions of the Cooper In,
stitute meeting, reported to the genera
committee last night. They met WIFE
n cordial reception by the President.
The Secretary of the Treasury yester
day issued the following circular Il
custom officers relative to Spanish anc
Peruvian prizes:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March ID.
1t has been officially announced Y
this government hathoSt1l1tles DetWeeI
Spain and Peru have been resumed, 1
is possible that during the continuanc'
OF such hostilities, attempts may b'
made to bring into United States port
prizes taken from one of the parties by
Inc war vessels of the other, custom of
ficers will use diligence to prevent tn
entrance of such vessels into their re
spective districts, excepting when a.
vessels in distress they come within thu
provisions of the Goth section of thu
acts of March End, 1893, entitled an ae
| 10 regulate the collection of duties, I'M
ports and tunnage. In which case tn,
provisions of that section must b'
Strictly enforced. Collectors will diree
fine commanders of Revenue Cut
tiers in their respective districts, L
warn all vessels of either belligerents
that they may find endeavoring to en-
| ter the ports of the United States will
prizes or captures in charge of priz
crews, that they are not permitted SO t
do. except when they seek a port
refuge in distress, and in this cnse tn
collectors will promptly notify the de
partnent of the fact of such arriya
and the circumstances attending tn
same.
Secretary of the Treasury.
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