The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-23

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Miscellaneous MOVIE.

miscellaneous News. -- ,f .
NEW YoRK, April 2l.-The Herald's
| Toronto special of last evening, says
that the Globes Cornwall dispatch to-
night says that great dissatisfaction
exists among the magistrates by the
singular course of the Mayor of Corn
wall, who is an OranSeman, and who
in forming his Court, excluded all
! Catholic Magistrates from the bench.
This fact, together with the exclusion
of the press and other circumstances,
| lead people to believe that whether
| guilty or not n diabolica1 attempt is
being made to punish the prisoners. q
A dispatch from Cornwall also says
| that very unpleasant rumOr is aflOat
as follows: Detective Clark, while
here as witness, by speaking Irish,
| got into the confidence of one ODono-
hue, of Cornwall, and ino ulyed him in
whisky, he represented himself as IL
Fenian sympathizer, and drew from
O'Donohue the views of other syInpa-
thizPrs here; alsOthat II any movement
was made Mayor Allen would be the
first victim. Clark made an affidavit
that O'DonOhue gave this information
and the Mayor says he has it in his
possession.
The citizens kindly offer to supply
the prisoners with newspapers but the
Magistrates refuse TO allow them TO re-
| ICelNG
The Magistrates already declare that
the prisoners will be committed to the
Fall Assizes. The people consider this
cruel persecution and shameful.
The Globes EastpOrt dispatch to-
night, says that small squads are NOV
ing 10 Cdlaias and other Maine towns.
Killian has gone TO Portland, and
Sevnot is in command. E.s.Gl
The Herald says: a number of new
express companies have been prof ected
lately, but they have SO far either been
absorbed in or bought up by the old
companies. We now hear that another
one called the Merchants Union hus
been organized with u capital of fifteen
million dollars, and that its principal
office is soon to be opened in this;city.
Elmira p. Ross, of Auburn, New York,
is President, and VIM. ii. Seward, Jr.,
Vice President. The company intends,
if il does not follow the new OrganiZa-
tlonS previously mentioned, to run over
the principal business routes of the
country.
The Herald's Washington special
says: 1t is understood that the Secretary
ofthe Treasury has under considera-
ton the subject of issuing proposals for
new five per cent. loan.
The Worlds Washington special
says: The House judiciary Commit
lee yesterday examined at great length
"a DIR. James B. Meredith, who alleges
that he was present ut Montreal in Feb
rutry, 1865, ut meeting of prominent
rebels, among whom were Sanders,
Tucker, Thompson and large num-
ber of others, among whom the ques-
ton of the assassination of Lincoln,
Stanton and Grant WAS fully talked
over, and it was generally understood
among them that il was shortly TO take
place and that Booth was the nan who
was To perform the act, aud he says
that Il letter was exhibited purporLing
to be from Jefferson Davis, giving in
formation in regard to the matter. He
adds that he afterwards saw Mr.. Clay
when he culle.l his attention to the
matter aud was told by CliIy that he
understood all about il. This is the
same sort OF evidence thut came out in
the conspiracy trials, which was not
credited. Meredith says he was for
merlv from kentucky; went to CanNdM
in 1854 and now resides at indianapolis,
Indiana.
General Grant and wife left last
evening for Richmond, where he will
stop II lew days. His movements have
no furtheI Significance than ii visit to
his sister, wife of the present postInnS-
ter of Richmond. -.4f
The Herald's Washington special
says that Collector Smylhe has replied
tO ii letter addressed to him byu leading
Senator in regard to certain allegations
thut he had pail money to PARTIES in
Washington, and among them man
who had recently started u newspaper.
In his letter MIR. Smythe emphatically
denied that he has ever paid IL cent To Il
human being for influence for office.
He denounces the whole statement as IL
buse and malicious Justification.
The Times Washington special says
the Committee on Elections on Monday
will take up the case from Ohio, If Fol-
lett against Delano, the sitting mem
Der.
The steamer England, which was
quaruntined ut Halifax with cholera on
board, has reached this port. 70
The steamer Hibernia, from Glasgow,
has arrived. No news
A Washington dispatch says: A
plan for the vault of the Washington
Cemetery intended for the reception OF
the Union dead who tell on the battle
fields of Virginia, has been approved
by the QuartermaSter General and the
Chief Quartermaster of the Depart
lnent who advertises for proposals for
its construction.
Five boys named Henry Hitter, John
McCuIlOcb. Henry Scully, Robert Hul-
lidHy and James McGee, were cOmmit-
ted for examination yesterday, by JUS
implicated III the robbery of IL box from
"a safe in The office of Messrs. Thomas
Irwin e. Sous, No. 0 BrOUd street, CON
tanning 81, ,7S4 in gold coin, checks aud
stamps. The two first numed confess
ed to having committed the robbery
and the others as nccomplices after the
act had been committed.
wAsuINoToN, April 2l.-Yesterdny