The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-26

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Miscellaneous News.
New YORK, March 24.-The Herald's
4 special from Toronto last evening says
4 the excitement has quoted down here
though no relaxation is apparent in the
| preparations for defense. There was
almost panic in Montreal last night
over a report that 10000 Fenians were
moving on Isse Aux Noix. a volun.
Montreal for admitting himself a Fe.
MAN. According to Michael Murphy
the supposed Canadian Head Centre
SS5, 700 of Fenian bonds have been taken
up in Canada. Though a week has now
passed since the alarm was sounded,
nothing has occurred TO frighten the
citizens of Ottawa. Night patrols and
countersigns are still in force. The left
wing of the Canadian army on the st
Lawrence border, still exhibits great ac-
tivity, and fresh troops are constantly
arriving. The military authorities
threaten that if the Fenians attempt tc
cross at ogdensburg they will fire OF
that city with the guns of Fort yelling
ton at Prescott opposite. Nearly q mil
lion feet of contract timber are awaiting
shipment at Ottawa for the States.
Last evening the residence of John p,
Moore, ITO Maiden Avenue, was enter
| ed by thief and tin box containing
United States and Their securities to the
amount of about 100000 taken. a re-
ward of 5000 has been offered by Mr..
Moore for the recovery of the bonds
No clue to the thief has as yet app
peared.
In the District Court yesterday Judge
Belts pronounced Judgment that the
application of the owners of the Meteor
steamship for the burden of that vessel
shall be refused. The Meteor has been
seized by order of the government on
information that she was intended to
be used as u CHILEAN privateer against
the commerce of Spain.
The Tribune's Washington special
states that Lieut.. Gen. Grant is shortly
to sail for Europe. Capt. Ammen, an
old school master of the Generals and
now of the iron-clad Montana, is to be
transferred to the man-of-war that con-
veys The military chieftain across the
ocean.
The Worlds Washington special says
gentleman in Washington has sued
General Terry, commanding in Rich
mond, for trespasses and injury COM
mitted against him and family while
sojourning last summer on the Eastern
shore of Virginia.
President Johnson has refused to ac-
cept the resignation of O.. S. Cleveland,
Postmaster at Hartford, Conn.
a Washington special states that it is
believed the person in confinement
here, on suspicion of his being the no.
torious Quantrell, will shortly be re-
leased from custody, the evidence TAX
en- having failed to establish his iden-
tity.
The Hera1d's special says: In pursu-
ance of general instructions from head
quarters of the army, officers in COM
mand of the military department are
establishing guardships at the different
Snntharn Snita hla vaaSa1S for
quarantine guardships are stationed
along the coast and health officers have
been appointed to inspect all vessels
subject to the provisions of the order.
The following extracts from letter
addressed to an assessor of internal
revenue by the deputy commissioner
are of interest to assessors and railroad
companies
Section 122 imposes tax of per cent.
on all dividends and profits of such
companies carried to the account of any
fund or used for construction. AS it
was found to be impracticable for rail-
road companies to state their nett gains
as often as a dividend was declared
this officer has not insisted upon it's
being done, but requires such statement
to be made once year. On returning
the year in form No. 65 should show
the nett gains and profits over divi-
dends declared for the entire year and
the tax should be paid on such profits.
twill be observed that the amount of
profits used for consumption is subject
to the tax of B per cent. the same as If
it were added to surplus or contingent
fund.
The only additional news of any i'm
portance cleaned from South American
correspondence regarding the Gillian
Spanish war is that the Commodore,
Immediately on his arrival at Valpa-
raise, determined to send the iron-clad
frigate Ell Numencia to the scene of ac-
ton off the Anceed, with orders to run
the batteries, and destroy the allied
fleet at all hazards. The Spanish YER
sion of the affair, however, is published.
showed no disposition to fight. While
the Blanca was making q reconnaissance
she was suddenly opened upon by
battery which did some damage to her
rigging. She opened fire on the allied
fleet and the Villa de Madrid stood in
to her assistance. AS soon as the latter
ship came within range she opened fire,
engaging both fleet and batteries at the
same time. The action was continued
necessarily for two hours-the two
Spanish ships expanding about seven
hundred shot and shell, when the COM
manding officer, finding it impossible
to silence the shore battery, and not
caring to venture his heavy ships into
a narrow and dangerous channel way,
hauled off out of range after his vessels
had been struck seventeen times in
their hulls-the Blanca received one
shot below water line which was imme-
diately plugged. They report no casual
ties.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The o. s..