The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-27
FRESH NEWS ITEMS.

I llAANtl ENlhNtS NlNbNS NulCu NNlls AAuu-
cook sent To Lexington by order OF Con.
Grant, have been sent back to Fort
LcWVeuworth, Uud Gov, Fletcher Is left
in undiSputOblO control of affairs In
Missouri.
Joe HhhctS, who murdered a man
named Page, i'll Grundy county, ILL.,,
more than Il year ago, was captured in
Maine, some days since, and has been
sont TO Illinois for trial.
The military commission sitting at
Richmond on the case OF DIR. Watson,
who murdered n negro, has been dis
solved by order of the President, and
tho prisoner discharged. This action
gives great satisfaction in Copperhead
circles.
The Washington correspondent of
the Springfield Republican says that
when Congress re-aSsembles, Repre-
sentative Ashley, OF Ohio, will move
his impeachment resolution again, and
1t will be adopted. He thinks however
that no Impeachment will result, but
that the object is to put the President
under close surveillance.
-AdviceS from Texas show TINT tho
patronage OF the President and Of the
State Department is given to unrepen
tant rebels, to the exclusion Of men
who were loyal during the war. The
matter will be Investigated by Con-
SreSs.
In regard TO tho election of now
presiding officer by the Senate of the
United States, the Washington CORES
pendent of the Springfield Republican
says he is assured by leading Radicals
that the election will not occur till the
last of February or the first of March.
Mr.. Fosters speech on the suffrage bill
surprised his friends, but there is no
I'M TNf ,SsI La, Il
is there serious lack of confidence in
him. 1t is expected that he will so with
his party friends on most measures, rs
he did last winter.
Reports are received by mail from
Gambia concerning the SanSuiuury con-
niCt which took place i'll November be-
tween the Christians and Turks 0t the
convent of Arreanian. The Christians
barricaded even the cells of the convent,
its defenders determined to fire the
magazine, in order TO prevent the desc
Grafton of the house. \ monk applied
the match, and II large number OF both
Christians and Turks lost their lives by
the explosion.
There is intense curiosity at Wash
inEton to know what the Committee on
Public Expenditures, now sitting in
New York with closed doors, is doing,
Rumors are, that the committee have
got on the track of startling facts, which
involve the character OF prominent
johnson men in New York and in the
Senate. Tine committee will be com
PEELED to make an early report.
-DarlinG's committee have develop.
ed most extensive frauds in the manu-.
facture OF whisky in New York CITY.
They find nearly every revenue officer
there in completely with Illicit stills,
while many very prominent persons
are very seriously compromised. One
inspector, who has only been serving IL
few months, and who was absolutely
destitute when appointed. now keeps
his carriage and lIVerIed servants, and
lives IN an elegant mansion, for which
he paid promptly ut its purchase. They
Will continue their explorations after
the holidays.
1t is said that pardons have passed
through by Express marked c. o. d.
S5Oo.- Wash. Special.
That is nothing. 1t is reported that
some have passed through marked C..
.. double Il.
The Chicago Tribune, Radical pre-
diets that Horace Greeley will be ':the
Copperhead candidate for President in
lS6S"
This is about as probable as that
Gen. Lee will be the Union candidate
for Vice President, for which he has
been nominated by a Maryland paper.
"A curious little story affecting Sec
rotary McCullOch has lately come to
light. Spooner, the Cincinnati man
who wants the Internal Revenue Blu
reau, who has been at Washington
eight weeks pressing his claims there
for, who has become the laughing-stock
OF the town, figures as the party of the
first part. He satisfied himself some
time ago that he could get the place if
the Secretary of the Treasury would
only advise II change and endorse his
papers. The Secretary time and time
again declined doing this. Failing to
get Mr. Rollins removed, Spooner con-
ceived the brilliant idea of getting Mr..
McCUlloch removed. Accordingly he
turned his batteries upon the head OF
the Treasury Department. The Score
tary, not feeling quite at Tease, has re-
Gently tiled in the White House n very
strong and complimentary endorse
ment of himself, which was got up at
his own request, and is signed by most
of the national bank officers Of New
York city.
"A fatal dog cholera having broken
out in North Adams, Mass, there is
great aniety in the neighboring towns
Tor its spreading among the canine race
Observation-Disclosures.
We know large numbers of people
who wouldn't be sorry il something of
the kind would break out here.
Mr.. C. II. Webb, of New York, has
written a travesty of Griffith Gaunt,"
which is to be published as Christmas
brochure.
No less than twenty-one persons
were burned to death in New York in
the week ending December 18Th. DR..
Harris, in his report to the Board Of
Health, says that for the deaths of the
fourteen persons who persisted in the
burning of tenement houses, ga later
generation and wiser laws will hold the
people and tho laws of our day guilty
of homicide"
Mr.. Geo. w. Hank lately sued the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago
Railroad for being put off the cars by
the Conductor, and recovered four hum
dred dollars. Mr.. II. having neglected
to buy n ticket before getting on the
cars. the Conductor demanded an adj
vance Of 20 per cent, which Mr.. II. re-
fused to pay. The Conductor stopped
the cars and put him off. Mr.. H. then
offered the amount demanded, but The
Conductor told him it was too late. Mr.,
II. sued the Company in the Richland
Court of Common Pleas and recovered
as above
1t is said that an attempt has been
made by certain parties at Washington
TO induce Louis Weichman to refrain
from testifying against Surratt. Siren
uOus efforts are expected 10 be made TO
prevent either of the witnesses who ex-
posed Surratt in Europe from telling
all they know ofthis matter. Enough,
however, has already TRANSFERRED TO
warrant the belief that if these men can
be induced to testify freely, the whole
mystery of the assassination will be
unfolded.
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