The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-10

There is no longer room to doubt thu
| Presidents action on the Colorado Dill
His intention to veto is unmistakable
The principal objection urged against i
is reported to be the floating and un
stable character of its population, al
though there are others. sufficiently
Wild.
The excitement connected with the
suspension of the Merchants Nationa
Bank has comparatively subsidized. Ar
examination has been going on for two
days under the auspices of the Govern
ment, and is not yet concluded.
The military commission convened
by special order of the War Depart,
ment, met in Union Block and organ
lied for the trial of Major Paulding. A
few witnesses were examined and the
court adjourned till Tomorrow.
1t is now generally believed thai
Brig.-Gen. Mann will be appointed
Collector at Chicago, vice Huther NHa'
ven, deceased.
The following names were yesterday
sent to the Senate for confirmation tC
| offices in Wisconsin /: Brigadter General
Cassius Fairchild. q. s. Marshal; Mr.
Gillette, Postmaster at Fon Du Lac
and Brigadier General e. S. Bragg, u
s. District Attorney.
It is rumored in military circles that
an order dischnrging all volunteer Gen
eral officers will emanate in few days
Most.of these officers hold commissions
in the regular army, and in conse-
Quence of the expected order they will
only be reduced to subordinate posi-.
tons, and willnot be entirely mustered
out.
The United States Treasurer yester-
day authorized the shipment of S45, 0Ot
in fractional currency to different
banks.
The Times special denies the state
ment that there was general distrust
of the banks in Washington, and says
no run has been made upon them.
The Times special says: Secretary
Monroe and back, leaving here on Sat
urday and returning on Monday morn
ing last, had, while at the Fortress, 9
few moments conversation with JEFF,
Davis. There was nothing of special
interest in the interview, the conversa-
ton being general and quite brief. Da-
Wis is not enjoying very good health.
The Government has finally deter
mined to hold the gold claimed by the
Richmond banks us belonging to them.
Some account of the seizure of which j
have given already. The proofs seem
to establish clearly that the gold be-
longed to the so-called Southern Con-
federacy, and was on deposit with the
banks subject to the drafts of the Con-
fedesacy.
The Tribune's special says: The
Commissioner of Indian Affairs is max
ing arrangementsto hold n council with
the Indians on the plains at Fort Lara
mic, for n treaty with them. A tele-
gram received yesterday from E.. b.
states that 70, 1000 Indians will attend,
and desires to know whether subsist-
ence can be furnished them.
The Senate special committee APP
pointed to examine into the present
telegraph system, have called upon the
Postmaster General for n report in re-
gard to the eXpediency of connecting 1t
with the postal system. The Postmas-
ter General is now engaged upon his
report, and will have II ready to sub
nit to the committee in n few days. I'm
til it is received no action will be taken
by the committee.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs to-day unanimously agreed TO
report General Sickles as Minister to
the Hague, and all reports of any nd-
vance action are unqualt1edly false.
Gen. Sickles today officially informed
the Secretary of State of his decltnation
of this position. He desires to return
to his present command, and was to.
day notified by both the Secretary OF
War and Gen. Grant that he could do so.
The President to-day pardoned Stew
artJ. Motfatt, convicted ofhaving coun-
terfeit money, with the intention OF
passing it.
Gen. Rufus ingalls, has been ordered
on an inspection tour of military posts
through Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Ore
gon, Montana aud California.
The Special Committee on the Pro-
vost Marshal Bureau, have passed a
a resolution that their proceedings
shall be kept secret. The statement
that the matter was likely to be drop
ped, circulated by the friends of Mr..
FRY, is slightly incorrect. The matter
will be thoroughly probed.
1t should be known that the redemp-
ton division of the Treasury will re-
ceive packages of mutilated National
currency in sums amounting to over
SO. So many packages of that sum are
received that it is thought the people are
of the opinion this is the largest amount
received.
The fiftieth or jubilee anniversary OF
the New York Sunday School Union,
was held here yesterday morning in
the Lutheran church, corner of 18th
street and 9th Avenue. The anniver-
sary was celebrated also last evening
at the 4th Avenue Presbyterian church,
Rev. Dr., Ferris presiding. The annual
anniversary of the American and For
eign Christian Union, took place last
evening at the Presbyterian church,
corner of 5th Avenue and 18th street.
Several Missionaries and prominent
Divines addressed the audience. The
progress of Professionalism and Sunday
Schools in foreign lands was freely dis
cussed. The anniversary. of the Amer
lean Missionary Association was cele-
brated for the first time in this city ut
the Cooper's Union, yesterday morn
ing. Addresses were delivered by Maj.
Gen! o. @. Howard, of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er. The 18th anniversary of the Five
Points House of Industry, was celebra-
ted yesterday by the examination OF
over three hundred children, in fignres,
grammar and geography.
The Boston Tract Society held their
fifth-second anniversary meeting in
Irving Hall, before a very respectable
and attentive audience. Speeches were
delivered by Rev. DIR. Vermillige and
other clergymen on the occasion. Mai.
GenI Howard made speech which
called forth much applause. 1t is con-
templated that the Boston and New
York Tract Societies ere long will be
united.
The first general Missionary meeting
of the Universalist Society of New
York was held last evening at the
Blocker street Church, at which the
Rev. J. n. Hartzell, OF Buffalo, deliv-
cred an address on denominational adj
vance. Abiding to the rapid progress
of Universalism in the United States.
Short addresses were made by e. w.
Crowell and n. McAdam, after which
the Rev. d. G. Tomlinson. The Finan-
cial Agent read his report, showing the
total receipts of the Society to be s, 1855.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The steamer
New York from Aspinwall on the ID
has arrived, bringing California mails
TO the 10th.
Panama advices state that the news
| from South America is unimportant,