The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.
Mutiiated Treasury Notes.
Reception of Virginia Delegation.
THE GILLIAN DIFFICULTIES.
State Convention at Austin, Texns-
Robbery of the National Bank at
Coucord-The Reciprocity Treaty.
Reception of Virginia Delegation
News from New York.

special says: The committee from the
| Virginia Legislature, in Washington or
| ganized Yesterday, selecting Speaker
Baldwin as Chairman. The President
! was informed early in the morning OF
their presence, but the meeting OF the
meeting of the Cabinet being continued
until after four o'clock yesterday after.
noon, the committee will be received at
the White House at ten o'clock to-day.
A telegram was yesterday received by
the Secretary ofthe Treasury from the
collector of customs at Portland, Maine,
relative to the admission OF several hor-
ses lust arrived in that port from Ire
land The Secretary gave his permission
for their landing.
The Birmingham, England, associa
ton for tie relief Of the destitute freed.
men of the United States, has just con-
tributed another cargo of goods TO Gen
Howard for distribution, and the Secre.
tary of the Treasury has ordered their
admission into port free OF duty
A ball was given in Washington last
night by the Marquis MonchalOn for the
French Minister, which was attended by
a large number of prominent citizens
and army and navy officers, also foreign
ers Of distinction
The Panama correspondent ~ the Her
AID SAYS: A combined Peruvian and
Chiiian feet is under orders to com
mence immediate hostllities ~ galnst
4nain. The Callao is strongly fortified
With guns, including eight Of Blakeley' 5
cast steel 300-pounders. Ihe monitor &c,
toyia and ram Loa also are In port! ana
some batteries are oficered by Americans
who had experience in the late war Inc
Peruvian war steamer Callao IS at Fan
ana repairing, but will soon leave 10
ioiu her consorts, The correspondent
also SAYS that the four iron clads that
will leave England before the deciara'
tiop of war reaches there will either
attack Cuba or carry the war to the
norts of Spain and attempt the destruc'
zion of the naval arsenal at Ferrai. Gen
Eilpatrick left Csllao for valparaiso II
an English mail packet. The I. s.
steamer Waterca remains at Caiiae. A
nnmbsr of ex.Confederate officers have
been engaged for the Chilian navy, and
have left Panama for Chill, IN Chlllan
war steamer.
The Tribunes Panama correspondent
saws that torpedos and other Internal
machines, for the destruction OF the
Spanish feet, arrived at Callao. 1t was
nnrcbased in New York by an agent OF
the Chiliau Government. Canes ky Jones,
late Of the rebel navy, was n Fanamai
en- route to Chill, whore he was 70 nave
a naval commission,
The HeraId's special says: General
Joseph L. Fullerton, Chief OF stan to
General Howard resigned day or Two
since,
General Hooker has ordered the fol-
lowing military districts TO be discontin. !.
ned: District ofNew jersey, district OF
Rhode Island and Connecticut. district
of Maine, district Of Northern aud west
ern New Iork,
The Worlds Washington special says;
The Canadian officials, before they left,
threw out some hints that ifthe Reci-
procitv Treaty We're allowed to e2-
pire without some action on the question
ofthe fisheries, it might lead to serious
difficulties, under treaty stlpulatlous' II
the Reciprocity Treaty expires we are
limited to a very small margin IN the
vaters. and if our fishermen 60 beyoud
that limit they will be fOrcedaback.
The Coroner inquest on the BODY u
Milton B Holt, who was Eilled ~ the
railway accident Gu the Newark and
Mount Clair r r, on Thursday morn
ing. by the breaking down OF bridge
vas concluded yesterday lie jury
returned verdict charging the coinpa-
nv with gross and culpable neglect.
The Times Washington special says
Collectors through the Southern states
have been recovering for payment ot do.
ties Seven thirty Treasury notes from
which the coupons have been detached.
| These notes are in those States received
9. currency In answer 10 a letter from
the collector Of the First District iii leA
y. TO the Secretary Of the Treasury, on the
su biect, Mr. McColloch says; Congress
alone having the power to regulate the
lawful money Of the United states, ana
hayino decided what shall constitute At,
and that nothing but lawful money shs i
| he received in payment OF dues, the
| Secretary of the Treasury has no power
| 10 receive Seveu.thrty Treasury notes ~
paymen1 Of dues, because the! are not
! lawful
The Richmond Whig says Two freed
men named George Nhet and J0hh
| Whet were sentenced by Colonel McEn'
ter last Wednesday, TO ten and five years
imprisonment respectively, III pehirn
tiary tor theft
A special dispatch to the New York
Tribune, dated Austin, Texas, Thursday
saws TIE Convention organized today
and will incorporate into the new con
stitntion the total abolition Of slavery
and give negroes the right 10 testify III
all Courts, 'hold property, sue and Ot
sued &c The Convention is divided
betweeen original secessionists an1
straight out Union men Some ar
IA favor of negro suffrage The Presi
dent Of the Convention voted against Sc
cession IN the last Convention but va
subsequently, an officer ~ the C9niedrr
ate army
From Boston.
BosToN. Feb. lO-The mystery, snr
| -, l;nrr tho rOhhery of the NattOna