The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-13

Will De aDle wnen ne 1eelS luSL1ueu1n
call for their services, to procure $4,000
service, in this city alone. 1t is known
that 10000 cartridge boxes and KNAPP
sacks were bought ut auction last week
from a well known house in Park
Place, and quantities of arms and am
munition are being negotiated for from
day to day by officers selected for that
purpose. 1t is probable that Col. Ere
sham will command the first Fenian
regiment from this city, and a well
known Southern cavalry officer, the
second. An artillery regiment is also
being raised, and an independent bat
talon for special service under the
command of Col. Murphy, u veteran
soldier.
Tho Herald SAYS
Movements. of some Significance were
reported to be in progress of prepare
ton here yesterday, and funds continu-
ed to pour into the Fenian Treasury.
In Washington it is said that the
FenianS. in order to exhibit the per
tility Of the British Government, will
mentS in regard to the direct assistance
given by the agents of Earl Russell and
the late rebellion in the South.
The Tribune's Washington special
special says:
The Navy Department paid $4,000 for
Roads to League Island; the POtapsic
cost 81, 125, and the Lehigh 81, $50 for the
same purpose.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House will, during the present week,
report again to that body the civil rights
bill, with an initial clause, providing
that nothing contained in the bill shall
be understood to effect the question of
An effort is being made to organize
through Congressional enactment,
National Insurance Bureau, It's sup
ported by many of the foremost and
best insurance men and companies in
the country, and it is believed that
something may be arranged through
the Internal Revenue or Treasury De-
partment somewhat after the manner
of the National Bank system, whereby
insurance companies may have their
securities in government stocks and de-
posted here in such manner that the
present vexatious State laws for guard
ing the institutions may be repealed.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany are urging their claims for constd-
Grafton before the Congressional Com
mittee. They have no lobby retainers,
and repel all outside appliances so conf
monty resorted to, and apparently rely
upon the merits of the case.
General Spinner states that there are,
to his knowledge, only about twenty
three million dollars lying in the Ma
Lional Banks, belonging to the Govern
ment, instead of seventy millions, as
believed by Comptroller Clarke.
The Tribune's Raleigh correspondent
writes, regarding the Gee trial, under
date of the 9th inst:
The opinion of Major Walcott, the
Judge Advocate, and other memherssof
the military commission is that they
will finish the Srcater part OF the testi-
mony for tho prosecution this week,
and that the adjournment of the court,
Mt least for n fortnight, will take place
to give tho counsel for the prisoner
time to obtain witnesses in his behalf.
Extensive preparations are being
mnde by the Irish citizens of the Me-
tropolis for the celebration of st. Pat
rick's day. Col. O'NIahony has issued
an order for the parade on that occa-
sion of the 99th regiment ofthe Nation-
nj Guards. The knights of st. Patrick
will celebrate the day by banquet ut
the MaZen House, in Union square.
Another meeting of the Irish socie-
ties of Brooklyn was held yesterday,
Mt which all the arrangements for the
anniversary procession in the city were
completed.
The Herald's Washington special
says the reported return to the Rich
mond banks of the one hundred thous-
and dollars in gold, claimed as theirs,
but seized and brought here by the
agents of the Freedmen's Bureau as
abandoned property, was premature.
Tho coin is still in the Treasury vaults,
and its return to the banks are undo
The Worlds Washington special
says:
ment of the cases between the United
States and New Grenada meet again on
Tuesday next, when they viii resume
the hearing in some of the more import
ant ones, including long interests con;
nected with both the Panama railroad
and the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
Gen, Custer was before the recon
struction committee on Saturday, and
testified that the feeling in Texas among
the people was generally disloyal, al
though he anticipated no outbreak
A Washington special says;
A bill is in preparation to be offered
in Congress empowering the Secretary
of the Treasury to dispense with naval
officers in the revenue service at diff
ferent points if not detrimental to the
public interest. Most of these offices
IRE Sinecures.
The World publishes special from
Albany, which says:
Private and reliable information from
Burlington, Vermont, states that uni
forms for 5000 men, and 20, 1000 rifles of
the very best pattern, have been trans
ported quietly during the last ten days
from New York city and from Troy to
Burlington, Vermont, where they now
remain concealed, awaiting the advance
of the Fenians. Arms in abundance
are said to be stored at Detroit, San
dusky, Buffalo, Ogdensburg, Plattsburg
and Montpelier. Three companies of
Fenian volunteers, commanded by eff
cient officers, have been organized in
Burlington for service in Canada.
It is reported on Wall street that an
other great robbery of securities has
occurred. No particulars, except that
the amount of the loss is half million
dollars.