The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-13
Nann froUa New Yark.

Eastport Maine) special says Since my
last dispatch another English war ship,
making altogether three. and a revenue
cutter, have arrived. During the last
twelve hours several hundred Fenians
have quartered themselves at Calais and
other places. To-day a Fenian schooner
escaped from a neigbboring cove with a
detachment Of Fenians The United
States Marshal and the British consul
arrived at the spot Just i'll time to be too
late. There have been mysterious dis
appearances of several cannon brought
here by unknown parties Cartridges
are being manufactured here. There Is
| tremendous excitement at st Andrews,
and volunteers are drilling, while nu
| merous mysterious disappearances Of
| plumbers Of ITishmen in the frontier
towns are rumored They are supposed
to have Joined the Fenians Whole fam
lilies are flying from the border
The Herald's Washington special says
In the District Court of the United
States at Alexandria, Judge Underwood
presiding, an important decision was
rendered yesterday Thomas Gar7in
was imprisoned some time ago by the
Provost Court under the Freedmen Bu
reau law, and his counsel sued out al
application for writ of Habeas Corpus
under the supposition that the Presi
dents proclamation restored that writ
The case was argued before Judge Tn.
derWood, who decided that the pr0cls-
nation did not restore that writ.
An order has been issued by the War
Department to all the Assistant Commits
sioners of Freedmen iu the Southern
States, in5tructing them to inform the
people chat the. recent proclamation OF
the President did not release them from
: the operations and government of mill.
tary Law. Il IS cautiously worded, and
while not declaring martial law in force
throughout the late insurrectionary
States, is calculated and intended to
create the popular impression that such
is the fact. The order is kept close, and
not allowed to be given ont for publica
ton.
A large Spanish man-ofwar sailed
some time ago from an English port for
the Pacific coast Admiral Quesada it
is now known, goes out in her to take
command ofthe Spanish Pacific Squad
ron. He has orders to attack the indie
pendents and Hussars.
Silver and copper to the value of six
hundred thousand dollars have been
captured on the Pacific and landed in |
Spain.
The Tribune's Washington special |
says Col Hines, having been relieved |
of the superintendency Of FTeedmens af
fairs in Mississippi, General A. j
Woods, commanding the department,
has been temporarily assigned to the |
duties of assistant commissioner of the |
bureau in that State.
The first volume of the official army |
register, published in compliance with
an act of Congress, has just made its APP
pearance. 1t was intended to embrace
the names of all volunteer officers of |
the New England States, together with |
a brief-sksSSah of the history Of the diff |
ferent regiments, promotions, dischar-
ges, dismissals, transfers and a large |
amount Of other data Of interest TO for
mer officers of the volunteer force. The |
mistakes and omissions in this evidence |
will probably lead 60 its suppression by |
order of Congress- The next volume |
now being printed will soon be issued |
and is to embrace the same facts rela |
tive to New York and New jersey regi |
ments The series will consist of eight |
volumesi which will be issued from |
time to time from the government print
ing office, and will be forwarded to all |
applicants on the, receipt Of one dollar
per volume, the actual cost Of publiCa
tion No copies are printed for members
of Congress.
To day Senator toote's death viii be !
announced iu both Houses
The subject Of invalid pension, viii
be discussed in the Senate tomorrow.
The execution of VIM Grady for the
murder of Fergus Collins tool; lace
Yesterday at Elizabeth, New TorE. A
rcport of the affair together with the
several poiuts.in the case will be pub
lished to-day Grady the condemned
died firm ana &c the last protested his
innocence He cl;citcd from those who
witessed tn execution a strong feeling of
sympathy
A Washington dispatch says the Sen
ATE Committee on Commerce IS prepar
ing to report bill for the prevention of
smuggling at the sea poris and or the
Canadian frontier