The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
GenernINeHs.

NEW YORK, Jan. Sth.-The Tribune's
Washington dispatch says it is consid-
lered certain that Congress will grant
petitions for the transfer of all hospital
buildings at Point Lookout as a tempo
rary asylum for soldiers and sailors.
Andersonville is now guarded by a
garrison oftwenty men. The Cemetery
Is in the immediate charge of Union
man named N. a. Walker.
There is not particle of foundation
for the report that Chief Justice Chase
asked for the pardon young Ketchem.
He has not directly or indirectly ex-
pressed any wish in the premises.
The special inspecting officer of the
Freedmen's Bureau reports that Genl
Foster, the military commander in
Florida, has been notified by several of
the planters that unless they are per-
mitted to shoot the negroes whenever
they choose, they will leave the State.
| Quite q number not having received the
required permission, have already em-
| igrated to Texas and other States. The
inspecting officer also states that not
\ withstanding reports to the contrary,
| the harvests in the States mentioned,
with some aid from the Bureau, will
be amply sufficient to the support OF
the cofored people during the winter.
The War Department has just issued
an order assigning number of officers
| of the Veteran Reserve Corps to duty
as assistants of Gen. Baird, Acting
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau for the State of louisiana.
The Times Washington special says:
| The last order for mastering out troops
relieves Virginia of all white yolun-
teer troops.
It is stated that George Bancroft, the
historian, will be invited to deliver the
congressional eulogy upon President
Lincoln.
During the year just closed the Ohio
State agency in this city, under the SUI
perintendence of James @. Wetmore,
Esq, has collected at the Paymaster
Generals and at the United States
Treasury, for individual Ohio officers
and soldiers discharged the service and
for soldiers families and citizens of
Ohio, and RENTED free of cost to them,
1906, 1862.
of four tribes of Indians-the Shawnees,
Sacs, Fox and Iowas-were received by
the President in the Library room of
the Executive Mansion. The Indians,
including their interpreters, numbered
sixteen. They were severally intro
duced to Mr.. Johnson by Judge Coolie,
q Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They
called upon their Great Father, they
said, to pay their respects and give as
surances of their loyalty and good feel
! ing. The President informed them that
he was glad to see them and they might
l take IuGlf kHOkll6 dSaI4LdA1C6 b4ub
the Government would act with them
in good faith and carry out all its obli-
| Shtions to their several nations. In
response each of the sturdy chiefs gave
the Presidents hand a convulsive jerk
accompanied by a gutteral grunt, which.
according to the interpreter, means: /
am glad, They were not apparently
much affected toward the furniture and
| surroundings of the White House, look
| ing upon the whole thing with evident
contempt, until they espied n chair In
the Library made up principally of the
/ skin, head and bones of a huge deer and
heretofore presented to the President by
/ Seth Kinman. The Indians took to this
| curiosity with great satisfaction.
The Worlds Washington special dis
patch says:
Among the prominent names mem
i toned In connection with the vacant
/ Supreme Judgeship, are those of Newell
| Houston and Judge Trigg, of Tennes-
see, and Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi,
\ with the chances seeming in favor of
the first named.
The appointment of a subcommittee
on Saturday by the Joint Committee
| on Reconstruction, consisting OF two
| members of the Senate and one OF the
House of Representatives, to wait upon
| the President of the United States, Is
regarded as very significant of the In
| tention of that committee with refer
ence to the admission of the Tennessee
! delegation. The fact Is exciting gener-
al comment, and 1t is not doubted but
/ that early in the coming week the Rep
/ resentatiyes from Tennessee at least
4 will be admitted to their seats in Con-
Ipress. The President is exceedingly
4 anxious that this should be done.
A Soldiers and Sailors National
| Convention is called to meet in Wash
ington on the I'D inst, for the purpose
i of urging Congress to pass measures
relating to equalization of bounties, and
Ito promote the mutual welfare of SOL
diers and sailors. All leagues and SOL
.lItiiers, organizations have been request
ed to send delegations.
The Floyd Acceptances Cases will
come up in the Court of Claims to-
/ morrow. The amount involved is
| about $500, 600. The question is whether
the Government is legally liable for the
amount OF these Acceptances.
Among the able counsel employed
are Caleb Gushing, Judge Beach and
! Mr.. Brechwith, of Chicago.
When JEFF. Davis and Regain, rebel
i Postmaster General, were captured
\ there was found upon the latter person
some $50, 900 dollars of bills ofexchange
i on the R6thschilds, drawn by Tren-
holm, Secretary ofthe Treasury. These,
together with some others, in amount
| UPWARDS of 500, 900, were sent to our
/ consular agentat London for collection.
/ T6ey have recently been returned by
him to the Secretary of the Treasury
with an endorsement on the back by
i the house of Rothschild that there were
no funds to meet them. tits alleged by
persons who knew, that there We're
| plenty of funds when the bills were
i drawn, but by some means or other
4 they have been spiritedaway.
The Herald'sj Washington special
says:
ICaptain in the late rebel service. re-
Gently confined IN Old Capitol Prison,
is the nephew of the late rebel General
i winder, and not his son, the real Gull
prit. The man now in custody was
Chief Quartermaster of all the rebel
i prisons, and not responsible for the dis
cipIine of any particular prison. w.
I s. Winder who supervised the affairs of
Libby Prison, Inns fled to Canada.
/ Major Gee, the commandant of the
rebel prison at Salisbury, N. c. who
il was sent from the Old Capitol Prison
about a month ago to Raleigh for trial,
Il is still under continent emit in the latter
4 city, and ignorant when the court viii
II be convened. His counsel Is upon his
way to Washington to ascertain the
course the prosecution will take in Che
case, and to ask for a speedy hearing.
4 Gee writes to his friends in Washington
! city that he is very hopeful of the re-
, suit, and only anxious that the trial
The list of rightfnl claimants for tile
reward offered for the capture of the
conspiEators has been designated, and
was referred to the War Department on
Saturday evening. It is supposed the
two. .s.s
General Grant sends three inspecting
officers on tours IN the different military
departments this week, to If further