The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-24

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NEW YORK, July 2s.-The morning
papers contain the following specials
from Warrington: so u W.
A delegation of colored mem headed
by DIR. Randolph, an octoroon of New
Orleans, who has long been connected
with the education of negroes in Lou
isiana, had an interview with the Pres
ident yesterday to satisfy themselves
of the truth or falsiiy of the charge that
he was inimical to negroes-opposed to
his educational advancement. During
the interview the President said, on the
subject of the education of the black
race: am decided by all means to let
learning advance among them. most
cordially endorse your efforts to estab-
lish schools for them and will give you
all the assistance In my power, for
am the true friend of the black man.
No one living desires him to advance
in education, refinement and civilian
ton more than do, for on that depends
his future usefulness to himself, his
race and his country.
The President is said to have deter
mined to remove Isaac Newton, the
present Commissioner of Agriculture,
and John Defrees, the superintendent
of the Government printing office. Nu-
merous applications for both vacancies
have already been received.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, of
the House, have completed an elaborate
report on the subject of the neutrality
laws and will, it is understood, recon-
mend thorough revision of the stat
utes affecting our neutral relations with
other governments.
The following are the amounts free
of tax to which officers from the rank
of Colonel down to Second Lieutenant
are entitled under Act of Congress, APP
propriating three months pay to those
who served till the close of the war:
Colonies, $50; Lieutenant Colonies,
$685. Majors, $59S. so; Captains in COM
mand, $5l3; Adjutants and Reginental
Quartermasters, S5l3; First Lieutenants,
S421; Second Lientenants, SSS4.75; Cav
airy Colonies, $3.50; Lieutenant Colonies,
$8l2,25; Majors, 1854; Captains in COM
mand, $59S. 5O; Captains not in COM
mand, Assistant Adjutant Generals;
Commissaries of subsistence and As
ststant Quartermasters, S59S; Regi-
mental Quartermasters, S54l so; Lieu
tenants or Surgeons, $3.50. Seven thou
been received at the Paymaster Gem
erals office. 1t is anticipated that a
million of dollars will be required to
adiudicate all thus incurred.
The Commissioner of Customs has
received information of the capture of
four or five smuggling vessels off the
coast of North Carolina. Some of the
Hon. Z. B. Washburne still lies quite
ill at the house of Gen. Grant. Although
somewhat convalescent he has leave of
absence for the remainder of the ses-
sion with permission to delay his report
on the Memphis affair until next De-
cember.
The Senate Postal Committee finally
agreed on Saturday to report favorabIy
on the nomination of A. w. Randall to
be Postmaster General. This will
make his confirmation sure.
General o. o. Howard, while riding
down the avenue on Saturday morning,
came very near meeting with a serious
accident. The coupling pole of his
carriage broke, and the front wheels be-
coming detached from the body of the
carriage, the horses become frightened,
and the driver was thrown from his
seat, and the General dashed violently
over the drivers seat against the dash
board. Having only one arm, hecould
not break his fall, but fortunately was
but slightly injured. The driver was
considerably bruised, and the horses
were stopped with the trailing wheels
and undergears of the carriage before
they had proceeded far. The escape
from frightful disaster was miracu-
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