The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-06

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New York News.
NEW YORK, November 4.-The Her
AIDS Washington special says: Gen.
Grant has at last, most probably upon
instructions from the President, taken
up the Mexican matter in earnest, and
will attend to 1t with zeal so far as he
can be concerned. BE invited Senior
Romero, the Mexican Minister, to a.
confidential interview at his headuuar.
tiers, which meeting took place and;
lasted for some time. Alter Senior
Romero departed there was staff meet
ing, What connection this may, or
may not have with Mexican business,
cannot say. One thing more, there is
no reason to believe that the Mexican
question has been re-opened with
France, but that it remains Just where
last published. a note from Druyn de
I'Huys to Mr.. Seward, placed the Cow
ernment in waiting to see how the
French act up to the first of the coming
year. If at that time 1t Is seen that
there is any badfaith exhibited, or tend
ency to duplicity, then such action will
be forciblY recommended as willinsure
our feelings and interests to be re-
spectd.
President Juarez has written a letter
in which he again asserts his unwilling
ness to consider any projects looking to
! cesston of the Northern States of
Mexico to the United States. Further
more, it is well known that some three
years ago Don Jose Domingo Cortez
came to this country and proposed be-
fore the Executive, an annexation to the
United States OF the State of Chihuahua,
| and the State of Gayner, on the Pacific
coast, in order, as he said, to free them
from French rule; and that Juarez In
structed Senior Romero to othcially
deny that Cortez had any right TO make
any such proposition.
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Great dissatisfaction exists on the de-
ctSton of the case of Lumsden. The
Catholics of the city assert boldly that
Lumsden was discharged on religious
grounds, and that the evidence against
hon.
The Hon. d. E. Learany, OF Montreal.
has applied for admission to practice in
Toronto on behalf of the Fenians.
He has been engaged to defend the pri-
soners confined at Montreal. The trial
OF James Drummond comes of at 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
The Worlds Toronto special saws:
On account of the threatening letters
sent witnesses of the Crown in Fenian
cases, they refuse to give evidence un-
less assured of adequate military pro-
lection.
The Tribune's Washington special
says !. The Government having deter
place OF our brave soldiers to the ut
most extent possible, the War Depart
ment has called Tor al, 900 head blocks
for the National dead. Each head block
is to be tour and a half inches wide by
twelve inches long, with an inscription
OF the name, rank, regiment and army
corps of the sleeper beneath.
DR.. Lewis, of Ohio, has been appoint
ed Commissioners for the State OF Ten
nessee TO investigate the claims of loyal
shareholders.
It is stated on very good authority
that the President has ordered General
Sheridan MOTTO make any arrests under
General Grants famous order, which
arrests forty-four parties accused of
committing murders on the 18th of
July. In this city 1t is we'll known that
athdayits were placed in Gen. Sheri-
dams hands over two months ago, ac-
cusing certain parties of murder, and
the above accounts fer his not acting in
the matter.
The appointments of Morgan, a noio-
rtous Copperhead, as United States Dis
trict Attorney will effectually prevent
the prosecution of numerous parties
arraigned for trial by the United States
Bill. %
Official information reached General
Sheridan yesterday of numerous muir
ders and outrages committed against
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Gen. Sheridan leaves for Texas to-
morrow on important business, He
will be absent four or five days,
The Tribune's Chicago special says:
A man named Joseph Shaw, alias Col
bert, alias divert has been arrested there
on suspicion of having robbed an ex-
press company, in Massachusetts, OF
$4,000.
New YORK, Nov. 5.-walter West
colt, living at 430 Second avenue, was
SO seriously stabbed inithe saloon No.
443 Fist avenue, on Saturday night, that
his entratls protruded from the wound,
A party of tour ruffians were impliUa-
ted in the assault, but made their es-
cape. Names unknown. The wound
ed man was alive last night.
The Trtbune's Nashville correspond
emit says: The Tennessee Legislature
convenes to-day. There will not be a
quorum present for several days, how
ever, as full returns from the election
on Thursday have not been received.
Governor Brownlow, it is understood,
in his messagewill advocate negro suE-
trage and perpetual disfranchisement
for all rebels.
The Tribune's Lawrence, Kansas.
special says: The party who attacked
Coils. Phillips and Goss, while 6uryey-
ing in the Indian country, was headed
by John Britain, of Keoshee Falls, who
held grudge against Col. Goss. The
latter was seriously If not. mortally
wounded, and Col. Phillips reported
killed. One or two Of the attacking
party were also killed.
A party of Englishmen, who went
out without an escort, have not been
heard from and are supposed to have
been murdered by Chey enne Indians.
WASHINGTON, Nov. SIT will be
reconected that several days ago the