The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-07

miscellaneous AeHhs
NEW YORK, May 5.-The Times
| Washington special says that a Coun
| Growski, the author of three volumes
entitled count Growski's Diary" dice
in this city this afternoon OF inflama
ton of the bowels.
It is not known exactly what amour
the government will losesby the failure
of the Merchants National Bank o
this city, but irrespective of the sun
that may be lost on account of the de
posit of Paymaster Paulding, the gov
eminent would be the creditor of the
Bank of about $l22, 200. The United
Stntes Treasurer holds in his hands t.
secure deposits 500, 900, and 500, 900 t.
secure the notes of the Banks. Also
@, 900 in gold, being the interest due the
! bank. Against this total amount is Il
be charged SlSO,OO0 of the circulation Of
the bank and 1000 deposit. 1t is un
derstood that Paymaster Paulding haC
deposit in the bank of over half 6
million dollars, which is supposed t.
have been made up of sums drawn
from other depositors and transferred tC
the Merchants National Bank contrary
to an order from the War Department
which directs the disbursing officers o.
| the United States to keep their funds or
deposit in Repositories upon which the
government draws in favor of the dis
bursting officers requisitiOns. The last
|
surer in favor of Pnymaster Paulding
upon the Merchants National Bank was
dated January 4th, 1866, for SlO0,OOC
and drafts upon other depositors to the
amount of several hundred thousand
dollars in favor OF Paulding have been
executed since that date.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded to Denis & Roberts, of Boston
the contract for furnishing the Treasury
Department with burglar and fire
| proof safes for one year at $40 per su-
perficial foot. They were the lowest
bidders.
The House Committee on Claims, out
ofclaims amounting to so, oOO, 600, pre-.
scented for consideration, have allowed
but $3.50, 900, including 5000 to O'Ben'
hansen IL Co. Iof New York, for com.
pound interest notes, lost at sea, by the
wrecking ofthe steamship Republic, In
a voyage to New Orleans.
The Worlds special says: A Commit
tee of Conference having agreed on the
amendatory habeas corpus act, it has
passed both Houses, and only awaits
the signature OF the President to be-
come law. 1t protects every officer o
| the federal government, who, acting
under orders, made what is known as
arbitrary arrests during the war. II
also removes all suits brought by ag
| grieved parties against such officers
from the State courts to the Federal
courts, as has been before stated. i
transfers over 10000 of that kind o.
cases from the Kentucky local courts tC
the United States courts. The bill pro-
vides that the production of u telegram
or order by an officer for such an arrest
is sufficient for his defence in the suit.
The Senate Finance Committee had
under consideration to-day the bill in
troduced by Senator Sherman to reduce
the rate OF interest on the national debt
and for other purposes. The Commit
tee are understood to be in favor of this
measure. It is stated that Secretary
McCulloch is very anxious, that II
should be adopted with as little delay
as possible, and has accordingly adj
dressed letter to both the Senate and
House Finance Committee to that effect,
1t will be reported to the Senate early
next week, and Immediately put upon
It's passage.
whom was referred the bill to equalize
the currency of the national banks,
among the States, made their report TO
the committee to-day. No action was
taken on the subject, and it was post
poned until the next meeting.
The Tribune's special says: During
the month of April last, the New York
Military State Agency located here for
the collection of soldiers back pay,
bounties, &C., and of which Col. ]. L.
Lee is superintendent, settled and paid
claims involving the amount of $751;
765 as. The receipts from Internal Rev
enue to-day amounted to 81 1895 ,Sl3.
The receipts from customs from the
2lst to 30th ult., at the ports mentioned,
were as follows: New York, 50, T0s, 1888;
Philadelphia, 1926, 6e3; Boston, $262, l4T;
Baltimore, 81 ,4S3.
The crews of the following vessels are
particularly interested in the resembling
of the order suspending the further pay
Mercediba, Flag, Restless and the Ala
bama. The distribution of prize money
to the crews of these vessels will COM
mence as soon as the lists pass through
the official forms, which will not be I'M
til after the Ist prOXimO.
The Herald's special says the maxi
um strength of the regular army, ac-
cording to the tenor of to-day's discus
sion in military CIRCLES, will be forty
three thousand. The Senate army bill
provides for standing army of fifty
thousand, with a corresponding increase
ofthe staff. As The difference in num-
bers as the old army now stands is SO
small, many members, with an eye to
the already heavy taxes of their con-
stitunnts, are favoring the postpone
ment of the consideration of an army
increase until next winter, in the mean
time ask General Grant to call a re-
view board of his best officers and let
them agree upon a bill to be submitted
to Congress at its next session for their
actionIz This programme is gaining
strength and it is thought will ultima
,tely prove acceptable to all parties, and
relieve Congress of the pressure for
military affairs,