The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-26
TETEGRAPHIG NEWS,
..,xs from New York.

Nrw YORK, September 25.-A Heralds
ottawa dispatch says:
Cabinet meetings Of the Canadian Gov
ernment are being held daily in Quebec,
the subjects discussed being the military
condition of the province, the confeder.
alton, and the failure of the Bank OF
Upper Canada.
Much insecurity is felt in financial cir-
cles, money still demanding Is per cent.
in Montreal. -.
The Fenians are said to be assembling
for invasion at Highgate, near kouse'S
Point. Large quantities of military stores
were being received at Toronto and Mon
treal and being sent to the western por-
ton of the province.
The Herald publishes q secret treaty
entered into by the governments OF Bra
I'll, Buenos Ayres, and Uruaguay, which
has for its object the overthrow OF the
| present legal authority in Paraguay and
| the complete destruction OF the sovereign
tv, independence and integrity OF that
country. The treaty was signed on the
first of May, 1865, at Buenos Ayres, but
was brought to light by the sagaclons
| maneuyres of Hon. Edward Thornton,
English Minister at Buenos Ayres, and
w. Garron Letson, charge de affairs at
Monteviedo, The treaty not only aftects
Paraguay, but also Bolivia. After hay
| ing Overthrown the present government
of Paraguay and set up another III us
stead, the allies bind themselves to exact
of the new government a settlement OF
boundaries upon a certain basis. In
| living down the basis, the allies include
| nd
very important water rights IN the Inn
| its of Brazil and Buenos Ayres. inns
claim to Bolivian territory and rights has
aroused the Indignation OF Bolivia, while
the attempt to overthrow the existing
government of Paraguay has called forth
Vigorous protests from Peru and Chill
| A Tribune's New Orleans special says
The Tyler, Arkansas, papers of the i2th
| inst. say that q detachment OF united
| States troops, under command OF Cap
| tain Tupper, were fired into by an AT.
kansian, who was not aware that the
war WAS over.
Official information received from Ben
ham, Texas, shows that place TO he III
state OF insurrection. The citizens are
all armed, and patrol the streets to pre-
vent the soldiers coming into the town
The Mayor, or Sheriff, is reported to
have telegraphed to the Adjntant Gen
eral of the State to know how many men
he could furnish to drive the Yankees
off. A reply is said to have been re-
ceived Offering five hundred well armed
men, and more if necessary. The officer
! in command of the detachment of United
| States troops, numbering about sixty
men. had entrenched and otherwise for
titled his position, after receiving large
snpplyof ammunition from Galveston. de
expressed confidence in being abb to
withstand an attack. General Sheridan
| left for the scene of action this morning:
| Governor Wells is sick with fever ana
! aaun He denies the statement that ne
| endorses the Presidents policy
A Tribune Toronto special says Or
ders have been given t6 the whole volun-
tcer force of the city TO muster at gwen
points on the first alarm OF the bell, ac-
coutred with forty rounds OF ball car
tridgcs.
An attempt TO burn or capture the clJy
IL feared Large quantities of military
stores. ircluding ambulances, are arrlV.
inu at Toronto. Regular troops and
volunteers are continually moving nth
er and thither. A yacht was seized this
morning and her crew of three men ar
rested on suspicion OF being Fenians. A.
small quantity of ammunition was found
| on board.
ATribune's special says:
1t is now definitely stated that Je1l'
| Davis will not be tried the coming Octo.
Der. The circuit court that met at Nor
folk in April last, under the impression
given by the local papers that Congress
had voted to transfer the sittings to
Richmond, adjourned its proceedings on
Nav 5th to the latter city until October.
As the act (No 56) did not pass both
Houses until May 22d, the adjournment
of the court was at that time premature
and illegal: consequently the court VIII
! have TO convene at Norfolk and perfect
| a legal adiOurnment to Richmond. On
the 9th of July Congress passed the act
| (No. Il7) rearranging the Fourth Circuit
| of the United States Courts by naming
Delaware in the place Of South Carolina,
while at the same time the necessary
reallotment of Judges to the districts
were admitted. The Judges of the Su'
preme Court do not agree upon their
bower to make this change of Judges
| III
action of Congress in this matter. When
these difficulties shall have been correct
ed, and it is authoritatively announced,
the military will IN no wise interfere
with the civil law Chief Justice Chase
announces himself i'll readiness TO call a
special session of the Court and proceed
with the trial Of Davis.
A Herald's Milwaukee special says
4 nf Il, h.,
in Orchards block fell this morning and
buried eight persons in the rains. Two
were instantly killed, and the others are
SO much injured that their recovery is
hopeless
APost's special says it was Determined
i'll Cabinet to-day to tender the New
York naval Office to General Dix.
pilgrims PrOSrsss-Arrivai of the
will mail VEoiasses Caravan at suIi