The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-19


New YoRR. May I7.-lAt a convention
Yesterday, various resolutions were
offered and referred to committee OF
five. These resolutions set forth that
the rebellion was wicked and useless
one and that some distinction should be
made between those who supported the
Government and those who opposed it,
and declaring that the loyal men alone
shall govern the State and then cites a
passage from the Presidents speech at
Nashville, in 1864, as their creed, where
the views of the President were ably
enunciated; proclaiming that the loyal
men of Virginia are under the tyranny
of pardoned rebels; ungrateful for the
kindness of the President, and that the
deprivation of rebels, either to vote or
to hold office, is absolutely essential to
their safe and comfortable residence;
proposing reputation of the acts of the
legislature which lately met III Rich
mond, and asks for the meeting of a
constitutional convention to originate
with true loyal men.
The special dispatches to the morning
press contain the following items:
The bill introduced by Mr.. Stewart
in the Senate, on Wednesday,, which
proposes for the removal of the Bureau
of indian Affairs from the Interior to
the War Department, is proposed as a
means of breaking up illegal abuses OF
the bureau, and placing the control OF
Indian affairs in the department where
the immediate and efficient action OF
the military may be had, when the ext
gency demands it.
A convention of the Presidents and
superintendents of the southern rail-
roads is being held at Richmond. The
object being to secure uniform sched-
ules of time and rates of fare. One thou
sand eight hundred and forty miles are
represented.
Col. MARYLAND, supervising agent OF
the Post-ottice Department, has return
ed from his recent visit to the Missis-
recting the abuses on the mail service
and adjusted the difficulties arising
among the mail contractors on the
routes from Cairo to New Orleans.
The State of Virginia issued yester-
day 500 in coupon bonds to pay The In
terest on her State debt. This Is the
first issue. under the act of the last legis-
lAture
J. n. Anderson who was removed
from the Office of store keeper of the
Richmond Penitentiary, by the last
legislature, for his Union sentiments,
has been appointed by the President,
and was yesterday confirmed by the
Senate, as Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the southern district OF Ntr-
ginia.
such of the Minnesota Sioux Indians
as were not driven of by our opera
tionE in 1862, or kept in close conhne-
ment, were located on the Missouri
River, about fifteen miles above the
capital oil Dakotah Territory; five hun
dred, however, were imprisoned at
Davenport, Iowa, until recently, when,
by order of the Secretary of the Int
rior, they were released from confne-
ment. Tie citizens of Dakotah are
particularly indignantatt this location
Of the hostile Indians, and predict all
sorts Of outrages and atrocities in the
future. The affair seems to have been
enyeloped in great secrecy. The inten-
ton of the Government to locate them
at this latter point was first known
here from the complaint of citizens in
terested.
Der of lawless saYages who are believed
to deserve the penalty of confinement
for life, is received with great alarm by
the people of the frontier, and they
especially object to their being. placed
so near to the rear of any of the very
widely separated white settlements.
The affair will probably be investiga-
tod and some Conversational action So
licited.
The Commissioners appointed to eX-
anime into the affairs of the Merchants
National Bank, are of the opinion that
the institution will be able to pay about
per cent on the amount of It's liabilt-
ties.
The Senate will take up the pension
bill on Friday as the special order.
The Finance bill Of Senator Sherman
will have to go over for week -,
The Constitutional Amendments will
come up on IIonday.a as the special or
der, and will occupy perhaps week. /,
The Consular and Diplomatic, and
West Point Appropriation bills were
finished to-day in the Senate, and re-
turned to the House, but there are no
material amendments that will be OBJ
iected to, except the creation of another
Assistant Secretary of State, to be term.
ed n Second Assistant. 1t is understood
that Chief Clerk Hunter will be desig-
mated If the bill becomes law.
The House is still is still working In
dustriously on the Tax bill, which will
probably not be completed before the
last of next week.
Tomorrow the tobacco Interest Will
be pretty thoroughly ventilated.
The House Committee yesterday had
up the Mexican question, and In their
decision, the Monroe doctrine was adj
hered to, as to guaranteeing the s., 600,
600 bonds. The committee thought 1t
best TO sell to Mexico war materials,
ships, &C., or even to take her bonds In
payment rather, than guarantee any Of
neT luuEbLSuhGSof DAb NtlC AAOASS
ably could not be brought to endorse or
sell on credit, while the Senate surely
The report of Generals stedman and
Fullerton on the operations of the
Freedlnen's Bureau in South Carolina,
except the coast portion, has been for
warded to the President. The same
complaints that were made against the
\ operations in North Carolina and Vir-
gfnia are made concerning the officers
In South Carolina.
"A prominent official states that Gen,
Howard will shortly be relieved .as
Commissioner of Freedmen's Affairs
and some other officer detailed in his
place. for his defence of the South Car
DINA officers of his bureau.
NEW York, May 1s.-David Deans
| proprietor of the Sunday Times was
| robbed at the opera on Wednesday
might of $4,000 in treasury notes and
$4,000 in stocks.
On the 9th inst. Hon. John McKeoni
counsel for liquor dealers who were ar
rested for selling liquor on Sunday, OBJ
ljected to Geo. Bliss, Jr., appearing as
| counsel for the Excise Board, claiming
| that it was the duty of the District AT:
torney. Justice Ledwith has decided
that the point was we'll taken. So the
complaints have fallen through. Mr.,
/ Holf declines to attend the examine
| tions. The German lager bier brewers
/ hove anY1eaIed to the Excise Board to