The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-01
Later Foreign News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


likely to be made a 1ull AuInlrdlI TUE
vice admiralty in the Navy being equal
to the grade of Lieutenant GeneraI IN
the army.
General Thomas gives avery cheerful
account of affairs in Tennessee. Quite
the opposite of the tone of Governor
BrownIow's letter to speaker Callfax-
He will probably be called on to give
evidence before the Committee on Re
construction.
: Hon. ii. L. Hosmer, Chief Justice OF
Montana, delivered lecture last even
ing at the Travellers Club, on the con-
dition, resources and prospects ofthat
territory.
cd. a lecture last evening at the Cooper
Institute, on Icebnrgsi IN when Sl- ne
gave graphic description OF the frozen
The Tribuns's Washington special
On Monday next 55 new money order
offices are to be opened, including
Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, Mo-
bile and many other important places
in the South and in the territories.
1t is stated that $50 clerks are to be
discharged from the Treasury Depart
a nesting of the Health Commits
sioners was held yesterday, when resi-
dent physician Sayres reported his VISIT
to Albany, and referred to the quaran-
tine accommodation, and a series OF res
olutions were adopted relative to yacin-
At the second meeting of the stock
holders of the Columbian Marine In
snrance Company, held yesterday af-
ternoon, the committee appointed atthe
previous meeting made their report,
The document exhibited facS Wnien u
had a depressing effect on the hopes OF
the meeting, and in the view OF the
committee, the amount to be consider
ed as the net assets after the payment
of all liabilities, was some S9OO,OOO con-
sisting of $500, 600 of their own stock.
and 1900, 900 of claims against Great
Britain. The approximate annual staIe
OF the Company was read by Mr.. Nor
rison, who claimed for the assets more
value than the committee seemed IN
clfned to place upon them,
THE Herald's Richmond correspond
emit saws that an effort is being made IN
the Virginia Legislature TO declare the
election of Senators Underwood anu
Governer Pierpoint and John Minor
Bolts are talked of for the succession.
Roth his friends and his enemies are
trying to get Gov. Pierpoint to resign,
the former in order that military Sov-
ernor may be appointed, and the latter
that Robert E.sLee orsome other prom
inent rebel may be elected. Yry
The Herald's Washington special
frbe conference of the senior Major
Generals of the regular army, now pro
crossing here, Is causing the most e4-
tensive speculation as TO the results 70
be attained. Among the most practical
Bile theories yet advanced is the suppo-
sition that the officers have been sum-
moned here to give their united views
CONCERNING the Southern country they
have traversed, and as to the necessity
for garrisoning the South with troops,
more than for a council on the 1mme-
diate affairs of the army. This pTopo-
sition is the more creditable from the
introduction and passage OF resoln-
ton in the Senate to-day asking the
President TO transmit Major General
Shern1an's report of personal observa-
tion in the South. 1t Is supposed thai
Mr.. johnson is principally desirous OF
obtaining the opinion OF the Generals ~
and that Congress will adhere 10 It's
original idea of delegating sub-commit-
tees from the joint reconstruction com
mittee, to make trip of observation
through the excluded States.
The Times, Washington special says
The receipts of the internal revenue
from the list day Of Jang SGn yyo up 10 TINS
The Worlds special says the House
them to reduce the emoluments of Col
liectors of Customs to a reasonable hgT
ure. Under the present system the sal
aries and perquisites reach the enor-
nous sum OF $50,0 700 70 SlO0,UOO year:
n Is proposed to abolish the otices OF
surveyor and naval officers, which OH
ces, tits said, are very lucrative, being
nearly equal to the Collectorship.
The action of the military court mar
tial recently in session at Boston In re-
gard to the alleged kidnapping OF Wo-
men emigrants in Boston in the sum-
mer Of 1854, and the subsequent Iorci-
BILE enlistment of the latter Is very un-
satisfactory to the Prussian minister, at
the instance of whom the Court was
appointed. It appears they ignored
entirely the circumstances OF Baron
Jerroll and the different foreign Consuls
at Boston. The Court was also silent
respecting the mode in which these
anIffgSsnts were swindIed out of 5000
each. The city received about 900 re-
cruits by the means adopted. The re-
suit is that the Prussian government
and other German States will prohibit
the making of any more labor contracts
and will Otherwise impede emigration
/ to this country. The attention OF Son-
press will be called to the matter.
The Herald's Washington special
saws that a rumor was currentin WASH
inRton yesterday and for time received
Considerable credence, that Secretary OF
War Stanton had positively resigned
his position, and would vacate II to-day;
but the report appears to have had no
reliable basis.
The Worlds special says: The House
Military Committee are still engaged
in maturing the bill for an increase Of
the army, and expect 10 report it to the
House at an early day. There IS no
reason 10 suppose that there viii be any
conflict between the Military Commit
tee and the Committee of the two
Houses in regard TO the number of
men ofwhich the recognized army. IS
10 consist. Gen. Schenck4 chairman of
the House Committee, favors the low
est possible standard even below nifty
thousand. If possible. = 80
The COMMITTEES on Elections viii to-
day decide upon the. contesteds case of
voorhees, and Washburne, of Indiana.
"A private letter from Austin, Texas,
dated january 7thJ states that the State
convention meets on the 18th OF Febru-
Ship Chienain has arrived from San
Francisco. -,
NEW YoRK, Jan. s1-Ths Herald's
monetary article says: ~
The Secretary of the Treasury has IN
strncfed the Assistant Treasurer TO die
continue, after the LIST of February. re-
ceiVinR deposits for temporary loans at
n = mar eaIIt ffltareSt ~ They VIII here