The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings,
PRIVATEER SHENANDOAH.
Soldiers and Sailors Convention,

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Washington special says.
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas was last eve
ming married to Maj. Robt. Williams, L
S. A, at her residence in Washington.
The ceremony was performed by Father
Lynch, of the Catholic Church, in the
presence Of small and select circle OF
friends of both parties
The soldiers and sailors national con,
yeution now in session in Washington
adopted a petition yesterday asking that
Congress raise the pensions of private
soldiers to SIS. General Banks will
speak tomorrow night. The objects of
| the convention are the promotion of the
| interests of the disabled loyal survivers
of the great rebellion
The Herald's Washington special says:
The Navy Department is in receipt Of
correspondence from Commodore Colds
borough, which leads it to suppose that
the rebel priyateer Shenandoah may
shortly be expected from Liverpool. At
Mr.. Adams request the Commodore will
probably detail small crew to bring
her across the Atlantic.
A Board composed of all the AGmirals
in the Naval service convened yesterday
morning at the Navy Department, but
the purpose of the c0nvocation remains
unknown.
\The Tribune's Washington special
says: The st. Lawrence is being frozen
over, and consequently affords extra
facilities for smuggling. The Commits
sioner of Customs has ordered an in
crease of his force of revenue officers
stationed on the Canadian frontier. The
Commissioner states that many of his
officers are armlets soldiers, who, not
withstanding their disability, make
most efficient and valuable officers.
Prize money for the crews of the I. S
steamers James Adger, Niphon and Day
light, for the capture of the rebel block
ado runner Comabia, will be ready for
distribution by the Treasury Department
in few weeks
The Tribune's Washington special
says: The Treasury Department has dis
covered five counterfeit interest coupons
which had been paid and returned here
within couple Of days.
Authorities and evidence are being
hunted up with all yigilenre, preparato-
~ to putting the pirate Semmes upon
his trial.
The claims of Hon. John Minor Bolts
for wood used by our troops i'll the win
ter of 1863, will probably not be paid by
the Government, owing to an order is-
sued by the Quartermaster General i'll
1864 requiring that all applicants for
damages sustained from our armies must
be a citizen OF States not in rebellion
The claims of Mr.. Bolts amount to 5ll,-
OOO, of which sum he has already been
paid S4, 900 by Quartermasters OF the led
eral army.
The Secretary of War, communicated
to the House today, in compliance with
a resolution, the correspondence OF the
United States Military Academy and
Chief Engineer of the Army, relative to
marking with the names OF battles the
captured guns 1t appears that there
are upwards of 30 cannon at West Point,
among them some of historical value,
and rot few of foreign manufacture, III
charge of Captain Balch, who asked in
struCtions relative to marking them with
suitable inscriptions. General DIH sug
gests that it is not desirable to inscribe
on any of these guns evidence of capture,
as trophies of war, to remain in an acad
emy where young men from ali parts OF
-
10 meet and contract friendships. He
says it should be Onr study with these
young men to present nothing OF an iIri
table or boastful spirit to be placed con-
tinually before the sight Of those whose
section of countrySsnftered by the rebel
lion Let the history tell the evils this
rebellion has produced and let us through
the instrumentalities Of the Military
Academy renew its powerful influence in
establishing a national feeling through
the friendships that are sure to flow from
a scholastic fellowship under military
training. For years these guns should
be preserved only as historical OF the ar
tillery arm of the service, the specitiea-
ton of place of manufacture of each, cal
ibre and description, omiting everything
connected with the capture.