The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-11


NEW YORK, May lO.-The Tribune's
special says the Commissioners of PEN
sions has decided that in the filing OF
claims for pensions, the last clause OF
the sixth section of the supplementary
pension act of July, 1854, provides that
in every case in which claim for pen
sion shall have been filed more than
three years after the discharge or de-
cease OF the party on whose account
the claim is made, the pension, if al
lowed, shall commence from the date
of the last paper in said case, by the
party prosecuting the same. Many
cases have arisen in which minor chill
dren, ALERT the death or marriage ofthe
widow, without having received PEN
sion, have filed a claim more than three
years after the death of the father, but
less than three years after they were
first entitled to make claim under the
law. The Commissioner decides that
in all such cases the law does not APP
ply, provided an application made with
in the prescribed time by the widow
was already pending, but the claim of
in three years from date of the widows
death or marriage, to exempt from the
operation of the limiting statute.
The further the Investigation into the
affairs of the Merchants National
Bank of this city extends, the more is
the complete rottenness of the concern
exhibited. 1t has transpired that in ad-
dition to the government losses already
published, there were $3.50, 600 deposited
by T. ]. Hobbs, the disbursing clerk Of
the Treasury Department. The indica-
lions are that the wreck is complete
and the depositorS will get little or moth
ing.
Secretary Harlan has directed an ex.
animation as to how many clerks in the
I T,,k VT fled here
and put in a plea of non-residence with
the intention of substituting soldiers fol
them.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
will take final action tomorrow in the
case of Mr.. Smythe, Collector for New
York. There is no doubt but that ia
IYorabIe report will be made in his case,
The Herald special says, unfavorable
comment is excited here by the fact OIL
| paymasters ard others having such
large sums deposited in the banks to
! their own account, and upon which they
undoubtedly receive the interest OF
bowers in some way, while the Govern
ment is paying high rate OF interest
on the same money, obtained by tenn
porary loans and otherwise. Several
millions are reported to be thus In. de-
post with national banks of this city
at one, almost within {. stones throw oil
the Treasury vaults,
Well informed persons in regard to
the matter assert that not less tllnn
five hundred cows have died In TINS DIS
trict and its vicinity during the last six
months, from the disease known as the
cattle plague, and several dafrymen
have been compelled to abandon their
business entirely, owing to the great
mortality among their stock. The dis
easeit is alleged, was introduced here
from Pennsylvania andthe same author
Rot 1naEn nj
disease accounts for the poor beef to be
found in the markets. The disease be-
ing incurable, cattle are killed as soon
as attacked and sold to unsuspecttng
citizens.
In a letter dated May I'd, 1866, adj
dressed to r. /. Middleton, Jr., OF
Charleston, South Carolina, in reply to
INQUIRIES on the subject, Secretary Nc
Culloch says: All L can do for the re-
lief of the people of South Carolina in
regard to the direct tax has already
been done. All sales for taxes have
been suspended until Congress should
have an opportunity of acting definite
to withdraw the tax commissioners,
nor to suspend the collection of taxes
from those who are able to pay them.
What action Congress will take upon
the subject cannot now be determined.
The Worlds special says:
The House Bank Committee Is pre-
parin0 a bill intended to remedy the de-
fects in the national banking law. 1t
will also provides for an equalization OF
the currency among the States.
The Times special says:
Tho citizens of Columbus, South
Carolina have appointed committee
to ascertain whether Sherman or
Hampton set fire to that city,.
Horace Rubber, Esq, of Wisconsin,
has been nominated by the. President
ms United States Consol to Rotterdam.
Mr.. Rubber is editor of the Madison,
Wisconsin, Journal
The Herald's special says it is con-
fidently expected that the business of
Congress will be cleared up SO that an
adjournment can be had by the middle
The House Election Committee is
likely to decide in favor of Fuller's
right to Dawson's seat from Pennsyl-
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES has
about agreed to report Sherman's loan
bill.