The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-28

| NEW YORK, Feb. 27,-Thei Herald s
Toronto special says that the reports
from English detectives at Pittsburgh
say that the Fenian General Sweeney's
Liam is to make demonstration against
Canada about the middle of March
with a small force, and strike New
Brunswick via the main frontier with
his main columns. 10
The Tribune's Washington special
says that two large dry goods boxes o.
fractional currency notes were received
at the treasury from New York on Sat
urday, for redemption.
Circular order No. IS, from the office
of the Paymaster General, dated FebFu-
airy 23d, 1866, contains the names of the
following officers of New York regi-
ments, whose pay will be stopped until
they have furnished TO the Quarter Mas
tiers department the returns and ac-
counts required of them by law and
regulations, viz: Capt. A. ]. Leach, lst
New York Dragons; Capt. Q. 4.
NIcKenna, 1st New York Volunteer
Engineers; Lieut.. J. j. Bryan, LIST New
York Cavalry; Lieut.. Charles W. Rog-
ers, r. @. NJ, 18th New York Cavalry;
Col. G. Benney, cath New York Volun-
teers; Lieut.. r. E. Derussey, A. A. Q.
NJ. 4th New York Heavy Artillery.
The agents of the Post Office lately
advertised the letting of over seven
hundred routes in the States of Mtssis-
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama
and Georgia, and only one hundred and
eighty four were let, and in five hun;
bred and eighteen the people are still
destitute of postal facilities, either be-
cause railroads and stages Will not car
| nv the United States mails, or because
| thew cannot on account of the test oath.
Secretary Dennisonti refuses to allow
any contractor, postmaster or mail mes
senger to handle the mails without hrst
having taken the oath.
General Grant left this city for Wash
ington on last nights midnight train.
During yesterday forenoon and after
noon he made an inspection OF some
| fast trotting stock, and visited some OF
the manufacturing and mercantile es-
adjustments of the city. During this
last visit to New York, General Grant
leading wealthy citizens with a purse
of 500, 600. Among the subscribers
were A, II. Stewart, w. b. Astor, Com
modore Vanderbilt, j. b. 4. Lanier, L..
w, Jerome and others. Thirty thou
sand dollars of the amount were used
to discharge the mortgage on the Gen
erals house in Washington city, the
remaining seventy thousand dollars
being invested in 5-2Os. Major-General
Daniel Butterfie1d was the agent who
collected and paid over the sum. The
money was presented without ceremo-
ny. Last night a brilliant reception was
given to tho General by the sd Nation
III Guard regiment, at the Brook!yn
Academy of Music. On leaving the
Academy he was driven to the Brook
lyn Club House, where an ovation was
prepared. -
The Hera1d's Washington special dis
patch says: l-if
General Steedman was telegraphed
last week by his friends to come on to
Washington ut the earliest Pract1caoi.e
time for consultation with the Presi-
dent on the phase of public affairs. he
arrived Yesterday morning and had an
interview with the President during the
forenoon. Many profess to believe that,
in the event of a Cabinet dissolution,
he can have the portfolio of war.
John O,Mahony publishes letter to
the editor of the Herald, stating that
the assertion that he was about to dis
miss .Killian is untrue.
| General Grant narrowly escaped n
| fatal accident yesterday while eXamin-
| ing newly invented rifle. he TOOK
hold of it in such a manner that it was
accidentally discharged, part oil the
cartridge entering his left hand and
lodging in the palm and thumb, wound
ing him, report says, seriously. The
| scene of this unfortunate accident was
| in the private apartments belonging tC
| General Grant, his aids and four chill
dren of the General being present. The
ball lodged in the wall of the room di,
rectly opposite to where General Grant
was standing at the time of the acct:
dent. Thewound was carefully dressed
| by surgeon.
The Senate Committee on Military AT
fairs, at thefr meeting yesterday deci-
ded to rcnort a joint resolution, that II
| is the duty and privilege of Congress
| 10 express the gratitude of the nation
to the officers, soldiers and seamen o.
the United States, by whose valor and
endurance on the land and on the sea
the rebellion has been crushed and lts
pride and power have been humbled
by whose fidelity to the cause OF free'
dom the government of the people has
been preserved and maintained, and by
whose orderly return from the fire and
| blood of civil war to the peaceful pur.
| snits of private life the exalttng ano
ennobling influence of free institutions
upon a nation has been SO signnlly
manifested to the world.
Fred. Douglass writes that anattemP'
was made to assassinate him In BatE
last Sunday night.
The Worlds Washington special
The Senate Military Committee Al
their meeting yesterday resolved to re
port a bill TO provide for the nationa
| defence DYeSIuDll6uluB III hH1ANSt I'LL
form, national militin force Throughout
the United States. The first section
makes every able bodied male persor
| between 20 and 40 years of age sublec
| to enrolment for militia duty. The
second section excerpts all of the exeCu
| tive and judicial officers of the govern
| ment and of the States; members o
both Houses of Congress; postlnasters
mariners; seamen; telegraph operators
| and all persons in charge of the mails
Several sections provide for the estab
| lishment of Militia Bureau IN tht
| Adiutant Generals office of the Wal
department. Section eight requires
| the appointment of an Adjutant Gener
al of Militia in each State, to be selected
by the government, who is to attend
reviews and inspect the militta, &c
Section nine says that there shall bt
4 orpanized In all of the States one regi.
l'ment of active volunteer militia fol
each Congressional district. All Officers
of the active force to be appointed by
| the Governors of the States and Terri
tories, but the war department is L
| furnish all arms, equipments, DC. Il
| said militia force. The President car
| order all or any part into service at any
time. The Lieut. Gen., in order TO Sc
\ cure uniformity In the Militia, may
cause Inspections to be made from time
to time. -s.=e
NEW YORK, Feb. G.-Tke CONNER.
cial says: Its reported that the West
| ern Union and United States Telegraph
lines have been consolidated, thns
| making only one company, with their
lines running to all parts OF the Wes'
and through to San Francisco:
/ TI-l,ss DoSfSS WASHINGTON sDeCial saws.