The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-15
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General News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The Herald's
Washington special dispatch says:
ALI payment Of communication OF ra-
tons has ceased for the present at the
office of the Commissary General, in an
ticipation of Congressional legislation
securing to heirs of soldiers, to whom
such Communication was due at the time
of decease, a transfer of their claims.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
The Secretary of War, in conversation
yesterday, stated that whenever a writ
of habeas corpus reached him for the
delivery of the bodies of the boat-burn-
ers, now on trial by court martial at st.
Louis, he shall Immediately turn them
over to the authorities.
The President of the American Bank
Note Company submitted several de-
signs yesterday for the forthcoming
three dollar notes. Carpenters picture
of President Lincoln reading the eman-
cipation proclamation will form the
back of the decoration of the note.
The list of awards to the captors of
the conspiracy assassins is still in the
hands of Judge Holt, but will be deliv-
cred to the SeGretarysok arfor his APP
prevail or disapproval on Monday next.
OF the nine thousand post-otfces in
the disloyal States about two thousand
udNo DSen T6-Op6uSus NGRAA4J bAlAOO ANA7
dred of these have new post-mlstresses,
because no man could be found who
could take the oath that he had. not
borne arms against his country.
The Iribune's Washington special
says: The resignation of Brevet Major
Gen. II. A. Barnum was accepted yes
terday, to date the 9th inst.
The Times Washington special says:
The Military Committee will report IA
vorably upon the proposition to create
the office of General in the army, and
when the office is created by law the
position will be rendered to Gen. Grant
There has been no opposition to the pro-
position by any member of the Com
mittee.
The President had an overwh Ginning
visit yesterday morning from COM
mittee of ladies, headed by Mrs. Sena-
ator Trumbull, in all about $50, who
presented a petition and yehemently
urged him to reject the application for
pardon Off s. Cox, of Georgetown, late
Of the rebel army. These ladies are of
a society entitled the National Colored
Home Association. They state that Cox
is a large landholder in this district of
their society, and has erected on his
lands buildings in which are housed
large number of helpless Fcolored PEG
pie. and they ask that If Cox be par
doned at all, it shall be on condition
that he give to their association ten
acres of land and the buildings thereon
now occupied by the association.
Hon. Thomas n. Stillwell yesterday
obtained an order from Lieut.. General
Grant ordering the muster out of the
34th Indiana regiment, now at Browns
willie, Texas, and with which regiment
Mr.. Stillwell was formerly connected.
Orders have been issued for the re-
lease of rebel Quartermaster II. b. Win
der. Heis not the Winder associated
with Wirz in the Andersonville butch
cries.
The Chamber of Commerce held
special meeting yesterday, to receive
the report of their committee relativeto
the proposed arrangements for the
proper representation of the United
States at the Paris exhibition of 1867.
Resolutions were adopted and initiate
nv proceedings taken TO bring the mat
ter before the Government and the va,
kindred institutions throughout the
The subject of the interference of the
statute of limitations with claims OF
northern creditors was again brought
before the board, and further steps
taken inthe matter.
Resolutions in honor of the late Ropt.
B. Minturn were adopted.
Col. O'Mahony yesterday received a
letter from Head Centre Stephens, COR
daily endorsing his action during the
late troubles, and appointing him rep
resentative and financial agent of the
so-called Irish Republic in this country.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
saws: The acting commissioner for the
Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia reports
to General Howard that the negroes in
that State exhibit great willingness to
make contracts for next year, and that
within the last few days quite NUM-
Der of contracts have been made, at
rates varying from twelve to fifteen
dollars per month, including board and
lodging, for male hands.
The unfortunate elnigrant passenger
on the steamer Neptune, Mary A. Gill
roy, whose piteous case was telegraphed
Yesterday, has died from the effects OF
exposure and neglect.
Washington dispatches state that the
ladies' reception at the White House,
Yesterday was a grand affair.
A bonded warehouse on the corner OF
Washington and Carlisle streets was
robbed on Thursday night of about
$1,000 worth of silks, velvets, &c. Four
suspicion of having been engaged in
the affair, and the greater portion Of
the stolen goods was recovered.
During quarrel yesterday z. NJ. be-
tween two men named Patrick Dunlop
and Edward johnson, the latter stab
bed the former IN Lne S!ue1 producing q
supposed mortal wound.
f6e Tribune's Washington dispatch
Proyost-Marshal Russell last even
ing sent ohas. Rodgers, of the 4th, Ar
tfilery, who was convicted of compllct-
ty, with two others, in counterfeiting
soldiers final statement, while he was
acting as clerk in the Office of the Com
missary of mnsters, to Fort Delaware
for a term of two years imprisonment.
His confederates, similarly sentenced,
effected their escape from the steamer
whipple just prior to being ordered of.
The Times dispatch says: ir
All volunteer officers on duty in the
Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia have
been ordered TO join their commands,
for muster out. Their places will be
filed by details from the Veteran Re
serve Corps.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 1s.-The CONNER