The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-07

miscellaneous News.
New YORK, April 6.-Immense fires
are now raging in several places in this
city. The large brick building, corner
of Broadway and Barclay streets, Is
entirely destroyed and the fire Is still
progressing. Numbers 200, 2O2 and 204
Broadway, are burned out and the fire
is still burning among the buildings in
the rear on Fulton street. The Clari-
mont House and the adjoining build.
ings are on fire. Another fire is raging
further up Broadway. The loss o.
property is very great. No estimate
can yet be reached, as the firemen have
but little mastery over the flames. The
fremont House is also on fire.
The Herald's Toronto special says the
city is greatly excited by the news Of
the sailing of the Fenian expedition
and it is believed that the report of its
going 10 Bermuda is II blind, and infor'
nation deemed reliable has been re-
ceived here that the Fenians are put
ting guns in vessels at Chicago and
have two schooners loaded with field
pieces for an attack on the Western
border.
A mass meeting of the workingmen
last evening in Union square, for the
purpose of agitating the eight hour Ia
Dor movement. -Four stands were
erected, three of them for English
and one for Germanspeakers. The pro-
cessions were headed by bands of music
and bearers of torches.
The report of the Bermuda Fenian
expedition, DC, is hoax.
Orders have been received at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard to equip the sloOI
of war - Immediately as flag ship.
The destination of this vessel is moi
known, but it is supposed she is to be
the flag ship either of the South Pacific
of ri n fanf fhnt 10 m
cruise among the fishing fleet on the
coast of British North America.
The Tribune's Washington special
says the disbursements of the Treasu-
ry Department on account of the War
and Navy Departments for the quarter
ending March 31st, were as follows: War
Department for January 1862, SIS, SO; for
February, Sl54, Ol3,95; for March, $780,
0S9,Sl. Navy Department for January,
S35, 476, SO; for February, $50, 800 ,O6; for
March, S45, 1904 The one million in
crease in the Navy expenses for March
was occasioned by large remittances
abroad for the use of vessels in foreign
stations.
The commanding officers of the 10Th
and 18th infantry, and I'd battalion of
the 18th infantry, have been ordered to
report to Brig. Gen. Cook, command
ing the Department of the Platte, Head
quarters at Omaha. In case of the pur-
suit of miscellaneous Indians or whites
inflicting the border line, the troops
will act without regard to the depart
ment line, simply reporting their re-
turn through their own commanding
officers to the commanding General OF
the department invaded.
The Times Washington special says
it is understood that the President will
in day or two send to Congress mes
sage, in which he will suggest modi-
tication of the test oath, in order to ena-
BILE the Government to fill the revenue
offices, &C., of the South in accordance
with the propositions of the heads of
departments.
Gen. Buell. has written a letter to
Gen. Grant respecting the battle of Shi-
loh, in which he claims that he was not
tardy i'll theoverland march of his army
to Savannah, and that he arrived soon
err than he was expected by the Lieu
tenant General, and that but for the
arrival of his command the second
days fight would have resulted disas-
trously for the Union forces under Gen.
Grants command.
The Times Washington special says:
Brevet Col. Jas. ii. Taylor, late Adju-
tant General on Gen. Augur's staff, has
been appointed Adjutant General on
Lieut.. Gen. Grants staff, in place the
late Gen. Seth Williams.
Col. a. II. MARYLAND has been APP
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office Department for the district COM
prising the Pacific coast.
The Worlds Washington special
saws: The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs yesterday instructed the chair,
man to report joint resolution to send
a naval fleet to The fishing grounds to
protect the rights of our citizens, and ut
The same time to preserve peace. The
resolution is understood to be approved
nv the Secretary of State, and is only
regarded as precautionary measure.
Advices from Buenos Ayres states
that an italian vessel, on which an en-
barge had been laid by the Federal
Court at that port, had been taken out
of the harbor under the protection of
the guns of the Italian war steamer
Velace, which steamed into the inner
roads for the purpose. The action taken
by the local authorities in the matter
was not ascertained prior to the depart
ure ofthe South American mail steamer.