The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-07

Miscellaneous News.
NEW York, March 6.-The Tribune's
Washington special says:
Chas. n. Russell and Moses Taylor,
of New York, have been added to the
commission to select and report upon a
new poStoffice site in that city.
Tho statement is in general circula-
ton and published in the evening pa
pers here that the President has ordered
the discharge of the pirate Semmes.
Counter to this the Navy Department,
by whose authority he was arrested and
is held, have noinformation on the sub
ject beyond the general rumor. / dis
credit its truth. 1t is certain that a
strong pressure has been brought to
bear upon the President and that he
has not declined to tnterpose his eXecu-
tive authority.
The Naval Committee have received
n communication from Admiral Porter,
insisting that our iron clad vessels
should be taken out of water while not
in use, for the purpose of preservation
Ibis necessity was urged by an official
board us early as 1862, and is of interest
in settling the veXed question us to the
relative merits of salt or fresh water in
which to lay up iron clad vessels.
The Third Auditor of the Treasury
has issued circular concerning extra
duty pay to non-commissioned officers
and soldiers of the army, in which he
says that n misrepresentation exists rel
alive to the legality of paying the pei
diem authorized by the army regula;
decides that extra duty pay cannot be
allowed except to enlisted men en-
ployed as clerks in the military offices
in Washington, at the several geograph-
fcal division and department head.
quarters and at the West Point Military
Academy, to whom such payment is
not prohibited. With the exceptions
ceive extra duty pay, and payments
made by disbursing officers in viola.
ton of this decision will not be allowed
to their credit in the settlement of their
accounts at the Treasury Department
The Tribune's Washington special
says: lr
Gen. Ashboth, who came to this coun,
try as the Adjutant of Kossuth, has
been appointed minister to the Argen.
tine Republic instead of to Venezuela
as first reported.
The Board of Fire Insurance Under
writers here yesterday presented poll
cies of life insurance to all the MEM
bers of the Metropolitan fire depart
ment. Each policy lasts for one year
of death while on duty; and s. pei
week in case of disabling accidents.
The Herald's Washington special
says:
directions have been given to depart
ment commanders to vacate all rented
buildings as rapidly as the emergen-
cies of the service will permit, and to
commands into the regular military
posts of the United States.
Two regiments of colored cavalry,
and one battery of heavy artillery are
to be mustered out at City Point this
week. .a
The Secretary of the Treasury has
been asked whether British vessels sold
under u decree of the Admiralty for
seamen's wages and other causes, are,
if purchased by citizen of the United
States, entitled to American regis
try; he decides that foreign vessels SO
sold are not thereby entitled to regis
try. ai7i
The Herald's Canada correspondent
of the I'd inst, writes:
The Canadian Parliament assembled
at Ottawa on the Goth inst; and the New
Brunswick Legislature will meet in
that Province on Thursday next.
In both bodies the confederation
question will be introduced, and every
effort will be made to carry the scheme
through without further delay. The
name determined on for the confedera-
ces of British North America" and it is
thought that the Governor-Generalo OF
Canada, Lord Monck, will be the first
ruler.
The Fenian excitement still contin-
ucs, and bonds are in great demand.
One thousand dollars were yesterday
subscribed by the Father Mather So
ciety alone, and the contributions from
tho ordinary sources are daily more
than doubled. A grand demonstration
was held nj Tammany Hall last even
ing, at which n number of the Irish
bonds were disposed of. Addresses
were delivered by the Head Centre, the
Rev. MIR. Shepard and MIR. Doran b.
Killian. In all directions great acces-
sions are being made to both the ranks
and finances.
The New Orleans Picayune gives an
account of another of General Buffers
seizures while in command Mt New
Orleans, which has recently been in
litigation md been decided against the
General. Shortly before the occupation
of the city by the National troops, the
municipal authorities made Mr.. Pelia,
the city Surveyor, n present of $4,000,
which the General ordered the recipient
to restore to the city treasury, in default
of which he condemned him to Tortugas
with ball and chain. In lieu of this
Mr.. Pelia paid the money. Mr.. Pelia
has lately sued the city for the amount.
and the Judges decision was that 1t
should be returned to him.
The Worlds San Francisco special
saws that a crisis in Mexican affairs on
the Pacific const is imminent The
French troops in the Northern and
Western Mexican States, have been
driven ignominiously to the coast, and
arc hemmed in in few port towns
where they are liable to BIO driven on
board their vessels of war for safety
Mazatlan is besieged and its streets bar
ricaded. The Liberals, under Cortina,
are pressing close upon 1t in the rear
Fighting Inns commenced, in which the
Liberals, aided by Americans recently
elisted, have been victorious. The an
tiputhy of the French and Imperial
Mexicans to Americans is increasing.
There are instances of Americans hay-
ing been thrown causeleSSly into pris-
on, and all are subjected to grievous
insults, and threats of indiscriminate
slaughter of Americans are boldly
made by the Mexican Imperial author
tiles in certain towns. 1t is actually
necessary that war vessels be dispatch
ed here by the United States govern.
ment at once to prevent trouble, and
demand decent respect for United
States citizens and the American flag.
It may even now be too late, but long
err delay will be a crime.
The Times Washington special says
that intelligence has been received
there by the government to the eheci
that Thomas Francis Meagher, Secreta-
nv and Acting Governor of Montana
Territory, has issued a proclamation
for a State Convention to be held al
Virginia city, March q, to for a State
government.