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


NEW YoRK, Feb. 1.-The grand re.
ception and ball of the It'll regiment
took place last night at the Academy o.
Music, and was a most brilliant affair
An Grafton by General Dix opened the
evening exercises. The dancing was
kept up till an early hour this morning
Lieut.. Gen. Grant has issued an order
announcing the organization OF per
manent Artillery Board, to which ques-
tions relating 10 the artillery service
may be referred by the Secretary of the
War Department or the General-in-
Chief, and which may also originate
recommendation in regard to the ett1ct-
ency or interests of the artillery. The
following named officers compose the
Board: Brevet Brig. Gen. IA. j. Hine.
Lieut.. Col. Sd Artillery Brevet Colonel
Capt. John Gibbon, 4th Artillery Bre.
vet Lieut.. Col. N. Benjamin, Captain I'd
Artillery, Secretary.
The 10th New York State militia
numbering five hundred and sixty OFF,
GERS and men under command of Br'v't
Brig. Gen. Jacob b. Hardenberg, which
arrived in this city from Richmond,
Va, have proceeded to Harris Island,
where they will be paid of and receive
their final discharge. This is the last
infantry regiment of the army of the
Potomac.
The Times Washington special says
that Lieut.. Gen. Grant and Major Gen.
Sherman, Thomas and Meade are in
regular session at the Head Quarters OF
the former over the army Dill: Ihey
meet earlier than Congress and sit about
as long. The result of their delibera-
tions will soon be laid before the militia
nv committee of the Senate. Senator
Wilson, chairman of that committe
confers with them; and it is probable
that a bill will be framed by them en-
bodying their joint conclueions. Gen.
Grant desired the> views of his able
Lieutennnts on this important subject,
and he tberefores summoned them. Gen:
Sheridan would also have been called
but for the exigencies of the service in
the Southwest. He has not been sent
for and is not expected, all reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Herald's Havana correspondence,
dated January 9th, gives an account OF
the defeat by the Imperial General Prt-
etc, in the State of Tehuantepec, of a
Republican force of 1000, under General
Figureo, with loss to the latter of 100
killed. The Republican General Por-
firio Ding remained with his force In
the State of Oaxaca. SIS 1aE prs
The Herald's Havana correspondent
reports the arrival of two cargoes of
Africans on the Island, within short
time.
Last evening, at the Cooper Institute,
the colored men and women of New
York and vicinity assembled to ratity
the amendment of the constitution pro-
hibiting slavery in the United States.
Geo. S. Smith, the chairman, explained
the object of the, meeting and intro
duced The Rev. Sella Martin, who read
Secretary Stewards letter. Fred. Doug
lass and others addressed the assembly.
The Worlds Washington special
says:
Banks will be argued in the Supreme
Court this week. If the court decides
that the tax is lawful according to the
decision of the Commissioners of In
ternal Revenue, then these institutions
will ask for special law exempting
them from such tax.
On Tuesday night as the six o'clock
night express train from Jersey CITY
on the New York q Erie Railroad, was
near Lockawaxen on the Delaware Di-
vision, fire was discovered in the bag
gage car of the A. q g, w. r. II. The
train was stopped as soon as possible
and every effort made to subdue the
flames, but they were unsuccessful.
The car and contents consisting OF sew
enty-five pieces of valuable baggage
and two iron safes belonging to the
Adams Express were destroyed. The
contents OF the safes COnSlSUeu Vi uOue9
and papers reported to have been val
ued at about 500, 200, and as the safes
were not fire proof the contents aresup-
posed to have been entirely destroyed.
The Tribune's Washington special
saws: The statement having been made
that the distribution of awards to cap
tors OF the assassination conspirators
would be made yesterday, has drawn q
regiment of claimants to Washington
each of whom is an anxious expectant.
The list of awards is still in the hands
ofthe War Department, while hundreds
of those justly entitled to them remain
here week after week expanding the re-
sources of their limited purses by the
payment of exorbitant hotel bills.
The colored delegation which recent
ly arrived at Washington from the diff
ferent States of the Union, for the pur-
pose of presenting their claims to negro
Suffrage, accompanied by the E1ecu.
tive Committee OF the National Equal
Suffrage Association of that city, called
on Chief Justice Chase Tuesday even
ing, and had long interview with him.
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