The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-25
New York News

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Tribune
estimates the majority for the Republic
can ticket at 10000.
In the 4th district OF this city GarVin,
Lawrence, Burnell and Dalay, Demo
Gratis. are elected.
The 1st, 18th and 14th have gone
Democratic, and the 18th, as we have
reason to expect. The convention will
stand 81 Republican to 63 Democrat.
Norman Strntton is the only Repub-
lican elect in this city, having 0 ma
jOrity over Henry Hughes, Tammany,
in the 9Th district.
A Times special says 1000 applica-
tons have been received by the United
States Marshal of the Supreme Court
for the position of Registrars in the
Bankruptcy. There are less than $50
appointments, and it requires the labor
of corps of clerks to write and en-
dorse the papers.
The Post Master General appoints
special agents, under the gene
raj law, to supply vacant post Of
fees. The. Slate Department was
probably the most successful of any in
the confirmation of its variOusappoint-
ments.
AT the late session of the Senate the
number of nominations that failed will
probably not exceed ten. Aside from
the Austrian Mission and the Havana
Consulate, but half a dozen other places
are vacant; among them are Sandwich
Islands, Cumpeae, Mexico and Turnes.
The nominations for Governor of Idaho
territory and Secretary of Colorado
territory also failed, but the old lncum-
bents remain.
During the session some twenty Vice
Consuls, at remote points, whose APP
pointments have been temporary, were
nominated and confirmed as full Con-
suls, in order that there might be no
question as to the effect of the civil
tenure law upon them.
The Attorney General is preparing an
elaborate opinion on the reconstruction
law, explaining the bearings of all its
provisions.
A Washington letter says: 1t is
certain the Supreme Court will decide
promptly to dismiss the Georgia and
Mississippi bills.
The jury of the U. s. District Court al
Baltimore, in the case of Thomas r,
Reib against General Wool for false ar.
rest and Imprisonment during the mil
itary government of the latter, in 1861
and 1862, has brought in the verdic;
awarding one cent damages 10 Mr.
Reib. The costs of the case to be equal,
ly divided. which fall most heavily on
the plaintiff.
The elevated railroad bill seems tc
have passed at the closing hours o.
the New York Legislature. Three
routes are provided for the starting out
from the Battery, one OF which is or
Broadway.
A special from Washington says
The Cabinet yesterday decided that
special agents are to be placed in offices
left vacant by the tenure office bill.
Commissioner Hulburd decided moi
to interfere with the certification o.
checks by National banks.
The British Legation hint that nego-
tiations for the settlement OF the Ala.
bama claims are 10 be resumed, coupled
with offers to dispose of British Col
umbia to the United States.
A small boat, while crossing the
James river, at Claremont, Va, las
Monday was capsized, and six ladies
and one man were drowned.
1t appears there were 81 900 vote:
cast in this city yesterday. The Dem
ocratic majority was 1900.
A Havana letter says that the I'm
perialists admit that there is quite
a force of French, Austrian and Bel
gians in the Liberal army, called the
foreign legion,