The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-15
New Candidate for Secretary OF War.
Grant Defending Himself from SLAM
derH.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Herald's
Washington special says: Intelligence
from Richmond, Va, tonight, states
that-Maj. Gen. Duncan is there looking
up facts to be used in the suit of the
Government against Frazier, Trenholm
& Co. He has been referred TO num-
Der of persons who are supposed to be
in possession of information that may
be useful.
No registering officer in the State
will receive his salary until future
appropriation for this purpose is made.
Only &c 900 remain in the hands OF the
disbursing officers for this purpose.
The split in the Republican party in
Virginia will result in two tickets for
the Constitutional Convention. The
one proposed by the radicals is so OBJ
jectionable that an Independent ticket
will be nominated. 1t is more than
probable that Democratic ticket will
also be nominated.
At the last meeting of the Cabinet the
question of appointing permanent
Secretary OF War was discussed, and
the President has since had the subject
under strong consideration. General
Grant strongly urges Major General
Rawlings, his chief of staff, for the posi-
ton, and it is quite probable he will re-
ceive the appointment.
General Hillyer has had several in
terviews with the President and Secre-
tary McCulloch in regard to internal
revenue matters in New York city.
The result is stated to be that the Metro
politan Internal Revenue Board will be
Immediately abolished, and the collec-
ton of revenue and the detection of
frauds will be left to the officers desig-
mated by law for those duties.
The Times special says: Gen. Scho-
field left for Richmond this morning.
The story that he was called here by
h. DPapiAnnf 10 Hn IN
to see Gen. Grant. The election in his
district comes of on Tuesday of next
week. CHE has no doubt that the con-
vention will be- carried, aud thinks it
likely that majority of the delegates
will be Republican in politics. 1t is
probable that he may ask for a short
leave OF absence after his election is
over.
The Sub Committee of the House Ju-
dietary, on the Maryland government,
will begin its investigations here to-
morrow. A quorum ofthe whole Com
mittee will be present.
The House Select COmmitte on South
ern Railroads leave this city for their
trip South on Wednesday next. They
will be absent Hbont "a month, and will
visit Richmond, Charleston, Chatta-
nooga and Louisville.
The Tribune's special says, the Re-
publicans here expect that the Cabinet
Will Dt III support vi Lie
threatened coup de etut. and they
seriously think the aspect OF af-
fairs is fraught with grave
danger. They fear that Congress
may convene in bold and defiant
spirit, and adhere to the declared policy
of the extreme men, viz: impeachment
and suspension of the President during
the trial, and since the elections more
tnan ever, they believe Mr.. Johnson
will resist and attempt with force, if
necessary, to maintain his constitu.
tionaI right to hold the office until
Judgment after trial. Others argue that
the effect of the elections has been to
settle these grave questions, and that
Impeachment will lind fewer advocates
at the next session than were counted
in the last.
The Star here denies officially the
statement that General Grant has ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the re-
suits of the late elections in Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio. General Grant also
pronounces as false and malicious the
report going the rounds OF the news
papers purporting to give n synopsis of
his evidence before the Judiciary Com
mittee on impeachment.
It is doubtful whether Secretary Nc
Culloch will make report on the dis
covery of counterfeit 7-30s. 1t mighP
interfere with the arrangements to de-
tect and capture the culprits. The
amount thus far discovered Is eighty
thousand. None were received at the
treasury yesterday.