The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-18

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Herald's
special says: Henry a. Wise made
the address at the opening of the Hor-
ticuItursl and Pathological Society OF
Virginia, in Richmond, last night. His
remarks, of course, touched mainly on
the present political situation. Butthe
most remarkable portion of them con-
sisted of advice to the young men of the
State, to become farmers, and do their
own labor, and get rid OF negroes and
European emigrants.
AnimmeDse mass meeting of Repub-
licans took place at Cooper Institute,
last evening, to ratify the nominations
OF the convention at Syracuse. Speech
es were made by several prominent
leaders, in which Grant was hailed as
the candidate of the party for the Pres
idency in 1883.
At a meeting of the Metropolitan Rev
enue Board, yesterday, a resolution
was passed directing the district attor-
ney to return all distilleries now under
seizure to the owners which belong to
the distillers' association, which relieves
them from seizure while holding the
premises under the bond, pending the
further decision OF the cases.
The Metropolitan Fire Department
ordered tax of 81 90 to be levied on
chief engineers and proportionates sums
on the employees of the department to
defray the expenses OF the Republican
party al the next State election.
Senator Morgan has obtained the
leave Callicott's vacancy in the Brook
Ign revenue district unsupplied till that
gentleman's trial takes place.
An individual posted in revenue mat
tiers, says there are six hundred illegal
distilleries in full operation in that dis
trict.
arG
making a total registered for two days
10, ia.
To pay the interest on 500 bonds
which falls due on the first of Novem-
Der, twenty-four millions in coin will
be required at New York. There will
be 81, 742, 95l OF 1t disbursed.
The Republican General Committee,
last evening, adopted resolutions look
ing to reunion of the regular and
radical General Committee In this city,
and declaring their determination as
the old guard to stand by the country
and party.
None Of the defendants in the Ken
lucky Bourbon case having appeared,
either in person or by counsel. before
the U. 3. Commissioner yesterday, for
the purpose of proceeding with the ex-
animation of the parties who were re-
corded as committed fortriHl before the
grand jury. A verdict giving 81, 1855 to
the plaintiff, was rendered in the Su
preme Court yesterday in the case of Eli
"a Riggs vs.. the Evansville and Illinois
Rail Road company.
The forthcoming reports OF the Com
missioners of Customs II is said will
exhibit II very satisfactory result of the
protective and detective service. Dur
ing the last fiscal year considerably
over a million dollars have been added
to the treasury from the seizure and
sale of struggled goods. while the ex-
penses of the system have been COM
paratively small.
The Times special says: Parties in
terested are hard at work making up a
case to prove the liability of the Gov
eminent for the con nterfeit 7-30s. The
Government will resist the claim to the
utmost.
The whisky dealers continue their
fight against the Metropolitan revenue
board. The Secretary meets their
complaints by pointing TO the fact that
whisky is higher since Messmore's re-
moval than it was before.
Gen. Dennison testified before the
Judiciary Committee yesterday that
while the officers of the Maryland Mi
litia were men who served in the re-
bellion, and are sympathizers with it,
several regiments were composed Of
LOYAL men who could not be relied upon
for any hostile demonstrations against
the Government.
The reports that Gems. Pope and
Ord have been ordered to Washington,
The Worlds Norwalk, Conn: Especial
says: At the charter election here to-
day, the democrats were triumphant
by q largely increased majority.