The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-21


NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-The Times
| special says: II is quite probable that
after the meeting on Thursday, the
house Will adjourn over until Monday
next, as time will be necessary to ena-
Die the Speaker to make up his COM
mittees.
The'counsel for Jef. Davis have no.
! titled the Government counsel that they
will be ready to proceed with the trial
on the 25th inst, and that they are anX-
ious TO have IL occur this term. The
Court stands adjourned until that date,
and chief Justice Chase will proceed to
Richmond again to be present at the
beginning of the trial. Although every
thing looks now as though the trial
would actually take place, yet there is
an impression prevailing among those
best informed that It will again be post
poned.
Thaddeus Stevens was we'll enough
to visit the capitol TO-DAY.
General Candy has issued general
order TO provide for the punishment OF
persons who obstruct railroads. In
case any loss of life occurs, the punish
ment, on conviction by any military
commission or court OF competent Iu-
risdictiOn, Is death.
Secretary McCnlloch. not being de-
cided rs TO whether the thirty days
grace Is to be given by the tenure OF
Office law, for otherwise removals
and suspension begins on the 2lst tnst.s
or the first day of the next session, has
referred the matter to the Solicitor OF
the Treasury for his opinion.
The Herald's special says: The Re-
publican caucus " i'll be held on Thurs.
day evening next. The question OF
impeachment will receive n larger part
of consideration. 1t Is expected that
this troublesome subject will be finally
disposed of as far MS the Republican
view of the question is concerned.
1t is not expected that the names of
for confirmation during the November
session, but they will be held over un-
I'll the regular meeting OF Congress.
Considerable caucusing Is going on
among the western members relative
TO the Secretaryship of the Senate. a
strong pressure will be brought to have
Colonel Forney displaced to make
is argued by prominent persons from
that region, that their section OF the
country Is not fairly represented in the
public offices, hence they propose an
onslaught in force to carry out their
idea of an equal distribution.
The excitement among the negroes
of Richmond on the subject of being
caught alive for dissection, continues.
They now believe that forty medical
students from New York are in Rich
moud for the purpose of pro-
curing material for dissection.
Very few are seen on the streets after
night, and not more than fifty attend
ed the circus last night, while hereto
fore 900 have usually peen present.
The Tribune's special says: At
meeting OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Union, held last evening, a letter was
read endorsing the nomination of Gen.
HIant for the Presidency, from Gov.
ernor Ward, OF New Jersey, Chairman
of the National Republican Executive
Committee.
A letter received at Grants head
quarters, from Gen. Sherman, states
that the latter will not be there until
about the LIST of December. What ser
vice he will be assigned to after that
day will be determined after Sherman
arrives.
The HeraId's Boston special says:
The great event is Dickens arrival. A
tug went to meet the steamer having
aboard James T. Field, Hon. Joseph
Quincy, Oliver Wendell Holmes and
others. He remains at the Park House
for the present.