The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-29

NEW YORK, May 2S.-The Herald'S
special says: The Secretary of Interior,
Mr.. Browning, has recovered from his
illness and was at his post yesterday.
He will visit his home on the 29th. :.
An attempt TO aSsasSinate the Gener-
al of the Freedmen's bureau at Tas-
we'll Court House, Virginia, was made
a few days since. The citizens held an
Indignation meeting on the matter.
General Griffin commandingi In Texas
has found II necessary TO issue an order
declaring that the usual taxes must be
paid. The people, generally, thinking
they were relieved, under the military
bill.
Governor Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,
Is to address the citizens of Lees
burg, Virginia, on the 3lst.
The Times special says, several
Louisianians now in Washington have
prepared a long list of charges against
Governor Welles, together with a petit
to the President. They are also attempt
ing the removal of General Sheridan.
General Sherman has been obliged to
abandon his proposed trip to the Medi-
teranian, his presence on the frontier
being necessary during the prevalence
of the Indian hostilities.
General Thomas returns to Louisville
tomorrow.
The Herald says, the proposed Fe-
MAN raid is taking definite shape. A
secret circular has been distributed to
all the centres, calling them to arms.
Munitions of war in large guam
titles have been taken towards
the border and secreted ready
for use when wanted. quite a
number OF persons supposed to be Fe-
mans are in st. Adams, Vermont. Fifty
thousand troops are reported ready 10
take the field backed by fifty thousand
more in case of need.
The Herald,s Salisbury, n. O.,
special says: Judge Kelly spoke here
yesterday, and in the course OF his re-
marks said he had been asked whether
the Sherman bill was final measure.
To this he would answer that the South
itself should decide that as to confisca-
ton, OF which they seemed to beafraid,
he protested that, no matter for all Ste-
vens said in. his speech, there was not a
Republican in Congress who wanted a
coniscation bill, but If the military bill
was rejected, as the Constitutional
amendment was, he would not say that
disfranchise might not follow, or, that
Congress might 60 no further even to
taking from the men of large wealth,
who oppressed the masses, portion OF
their vast estates. In conclusion, he
asked them to believe that this is the
language Lebwould have spoken In
Mobile, had the people listened to him,
and to assure them that all they read In
the papers about using exasperating or
offensive words were merely the crea-
tons OF the mRgfnRtion. - a
Judging from the cordial reception
which the Judge met with at his con-
olusion and openly expressed accor-
dance with his views, 1t would appear
that he made some converts amongst
the .Confederates and all doubtful be-
levers in the military bill. -
In the Supreme Court, general term,
before Judges Leonard, Smith and
Ingraham, yesterday, the case Of the
city authorities against the police COM
missions, regarding the transfer OF the
power to grant licenses, was resumed.
Mr.. d. d. Field, OF the council for the
authorities, referred to the points
reached by ex-JudRe Woodruff for the
commissioners, and argued that the law
Of the legislature under consideration
was unconstitutional, and that all pub.
lie duties could be transferred in the
same manner II the law was not de-
clared null and void. 15e.5r4rr