The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-25

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Charitable Association of Houston,
Texas, made an appeal to the charita-
BILE for assistance. They ask for only
s. coo to get them out OF debt.
Hon. Schuyler ColfaX delivered an
address at the Cooper Institute before
a very large audience on the political
situation. He advocated the impaach-
ment OF the President and the nomina-
ton OF Grant by the radical party next
year as the standard bearer in the cam
paign. He stated it as his conviction
that the government Of the country
was safe only in the hands of the radi-
cal party.
The correspondence of Grant, Thorn
as, Gov. Brownlow and the Mayor OF
Nashville, regarding the late munich
pal election in that city, will be given
to morrow. 1t will show that General
Thomas acted under instructions from
General Grant. General Grant felt it
his duty 10 cooperate with the State
executive securing not only the pub
lie peace, but the enforcement OF the
law OF the State when it enfranchised
its colored citizens.
The Revenue Bureau has received
in Information that in the 9th North Caro-
lima collection district tobacco has been
assessed and taxed at rates ranging
from two to ten cents per pound. In
spector Best, who makes the report,
frauds, of which he promised to give
full particulars in a few days. Mr.. Best
was removed before he could make the
promised report, and another officer de-
tailed to make an investigation Of the
alleged frauds.
The HeraId's special says: Mr..
McCuiloch to-day denies that he has
any intention of writing letter cup
porting the policy of President Johnson.
He declares that his political and tinan-
cial views are we'll Understood through
out the country, therefore no necessity
exists for writing such letter at the
present time. ..
The Worlds special says: There is
good reason for telegraphing that the
Retrenchment Committee now investi-
eating the Treasury Department are
about to recommend Secretary McCul-
loch to suspend S. NJ. Clark, superin-
tendent of the Printing Bureau, until
their Investigations are closed. This
course is significant.
The President has been charged with
intending to Disregard the civil tenure
law by not sending his reasons to The
Senate for removing Secretary Stanton,
but Mr.. johnson holds that the law in
question is unconstitutional, and there
is no way of testing il unless he tax es
the initiative. There being but Two
parties to the case, the President and
Mr.. Stanton, one or the other OF whom
would have TO do the act, which would
carry 1t 10 the courts.
New YORK, Oct. 24.-The Daniel
Webster place, at Franklin, n. H., was
sold at auction on Tuesday. The heirs
of the late Rufus L. Fay bought the
buildings and home farm of 200 acres
for 5000.
The Everett statue, in Boston, will
not be dedicated until next spring,
owing TO the pressing engagements of
Governor Andrew, who will be the
orator.
The discharges at Springfield Armory
have reduced the number OF men en-
ployed nearly to 600.
David K. Sprague Jones, the forRer
who lately conducted an extensive
business at Boston, WAS sentenced 10
six years in the State Prison.
The horse which Col. Thomas Benton
rode through the Mexican war, died at
New London.
An aggravated case of abortion oc-
Cured in Providence. and the agent,
DR.. G. w. Briggs, has been arrested.
George Peabody has made donation
to Harvard College OF $3.50, 900, to estab-
lish a Museum and an institute of
Archaeology and Ethnology.
a man named Andrew weatherwaX,
supposed to have been murdered near
PiattsburS, in 1856, has turned up in
that place.
New York, yesterday, from Europe.
Joseph w. Sprowl. second mate of the
ship Marmion, from San Francisco, is
held for examination, charged with
the murder of sailor named Andrew
Quimby.
Anumber of small whisky distiIler-
les were seized to-day.