The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-30

The ctlsrek Union has a leading ed
itoriaI son the recent Massachusetts
sandal: Wepublfsh the same initnll:
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A late number of the Washington
Chronicle says that owing to the great
demand for petroleum Y: Nasby's"
account otthe release of Jefferson Davis
it will republish his letter on that sub
iect. -
Wendell Phillips declares that che
wants words to express his opinion Of
Horace Gteeley's part in the recent
melancholy farce at Richmond"
Horace will probably lind words to.ex-
press his opinion Of Wendell.
Lucy Stone recently lrctured In oska-
loosa, Kansas, and took exceptions to
certain assertions made in the hide
pendent published there, touching the
contract Of her marriage between her
self and DR.. blackwell. and asked Mr..
Roberts to retract. He said he would
readily publish the contract, If she
would furnish him a copy, to which she
has assented. ssEa afa5
At a freedman's meeting in Green
Vile, AlabamG, a few days ago, VIII
liam Murphy, u sensible colored man.
defined his position in the following
style, which is a platform good for
white or black: ~ am in favor Of all
hands going to work and making plen-
" to eat, and keep less noise, then all
will come right. / tell you the South
is the greatest country in the world. I
now propose three cheers for the.
South"
During 4 late fair at Richmond, a val
liable article was put up for prize at
one dollar a share, and comprising one
hundred shares. A gentleman wishing
to possess the prize, and deeming 1t
worth the sum required, offered to take
all the shares not already sold. Only
one had been taken, and he therefore
took the remaining ninety nine. San
guine that the prize must fall to him,
great was his establishment to find,
when the drawing was over, that the
number he had missed was the lucky
one, and that he was Just ninety nine
dollars out of pockedl ,L.is
/ Postmaster General Randall has Is
sued the following to route agents, rail-
, way postal clerks, and baggage masters
in charge OF mails:
"Orlered, That from and after July
L, 1867, the present mode of paying
route agents, railway postal clerks, and
baggage masters In charge OF mails, be
discontinued; and that they. be paid
from said date monthly by the post
master ut Anch terminal offices on their
route as may be. designated bYythe
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department.. ~ E5Esp
This order is very important to the
parties concerned, because 1t insurCs
pompt payment at rhe end OF each
month, instead of the delay consequent
upon the transmission OF certificates Of
service and action of several clerks in
the department. 8 =. az
Prominent ex-rebels: General Lee
is attending the Episcopal Convention
at Staunton, Va.-HOwelIC Cobb admits
that the greatest political error Of his
life was stumpIng Georgia for secession
In 1s6O.-Wm. a. Graham, once Score
tary of the U. s. Navy, Wing candidate
forV ice President In 1852, and menu
Der OF the G. s. Senate, has received his
pardon from the President.-C. L. VAL
landigham Is to deliver the commence.
| ment address before the literary socie-
ties Of the University OF Mississippi.
The official proclamation of the Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland, defender
of the faith, &c, &c., declares that from
this time the division Of her territories
on the North American continent shall
cease, and that the States which are to
be consolidated are to be known as the
Dominion OF Canada. The order gives
the names of the officers of the new
State, aud everything is propitious to
the formation Of the principality. The
form of government adopted is of a
character which will deprived the people
of some of their ancient franchises. The
strength of the government is in the
Viceroy and his Senate, the latter. COM
posed of persons appointed in England,
having their sympathies with the old
country rather than with. the new, and
dependent for the tenure of their offices
upon the Royal appreciation. The
Governors and principal officers OF the
Provinces are to be appointed by the
Viceroy and Senate, and the power win
therefore be closely held in the hands
OF the Royal representatives and obe-
dent to the imperial will.
II. Rives Pollard, F. i. ", has not
made fortune with his lecture on the
"Chivalry of the south!n 1t has been
extensively advertised, and that too
without costing him a cent, but 1t has
failed to draw. Last Thursday night
it was announced for delivery at
Lynchburg, Va, and at the hour nam
ed hechivalric Pollard duly appeared
on the stage at Philharmonic Hall.
But imagine his disgust when he saw
nothing before him but empty benches.
This was not chivalric in the Lynch
burgers. To greet the Illustrious, fire.
eating Ytrginian in such an Indifferent
manner, argued non-interestn in the
subject and the lecturer also. and so
Pollard Istepped to the footlights and
informed the aforesaid empty benches
that the lecture would be indefinitely
postponed. Pollard's- power is on the
the wRne, and this Instance. OF cold
neglect on the part Of the people OF
Lynchburg, while It shows their good
sense and full appreciation OF this
bombastic, intolerant and pesttferous
fellow Is but another proof that-5asf