The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-06
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BY TELEGRAPH.
The March statement of the public
deot viii be made public by Secretarv
McCQlloch to-day. =, a.
Snow at Chicago on Friday morn.
ing was near three inches deep. The
snow storm seems to have been r,eneTsI
throughout Minnesota and Wiseo1si5
night. '-5'7 +te+.'s
The public debt statement will
show slight increase. e 1f2-sf -
"A large number of leayes M ah.
sence are being granted in the several
departments at Washing ton, TO cierks
VINO claim residence In Connecticut.
10 allow them to go home and vote.
The process Of reducing the clerical
force OF the Treasury Department fs
now going on. About a dozen female
clerks and copyists were discharged a
gay or TWO ago, and many more have
charged. - U.s.
The rebel Col. Grenfsi has escaped
rom the Dry Tortugas, where he was
sen sen.e9ced Tor lie, on conviction of a
conspiracy with others to burn the
cities of Chicago and Buffalo, and Ell.
feet the release of the rebel prIsoners
confined at Camp Douglas.
Navigation on the Mississippi ia
now open to st. Paul. The Steamboat
6n1l sheridan passed through Lake
Plpin on Eriday night. .t,r. "a sT-7F
a dispatch from Little Rock. dated
the Sd, TO the st. Louis Democrat saws:
The entire Republican State ticket is
elected by more than $4,000 majority.
Ihe legislature organized yesterday;
MAJ. M Sarber was elected President
OF the Senate, and Major John d. Price-
editor OF the Republican, Speaker OF
the House. The constitutional ameud-
ment was to be adopted Friday.
II. R. Whitaker, a MESSENGER in
the employ of the Merchants Union
express Company and w. 8. G. Her
bert were arrested at the Briggs House.
Chlcago, on Friday charged with rob.
Ding the Merchants Union Express Co.
of 10000. All but about IS, coo OF the
money was found In their possession.
The car works of the CITY Railroad
Company were destroyed by fire Fri.
day night. Loss on building and stock
Is about. $50, ,OO0i fully insured. Two
dwelling houses adjoining were dam
aged to the extent of s., 900, which were
also insured.
General Harry q. Wells, of Alex
andrta, was. on Saturday morning, ap-
pointed Governor OF Virginia, by Gen.
SchOheld. He has been residing in
Virginia since 1862, is from Michigan.
and was Brevet Brigadier- General In
the United States army. He enters up-
on the duties of the office at once. Gov.
Pierpoint's time expired on the 1st of
January last, and he has been since
holdingon1 waiting for the designation
of his successor.
Weston, the pedestrian, accom-.
pltshed the task OF walking oneu hun
dred and three miles In tWenty.three
hours and hIty-eight minutes, or in
side the allotted time, at Buffalo, Sat-
urday.
The Impeachment Managers closed
their testimony Saturday,, and the
Court adjourned till Thursday to give
the Presidents counsel time to arrange
their evidence for presentation.
The river at Pittsburgh, at noon,
Saturday, was i've feet four inches and
falling. The weather was cloudy and
cool.,t b. BolFr..4= EyG 3 a9J4g e
The DemocratIcStateC Convention at
Columbia, South Carolina, adjourned
Friday night. A full State ticket
was nominated including, Hon. w. ID.
Congress and delegates TO the National
Democratic Convention were also chos-
en-. The whites are advised to vote but
under formal protest against the, re-
csnstraction. -'''4 '4ls
The New York Times' Washington
special says It Is understood to be the
intention of the defence, when the
prosecution rest their case, to move a
further delay of, a week or ten days, on
the ground ofneed for preparation OF
the opening argument and the protec-
ton of witnesses. 1t is pretty certain
that the request, If made, will be deni-
ed. The COUNSEL for the defence have
applied for and obtained the issue Of a
suapoenaI to MacSli Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, to appear as a witness in
behalf the President. Tt 4s expected
that he. will testity,to the fact that pre-
Vious TO the final removal of Mr.. Stan
ton the President defended himself
against the charge of conspiracy, which
was then made and now forms the
chief part of the impeachment articles.
BE will be used by the prosecution, on
the cross.exRmination to show that the
President denounced Congress In pri-
vate as well as in public. oH