The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-09

cotton and fruits. Q
By MAIL.
Tho Cincinnati Commercials cor.
respondent says that General Butler
desired to have General Grant sub
penaed as witness before the Senate,
but General Logan objected, charging
that Buffers purpose was to enable the
counsel for the President to tear him to
pieces, as it is expressed. To prevent
Butler from carrying out his design, a
resolution was offered and adopted by
the managers that no witness should be
called until authority for the same
shall first be obtained by vote OF the
managers. The report of reconcilIa-
tion between Grant and Butler is en-
tirely unfounded.
"A pig in Zanesville, Ohio, took a
flying leap, the other evening, at which
human gymnasts would be apt to balk.
He had walked up stair way in pur-
suit of provender, and, being cornered
by number of people in the house,
plunged through a third-story dormer
window, slipped down the sloplug roof
to the caves, and them jumped or fell to
the ground, some twenty-five feet.
With grunt of lively dissatisfaction
at the too sudden stop in his descent, he
picked himself up and scampered off,
without waiting for the applause ofthe
spectators
"A Washington dispatch says the
counsel for the President do not think
the trial will continue beyond next
Monday week, and 1t may end before
that.
Judge Underwood has ordered JET.
Davis to appear In Richmond at the
May term of the Circuit Court, when
his trial, 1t is asserted, will positively
commence. Chief Justice Chase win
preside at the Court.
There is not aquorum OF the House
In Washington.
For the first time for years the privi-
lege of member OF Congress was plead
ed in court, at Washington Tuesday, in
case of debt. Ex-Governor Sprague,
of Rhode Island, pleaded his privilege
as Senator against his late gardener,
who had sued him Tor debt.
"A memorial, signed by three thou.
sand citizens of New Orleans, and repre-.
sentIng thirty millions OF capital, ask
ing the removal Of Street Commission.
er Baker, has been presented to Gen,
Grant, who declined to take any action
on 1t, but referred 1t to Gen. Buchanan,
commanding the Fifth Military Dis.
trict.
The new Governor, General Wells
arrived in Richmond Tuesday morn.
ing, and after short interview with
Schofield at his residence, proceeded to
his room in the State House, where the
oath of Office and the iron-clad oath
were administered to him, and he en-,
tered on the duties of his office. Soon
after this committee of the Conven,
tion waited on him with aninvitatior
to address that body. He accompanied
them to the Convention and made 9
short speech, declaring himself ratli,
cal but not partisan; a Republican
because he believed the salvation OF the
country depended on the supremacy o.
that party. He thought it supreme fall
lacy in any one to dream of resisting
the current of events which had made
all persons free, not only in theory, but
in fact, and counselled harmony in the
Republican councils. His sincere de
sire was to to see Virginia reconstruct
ed under the Congressional policy and
have Governor of her own. This sec
ton of his speech was listened to atten
lively and gave great satisfaction.
Both the Presidents Washington
Journals are very fierce in their denun.
Citations of Gen. Grant, for the state.
ment published that he Is in favor o.
impeachment. The Intelligencer says
1.-THE failure of Gen. Grant to deny em,
phatically, and in his own name, this
monstrous charge of the, New York
Tribune, must be taken as evidence ol
his endorsement of the whole statement
and Of It's mensces to the Senate. Ifhe
had drawn his sword and marched his
cohorts to the doors of the Senate to
compel them, vi ct Grmis. to obey his
mandates, 1t would scarcely be worse. y
Tom Florence quotes the fifth Article
of War concerning the use of disre.
spectfpl language to superior officer,
and calls for his arraignment under 1t,
and also says: "It is the plain duty OF
the President to revoke his commission
and strike his name from the rolls OF