The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-30

BY MAIL.
The regular Cabinet session, Fri
day, was attended as usual by General
Thomas, whom the President contIn-
nes to recognize fully as Secretary OF
War.
The President issued, Friday,
through General Grant, an order as.
signing General Hancock to the COM
Atlantic, with his headquarters at
Washington. General Hancock will
assume command this week.
The House Committee on coins
and Coinage have agreed to report a
bill to provide for more uniformity in
the coinage of two, three and i've cent
pieces, to be composed of nickel and
copper; the two-cent pieces to be OF a
particular size descr. bed in the bill;
the three. cent pieces to be a size larger,
and the fve-cent coin to be larger than
the three.cent, thus regulating the size
proportionately to the value of the
different coins.
The last reception of Speaker Col
fax, took place Friday night, and was
largely attended by the fashionable and
distinguished elegants OF Washington
society. Several members Of the CabI-
net were present.
Mr.. Black says some parts of the
various published statements why he
declined to act as counsel for the Presi-
dent, are mere speculations. The rea-
son why he refused TO be retained was,
1t was impossible for him TO defend the
President IL the President sustained the
Secretary of State in the Alta Vrla GU
ano Island case, and he was we'll satis-
fed the President did sustain the posi-
ton Of Mr.. Seward.
Mr.. Mary Bugg, residing a few
miles from Nashville, and heretofore
occupying highly respectable posi-
ton, secretly e1oped, day or two
since, with a young man in her hus-
behind. She carried on a large sum Of
money. VI
Charles Martin, formerly of Lex
ington, Missouri, and James Morgan,
were hung by the Vigllants, at Chey.
enne, recently, for hOrse-stealing and
other crimes. The Mayor issued a
proclamation denouncIng vigIlants,
and calling on citizens to aid In bring.
ing them 10 Justice, A laWless gang
recently attempted to burn the city.
in the report of the run made by
the California Reduction Works on
four and one-quartsr tons Of ore, OBJ.
tanned from lode in Grfd1th District,
near Georgetown, Colorado, there was
q yield Of 1,626 ounces of gold, valued
at 1921.
General Cary has been warmly
pressed to go to Connecticut, to take
pars in the campaign in behalf of the
Democrats, but he declines to go into
the canvass business.
The House of Representatives Fri
day evening passed over the Prssl-
dent's veto the bill taking away from
the Supreme Court Jurisdiction in
habeas corpus cases. So that Is now a
law. .8l5.4 .r.
In the debate in the House Friday,
Mr.. Dawes Inadvertently expressed his
opinion as to the length of the impaach.
ment trial. Gov. Boutwell, offered a
resolution thataftsr Monday the House
would transact no business pending the
impeachment trial. Mr. Dawes In the
course OF some remarks upon the reao.
LUTON said inadvertentlyth that the pass
age of Boutwell's resolution would de-
lay the business of the House three or
four weeks, and then correcting him.
self said for two or three weeks. The
resolution was withdrawn. 7s alit.nnt
The House Committee on Elections
have virtually decided the election case
OF Hooper, delegate from Utah. Hoop.
er Will lose his seat on the general
ground that the Mormons are organ.
lied into a community hostile 70 the
government of the land. In the testi
mony which was offered In the cast
on Friday, It vas proved that Hooper
Is an elder In the Mormon Church, and
that all such officers are obliged 70 take
what IL termed the endowment oath
AmdRyits were read Of men who ha6
taken 1t to the effect that In substancI
all taking 1t tsWore to hate the UnItet
States government, and to do all II
their power. to overthrow It, and 4
teach 1t to their children, and impress
II on them on their dying bed. Mr.
Hooper was given q chance by thu
Committee too state that he had neve
taken IL IL such was the fact, but hl
declined. Mr.. Chanler, of New York
has been selected to draw up the report
and he Is known to favor the uprootinl
Of Mormon rule entirely.
THE Ohio House of Representative
(Democratic) has passed a bill to ex
cluds colored children from the com
mon schools. i.'-'i '- 7
Friday evening, the Ohio Senat
(Democratic) passed a bill under thl
party lash, which requires the judges
of election to challenge. the votes o
persons having a visible admixture o
African blood, and unless they take aI
oath, which it will be Impossible 70
nine.tsnths OF them To- take. thev Ar
to be dIsfranohised. lis proyision
throughout are of the most obnoxIou
character, and thoroughly accord will
Democratic ideas Of justice.
lin the United States Circuit Court
at Chicago, an important decision ha
just been given by Judge tDrummond
70 the effect that a witness called as al
expert can compel the payment of hi
fees as an expert, and that, too, befor
he gives his testimony. The case Il
which the decision was given was tha
OF Clark against the City. of Chicago
for injuries sustained by falling into
hole in the aide.walk. Dr. Beebe wa
called to testify, rs an expert In med
cal science. BE. refused to testify nm
less he received fees as an expert, &
the amount ofS25. The Judge decide
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