The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-01
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The German Association of Nash
Vile are preparing a grand festival
the proceeds of which are TO be sent tc
the suffering people of East Prussia. :,
Governor Brownlow, of Tennessee
has ordered an election for a member
of Congress for the State at large, OF
the 9Th Of lMay.ila!g no pfaIa{tfr
THE counsel for the President, Mon
day night, caused subpenas to ISSUE
for a part of their witnesses, among
them Gen. Rosseau, of Alaska, and
Gen. Steedman, of New Orleans. Re
garding such cases, the managers have
determined to ask COUNSEL what iheJ
expect 10 prove by the witnesses, ant
then admit that the witnesses would
testify 10 what they would assert, ant
SO let the case go on. ~
AT Washington the Interest regard
ing set speeches TO come In the impeach
ment trial. now centers In those o
EyRrts and Bingham. That OF Cnrtil
Is expected TO be 3 very. able legal ar
gument. but without, the attraction O
the Acknowledged ,eloqnence of th,
others. os-
Mr.. Chllum, or'IllInols, introduced
yesterday In the HoussIof Representa-
tIves, bill to amend the act to indem
nifty the States for expenses incurred
by them in defense of the United
States, approved July q, 1864, 80 thai
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall bG
authorized and directed to pay TO the
States all the money paid by them as
discount on bonds sold TO raise money
for enrolling, armlng and equippins
soldiers; as also all interest paid By
said States on such bonds. The State
OF Illinois has a claim for discount hnd
interest of nearly half million dol.
lars, and Mr.. Collnm viii soon present
a full statement of the law. So lssai
so far as The De mocraIic County
Conventions have been held in Illinois
to elect delegates to, The State Qonveu,
ion,r considerably less than one. hal!
have indicated a preference for Pendle,
ton for President. His gfeenbaek pol.
Icy Is more popular among the Demo.
cracy than he Is himself. F. ;5 = = ,i,, ,51
Formal. notice reached Washing.
ton. Monday. that the case of Imboder
against General Schofield had been de.
cided by Judge Underwood, the mo
tlon 10 qpash: proceedings argued by
A. g. Riddle, OF WashinGton, and
Judge Advocate Burnham,t OF General
scho1eld's staff on the part OF The GOV.
ernment. being granted. and SO the at,
tempt of ImbOden to overthrow the
reconstruction law failed. 1t win be
remembered that Imboden asked 70,
an Injunction against Schofield 10 pre-.
vent the latter from restraining lie
former from voting.
There are now incarcerated In the
Western Penitentiary, lin Allegheny
City, four hundred aud eiehty.one
prisoners, Eve less than ut the begin.
ming of the year. 81 tc -a
The Radicals of Missouri are pre-.
pairing to effect the most thorough and
complete organization that the party
has ever had. The State Radical Re
publican Executive ConiDIlteel ihat
issued call for meetings to elect Con
gressional District, county aid town
ship Executive Committees throughou
the State. and every means .possibl,
will be used to concentrate and max,
effective the entire force and strength
of the party. Each district committe,
is9t TO. consist of fras many members az
there are Legislative Representative
from the District. The County Com
mittees, or one person from each town
ship, and the township committees
will each be composed OF i've residen
citizens. All these committees ant
any other organizations which may b,
formed, willreport to the State EEecu
tive Committee, and The utmost effort
will be made 10 win the most decidet
Radical victory that has yet been wol
in the State. The Democrats are ais,
very active, and will make III
strongest fight possible. ssisB4n
Last Saturday a bloody collision
occurred at hotel table in Tuscumbia
Alabama, between Collins, formerly o
the Federal army. aud man name,
Cunningham, of the Rebel army
Cunningham called Collins a d.
Yankee liar, and drew large ire
volyer TO shoot him, but before h
had time to FIRE, Collins discharged
small Derringer with fatal effect. Con
ningham's pistol was discharged tn
moment he fell. the ball entering tn
table.