The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-03
WAsHINGTON.
MunIeipal Elecfion-.-RaiIway Con.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UnIon-

| MunlcipA1 ElecttOu-.-BalAHay COu'
sOlIdatIOn---TyPOEr Union
WASHINGTON, June Midnight
The election here is claimed to. have
resulted in the choice of Given, Demo
crat, for Mayor. Four wards out OF
seven are also claimed for the Democ-
racy. Two colored men were elected
| to Council in the First ward. The Re-
publicans do not concede the election
| of Given. Some trouble occurred by
the negroes attempting to prevent a
colored man voting the Democratic
| ticket, during which negro was hurt
! by a horse which threw police officer,
the latter being also slightly injured l..
Otherwise the election was peaceable.
wAsHINGroN, June2.-The railways
between this city and New York have
consolidated their through traffic SO as
TO be under charge of one.
The head chiefs of the NezperceS In
dians of Idaho, had an interview with
the President yesterday.
The following officers of the National
Typographical Union were elected :
President, Robert McKetchunl, of New
York; First Vice President, Girard
Stih, of New Orleans; Second Vice
President Geo. w. Mcdonald, of Chi
cago; Recording Secretary and Treasu-
rer, John Collins, of Cincinnati; Cor
responding Secretary, VIM. A. Turner,
of Philadelphia.
Major General Hancock and staff,
Brevet Brigadier General Emory and
staff, and the House Committee on
Military Affairs. called at the War De-
Partment to-day and paid their respects
to General Schofield.
The President to-day informed the
House that the ten days constitutional
limit 1having expired, the bill to make
appropriations to supply deficiencies
for the execution of reconstruction.
had become a law without his sigma
ture.
The official vote elects Bowen; Re-
publican, Mayor by "a majority. The
Council on Joint ballot shows Con-
servative majority of three.
At the War Department, this morn
ing, the usual routine of business is
transacted. The guards which had been
stationed around the building were not
placed on duty, General Schofeld hnv-
ing yesterday ordered their removal.
General Schofield attended the Cabinet
meeting this morning, at which all the
other members were present.
Hon Anson Burlingame. with the
Chinese Embassy, called at the State
Department this morning and had an
interview with Secretary Seward.
WAsHINaToN, June 2.-The follow
ing communication was received at the
Indian Departments:
CHEYENNE, DAKoTAH, June1.
10 Hon. N. g. Taylor, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs:
We concluded a treaty with the
0gallallas on the twenty-fifth inst.
Thirty-six chiefs and leading warriors,
including those of Red Clouds band,
signed the treaty. Seventeen Nine
congan chiefs and warriors also signed.
l now think there will be no fear of
difficulties.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The follow
ing telegram was received to-day:
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA I
June 1, 166s.
To ChGS. E. Mfr, Acting Commissioner
on Indian A6diTS:
Just in from Ft. Laramie. There are
some Chiefs here to sign the treaty.
There have been no depredations on
the road for the last four week, and we
think all will remain quiet on this line.
(Signed.) j. B. SANBoRN,
President of Indian Peace Commission.
The President has issued the follow
ing:
The President, with deep regret, an
nounces to the people of the United
States, the decease, at Wheatland, Pa,
on the lst inst, of his honored prede-
cessor, James Buchanan. This event
will occasion mourning in the nation
for the loss of an eminent citizen and
honored public servant. AS mark OF
respect for his memory, it is ordered
mediately placed in mourning, and that
all business be suspended on the day of
the funeral. Il is further ordered that
the War and Navy Departments cause
suitable military and naval honors to
be paid on this occasion to the memo
ry of the illustrious dead.
[Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON.