The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-04
wAsnINGEox FACrs AND aUMOns.

CLOSE OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.
Tine Freedmen's Bureau ceased to
exist by operation of law after January
l, 1869. The work OF winding up the
affairs of the department will occupy
several mouths, and tie expenses OF so
doing, if Eny, will be betrayed out of
the unexpended appropriations on
hand. General Howard does not con-
template an immediate return to the
regular army, but will personally su-
perintend the closing operations. All
| claims against the Bureau will be satis-
| fled, and tho books and records will be
disposed Of at tho Howard University,
where they now are, until otherwise
ordered.
Now that it is settled that there will
be n March session of the Forty. first
Congress, the Republican candidates
for the Speakership are forming their
combinations. The applicants in the
order of their strength are Blaine, of
Maine; Dawes, OF Massachusetts; Car
field, of Ohio: CullOm, of Illinois; KEEL
ly, of Pennsylvania, and Banks, OF
Massachusetts. Ofthis list Blaine and
Dawes are the only two who appear to
have anything like chance, and Mr..
Blaine. by all probabilities, has the IN
side track.
Mr.. Mcpherson will have no oppo-
nent for the Clerkship among his party,
and it is probable the Democrats will
vote for him also.
"A distinguished tepublioan Con-
grPssmau from the West, cOnVersing
with Gen. Grant at his headquarters
few daya ago, referred to the fact that
the newspapers were busy prescribing
IL policy for him to pursue after his in
auXurntion; and among others certain
articles in the New York World, init
mating, ii not positively asserting, that
the President elect would split with his
party, were alluded to. Gen. Grant
took occasion TO pronounce the articles
utterly without foundation. and ex-
pressed his opinion of the New York
WOy.Ld very fOfcibly by saying that he
considered il one of the most dislOyal
and traitCrOus papers of the country.
commissioner Taylor, ofths Indian
Bureau, has received a letter from rep
resentntive men of the ChOCtaw and
Cherokee tribes of Indians, stating that
in Gen. Custar's late tight with the In
dams at Wachita a number of friendly
ChOCta VS. and CherOk ees, some of whom
had fought on tho Federal side during
the late war, were slaughtered with the
hostile Indians. The writers of the
letters ask the Indian Bureau to inves-
tigate the matter.
1t is said that as soon as Congress
meets again, IL prominent member of
the House will introduce a resolution
recognizing the Independence of Crete
from Turkey, and that OF Cuba FROM
Spain. 1t his intention to press this to
a vote, in order to obtain IL test vote.
AT the same time Il resolution will be
offered declaring that in the prospective
war between Greece and Turkey the
sympathy OF the United States Govern
ment is with the former power.
The contest for the United States
Sunutorship in Missouri is between Sem
atOr Henderson, Carl SchurZ and Rep
the friends OF the latter are for Hender-
son if necessary to defeat SChurZ, 1t is
| further stated that Gen. T. L. Blair WAS
offered Il complimentary conservative
vote, but declined it, and advised his
friends to vote for Mr.. Henderson, ifby
| that means he could be elected.
A partial estimate OF the great num-
| Der OF people who will visit Washing
| ton TO witness General Grants inaugu-
ration may be formed when it is stated
that every room in one Ofthe largest
hotels there has been already engaged,
| and the prOprietOrs were compelled TO
refuse ut least 200 other applications.
Gen. John A. Logan, who has been
| under medical treatment for serious
| affection of the throat since his return
| from the army reunion Al Chicago, has
nearly recovered.
The Court of Inquiry for the trial
OF Gen. Dyer, Chief of Ordinance, will
re- assemble i'll Washington this week.
Neither General Grant nor Mr..
White House New Years day.
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