The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-07

to obtain from the government the
dredge boat, now in use with the bal
ance of the appropriation yet unused,
for deepening the passes.
-Mann's printing office and bindery,
on Ledger Place, Philadelphia, was
damaged by fire Thursday morning.
Loss $50. 900 In stock and printing press
es, which was mostly insured in New
York Offices. Hervey & Ford, bone
a loss of IS. 600. Hooley q Son. sewing
silk manufacturers, and Whites dental
depot, in the same building, suffer q
loss by water. Total loss about $50, 600.
BY MAIL.
We now have a contradiction of the
| announcement that the Secretary of the
Treasury had determined to put in
force the act OF 1862 for the establish
ment ofa sinking fund. The propriety
of giving force to this act, we are now
told, has been under consideration for
| two or three weeks, but Mr.. Boutwell,
has not yet arrived at any determina-
tion in the matter, and probably will
not decide upon his course for some
time. There are good many things to
be taken into consideration, and he
does not mean to act hastily. He re-
CARDS the financial situation as very
promising. Hehas authorized the Sub
Treasury at New York to sell from
half million to million dollars of gold
per week, and one million Is to be sold
tomorrow, and the bids received are
up to the market rates.
Governor Geary, Governor Holden,
Ex-Governor Newell, and two or three
other gentlemen, constituting Com
mittee of the Union League, appointed
at the meeting in New York last week,
called on the President Wednesday
morning. They stated that measures
we're taken to increase the VigOr and
efficiency OF the League; that 1t desired
to aid him in every way possible, and
that it was especially anxious to see re-
construction accomplished and peace
and order restored throughout the
South. The President told them he
thought things looked promising in the
South; that he meant to give the people
of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas an
opportunity this summer to get back
into the Union, and should at once au-
thorizs Gen. Candy to hold an election
as early as he thought advisable in Vir-
ginia.
Hon. John S. Carlile had an inter-
view with the President Wednesday.
After all the conflicting rumors,
Governor James NJ. Ashley has received
his papers and will leave for Montana
In the course of next week. He has
been over in New York for some days
furthering the interests of colony OF
Danes and Norwegians who are going
out there to settle, and says he Will give
a good deal of attention during the next
twelve months to this business of fill
ing up his territory, and hopes to see a
considerable number OF this class OF
people locating in the territory. One of
his first official acts will be to ask the
Legislature to take measures to enconr-
age immigration.
The Commissioner ofInternal Reve-
nue., in response to a letter from Presi-
dent Orton, has decided that the printed
reading of blanks by which messages
are sent over the Western Union Tele-
graph line are in the nature of an agree
ment or contract, and that each mes
sage is therefore liable to stamp tax
of i've cents. The decision will proba-
bly, hold good with reference to persons
using other lines also.
The rebel General r. Z. Lee had
quite an ovation at Alexandria, Virgin
la, Wednesday evening, at his hotel.
He held a public reception In the even
ing, which the paper of that city says
was largely attended. Visitors entered
by the door on one street, and passed
out by the door on another. Lee Is re-
ported as receiving everybody with ease
and dignity, conversing with each
group and kissing many of the girls.
Washington city is still agitating
the prospect of a railroad line from
thence to Lake Erie by way OF Freder-
lex City. A meeting OF leading citizens
was held there Wednesday to further
the project. Quite number ofspeeches
were made, and resolutions passed TO
urge Congress next winter to grant
charter. sdSa -
Washington intelligence respecting
the armed Cuban expedition reported
to have sailed from New York Tuesday,
is that the Government has no infor-
nation about it, either official or un-
official, and members of the Cabinet
generally seem to believe the matter Is
grossly exaggerated. One of them says
| he presumes five or six small vessels
have of late left this country for that
| island, but none OF them have carried
many men or much war material. The
Secretary OF State has had a conference
with the Spanish Minister on the SUBJ
jeot, and the latter gentleman Is entire
iv satisfied with the course being pur.
sued by our authorities. 1t seems that
all these vessels take out papers and
| sail for Nassau, where 1t Is supposed
thew hoist the British flag and watch
opportunities to slip into small CUBAN
harbors. There has not as yet been any
violation of our neutrality laws, and
the Spanish minister does not complain
of any, The reports of a large expe-
dition must be discredited, say our Of
fiuials. on the ground that the Cuban
reyolutionists are not in pecuniary
condition to send out any.
Sergeant Robinson, who prevented
the assassin Payne from numbering
Secretary Seward, at the time of Presi-
dent Lincoln's assassination, ana VINO
ia now a clerk in the Quartermaster's
danartment at Washington, was pre-
sented Wednesday with gold check
for s5OO-a donation from the citizens OF
| Nevada.
1t is reported that the project. OF
bridging the Mississippi ct the to0t OF
Washington avenue, st. Louis, Wlll pc
abandoned, and that bridge for raii- ri,-
| roads only will be built at Besselrs
Point. about three miles above the cen
tre OF the city, where 1t has oeen ot Io1 q
long time talked of erecting a great
Union Depot for all the rallroads cen ;
tering there from both sides OF the NV
er. It is not improbable, however, tnaI
bridge for wagons and foot pasSeIn
gers will be built directly opposite TIC
city.
We stated in this column yesterday
that 1.-THE first brick for new CumDeE1
land Presbyterian Church was LAID at
Washington, Pa, Tuesday" 1t was at
Waynesburg, Pa. .-f.-s
The Postmaster General has ap-
pointed 8. Nelson, a colored man, Post