The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-17
NEW YORK.


The Times, editorially, comments on
the proposed demand for Cuban recog-
milton by the United States. 1t says the
pleas for such recognition may be urged
by Great Britain and France in justif-
cation of their recognition of the South
ern Confederacy. II the House resolu-
lions are right now, they were right In
1861. If we may accord belligerent
rights to an ninsurrection which, by COM
parison, is tri1ling, they were warrant
ed in proclaiming the belligerent privi-
leges Of a rebellion which, by comparl-
son, was gigantic. From this dilemma
there is no deliverance. Its proportions
are rendered more striking by the 1resh
phases that have been imported Into
the Alabama controversy. The refusal
to ratify the CIarendon-Johnson treaty
proceeds on the assumption that a
great wrong was done by the recogni-
ton Of the Confederacy. That hypothe-
sis would be demolished If the demands
for Cuban recognition were complied
with. We must be consistent IN this
matter, or limit the Alabama controVer-
sv to the single question OF money.
A newspaper correspondent recently
had an interview with Senator Sprague
on the subject of his late startling
speeches. The Senator says that he in
tends to keep at his work, and not to
fold his arms and see the country go to
L
in the sense that all great reformers
are crazv, He is not bidding for the
presidency and would not take it un-
Iess he was permitted to appoint whom
he chose to office, In big bundle of
letters asking for copies of his late
speeches only two came from Rhode
island, where he said the truth about
the great family monopoly was unpal-
atable.
A lawyer named Anderson, practic-
ing at the Toombs police court, was
yesterday committed to prison by Judge
Downing on a charge of swindling
clients widow under alleged aggraVa-
ting circumstances.
George Smith was arrested yesterday
on a charge of being implicated in the
late 81. 900 forgery on the bank of the
State of New York.
Thurlow Weed arrived here yester-
day.
It is stated that Gen. Sickles has de-
clined all appointments offered him,
and has retired to private life on the
full pay of an army Colonel.
The Herald says that Secretary Fish
has been convinced that decisive
course must be pursued in the matter
relating to outrages on the American
Flag in Cuba, and has assured Captain
Campbell, of the brig Mary Lowet, that
his rights should be protected If the
facts in relation to the Lizzie Major are
not exaggerated. He has determined
to demand ample reparatlOn, 1nuem"
nifty and apology.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
ordered the postponement until July
lst, of the operations of the recent regu-
lations requiring all Railroads and
Transportation lines carrying dutiable
goods, to be bonded for that purpose.
The Committee of Ways and Means
kHn Inn nj
the Custom House adjourned until the
second week in May.
Thurlow Weed has returned from
South Carolina still in feeble health.
The passage of the City Underground
Railroad bill through the Assembly at
tracts attention to the article in the
Tablet threatening riot If one stone OF
st. Peters Church is taken down by a
Railroad Company.
The soldiers of the Army of the Po-
tomac have resolved to hold grand
picnic, July 5th, at the East River
Park. The former officers ofthat army
have been rendered a reception by Gen.
Shaler on behalf of the city division oi
the National Guard, July 5th.
The sloop of war Lashula, at the
Brooklyn navy yard, is to be fitted fol
sea forthwith.
Charles Wilson, residing at 80 Canal
street, was arrested for swindliug 8
number of firms by forged checks and
orders to the amount of about $40. 900.
The Investigation in the Crane case Of
the Union Pacific Railroad was contin.
ued to-day before the referee, Mr.. Red
field, without any conclusion. 1t was
adjourned till next Thursday,
Judge Edmunds appeared before
Justice Bowling, at the Tombs to-day,
as counsel of Number the alleged pho
tographic spirit medium. He stated
there was no trick or deception in the
pretended spirit photographs produced
BY Number, but they are genuine
likenesses of deceased friends OF sitters.
and have been recognized as such in
cases where no picture OF deceased per-
sons was in existence, and when such
persons could not possibly have been
known to or seen by the photographer
and that the accused is ignorant by
what power he produced such pictures
Hearing adjourned to next Wednesday