The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-21
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"A washington IoIcSEuul SlRteS lnhI
Clifford Arrick, of St. Clairsville, who
recent Court Of1nquiry against General
Dyer, Chief of Ordnance, some time
since prepared twelve additional char
ges and specifications against General
Dyer, and forwarded them to Judge
Advocate General Holt. They have
been returned, with directions TO send
them through the proper military chan
nels. Arrick Is now in Washington,
and will file his charges at the War De-
partment and ask that cOurt'martial
be organized to place General Dyer on
trial. The former court being only one
OF inquiry, had no power to convict.
In the summer of 1867, during the
trial of John H. Surratt, in the Circuit
Court O ( the District OF Colum bia d, it will
be remembered that Jos. Fl. Bradley u
Washington lawyer was expelled from
the court for an assault on Judge Fisher
and for contempt. Bradley afterwards
brought suit for $40 900 damages by yea
son OF the "Wilful and malicious, OPP
pressive and tyrannical acts" of Fisher.
The case has been up at Intervals and
was up again IN the District Circuit
Court, Friday.
-Ex-President Johnson, according
to advices received from him, has again
concluded to visit Washington, this
time about the 1st of July, and no fur
ther pOstponement is expected
-Nesmith the street railway man
who assaulted the editor OF the CinCin-
natl Gazette recently, got into a muss
Friday with DIR. Maley, member oi
the City Council and received thrash
ing at the Dr's hands.
The Indiana State Spiritual Con-
vention met at Indianapolis the evening
of June 18th. Among the speakers was
one Schooley, of Dayton, who said he
attended circle at the house of Mrs.
ShatJer, q noted medium of that place:
Upward OF a thousand spirits were In
attendance all Of whom had messages
for the Convention and promised to be
In attendance. He said that the spirits
at that circle announced to him that the
movement in Indiana would make
rapid progress and finally meet Win
universal success.
-Rioe Harper, ESQ.,, agent for Jay
Cooke 81 Co., has recently been making
large purchases OF real estate in Duluth
MINI.
The Iowa Democratic State Con-
vention meets at Des Moines on the 14th
of july. Among the talked of candl-
dates for Governor are Geo. GLlespler
or Ottumwa, the odoriferous Henry
Clay Dean, and D. NJ. Harris, OF Aarrl'
son county, twice candidate for Lieu
June 18th, a party of forty men
armed with muskets, and with their
faces blackened, went to the house OF
Croft Houston, living near the town OF
Shawnee, Kansas, and raped at his
door. Upon his opening 1t, he was
seized, rope Put around his neck, ana
he was taken u short distance from his
house and hung until he was DEAD ne
was accused of being horse thlef.
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the snow in the woods near MOosehead
Lake was, in places, up to the axles oi
the stage on Saturday, the 9th inst,
and that until the week before the stage
went on runners.
1t is estimated that this seasons
cron of wheat in Missouri Will amount
to fifteen millions OF bushels, oeln8
three times larger than the yield OF any
nrevions year. Samples OF new wheat
were exhibited on 'Change al ST. LOUIS
June 10Th, from Southern Illinois.
The Treasury Department Is In re-
ceipt of letter from special agent OF
the Department., now In new Otleaus'
stating that he has nearly completeo
bfs Investigations of the alleged frauds
in the Custom House at that place do-
ring the administration OF Presldent
johnson, and will forward report py
the first of next month. The amount
OF the frauds so far discovered feRcneS
100000. The frauds were committeu
m ostly in the withdrawal of goods from
bonded warehouses by means OF the
abstraction and fraudulent destruction
of transportation bonds. The evidence
duplicates many of the officials OF the
Custom House of New Orleans, and OF
special agents of the Treasury Depart
ment. The frauds were practiced dur
1 ing the administration OF Collectors
kellogg, Stoekdale and Perry Fuller.