The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-14
BYAAIL.

The Secretary of the Treasury hav-
ing given the matter full cOnsidera-
tton, authorizes the statement that he
has determined to carry out the law of
1862 establishing sinking fund, and
will as soon as possible make the nee
essary arrangements. The bonds he IS
now buying will not again be issued,
and the probabilities are that they will
go into the sinking fund.
The President has decided to ap-
point Hon. Ben. Wade one OF the Gov
ernment Directors of the Union Pacific
Railroad, vice Gen. J. D. Webster, of
Chicago, resigned.
-Gen.Terry, as the War Depart
ment has advised, Is on the way to st.
Paul to colse the business of his COM
mand, after doing which, he will at
once go South and take command IN
Georgia.
The fact has lately come to light
that one of the last acts OF Secretary
Browning was to order patents to issue
to j. F. Joy for large tracts heretofore
reserved for settlers on the Cherokee
lands. The matter was done with great
secrecy, but the agents of the settlers
here accidentally discovered 1t, and the
action is said to have largely Influenced
the late demonstration OF settlers on
the Cherokee.
Judge Edmunds. of Iowa, late Sen.
ate Postmaster, has been commissioned
city Postmaster at Washington.
General Mcclellan called at the
White House, and had half hours 30
cial chnt with the President Wednes-
day.
Thirty nine men clerks were dis
missed from the Sixth Auditors office.
Wednesday, and thirty six more will
retire from the Registers office on Sat
n
is a reduction of the force.
A little boy only seven years old.
charged with stealing a watch, was
committed TO Jail at Allegheny,
Wednesday,.
MIR. W. W. Corcoran, the Washing
ton banker, has decided to Board OF
Trustees the building near the War De-
partment, occupied by him some years
since, to be used rs an Art Gallery. The
property is said to be worth p ,Goo'gou
August Belmont, of New YORK, mas
added twelve splendid paintings from
his private collection.
Mr.. George Ripley, who has been
literary editor of the New York Tri-
buae from the infancy of the paper has
gone to Europe. The Tribune wishes
him pleasant journey and "quick
return"
"A nineteen ounce baby is the pre-.
sent wonder of Richmond.
Several politicians are stating posi-
lively that Secretary Seward has bought
an interest in an evening paper In New
York, and will soon assume Its polltl-
cal management.
Brooklyn reports case OF cholera
The Cincinnati EnQuirer's cores.
pendent reports the administration
''nervous" about the reported Euro
pean alliance against the United sta es.
Per contra, the Commercials cores
pondent says:
Numerous inquiries were made OF the
President, but he said he knew nothlnS
about the matter; and from his manner
to several who questioned him ne SEEM
ed to care nothing about 1t. When the
news was first communicated to MIN,
he was talking with Gen. Mcclellan.
After reading it, he quietly went on
chatting aud smoking with his visitor.
The story is discredited by the Secretary
of Slate, for the simple reason that
the foreign Powers alluded to in the
cable dispatch, have never been omclai-
ly informed of the foreign policy OF the
present administration. Engiand, OF
course, knows of the action otthe sen
ate on the Alabama treaty, but lt ls
hardly probable that she would take
such action as the dispatch mentions,
before the arrival of Mr.. Motley at ner
Capital. So, too, with France ana MIL
J lister Washburne.