The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-31
The E.ea.s.riDur1on OF the Currency.

lay.
The Redistribution OF the Currency.
Notwithstanding Secretary Boutwell,
aud the Comptroller of :he Currency
have both expressed a desire that the
Currency Bill now before the Senate
and House, which relates TO redisLri-
button of circulation among the Suites,
should BIZ passed AT the present session,
VIC have assurances from Washington
that the measure 10 likely TO fail, lowing
to the variety OF opinions in the Senate
respecting il. The desire TIC talk we are
told is becoming SO great with Senators
that the most insignificant measures
cannot receive action until nearly eV-
cry Senator has made speech on the
subjecr. The Southern and Western
Representatives., in their endeavor TO
secure additional banking facilities, do
not seem willing TO accept the amounts
fixed upon, and the manner of obtain
ing the same which New England and
the Middle States are willing TO accord
them.
THE Toledo Btade says that the San
dusIEy, Mansfield IL Newark Railroad
has been lensed by the Baltimore IL Ohio
Railroad Company for ninety-nine
years, the latter to take possession on
the l5t of May. The object is to form
connections, viG Toledo, with Michigan
roads, and with this object in view, ne
gotiations are now pending for the right
of way from Monroeville to that city
the connecting link to be built if salts
factory arrangements can not be made
with the Lake Shore Company for the
use OF their line running into Toledo.
GENERAL SHERMAN'S order putting
all heads of bureaus on his stan proves
to DO the most remarkable of all the
late steps taken at Washington in viO-
lation OF unknown laws. There are
twenty-seven distinct sections of the
military laws which conflict with Sher-
mans order, as by them it is specially
provided that the principal functions
of Quartermaster, Ordnance Paymas-
ter, Surgeon General and the Signal
Corps shall be discharged under the di-
rec.ion OF the Secretary of War.
Il WASHINGTON correspondent men-
lions as az honorable incident connect
ed with tho late President, that mir.
johnson and his family left the White
House in very good condition, ard did
not carry off anything belonging to the
United States" \ day or two after
Mr.. johnson left, he WAS blamed for
having carried OF his private papers,
but We believe ii is now admitted he
had IL right to do that.
a WASHINGTON telegram states that
:: large number OF the army officers who
are left waiting orders by the recent
consolidation, are awaiting themselves
OF the opportunities Offering to enter
civil life, and the reduction seems to
provoke no dissatisfaction in the army.
THE stitfenlng up of the New York
gold market Monday was due TO the
possibility of hOstilities growing out
Off accession of an Orleauist to the
Spanish throne and between France
and Prussia in consequence Of certain
movements of troops by the latter.
a TELEGRAM received at Washington
Monday night, announced that Alex
Ander Ii. Stephens, OF Georgia, late
Vice President of the late ConfederHcy
was lying ~ The point of death at Au-
kus;a.
THE President was still suffering
Monday from neuralgia in his face and
head. He remained in his private
apartments with his family and at
tended to no business.
BREvET BRIG. GEN. ELIJAH S. PAR
KERr late OF Gen. Grants staff, has ten
dered his resignation, it being reported
AS having for some time been his inten-
ton to retire from the military service.
SPEAKER RICHARDS, o:the Tennessee
House of Representatives., wants 10 be
Consul at Yeddo, Japan.
THE President has determined to ap-
point Col. Holloway of the Journal,
postmaster at Indianapolis.
REv1vED.-The Morgantown C0nSti-