The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-18
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 1Gi

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General Order No. 40, issued from the
HEADQUARTERS Of the army, assigns Major
General Schoticld tn tho command Of the
Military District Of the Pacific. The De-
partment of Alaska Is discontinued after
tho first Of July, and the territory attncli-
ed To the Department Of Columbia, Major
General Canby commanding. The new de-
partMent created, styled the Department
Of ArizOna, embracing Arizona aud South
ern California, General StOneman Is com
manding. General Pope is assigned TO
the command of the Department Of Mis-
souri,, when vacated by SclOtield, with
HEADQUARTERS at I.CavenwOrtlI. The De-
partnent Of the Lakes Is enlarged To Cm-
brace the whole northern frontier Us fir
east ,ls lake ChamplAin, and GcnerHi
Cook il assigned to the command. Atlrr
juno lat the Department Of Virginia to
tho Department Of tho East will bc com.
mandcd by GenenIl Mcdowell, and the
Department of tho Cumberland Is dtscOn:
timed. Tho troops within tho lattcr arC
to be attached 10 tho Department OF tho
South, General Terry commanding.
Mississippi and Green Bay Canal.
Gov. Fairchild, Of Wisconsin, and Gov.
Austin, Of Iowa, arc here, and cx-Gov.
Merrill, Of Iowa, will be here to-day.
They, in conjunction with Gen. Harkcy,
Of Kansas, will press on Congress next
week tho passage Of the bill providing for
uninterrupted steam communication be-
tween the Mississippi river and Lake
Michigan, by way Of Wisconsin, and Sac
md Fox rivers. The Green Bay and Mis-
siSipDf Canal Company have now sole
franchise for the Fox river, but an ar
rangemcnt will probably be effected with
them by which the government will OBJ
tain sole control of that portion Of tho
route, The estimated cost Vi the work is
about $4,OO0,OOO. They will probably be
heard by the Commerce Committee OF tho
House next week.
Business in Congress.
The public business Of Congress was
never before so fur In arrears. No one
thinks Of ending the session before the
first Of July.
Gen. R0sccrans' prospect Of success in
the Mexican schemes before the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs seem very
slim. .
South American Peace Congress.
The question Of non.payment Of awards
10 American citizens made by the United
Suites and Venezula Commission has not
vet been considered. A meeting Of the
South American republics, through their
representatives, for the purpose OfmAking
peace with Spain, will be held in May.
Alabama Claims.
Nothing whatever has been done here
towards rC.opening tho Alabama claims
question. Our government will probably
await the movement Of Great Britain.
FenianiSm.
Olicial information has been received
of apprehcndcd Fcnian designs on Cana-
da, but there is nothing on which the
Government can act. Many prominent
gentlemen believe that the Canadian
authorities arc moved by fears rather than
facts.
Georgia Matters.
A number of GeOrgians arc still here
seeking TO direct action on tho Georgia
biII Those seeking action towards the
partial reconstruction Of Tennessee do not
insist on gong farther than to pronounce
tic Legislature illegal, on tho ground Of
frauds In allowing those not citizens to
vote, blanks having been circulated by
thousands TO be filled up with the names
orpcrsons whose hands they reached.
Indian Affairs.
A letter from General Sandborn, ono Of
the Indian Commissioners Of 1868, cX-
plains tho cause Of the recent raid on the
Union PaciliC road by tho Dakota luliNns,
und says that fears Of II general
Indian war, involving an expense Of titly
millions Of dollars, are seriously enter
tained.