The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-07


Senator Morton says that he does not
believe that the President will appoint
members Of Congress on tho San Domln-
go Commission, in the event OF the Sen
ate resolution by the House. i.5l-"
THE DINNER TO sonEEox.
II was drtermjned bv ,bo IYavs and
Means COMMITTEES of ia Horse ycStsr. tar.
dav IN tender ~ conoraS schonct, horNro ;r
his dem rt,,re tor Rn1Iond Z co,nnlinNon,.
arv dinner II IL no5 vet I Lnown n % ~ whom
Invitations will heeyiended hnt Il Ia ann.
nossJ tbat tho so,,. q Ein" 30 DTS Ton,ni,,ap ~ ~
Vicc. Prcsidcnt CoifaS snSnLer RI"ino and
Secretnrvs Fish and Rnn,waIi Mil So In IN
cInded II ia iS %nJorStooT @ % hat "a Genoral "a.
Srhonrk will M, hs ornectoJ ~ reCer In
onv Snoech ho In n,ov ~ " ~, tho oocoa;on ~
TO b;s Sntnrs S oct;c, & % IN ErUiand ~ 0 V''"'''"'
~ A's .'','''', 'a'1'S "s''o. ~ tts 'at'u'
NusEEi'lNe OUT ARMY oIslcEiS l
The order mastering out Of the service
1877 officers, to date from January /, was
made public yesterday. mo supernumary
officers now remain in the army, and the
promotion In the line, which has been
stopped for two years, will recommence
as soon rs new vacancies occur.
No premature or new appointments can
be made In the general staff corps, how
ever, and tho reduction In those corps
will continue to bemade gradually, as last
as deaths or designations occur, instead OF
summary inuster'out as tho law requires
In tho line, or tho one hundred and
twenty.seven officers mustered out, sev-
enty.tour were transferred from their
regiments to the waiting order list, in or:
der TO make them supernumary, and
other officers taken from tho waiting.
orders list and put In their places. Many
Of tho scvcnty-iour were before Gen. Han.
cocks board, or were reported for inVesti'
CATION by the board, but not ordered before
II on account OF lack Of time for them to
reach this city from distant posts In the
territories. It Is believed that few OIL.
cers OF merit have been compelled to leave
the army against their inclination by tue
operation Of tho reduction law which
has just gone into effect Many gross
impertections in tho working Of the law
for the retirement OF the army officers
have been brought TO the attention Of the
li9use Alllaty GommItteS' s1Se Many ss nyo ol !ae
Oav : ySor or tSc % rotirSJ Ii.t INN % tSa,, @ rs
ri rrSivSj Will" on M activS dn,v ' % mcsnGbiio
M J%ty Il rco,;roJ or them and many oS
,hcm 5einG cnTaScd in n lucrative luSi.
ncsa This n6I,Sc grows a,,t nj ,Sc i"w
aIInwinr % Tho % ret;reScnt % ot oir,cers % nm M ihc
nav oGt6e CraIo thcv held when wnnnied
~ d;SaiIIcj which ;yos, s nossoj como Avn
veors W ago a. lie so,;citoiion NJ n Scnnior
yho ha5 a " son M vLo Sas = Ton,o;r In tIo
reg,,,ar y n, % army W. and lad bcon = Rr,gsdior.
General nj volunteers Inring thS war
This sor wos cnahIed N Jro5 bis dntiss
or T,",a;n ans and Tho nSv or 90 E00 n y r vcSr
and Sp % mn tho @ rei;rnd 2ist With ,be nav NJ
SS o6S a isrsn nmmLer N otTicers hSs
Icrn retired in this wav. Iientensnts ss
Woiors and CoIona,s and Cania;ns aS5
Wa}orS osI Rr;IoSiors and psigpJ;or. Can Ian
craIs While those regular aTmv ofticers
orc fins rc,ircd nnon i6c ynInniccr ronl,
thev hold during the war disahlcJ voInn.
tcef officers who do not got places in the
regular army, get annually pension from
$40 to $50. =. ..ar r
THE SAN DOMINGO business. 10
No,w;,Istordin, Tho onno-or,. odyor0o
vo,o IL tho Commit,ce' m Rcre;"n % SssirS
ySstordSv @ m Gon RSnE's San Dominsn
SoSoInti"y shat ScntIamor Ia "a consJe5t
tSot Il ~ ono % similar ~ that ~ tho Son.
s,s % riit II T. nae @ ,be Honso T Il ,yonid % on.
near @ from m ibe T renresSntei;on ] or % friends ~ n
annerstion @ that ~ Ieast two Democrn,v ]
Of tSs Tonss s ,e,ii II yote vT fSr %J Tho anno;nt
mani M r0 oF ,Ls romn;SS;on NJ ~, TSo III "ppU ranor,g
"Nont % tho III am annointmsnt ~ oS tho rommisS;on M 'S
hoEoro Anal ac,;nn on ,So M ' norJ;nn nronni
siIion' % nrs T snthor,tiyclv author liz I dSnied % plTTpi 4
s%aIl % he nsssoJ ~ IN conyenisnt % fnrm tbs ~