The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-09

TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
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GENERAL NEWS.
Hluh-HanDsd Confidence Game in
St. louisa Big Scheme
Nipped in the Bud,
New York PostofiCe Accident
Pressntment by Grand Jury.
Further Account of the Explosion
on the Steamer SidOnian.
Mexican Deprsdatlons Subject Of
a Cabinet Ses sion.
A Vigorous Policy Against the
Marauders to be Inauguratsd.
Great Sale of Short Horn Cattle
Fine Stock and Fine Prices.
The Great Dog Show in New York
A Vigorous Policy Against the
Marauders to be Inaugurated.
Great Sale of Short Horn Cattle
Fine Stock and Fine Prices.
The Great Dog Show in New York
WASHINGTON.

iull SaDIHet hesslon lO-uay. Inc 0pIn-
ion is well grounded that the appoint.
mens Of two or three important foreign
missions arc subjects of attention.
Merrymon Howard, Sheriff in Missis.
sippi, who was obliged to leave during
the shot gun campaign, has been appoint.
ed Messenger, and Joseph Turner, form.
erly Secretary Of the Alabama Senate
Clerk in the Treasury Office. Mrs. Sarah
A. Thompson, Of Tennessee, has been ap.
pointed Clerk in the Treasury, Tie
appointment is based on the substantial
service by the woman and husband to the
government during the war. She was
spy and hospital nurse. Her applica.
ton ia regarded at tho Department as the
strongest Tennessee case on the files.
Ex.Marshal Ward Lamon had an in.
terView with the President this afternoon.
rosTMAsTERs COMMISSIONED.
The following Postmasters were CON.
missioned to-day: Hector S. Humphrey,
Vandalia; Samuel S. Beideler, Mount
Pulaski; Daniel n. Gross, Napier.
vile, Illinois, and Francis L. Phillips,
Plattsburg.
The President to-day signed the Con.
yention between the Post Office Depart
ment OF the United States and that Of
Italy.
CIRCULAR TO PENSION AGENTs.
The Secretary Of the Interior will issue
a circular letter notifying pension agents
whose agencies are TO be discontinued
that their accounts must be settled by the
end Of the current quarter. There il no
authority for the department to reduce
the rates Of fees now allowed collected
from pensioners by pension agents, but
in view Of the large emoluments which
will attach to each OF the consolidated
agencies from this source recommend.
alton will be made to Congress for their
reduction.
MAJOR RENo's SENTENCE.
The following is the result OF the pro-
ceedings OF the court martial ut Fort
Abercromhie, which recently tried Major
Reno, charged with making. improper
overtures to the wife Of Capt. Bell, and
having taken measures to cast slurs on
her character.
"WAR DEPARTMENT, Mays.
Proceedings in this case having been
forwarded the l06th article OF war TO the
Secretary Of War, have been most care
fully considered and have been submitted
to the President, who approves the find.
ing and sentence, but is pleased TO miti.
gate the latter to suspension from rank
and pay Tor two years from the 18th OF
May 1877. Maj. Reno's conduct toward
the wife OF an absent officer, and in using
the whole force Of his power, as the COM
manding officer OF the post, 10 crafty his
resentment against her, cannot be too
strongly condemned, but after long
deliberation on all the circumstances as
shown in the record OF the trial, it is
thought his grave otienses, grave as they
are, do not warrant the sentence Of dis
missal and all its consequences upon one
who has for 20 years borne the reputation
OF brave man and honorable officer, and
has maintained that reputation upon the
battle fields OF the rebellion and in con-
tests with the Indians. The President
has therefore modified the sentence, and
il is hoped that Major Reno will appre.
Ciate the clenency thus shown him, us
well as the very reprchensible character
Of the acts Of which he was found guilty.
GEO. W. MCCRARY,
Secretary of War.
A dispatch received at the State De-
partment to-day announces that General
Edward +. Beale, U. S. Minister to Aus.
tria, has left Vienna on leave Of alb.
senoe for Washington. lie is accompa-
MED by his family.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
The Mexican border troubles were u
subject OF discussion at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day, and It was agreed that the or.
ganized cattle stealing and other depre-
dRtions upon the property in Texas OF
American citizens must be eftectually
stopped without delay, or restitution on
the part OF the Mexican authorities.
Correspondence with the Mexican Gov
ernment will be Immediately reopened
by the State Department. Unless proper
steps be promptly taken by Mexico to
prevent further incursions on our ter
rilory by bodies OF her citizens, our
military forces under Gen. Ord will prob.
ably be authorized to cross the Rio
Grande to pursue and capture the ma