Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-19
From Washington.
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CORRESPONDENTS or THE WHEELING lsrkLIicEsckA'
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1852.
III. Int Rank Bank Of The Union
ssafa,,,,ond Small Note Lato---Erehange Bank Of
s.,5.n Withers & Co.. The e,c Patent Office
IN. National Institute Wheeling Glass Ware
The Jackson Montanent---C or1oin. and the Car
diner Claim, tSe
The "Bank of the Union of this city, an indi-
yidual concern, the sole proprietor of which was
Mr. RobertG allaher, formerly an editor at Winchesa
ter, and now recentlyat Richmond, Va, some lew
days since suspended payment, with the consoling
promise to the holders the notes thereof that ev
cry effort in his power would be made to redeem
them at some future time. What the liabilities
and assets of the Bank are, have not as yetbeen
able to learn, but suppose the assignees (Messrs
Selton & Chilton) will make an examination of the
affairs at an early date, and report progress The
amount of issue u.s. am informed, very large for the
short time it has been in operation, considerable
amount of which is in circulation in your State
The going into effect or the law passed at the last
session of the Maryland Legislature, prohibiting the
circulation of notes ofless denomination than SO,
other than those of their own Banks, no douo'
fastened the failure ofthe Bank; the amount IN
circul aticn in and around Baltimore being very
large, having been sent on for redemption. Inc
District and surrounding country, is flooded win
the issue of similar concerns, many of them having
no place of redemption in this city, and the resi-
dence of those issuing them, unknown here
From all that we can learn, there is among the ma
nv priyate institutions of the kind, located and
nrporting to be so here, buto to which any sta
biityi is attached, and that is the Exchange Bank"
of Seldep, Withers & Co., and we have rumors OF
their being sometimes hard run. We make this
statement for the benefit of your business men, as
some Of this money is in circulation at many places
in the West. ie.aiy.4 .uEU.., u=a H.
The work upon the West wing of the Patent
Office has been resumed, and will be rapidly push
ed forward to completion. The centre OF tins I'M
mense building will still beoccupied by the Patent
Office This office, and the National Institute at
tached to it, is generally the first place 10 wmch
visit is paid w strangers visiting the city. Among
| the many specimens of manufactured articles de-
posted in this Institute, none attracts more aten-
tion. than the beautiful glass vase manufactured
and presented by your fellow townsmen, the Mes
sers. Sweneys
The work upon the foundation of the "Jacksou
Monument has at last been commenced, and we
Il SoAAA''6
9Th of January, at which time the stature of the
| old Hero mounted upon his war charger now being
executed in bronze in this city, will be placed there
4 on. 1t occupies central position in Lafayette
Square, fronting the Prcrdents house. The square
having been, during the past Summer, laid out in
| walks and otherwise improved, is now one OF the
most beautiful public squares in the city, ana we
are somewhat celebrated in that way, for i do not
think there is an, thing of the kind in the country
to compare to our public grounds at the Capitol
and Presidents house, and which are now being
made still more so by the Improvements now going
on The work filling up the large vacant lot south
of the Presidents house is being carried on with
great energy by the contractor. This is designed to
be laid out as public Park.
The Committee appointed by the House at the
last session of Congress to make an investigation
as to Hon. Thomas Corwin's connection with the
great talked OF Gardiner claim have, as you have
doubtless learned ere this, brought their labors to
tclose, and eaonerate Mr.. Corwin from the charge
of his having interest or being in any way con-
nected with the claim, since his appointment as
Secretary of the Treasury, it having been shown
that he had disposed of his interest TO gentleman
in New York, prior TO his acceptance of the above
appointment. 1t is said with how much truth
know not that Mr.. c. will refund TO the Treasury
the amount received by him for hisinterest, should
the claim upon Investigation, other than n po-
litcal one, prove to be fraudulent one.
+ Com. Morgan is soon to take charge of our Navy
Yard, vice Com. Ballard. Speculation in Real
Estate in this city has apparently become per-
feet MANIA the result of which cannot be but pre-
judicial to the interests Of the city in the end Pro
nerty in the suburbs CT the city which few years
since could have been bought at 1 cent per foot
|, is now selling from 10 to Id cents
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