Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-08

B.xElxG FACILITIES os TIE PRINCIPAL Cries
The city of Baltimore has fifteen banks, WIKI an
aggregate capital OF s5.5I5,5s5. a=r population
is los, o54.
The city of Philadelphia has sixteen banks,
ain an aggregate capital Of less than ST. 600 900.
H=, population is 34o,o45.
The city OF New YORK has ffty-two banks, with
81 sgsr=gaie capital OF s4S.4se, oOo- Hst Popuia-
zion is 5i5,54T.
The CITY Of Boston has thIr;y-Ssven banks, with
an aggregate capito! Of SO. 460, 900. Her popua-
ugnis t36.SSl.
TIE city Of New Orleans has eight banks, with
an aggregate capital OF 81. 800 Her popuIs-
lgyn IS 1855.
Tx city Of Providence has thir.y-seven banks,
Wit an agg;=gs,s capital OF si3. .46o. Her
population Is ll,5i3-
IT, CIV Of Charleston has nine banks. with an
ag=-zga,z capital CT $40, 1861 Her population
Is !. gS5.
C.ne,anaa has two banks, with an aggregate
csp,iai Of ss5lOl3. Her popuistlou IS $1,000
0als oa= OF he Cincinnati Tanks has the privilege
Of issuing notes
G--zas- Wheeling, with population OF less
LII 800, has banking capital of s.. s2S. 600.
.aE CISC OF "LYNCHISG'' oS THE STEAMER
T.z4.SlA.-An article describing recent case o;
'yssaiag'' on the steamer Virginia has been pub
SD Il many OF the Western papers, winch We
-orIed is far from containing the facts OF the
TX Capt. WELLs, Of the Virgins, informs Us
Ia: lie iacts are as follows: The Virginia, on her
nm New Orleans TO ST. Louis, abou; thz
e G; July. lad Ga board some 20 or 80 coal
s--en as deck passengers, returning from New
2-=aHs. The first night alter leaving New Or
aus sums Of money 10 the amount of some $40
'==sloiea fEom VARIOUS coal boatmen. They did
r; snow who TO suspect of the theft, until the
"a: vas some 100 miles from Memphis, whea the
2saman OF the bost and passenger saw a man
i5~n on deck between two passengers, one OF
IN an old man who CAGE on board at Memphis
lz 9ay up The Tennessee river. and feel IN the
sssis oi both, and take from the pocket Of the
aaa b,s pocket BOOK, said 10 contain some $40
III The Waterman then told the engineer 10
=,rt To thief while he, The wa lehman, went TO
Cap, Wells. WhsrI the thief started 10 go
l.S, th= engineer told him to '.holl on heIe-
N he threw Inc pocket book IN among some
IA ana other freight on deck. The alarm was
n glTea 10 The d=ck passengers, who caught and
=Feh=4 kiu, aud found some $40 in gold upon
Pssson and he could give no satisfactory ac-
4Ri II ls= nsaaer IL which he obi ined Il
ben III boat stopped 4, Plum Point Bead. in
IA nsas, about sunrise. Tor the purpose Of bury
EHaa who hal died on ooaId the night preyi-
s. 'As tdsef was taken by the deck passengers
-ao'@ and rlgai sOuudly hipped, without any Of
Gel or land On the boat having anything hatev-
:; u do with The Transaction. Ii was proven sat
l'-a''''ty afterwards that man who attempted 10
..s'i=f7 vas partner OF the thlef and hsd some
Inc stolen money on his person. At the time
''- Place TbeFs this occurred, no legal punish
-Ea' could have been inflicted On the Thief, and
ven la+ he been committed, there would proba-
p! a=7e; have been any witness to appear against
LIN, ao~ev=r npch the custom may Le legally
f'Aasmaet, lisa very usual one on the Western
wa;e:z