Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-17
THE MEMS.

=
THE NEWS.
relation to the recall of Mr.. Champion,
h has been briefly alluded to in our tele-
hic dispatches, the Philadelphia North A.
can has the following from its Washington
spondent, and Of its accuracy no doubt
led to be entertained:
decisive step has at length been taken in
rSi to the officials who were implicated nthe
ish enlistraents in the United States. A
correspondence on this subject has been
lei by aneIaborate and conclusive dispatch 70
BUCHANAN. forwarded by the steamer Of last
|lrlay. in which he is instructed to require
he British government that they shall recall
/ Champion, and to inform them th&t in case
fail to do so his passports viii be furnished
| here. The same document signifies dis
Itlv that the exeduaturs issued to the British
ksnls. Barclay. Mathew and Raycroft, who
charged with completely in the violation Of
/ neutrality laws, will be positively revoked.
L English Cabinethas been indirectly prepared
this result by the course Of the negotiations;
L i is possible the present absolute demand
" excite temporary ill-feeling, and lead to
|be difficulty in the recognition Of Mr.. Buchan-
Is successor. It may also eInbarrass Lord
|lnerston's official tenure, as his remaining at
head Of affairs would probably prevent an
Ecable adjustment Of the controversy. From
|sitiYe Developments which have been made,
b step now taken by the Administration was
bdered inevitable, and there can be no doubt
lat the country will sustain it. If England
Iould make tie cause of exception in settling
e Central american question the responsible
viii rest on herself
Major George Deas, Assistant Adjutant Cen
al of the United States Army, while walking
Pennsylvania Avenue, on Thursday last,
tipped upon the ice and fell, and sustained the
reaking of one Of the bones of his right leg,
sar the ankle.
Some time ago the Legislature Of Missouri
assed bill allowing the Governor to issue
onds to aid in the construction of certain rail
Dads in that State The Governor vetoed the
ill, but it was subsequently passed by a two
birds vote and became law. On the strength
( this the people of St. Louis gave grand
low out, to which was invited the Legislature,
Governor, &c, but since then the Attorney-Gen-
raj has written an opinion declaring the act au-
norizing the issuing of the bonds uneonstitu-
iOnal. We judge, from the tone Of the St
4ouis press that the people there are in great
rfbulatiOn They talk of Immediately carrying
he matter before the Supreme Court for de-
ision
The passage of the Canadn has been one of
he most bOisterOus ever experienced on the At
.ntic. She left Liverpool December a2d, and
ince that time the ship has encountered sue
sssiqn of westerly gales aud stormy weather
yithout intermissiOn, aud at times the wind rose
o a hurricane. That veteran officer, Captain
Ang, says he never experienced such contin-
led series of heavy gales He reports on the
18th ultimO, in lat: 40 so, long, 40, hurricane
commenced at 10 P. NJ, and continued until six
ieloci next morning. The wind blew with ter
ible violence.
The captain and officers on deck, as well as
he entire watch throughout that night, we're un
Ter the necessity of lashing themselves to the
nasts of the ship to prevent being thrown over
,oard by the force of the wind and the tremen-
lOus seas that swept over the vessel. The pad
lie boxes were stove, and the smoke pipe some
THAT damaged, but the ship sustained no other
injury.
A passenger by the steamer states that some
III or eight sea captains, who were on board,
III expressed the opinion that the hurricane was
me Of the most severe which they had ever sx-
psrienced.
The Forrest divorce case is again before the
Few York Courts on an argument for new
rial. This case was once decided in favor of
plaintiff about FIVE years ago, Mrs. F. having a
livOsce granted her and being allowed s., 600
llinony per year Through bubbles of the
aw, however, she has as yet been unable to get
'ne cent ofthe alimoney, and the case is still
lragging its slow length through the labyrinths
,f the New York law Courts.
Great opposition is offered tothe prohibitory
liquor law at st. John, NIB. A mob attacked
The witnesses in case arising out Gifts enforce
nsnt and the trial had to be deferred. The
lew law went into effect on the LIST inst.
Jasper Cope, ESQ.,, venerable citizen Of Phil
'deIphia, fen dead in Friends meeting house in
hatcity on Sunday. Mr. Cope was born in
l7T5, and was, therefore, inhis s1st year The
ate Thomas P. Cope and Tsreal Cope, of .Phila.
lephia, were his elder brothers, and the lives of
he three have ended almost in thesame twelve
month";
Atthe Baltimore POst-ofice the balance due
he Government from the quarter which termi-
lated on the slst December last is S2T, 4ss 50;
ising nearly q, goo over that of the quarter i'm.
nediately preceding.
Hon. Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, at present
citing Vice Prestdentof United State, (in virtue
{ his election as President of the Senate, has
cen recommended for the Presidency by the De-
ney Of that State, in their late convention
/ Indianapolis.
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR.
hcDemocratic members ofthe Pennsylvania
assembled in caucus, completed
heir labOrs late on Friday night BY nominating
Ex-Governor William Bigler to fill the vacancy
rom that State in the UnitedStates Senate. The
was made on the sixteenth ballot,
Shen the vote stood as follows; Bigler 4s, Eos.
sr is, Buckalew II, Jones Z, Robbins 8. Ne
;essary to nominate 4a.