Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-21


press wfilproceed to Dieppe for a day or two,
after which their Majesties intend to repair to
Biarritz.
The following telegraphic despatch has been
received, dated Marseilles, August 8: Letters
I by the Hydaspes estimate the number of persons
| killed or injured BY the fire at Salonica at you
4 Among the persons hurt were the Russian, Dutch
! and Sardiuian consuls. The Greek merchant
Sehilizzi the author of the disaster, has been
! executed.
The Presse says in its weekly commercial
review: The general movement of trade, a.
4 though not inpetuous, is satisfactory. Certain
symptoms have been remarked which seem to
4 indicate the close of.tke dead season. Foreign
il agents have been goiuG their rounds. They
] have made up their minds 70 buy at the augmer-
! ted prices. Russia has made important purcha-
i ses The interchange between France and Aus
/ tria is progressing Several orders have lately
i arrived both from England and the United States
and serious revival of trade between this time
and winter is confidently reckoped upon.
i We read in the Courier de la Gironde:-
Bordeaux is about to witness the passage OF,
i n great number of regiment ofinfantrya proceed
ing to the frontier Of Spain. This movement
commenced last evening, when the 1st battalion
4 OF the 3D. Regiment Of Infantry marched through
our city. Ten other battaionsof 800 men each
arsto follow it The 12th battalion OF. Foot
Chasscurs, consisting of % officers and 1000
frank and file is also ordered to the frontier, and
will reach the bordeaux on the 4th of August.
i STe have been assured that the Sd Regiment of
/ HusSars, in garrison at Liborne and Bordeaux,
will leave shortly for Bayenne, and that our gar
ri4on is TO be reinforced by 800 men,"
i RUSSIA
/ Advices from ST. Petersburg of the 9th instant
mention what will doubtless cause some consid-
/ cradle surprise-that the Emperor has command
ed that the clergy OfatL the different confessions
in the expire not even exclude lg the nom Chris
tains, shall beinyited officially to the coronation.
The Emperor is represented as having emphati-
caIIy declared that difference ofreligion must not
{! be permitted to for1ne the ground of any diff
ference of sentiment and recognition to which
all his subjects, without any exceptions, had 0c-
quired title.
There will, accordingly, be special provis-
ion made for the representatives Of all the diff:
ferent confessions and sectS in Russia, who viii
have place assigned them in the procession to
the KTemlin, as wellas seats within the building.
The Emperor Of Russia has acccded to the
Recommendation of the Minister Of France to
reduce the import duty upon sugar. For the
space of six years, starting from the LIST C3thl
of August OF this year, the duty on all sorts of
raw sugar imported by way of sea is to be re-
dGcetl to three roubies per pound
The Excise duty on bcet-root sugar is. how
ever to remain unaltcrcd during the same period.
This reduction of duty is 10 be extended to all
parcels Of sugar imported since the opening of
: navigation this year, but of which the duty
Those Custom-houses which formerly were only
permitted to clear sugar are hcEcctorth to
admit refined sugar in loves at duty of five
.oubles silve" per pound; this regulation to COM
mcnce from August l.
The Russians, it is said, have 1900 troops
now in Kars, most Of whom are busily occupied
in restoring the damaged Notifications.
\ camp of 5000 Russians has been formed
on the heights of Inkcrtuau.
The report that Admiral Napier had had
audience of the Grand Duke Constantine is corI-
tradicted.
1t is said that the coronation of Alexander II,
is postponed till the 18th of September
[Froa Prcssv d'orlentl
TERRIFIC CoTFLAGRATIoN AT SALoNIcA.
Explosion aud Great Loss Of Ljte-Arest Of q
I Grecb Aerehaat-ORs IhousaRd LireS Lest
1 On Saturday last, Salonica, July II, terri
bic catastrophe spread grief and terror through
: out our city. About half past eight in the
evening, fire was discovered in the residence
of n. SaOul, and the flames soon affirmed
: great hold. Several adjacent storehouses were
) rapidly burnt TO the ground. The fire was
: first discovered at Vardar KalesSy. Certain
facts, Immediately antecedent to this accident,
e attach great responsibility on N. SkiiizZi,
i Greek merchant, who had but just before il
+, legally imported large quantity OF gunpowder.
Casks, which it was imagined were filed with
: ordinary merchandise, are now known to each
: have contained three kegs of gunpowder. There
were 80 casks i'll all, and each keg, C24O alto
gether) held 10 okes, or more than 25 lbs. Eng
powder! Instead Of placing this dangerous ar
: ticle in an isolated place according to the NUM-
cpaI regulations, Skiizzi imprudeI,tly placed it
S in the cellars Of his warehouse. rpnor soon
reached the authorities to this effect, and Ahmed
PaSha summoned the merchant to appear be-
!. fore him, Offering even to store the powder in
$ the government magazines, and hand it over US
: sold. Skiizzi quibbIcd about his having such
: quantity of nowder at ALL Further complaints
: were nevertheless made: the Pasha thercupon
determined to search SRilizzis stores; but con-
a not proceed further, and then, next dav, the
S fire broke out, and now all the world knows the