Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
lTor additional Dispatches see Third Page.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AFRICA.


Burning Of the Laae WrigAt-Passsngsrs all
.SIre&-PrssideEfs Ness1ge in England
kentucky State CoHrentioR.
NEw YogK, Jan. 9.-The Cunard steamship
Africa reached her dock at balf past six o'clock
this evening, with Liverpool dates to the 18th
ult The steamship Araso, from New York,
bound 10 Havre, arrived AZ southampton on the
23d ult.
Later adviees from India and China had been
received at London. The news Is uninportant
with the exception Of the announcement that
the tariff negotiations in China had been com
pleted
The ship Isaac Wright. from Liverpool, bound
to New York, has deem destroyed by fire in the
river Mersey- She had on board 800 passengers
mostly emigrants, who fortunately all were
rescued.
The American bark Celest, from Malaga, for
MeSeSina, arrived at Gibralter on the 18th ult,
with the loss Of her bOwsprit and a considerable
portion Of her rigging, having been in collision
with the steamship Great Britain, bound 10
Australia
The American bark Southerner, from New
York, for MarIeilleS, had arrived at GibTalter.-
On lat $3.50, long. 1910, she picked up the
master and i've men Of the American bark Kate
Wheeler, abandoned at sea in consequence of 4
serious leak. The remainder of the crew were
taken up by British bark, bound to Bombay.
The Kate Wheeler was from Geneva, bound to
Boston with cargo Of marble.
CHEAT BKETAIS.-The destruction Of the ship
Isaac Wright occurred in the night while at an
chor in the stream 4 scene of great consterna-
ton ensued among the emigrant passengers,
but their rescue was effected without any casual
ties. The vessel was scuttled and ran aground.
She bad on board cargo consisting of line
goods and 500 tons iron. The freight was fully
insured.
The steamer Indian Empire, of the Galway
line iS fr he Sc g.
MeSsrS. Metcalfe i Co, distillers of Westham,
near London, have suspended, with liabilities
amounting to eG7, 600.
Lieut. Higgins, who recently made several
unsuccessful applications to Alderman SclomonS
for summons against the Atlantic Telegraph
company, has been committed for a trial, charg-
ed with an assault upon that functionary
The investigation in the charges against the
parties recently arrested in the county Of Cork.
Is progressing with strict privacy. a young
lady has been arrested near Clongmel, charged
with having written seditious letters
The electric communication through the cable
between Malta and Cagiiarri has been suspended,
ii is supposed that the cable has been broken or
injured by some vessel at anchor at Malta
Some riotiouS demonstrations have occurred
among the military and militia at WalR ich, but
no serious results have taken place.
The London Tunes, in referring to President
Buchanan's message, draws attention to the
and the quarrelsome tone It is considered
as very remarkable that the United States
should at the present moment have caucus
BELLE against almost every State from the Gulf
to Cape Horn. and asks whether it is possible
that the weaker party can always be the ag.
greSsOrs.
FRANcE-The result of Count Montalembert's
'pPeal is considered to be : triumph over the
government, as under the new sentence the &C
used will not be liable to exile under the new
Of suspicion.
Hippolyte Regnaner, distinguished ParissiAn
Journalist, has died in that city, aged S.
The Societie Commercial ct ERdussridIe is
making steady progress. II will begin opera
tons with capital of 0,oOO, 900 Of francs, Of
which 10000, 900 have already been paid in. 1t
has no connection with the Credit Ko5lsr
LIVERPOOL, Dec 24th.-The cotton market
closed yesterday in consequence Of the ap-
preaching holidays The sales during the i've
days Of the week were 81, Oo0 bales. Including
1, 500 bales TO exporters The market opened
buoyant but the advices received caused \
decline OF l l6zl-s, particularly for uplands 1
and Mobile, and the market closed dull. holders
offering freely, but showing no disposition 10
press sales. Fair Orleans closed att s. aud
at 1916; fair Mobile SIS, mid
dlings Q 7-s; fair upiands Z, middlings . II Is