Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
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New YosK, Jan. 2o.-The steamship Black
Warrior has arrived with Havana dates to the
10Th inst.
Theexcitement growing out of the Presidents
message has nearly died out.
The weather at Havana was delightful The
Sugar market continued fiat Sales had been
made of Il, 900 boxes old and 5000 of the new
crop Freights were dull.
The Black Warrior brings 100000 in Next
can dollars.
A private letter states that some excitement
had been occasioned in HAVANA by the P16llca'
ton of a statement that Brigadier Gen1 kenan,
of the q. s., had, by letter, offered the Captain
Gen'l fifteen millions of dollars to declare the
Island independent, and himself, Gen. COncha,
first President
The schooner Luther L. Childs, of Dinis,
Capt. henderson, was struck by heavy. sea on
the goth ult off Bermuda, and the Captain
washed overheard. The mate, Mr.. Chase, and a
seaman named Clark. belonging to Portland,
went TO his assistance in q boat but were unable
to save the captain. Meanwhile the schooner
driited away so that the boat was unable to
overtake her. Mr.. Chase and the sailor re-
manned in the boat Ave days without food or
water. They were finally rescued by the bark
| Hnlbrook, from Portland for Havana. There
were only three boys who knew but little oil
navigation left on board the schooner, but as
| she was in the track of numerous vessels there
arc but little fears Of her safety. The "Childs"
was from Philadelphia, bound to ST. Kits, with
q cargo of lumber.
here last night. Smith & Hooper's Soap and
Candle Factory. Loss $4,000. Insured for $l,.
| 800 in Eastern companies. Two barns, east oil
Cleveland, together with four yoke of premium
cattle, were destroyed. Supposed to be the work
of an incendiary. The upper story of Scoyille,s
| Block was burned. Building insured for 5000.
. RrittSf stock Of Hats and Cans Camaped ly
ter. Insured for 900 in Eastern companies
Fiske's stock of Drugs covered by $4,000 insu-
rance in Eastern companies. Shelly, Merchant
Tailor, stock badly damaged, no insurance
There is much loss on law libraries and office
furniture in buildings.
| SAvANNAn, Jan. 19.-The bark Angelina was
detained by orders Of the Collector of the port,
on suspicion of fitting out for the slave trade.
iShe arrived on the 3Oth of Oct last from Ma
tau2as and has been lying in port ever since.
CONGRESSIONAL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-SENATR.- House
bill for the relief of the Mobile and Ohio X. r.,
was taken up and considerable debate ensued
upon the question, whether to pass it or refer it
to the Com. OH Public Lands. The matter was
subsequently, laid over.
The Invalid Pension bill was taken up and
passed.
The Pacific r. R. bill, as amended, was taken
up. Mr.. Davis, of Miss, moved to strike out
| all after the enacting clause and adopt his mi
nOrity report. The main features of which are
as follows: To appropriate $4,000, OOO aud ten
sections Of lani per mile to construct the road;
| the money appropriation to be refunded, in the
form Of the nett proceeds, into the Treasury;
no termini are named nor monopoly given 10
any special company; the road to run from the
| Atlantic TO the Pacific States. He believed the
road could be built over certain route on these
terms and made long speech in support of his
| views.
uousE-The bill amending the presumption
laws was taken up.
Mr.. Blair, of Mo-, offered the Homestead bill
as an amendment, but the motion was ruled out
of order.
The Speaker announced the following special
committee to investigate the charges of alleged
corruption in connection with the management
of the New York and Philadelphia Navy Yards,
and the awarding of contracts by the Navy De
partment Sherman, of Ohio; BocockI OF Val
Richie, of Pa; Groesbeck, of Ohio, aud Ready,
of Tenn.
The Prensa of Havana publishes an address