Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-29
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occurred on the 18th in that city. The
ErGminer heads its report thus: "Destruc-
tive Oonhagtation-Arson Rife in the
Heart of the Gity-Put None but South
rOus on Guardp-apd then goes ON to de.
scribe the scene as follows:
"At an early hour on Saturday morning
another OF those extensive conhagrstions
which have their origin in iRcsndiarism.
aud which have occurred too often of late
without being followed by the swift dis
coVety and punishment Of the Inoeudiaries.
broke out id the collection of frame tene.
ments on The northwest corner of Main
and Ninth streets, 10 dangerous coutiguity
to the Mechanics Institute, Ninth street.
occupied by the Offices of the War Depart.
ment, Secretary of the Navy, Surgeon
Generals Odiee, and number of Others
connected with the Confederate States
government
The object of the inceudiary or incen.
diaries was, doubtless, nothing less than
TIE destruction OF the Institute, with the
etheers under its roof, and the mass of OF
hcisl records. Happily, il such was tbe
objeeIs il Jailed, though the attempt in
VOWED the burning of Eve tenements. sew.
eraI IN government occupancy, and the
infection of loss of not less than two
hundred thousand dollars, Two unsuc-
cessful attempts were made several honrs
earlier to fire the place
After more than an hours contest, the
flames were stayed AT the "AIabams.
Hoase," on Main street, aui at the book
store OF J. w. Davies, on Ninth street, both
OF "nleh were saved at the expense of a
wreck between.
Powers statue of Washington, exc.
cuted IN Italy, and belonging to Mrsontc
Lodge, No. 4, of fredericksburg, the Lodge
IN which Washington was initiated, was
saved from injury from the fortunate cir.
cumstanCe that il had been boxed ABOUND.
with stone aud wood The statue was in
the rear OF the buildings DESTROYED, and
was on rollers, ready 10 be run ont. but
was not removed
1.-THE ground upon which stood the
buildings swept away by. the flames ia the
property of the Grand Lodge of Masons.
The war interrupted project, at one time
on foot, to erect q Masonic Hall of impos-
ing dimensions upon the site recently
occupied by the late ricketty buildings that
ever stood cOmbnstible Invitation to in.
cendlaries, especially since important gov.
eminent property stood in dangerous
proximity"
Then follows this remarkable statement:
THE couasgration over, the municipal
and Gontederate authorities will redouble
tnelr precautions and guards, to relax them
again IN little while. One uualterable
lesson should be learned from such boid
arsons in the heart of the capital, and that
is, that there are IN our midst YanEss,
emtssGrtes, aou6tless, bold and hazardous
who, under the inspiration Of Lincoln's
gold, are willing 10 risk their necks in
efforts to kipdle incendiRry fires at points
where the confiagratiOn wili-be m ost likely
to result in the greatest mischief
THE REBEL OURREHOY AKD PRICES.
The Examiner of the 2lst has the follow
ing Interesting exhibit OF the condition Of
the rebel currency:
"0nly ten days nov intervene before
the currency remaining in circulation Is
taxed one. third, and, consequently. during
the week commencing Monday the holderI
OF Treasury notes must decide whether then
will keep them until LIST April and submit
to the Government shave, fund the amount
IN Iour per cent. bonds, or exchange it iol
bonds or personal property. The ueces
sity OF coming to a conclusion is Sharpen
ing the wits of the people, though it il
not improbable that some who esteem
themselves 'wondtous wise' in foancia
matters willcommit blunder in disposint
of their surplus cash. The ability to meme
trate the future is a power which few. i
any, possess, aud hence the Viewa ar
press d in regard to the effect of the finan
cial legislation Of Congress, after the cur
rency IS reduced, are diverse and yapueI,
theoretical
Everybody knows. that a ten .dolla
note, after LIST April, will only represent
net value of six dollars aud sixty.six an,
tWo-lhlrds cents, aud accordingly tn
qnivsis sal desire is TO dispose of the cur
reney IN hand at this time, SO as to avoi
/ THIS apparent loss, very few being wiIlin
70 mold It with the expectation that sixty. al
! dollars ofthe currency will. in n few Vsets
buy more of any article than one hundre
dollars will purchase now. Thew must ne
the fact before they will believe it. bu
then 1t will be too late to profit by its az
Telopmeut.
the meantime, all kinds of corner
Ing processes are in vogue, and it must b
admitted that some of them are plausibl
enough. For instance, it is argued tina
certain bonds aud stocks may be bopph
now, and sold in the new eurrency al
decline not exceeding fifteen to twenty-fiy
per cent thereby saving ten to fifteen i
The transmutory tax"
The quotations on the Dist were as fol
lows:
Confederate BoHds,-Bonds of 100 mil
Z lieqllpap, due 1868 70 1881, Sl0s 10 ia
). aud interest," efTeSyear bonds, . ,SlO43 /
1901 and interest; eight per cent. copyert
, IDLE bonds, Slo7 to l04 and interest; seyel
percent. bonds, $10l to 100 and interesl
SIX per cent. bonds, $97 aud interes,
seven thirty bonds Formerly notes), 1857
!O44 and interest; bondp of fifteen milIto
Loan coupons 2ssald interest; bonds .
nIeen million loan, registered, $13lA
~ Sgg e. 4 ste,TAbout $4,000 in gold wer
SIie 10 various lots, at $213 TO 202-th
F.o. ~ rats. The demand for gold arise