The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Press on the Rebellion.
The Latest Market Reports.
The London Times Considers the Fall
of Richmond the Catastrophe Of the
South European Politics.
Press Dispatch.

Press Dispatch.l
New YORK, April 80. The steamship
Cay Vi London. from Liverpool 18th ano
Queenstown Goth, arrived to-day.
The fall of Richmond monopolizes at
tention
The cotton market at the reopenine
was heavy and irregular, but only laid
lower It afterwards became firmer
| The loss was partially recovered. The
same remarks apply to Manchester.
Later news by the America was pub,
lished OH the morning of the 18th The
effect is hardly apparent at the closing
of this summary, but cotton exhibits
continued frmness.
The following comnents were made
before the arrival of the America.
The Times thinks the loss of Richmond
might itself be, perhaps, sustained, but
coupled with the defeat of Lee, it repre-
sents veritable catastrophe. 1t is due
to Grant that his military abilities should
be recognized. He did fight it out on
that line, and the reward of fortitude is
his at last The Times also pays trib-
ute to Sheridan and to Lee, and as re-
CARDS the future it says time only can
solve the problem If the South now
proves powerless and respondent the
work of the North will be over; but if
they have now arrived at an end. not OF
war, but of the first stage OF political
revolution, then the military troubles of
the North are but just beginning
The Daily News says it is not yet in
point to Judge how decisive the re-
suit is
The Star considers the Richmond ca
tastropbe as the end OF the shareholders
rebellion but thinks Davis and Lee may,
however, attempt to carry on their ca
reer for months longer in Mississippi
The Daily Telegraph says it seems now
beyond human probability that the Con
federacy should conquer their independ-
ence. The fall of Richmond is the catas-
trophe of the South.
The Post says. admitting the victories
claimed BY the Federals, they must now
he about to enter OH the difficulties OF
their task.
in the French Chamber of Deputies, on
the amendment to the address proposing
a paragraph on American affairs favora-
Bile to the North, Mr. Eugene Pelletier
made speech highly eu1ogistic of the
Nortl ern cause, and rejoicing that the
pro-slavery rebellion was crushed by the
fall of Richmond. He thought the
American question ought not to have
been passed over in silence. Mr. Pelle-
tier was continually interrupted by
Southern sympathizers in the Chamber,
and finally was compelled to desist, ow-
ing to the noise The amendment re-
ceived "a votes, but was of course lost
all amendments rejected; many promi-
nent men abstained from voting. The
address was finally voted entire and pre-
sented to the Emperor. who returned
thanks in a brief speech
French official dispatches represent
the pacifcation Of Mexico complete
Bourse fat
LIVERPOOL, April Morning Cot
ton market Monday opened steady. un-
der the news Of the fall Of Richmond,
but the general decline in prices was not
more than tai per pound On Tuesday
former tone and better demand pre-
vailed, and the decline was almost
recovered. Observation-Disclosures
Spence & Co., and Wakefield g. Co., re-
port -four dull and unchanged Wheat
steady and dull. Red western 7.lla56.
Corn 3D. dearer with little offering.
Mixed 29a29a per 4s0 pounds. Beef and
pork inactive and nearly unchanged
Bacon very quiet, but weak Butter uD-.
changed. Lard unaltered at 57aG0 shil-
lings. Sugar in good demand at full
rates Coffee and rice inactive. Petro-
leum quiet but steady small sales of re-
fined at 2sa1d. per gallon.
LONDON MARKET.-Breadstutt quiet,
nominal and unchanged. The steadiness
in Liverpool cotton market impaired a
better tone to stock market. The de-
mand for discountiug was light, both at
the bank and in open market.
LATEST PER STEAMER CITY OF LONDON,
VIA. QUEENSTOWN
LONDON, April 20-The advices per
steamer America, at southampton, and
the Damascus at Queenstown, further
strengthens heconviction that Southern
resistance to the United States Govern
ment is virtually ended The rebel loan
has declined to l7al9; Federal securities
are very active and advancing
The Times trusts, if the South can no
longer contend with regular armies, il
will accept the arbitration Of war. and
| that the North will meet them as con.
querors should meet an honorable foe.
LONDON, April 2O.-Money 90ta9Oi -
American Stocks-Illinois Central R. R
69ia70; 5-20's 654
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