The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-18

NATIONAL BANKING AFFAIRS.
Two banks, with capital of S2OO,OOo
each, were chartered to-day, at Charles
ton, S. G.
Upward of 100000 in currency have
been issued to National Banks within the
last two DAYS. The total amount now
issued is 1928, 400, 900.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE AND THE CHOLERA.
The United States Consul at Liver
pool, under date Of November so, sends
a dispatch to the Department of State,
giving some facts in regard to the cattle
plague, now raging in England and
Scotland. He says for time the dis
trict of Liverpool was exempt, but of
late the disease has made its appearance,
and is now as bad in that section as any
other portion of the land. Thus far
Ireland does not appear to be effected
with it. It was supposed that with the
cold weather the disease would abate.
That opinion, however, proved delusive
Instead of abating it has greatly in
creased, the deaths from the plague in
England and Scotland going up from
700 per week to $500.
Tie United States Consul at London,
under date of November 30, informs the
Department of State that it is the gen
eral opinion of intelligent eople, that
the islands of Great Britain will be Wis
tied by actual cholera when the spring
fairly opens, and the people are prepar-
ing to meet IT.
RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA.
The Legislature ofVirginia has fixed
the 2lst instant for the election Of State
officers, and it is thought here, from PR
yate intelligence from Richmond, that it
is the design of that body to reinstate
old officers who held place under Cover
nor Smith Governor Pierpont would re-
gard this as personal, and, it is believed,
would retire from Office in that event,
which would force upon the govern
ment the appointment OF Provisional
Governor
CIRCULARS 10 NATIONAL BANKS.
Circulars have been distributed to the
different National Banks py parties in
this city, suggesting the propriety OF
raising 4 corruption fund to secure the
passage of an amendment to the nation
al currency act so as te give the Nation
al Banks the benefit OF the last Circula-
ton. The Comptroller of the Currency
disapproves OF such proceedings
PAYING OH THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The prospect OF paying OF the nation
al debt is improving, A Washington
correspondent says Gen Spinner has
received another donation toward Gqui-
dating the public debt. 1t is believed
to honestly emanate, as it purports, from
a very poor person, and consists OF only
one cent. It has been passed to the credit
of the United States as formally as if it
were million dollars.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
AT the equal suffrage meeting in the
Universalist church. Friday evening,
Gen. Banks commended that it would be
unsafe to deny the negroes that priyi-
lege. He did not design that the gov
eminent should directly extend to them
the privilege. but that the exercise OF
political power in the South should be
restricted to loyal men, who would be
willing to concede the franchise to the
negro The building was crowded.
IT is stated that the franchises Of the
Loudoun and Hampshire railroad are
now in the hands OF the Washington and
Alexandria road, and that it is intended
to extend it from Leesburg to Harpsr's
Ferry, under the rights given by the
charter