Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-22
NEWS ITEMS.

the leading dry goods retail dealers are
marking down their prices to-day, to cor
respond with the reduced price of gold.
BALTIMORE, March 2O.-There is great
unessiness here in business circles relative
to the decline in prices of all articles, ow-
ing to the fall in gold.
Merchants and traders whose confidence
in the rapid decline of the rebellion, ad-
monished of probable heavy decline in
theprices, we're careful to keep very light
stocks on hand, and hence they are safe;
on the other hand, those whose hopes led
them to have lingering faith in the Con-
federacy, the defeat of Grant and Sherman,
aud the consequent continuance of the ad.
vance 10 gold, are caught with heavy
stocks, purchased ut rates which Willleave
a very insufficient margin for the heavy
decline in prices, which they now see ip-
eVitable. The result is painful.
There are npPrehensions of large failures
and rutnous Losses. The consumers, how.
ever, take iIjoyfully and thankfully.
BET ON THE Next PREsIDESoY.-On
the 10th of March, 1861, or twelve DAYS sf
ter the first inauguration of Abraham Lin
coin, Colonel Swain, now on Gov. Fenton's
Staff, made a bet of one hundred dollars
that Mr. Lincoln would be again elected
President in 1854 The money was maid
over on the Atm instant, the day of Mr..
Lincoln's second inauguration. Ca the
following day Mr.. Swain proposed to the
same perIy to bet one hundred dollars thai
Mr.. Lincoln would be elected for the third
term in 1858 The wager was taken as be
fore. S'uce then two or three other bets of
the same nature have been made.
JUDGE LEWIS having had his attention
called to the fact that express companies
have ceased stamping receipts, gives notice
that the act of March 3, exemptlug such
tax, does not take effect until April lat, and
all cases of evasion are ordered to be pros.
ecuted.
The DECLINE IN PRIoRs.-The New York
f'oSt says: "The wholesale market has been
much excited during the past week, owing
to the fluctuations in gold. The most i'm.
Portant decline has been in mess pork and
cotton. Mess pork is selling at sac 5O-s
oecIine OF ~ 26 barrel during the week.
Cotton has declined IL and Is cents 81
pound, closing At So aud 80 cents. Wool
has declined from to 10 cents n nonp5
Petroleum has declined cents a gallon to-
crude, and IL cents for refined. Butter hos
declined and 10 cents pound, with large
arrivals. Wheat has declined 90 tn an
cents per bushel, and is quite unsettled-
Flour is also rs TO 40 cents lower and in
active New corn has further declined *
close" - 81 Tue
is said: e'N' -
Large lots have been sold during m.
week at a decline of 10 and Is ner cont
from the current rate among iobbers. The
losses of the jobbers have been very beavv
Some have already lost large proportion
OF what they gained during the process of
advance, and certain Of the weaker houspS
nave had to ask an extension of their ma
Iurlpg obligations. which have been gran
agents. - 'S''Ou
Prices at first hands have not vet come
ooWn to the basis of cotton at 40 cents per
pound and gold at T5 premium. Jobbers
see this, aud will refuse to buy any impor-
tant amount of goods until such is the con.
dition of values. Manufacturers have re.
duced their production to a very narrow
limit, and the supply OF goods is likely to
De Kept as low as for several weeks. al.
though the supply of cotton may be much
larger.
WAsuISGToX AND JEFFERsox Co1LEsEs
legislation necessary for the
union of these two institutions was ob,s;r,
ed last week, and we understand the 6nsl
arrangements will be cOnsummated in "
very short time. Il is stated that n.
Scott, at present President of the Wash.
iuRton College, will retire, haviog deter.
mined to remove to Lancaster, Pe5psVIvs.
MIA, aud that Prof. Black will be transfar
red to Cauousburg.
THn l7rH (oHlol DrsrR1cr Ann IN,
DRAFT-Captain Oliver informs the edi,o-
Of the Salem Republican, that in the conn.
lies OF Stark, GOlumbiaua and Jeffsrson
here are not more than l75 men va, -
raise to free the District from the draft
THH Washington Republican makes an
earnest appeal to the hords OF otfice seeker.
who throDg the White House during All ,bs
hours of daylight and evening to dss;.t
heir indecent intrusion, averrin9. th.
lea''h OF the President cannot endure sneb
continuous aud vsxatiOus shock