The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-18
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WAsHINaTON, Dec. l6.-Senor Rome
no, the Mexican Minister, received to-
DAY otncia1 news from Matamoras to
the 10th instant. ~
Gen. EScobeda took the CITY of NEaus
hency and held It for some time Two
french columns, in strong force, were
sent amer him, and he was finallv com
PEELED to abandon Menhency. One ofthe
! French divisions attacked him and &
Is reported he defeated them with a
heavy loss.
Ex-Governor Corwin has been In a
dying condition all day, and is not ex,
pected to live throughout the night
among those who have called to see
him We're Ex-Gov. Graham, of North
carolina, POSTMASTER General Dennison,
GhleI Justice Chase, and the Seniors and
Representatives of Ohio. He hasSbeen
unconscious ever since his attack last
night with paralysis.
Inc schooner Eclipse, from New York
laden with hay and commissary stores,
was destroyed by fire to-day at the nth
street wharf Loss over $40, 600.
There was large crowd at the Execu-
i've Mansion to-day, including many
Butler, Humphrey and Benton.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The city OF
Mexico correspondence of the Times,
dated Dec. Sd, has the following ad-
ditional Mexican news:
Inc emperor has postponed his visit
20 Curayonce. He will depart for that
place AFTER the celebration of the festi-
val of the lady of Gaudaloupe. suas
The Mazatlan Times of Nov. 18th. re-
ceiyed this morning, says that u COM
pany, under the name of the Mexican
sea Island Cotton Company, has begun
operations on their lands near NInzat-
Ian.
| iTI,a net, Al ..-
ing, publishes telegram from General
Cordi De Thor from PuebIa, which saws:
attacked and defeated Gen. Oiouer-
ra, capturing 80 horses and a large
only 500 men.
The La Loclided says that 1900 Iiber.
erals have presented themselves under
Srd in Queretora.
The Idex,. Liberal, of Puebla, in its
Wednesday, edition, for the first time
recognizes the overthrow of republican,
ism in Mexico.
The Emperor gives s2OO, 900 to aid en-
1gration, and places the whole amount
at the disposition of NJ. F. AIaury. coli
onization agent Of the Empire: The
emperor has commissioned e. Stuart
tenant. ~ 80 q AAe u
The city is being cleaned; fears of the
cnolera are entertained.
The commands of Alvarez and .Diaz
SivoloS. . 49,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-Cotton, sales
5000 bales; middling A. Sugar and
molasses dull. Checks on New York
quarter premium. Sterling 81
Freights on cotton to New York one
cent; to Liverpool by steamer severn
Fights cent.
General Winfield Scott arrived this
morning from New York. The steam
er Mcclellan fired n salute,
The steamer De Sofa hence for Pasca-
garla, exploded boiler, killing four
persons, scalding four, and wo1nding
the pilot and second engineer. ~
In the Legislature a bill was intro
dueed appropriating $2O, 600 for disabled
Federal and Confederate soldiers.
An old citizen of New Orleans. who
returned from Matamorns a few DAYS
ago, and WINS Intimate with the French
officers, says they fully anticipate war
between the United States and France.
ana to commence on the Rio Grantie.-
They already have their plans of the
campaign mapped out. which anticipate
a sudden crossing by the United States
forces of the Rio Grande.