The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-24

! NEW YORK, Dec, GS.-Ihe STEAMER
Corsica arrived this morning. She
brings Vera Cruz dates to the 9th, and
City Of Mexico to the ID.
The news confirms the issuing OF a
proclamation by Macmillan that he
will remain in Mexico. The general
impression in Mexio was, that Maxmil:
ian would go as soon MS he could, and
It is asserted that portion Of his bag
gage has arrived ut Havana.
The steamers took out for Europe
Sl25, 10000 In specie.
The steamers Arago and Fulton were
sold X. day at auction for three hundred
thousand dollars; tey were bought by L..
W, Jerome, who represented the Havre
steamship line. They willIconttnue to
run 10 Europe.
There were $1,000 arrests here In the
past year; SO persons were arrested for
homicide.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from AS
pinwall, brought one million three
hundred and thirty thousand in treas
ure.
There Is nothing new in tho morn
< ship which arrived yesterday, 70
ports that she sighted one OF the con-
testaut yachts ut daybreak on DeCem-
Der 18th, twenty miles East Of Georges
Shoals. Her signal could not be made
out.
The Committee for the investigation
of frauds in the. Revenue Department,
has adjourned TO reasonable after
the holidays. The developments, SO far,
more than fulfill the promises Of those
who investigated. The Investigation
Committee learned Of gigantic frauds
which have been practiced In New
York, and the Government officials
have been amply repaid for tho frauds
discovered, There are over 800 small
distilleries carried on In the city In
cellars and outhouses Of private dwell
ings, where whisky Is made for the
purpose Of evading the tax ottwo dol
lars per gallon. The Committee Will
visit the principal cities Of tho West
when they have concluded their work
in New York. Tho magnitude Of tho
leak they are endeRvoring 10 stop, may
be Judged from the fact that, according
to the census of 1860, the amount OF
whisky made in the United States was
upwards of ninety millions Of gallons,
and by the lust report of tho Revenue
Commissioner, 1t was less than ten
millions.
A Dublin letter to the Sunday News
saws the Government officials are fire.
quently sold by stories that Stephens
was landed on different parts OF the
coust, and are keeping the gunDoats
and troops constantly on the move.
PhDnix Park, in which Is situated
the Government powder magazine, has
be0n surrounded by heavily manned
earthwOrks and palisades. Troops;are
continually arriving from England,
and suspected Irish regiments are
transported to England and the colo
MES, Despite all the eXertions Of the
authorities, midnight meetings for drill
and exercise are held all over Ireland,
and the people evidently are awaiting
Stephens arrival to rise in spite Of the
great odds against them.
VIM. McGann and Robt. Chambers
were yesterday jailed, in default OF ten
thousand dollars bail, charged with de-
frauding b. Masley out of eight thou
sand dollars at faro.
NEW York, Dec. 2O.-Fiye more
whisky distillcries were seized ycster-
day in this city.
The steamer Santiago, from Grey
town, with California passengers, hr-
rived. Twelve ocean steamers left here
yesterday for different parts Of the
world, taking IN aggregate OF 100 pas-
sengers and Il cargo valued Mt over five
millions.
Chrlst's Church at Rye, New York,
was burned on Friday night. Loss b.
600.
Mail advices from Gambia give the de-
tails of disaster to the Turks ut the
Convent of ArcadiOn. The convent
contained $40 souls, including A3 wo-
men and children, leaving 1877 men to de-
fend II against Mustaphe PaChen's army
of l2,OOO.. Tho Cretans refused TO sur
render and tho Turks DOmbNrded the
convent two days and nights. After
breaching the walls the Turks poured
into tho centre of the convent, when n
monk fired magazine, hurting Chris.
tians and Turks into tho mir. Two
thousand Turks were killed and large
number wounded. Only 80 men and
10 women and children Of the garrison
were left alive. Over thousand were
wounded. Tho Turks burned seven
Crctan villages, in revenge for which
the Cretans burned q Turkish villages.