The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-25
The Latest News.
BY TRHRGRAPH.
ny the union Lime:
ONCE, corner OF Main and Monroe streets.
From Washington.
Insurance Company Failure
The Shenandoah"
Kentucky Politics and Oil.
The Soldiers and Sailors
National Convention.
Anti Cigar Tax Meeting,
More Smuggling.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Anti Cigar Tax Meeting,
More Smuggling.
CONGRESSIONAL
General News.

General News.
NEW York, Jan. 24.-The suspension
of business by the Columbian Marine
Insurance Company, creates immense
excitement in commercial circles. The
Yesterday by the stockholders, many OF
whom, on ascertaining the causes ofthe
alleged failure, proposed to stand an as
sessInent of fifty per cent, in order that
business might be resumed by the oil;
rectors. A meeting of the latter Will
take place to-day, at which 1t Is expect PEI
ed some satisfactory arrangement may
be entered into. The exact amount OF
the liabilities is not yet ascertained, as
they will reach a very high figure:
The Herald's special says: The Navy
Department is in receipt of correspond
ence from Commodore Goldsborough,
which leads it to suppose that the rebel
priyateer Shenandoah may shortly be
expected from Liverpool. At Mr.:
Adams request, the Commodore will
probably detail small crew to bring
her across the Atlantic.
A board, composed of all the Admit
rails in the naval service, convened yes
ment, but the purpose of the convoca-
ton remains unknown. Hs -,
The Herald has the following speclal,
dated Cincinnati, 2Sd:
To-day a consignment of three humid
red barrels of crude oil arrived from
Creelsville, on the Cumberland river,
new source just discovered.
A resolution was introduced into the
Kentucky Legislature to-day, request
ing Green Clay Smith to resign his
place in the United States Congress
The reasons for this move are his radi-
cal republicanism, and the extreme
measures he has advocated In putting
~. IL IL, nd
parties at the Presidential ana other
Nearly all the white troops have been
withdrawn from Kentucky, which Is
now garrisoned by negroes.
Forty-one flowing oil wells are now IN
operation in Barvin county, Ken
on Monday the first train in a num-
her of wears ran through to BROWNSVILLE
on the Memphis and Ohio railroad.
( The bridge on the Hatchee river has
been completed. During the present
week trains will run to Humboldt
distance of eighty miles from Mem
Bishop Morris, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, is lying dangerously i'll
at Xenia, Ohio, of paralysis.
The Times, Washington special says:
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglass was last
evening married to Major ROBERT VIII
liams, U. s. A., at her residence in
washington. The ceremony was per-
formed BY Father Lynch, of the Roman
Catholic Church, in the presence OF
small and select circle of friends OF both
parties.
convention, now in session In Washing-
ton, adopted a petition yesterday, ask
ing that Congress increase the pensions
of private soldiers to SIS. Gen. Butler
addressed the convention last evening,
and Gen. Banks speaks tomorrow
night, The objects of the convention
are the promotion of the interests OF the
disabled loyal survivors of the great re-
bellion. -,
steamship Manhattan at pier 8, North
river, yesterday afternoon, between the
firemen and coaI-paSsefB and the sec
ond mate, Heury Cumming The latter
being severely beaten and hard press.
ed drew a revolver and discharged u
at the crowd, the shot taking effect in
the head of Michael Haley, a fireman,
producing a probably fatal wound.
Tuminings was arrested, and the
wounded man was taken to the CITY
Hospital, where the surgeon gave 1t as
his opinion that Haley would not 1--we
through the night.
"a large meeting of cigar makers OF
this city and vicinity was held in Tur7
'ner's hall last evening, for the purpose
of considering the inefhciency of the
present tariffSon imported cigars, and
The burdens of taxation on the domes-
tic article. The form of petition Tor
presentation to Congress was adopted,
setting forth that. those engaged in the
trade of cigar making are in manner
deprived OF the means of livelihood by
reason of the increased value given TO
domestic cigars by the cost of material
and the internal revenue tax which
enables importers of cigars to under
sell the manufacturers of a good quail
ty of cigars, and requesting Congress to
take proper action In the matter, either
by reduction of the tax upon domes-
tic cigars or increase of duty upon i'm
The TFibune's Washington special
says: 100,
and consequently afording extra facil-
tiles for smuggling, the ommissioner
of Customs has ordered an increase OF
his force of revenue officers stationed
on the Canadian frontier. The Com
missioner states that many of his oti-
GERS are armless soldiers, who, notwith-
standing their disability, make most
efficient and valuable officers.
Prize money for the crews OF the
steamers James Adger, Nippon and
Daylight, for the capture of the rebel
blockade runner Cornubia, will be ready
for distribution by the Treasury depart
ment in a few weeks.
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