The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-14
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New York, June 13.-Advices from
Rio Janeira to May Sth state that thu
Paraguayans had evacuated their en-
trenched camp on the road to Hamil
ton. The Allied fleet was on its way VI
the Parena to invest Fort Hamilton
and desperate and bloody battle was
expected.
| Prof. Agassiz with his wife, had ar
rived from the Valley of the Amazon
and at lecture given by him in Rio
Janeiro the Imperial family were in
| attendance. - .r.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
President will give him an answer to-
morrow upon the question of turning
over JEFF. Davis TO Judge Underworld
| court. He seems perfectly confident o.
| final success. There is a rumor, how
ever, that no action in the matter viii
be taken at present by the President
but that the question will be postponed
The morning papers have the follow
ing specials from Washington:
The Postmaster General positively
refuses to increase the pay of the New
England railroads for carrying the
| mails, inasmuch as he considers they
are now paying all that rec -ipts VIII
warrant, while such enormous sums
are lost in carrying the mails over the
South.
An assistant of the Freedmen's Blu
reau making a tour through South Car
| DINA, reports that the supply of labor
| is in adequate to the demand, but
where subsistence is not wanting, la
b1r will be quite as productive. 1t is
estimated that nine thousand BUSH
els of corn and 100000 pounds Of
bacon, provisions for three months, II
addition to that now in the hands Of
planters, will be required to supply the
| necessary labor until the harvesting Of
the crops. These supplies the planters
have neither the cash nor the credit tC
purchase, and unless relief comes from
the Government, many of the planta-
tons will be abandoned by the freed
men, who will go in search of employ
ment where they can get sufficient food
A canvass of the House was made to-
day and couu.ingsome membetse expect
| ed to arrive Tomorrow morning, II Is
estimated that the constitutionnlam amend
| ment will pass by about III, or neurly
three to one.
The House Committee on Banking
to-day agreed 10 report an amendment
TO the National Bank act 10 prevent
any bank having over 81 100000 circu-
Iution and to reduce to 80 per cent the
circulation of all banks with over hall
million capital.
The Senate Finance Committee are
considering proposition to allow the
State Banks one year more to wlnd
up or convert their char ers into NatiCn u
al Banks. Under the present law those
not wound up by July are liable to
tax of 10 per cent.
Information has been received at the
office of the Light House board that
the Light House at Bay Point, Port
Royal harbor, was entirely destroyed
by "a tornado which visited that vlcinl-
ty on the 29th ult.
At an informal meeting of Senators
to-day it was decided to close the pres
ent;session of Congress early in Jnly.
The following appropriations have
been made for the continuation OF har-
Dor and river improvements in the va
rious States: New York 1888, 500; Mich
igan 500, GIL; Wisconsin 1910, 753; Ohio
S256, 906; Illinois SSS,704; Indiana $751;
900; Oregon SIS, 900. There is also
general appropriation for the improve
ment of Western rivers amounting to
81, 525, 900.
Lawyers, claim agents, and others,
from Boston, Cincinnati, Nashville and
Louisville, have for the last few weeks
flooded the country with circulars no
tirying officers of the late war thatthey
are entitled to $500 extra pay, commu-
tation and allowance for servants, pc
tween May, 1864, and March 3, 1868.
We are authorized by the Paymaster
General and by the Second Comptrol-
Ter, to say that the law allows
no such extra pay, and that all
such statements are fraudulent, and
intended to deceive the public.
The passage OF the Niagara ship
canal bill in the Senate, is likely to be
with Mr., Morgan's amendment requir-
ing the sanction of the State of New
York.
The Treasury Department has re-
ceived copy of a circular that has been
generally distributed throughout the
country by an establishment in New
York, in which they state that for fifty
dollars in currency they will Will pro-
cure for parties tifGy-tiye dollars in the
new five cent coin. This is a swind-
ling transaction. 1t has already been
announced that as soon as the coin is
ready for distribution, that quantities
in five dollar packages may be obtained
bv addressing the director of the mint
at Philadelphia.
The steamers Persia and Marathon
sailed for Europe TO day, taking up
wards of S3,5O0,000 in gold. Among
the passengers on the former is Colonel
e. e. sanford, President OF the Ameri-
can Telegraph Company.
The steamers Louisiana from Liver
pool, and Eagle from Havre, have ar
rived.
A great part of the town of Mayas-
suze, porto Rico) was burned on May
29th. An American man-of war sent
Is men ashore to assist in eXtinguish-
ing the flames. The loss was not as
certained.
James G. Gallagher, United States
Consul at Ponce, died on the 18th, in
an appoplectic fit.
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