The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-04
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Miscellaneous News.

Wall street, owing to the discovery oil
number of forgeries of railroad bonds
and checks to the amount of nearly
| $500, 200. Several banks and promi-
nent business men are reported to have
been victimized by the operations of the
forger, who is supposed to be Mr..
John Ross, lately doing business as u
broker in Exchange place.
The office of Messrs. Gottsberger q
| Co., No. so New Bowery, was on Tues
day night robbed of three certified bills
of exchange, payable in gold, amount
ing in the aggregate to Sl5,347 ~ and
one hundred dollars in treasury notes.
A nephew of Mr.. Gottsberger's, and Il
partner, named Duany, was arrested
and n portion of the stolen treasury
notes found in his possession.
Two new cases of cholera yesterday
from the steamship Virginia. One hun
dred patients in the hospital yesterday.
Patients rapidly improving.
The U. S. sloop of war, Kearsage, was
at Lisbon, Portugal, on the 18th April.
On her passage from Sierra Leon seven
officers and seven men died of yellow
fever, as follows: Surgeon, Benjamin
Nreeland; second assistant Engineer,
Fl. Bullard; Jas. Hoops, third assistant
Engineer; Richard +. Edwards and
Elisha X. Tyson, Mates; Snm1 Davis,
Sam1 Paine. Names of seamen not
given. There was on the 18th but one
case on board; that was not GONZALES
cent.
The Times Washington special says
The fate of the reconstruction report is
sealed.
The committee agreed to report
against the mission TO Greece, the law
not justifying its establishment.
Advices from Rio Janiero to the Sd
of April state that it is believed the
issue of the bank of Brazil will be in
creased.
Two Peruvian iron-clads arrived
from England and captured the Span
ish schooner Donorthia, using the Uni
ted States flag.
A Peruvian iron-clad is daily ex-
pected from the United States.
News of an attack on Paso De Patria
and crossing into Paraguay is hourly
expected.
1t is rumored that the Paraguayans
advanced into Missions to attack the
Brazilian division under Baron De
PCrtealgre.
Tho Herald's correspondent from the
City of Mexico on the 18th, says the
siege mt N1uzatlan is still continued
with occasional skirmishes. The Lib
eral commander Mendez, was found
while sick, by the French, and on re-
fusing to surrender, was shot in his
bed. Three of the most influential citi-
Zens in the neighbOrhood were also
shot, and heavy fines imposed on others,
among whom were the sons of the muir
dered Mendez.
Havana dates of the Goth states that
cargo of negroes had just been land
ed at the South side of the Island, and
that the Lucos de Arbon were immedi-
ately distributed.
Several ships were expected from
China with Coolies.
There was a very large stock of sugar
on hand.
Freightage for the United States was
brisk mt about previous rates.
We have also later advices from the
French West India Islands, by the
same route, dated at Martinique and
Guadaloupe.
Fifty members of the Colonial Legis-
latu1e had determined to demand from
France the same laws and Legislative
powers as are enjoyed in the mother
country.
In Gundaloure the deaths from chol-
era averaged seven and one-fourth per
cent of the population. The disease
was less violent. o.
The immense production of beet root
sugar in Europe has alarmed the plan
tiers of both Islands.
Our advices from st. Domingo are
dated in st. Domingo city to the 14th of
April.
The late revolutionary movement on
Int vi JIG ASlhIlhY III
duced mt the very moment of its sup
preston, n large insurrectionary party
to raise in another quarter, and sud
denly seize the towns of San CriStobal
and San Jose de OcOa.
The government acted promptly and
with energy. Troops were mnrched
rapidly from different points and con-
centrated so judiciously that the insur-
gents were dispersed. Two ofthe most
active of their leaders escaped and or
der was restored.
After the 18th of April it is optinal
with the importers of merchandise in
st. Domingo to pay the duties in gold.
silver or treasury notes. the gold
revenue value being taken as the STAN
dard when the last named currency is
used.
The news from Venezuela, dated
April 9TH, intimates that the Rupublic
was very likely to sympathise with
Spain in her war against Chilli.
The Venezuelan authorities recollect-
ing that their ports are completely de-
fenceless and the people remembering
how their poorer countrymen were re-
ceived in the Spanish West India
Islands as privileged refugees during
The late troubles at home.
The new gold mines of Neura Provi-
dencia are said to yield abundantly.
Military squabbles about State rights
claims disturbed the Territory at some
points.
New ORLEANS, May 2.-Senor Cabal-
lero, the oldest Spanish merchant, was
run over and killed. His house was
the only one spared during the Lopez
Crittenden excitement.
The discovery of petroleum in Wes-
tern Louisiana attracts much attention.
a company has been formed for per-
fecting and bringing it to market.
VERA CRUZ, April 15.-Generals
Armenia, Heven, and Brenemot sailed
for Europe. Also 400 French troops.
Gen. Galvez has been arrested and
confined at Puebla.
Gen. Gercin had arrived Mt the capt.
toll and taken the portfolio as Secretary
of War.
President of Menectevia. Senior Jaquiet
Nagreda had been nominated under
Secretary of State.
Nodoubt Macmillan intends to make
general draft.
Col. Dupin arrived on the 21st at Tam
pico, with $50 men, leaving the rest oil
his forces at different points, intending
| to march against JuareZ, now occupy
ing Cindad, Victoria and Rio Made,
San Louis Potosi continued to be occu'
pied by the guerrillas OF Borregon. Nj
merous small engagements are report
ed, wherein the Imperialists were IN
variahly victorious.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2.-The ne
eroes of South Memphis fired on II citi.
zen wounding him, they also assaulted
white woman. This morning the
Sheriff with his posse attempted to ar:
rest all negroes in the city, but they fec
| to fort Pickering, firing as they ran