The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-31
News From New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-In the Board of
Supervisors yesterday the special COM
mittee on Banks and Insurance Com
panies reported in favor of refunding
the amounts illegally collected from
certain of the Institutions, by the coun-
ty, as taxes.
Havana advices OF the 22d, state that
| the principal merchants have taken
steps to make Havana a general depot
for the storage of cotton by removing
the restrictions on foreign vessels.
The steamer Cuba, with secret mis-
sion, had not arrived.
st. Thomas adVices of the 9TH, and
Porto Rico of the 18th, say that the
cholera had almost disappeared.
Two telegraph lines were to be estab-
lshed in Porto Rico.
Old navigators of the sound say the
weather the present winter, has been
the severest they have experienced for
20 or 30 years. Many of the sound
| steamers got fast in the ice near ThrogG
Neck, and the passengers were, with
difficulty removed.
The Times Washington special cor
respondent says he has the best authori-
ty for saying the letter to the London
Times from its Washington correspon-
dent, referred to in our Cable dispatch,
| contains nothing of the mind attributed
to 1t in conversation with the President.
He did not refer to Congress at all.
| 4hC 4NS" SIIedUS E1OJ Will
complete their labors in two weeks
| Generals Grant and Fullerton, and Mr..
Raymond, have been subpRned. The
Democratic member of the committee
has not yet examined his side of the
witnesses, but has already si9nified his
intention to submit a minority report.
The impeachment Committee of the
Southern Republican Association has
| prepared partial list of witnesses in
the impeachment case, and will soon
\ suggest their names for the investiga-
ton of the charges.
The Select Postoffice Committee have
agreed to report the postal appropria-
ton bill as it passed the House.
Tho Herald's Washington special
says: Gen. Salsear, the minister from
Columbia, has arrived in the New
York, and it is understood that the
misunderstanding, which has been
! spoken of as existing between Mr.. Bur-
| ton, our minister in Bogota, and the
Columbian government, will be soon
arranged.
| The Tribune's special says: The SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Affairs came
I to no conclusion yesterday, in regard to
the foreign appointments before them.
1t is understood that both Cowan and
Dix will vote against it.
Mr.. Stewards letter to Mr.. Motley is
looked at by Senators as most insulting
and undignified. 1t is considered that
Mr.. Motley was in self-respect COM
PEELED to resign, and the committee will
therefore report against any one nomi-
mated to the position.
The Senate Committee on Finance
have come to no conclusion.
The Ways and Means Committee
were engaged, yesterday, on the tax
bill. They will not report it, however,
| till they get the tariff so as to adjust
these two measures, and make them
harmonious.
No conclusion has been reached con-
corning the issue of fifty or one hun
/ bred million loan certificates, bearing
a less interest than the compound in
terest notes, to take the place of those
held by the banks. Secretary McCul-
loch favors the scheme.
Compound interest notes valued at
over fifteen millions. have been with
drawn from circulation and cancelled
since July last.