The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-17
BUSINESS MATTERS.

The income list of Cincinnati shows
a heavy falling off in the amount of in
comes returned for the past year.
"A gentleman in Albany has had
his life insured for $4,000. Now is the
time for the next of kin to give him
strychnine.
The bookkeeper of large firm in
Chicago returns greater income than
all the members of the firm put TO-
gether.
The Ticeroy of Egypt is the richest
man in the world. He owns fourth
of the entire soil of the country.
The oil product of Pennsylvania
and of the petroleum regions of other
parts of the country, during the past
six years. is estimated at about II, ,6iO,-
go barrels of crude oii. This is the
pumpings and 1owings of about eight
thousand wells, nine-tenths of which
are now dry.
The times are not yet hard enough
or dull enough to curtail the excessive
importation of foreign luxuries. OF
the nearly six millions of imports, last
week, there were of wine, $50, 1867; fancy
goods, S53, ,o02; champagne. $52, ,976; jew
elry, S4l, ,6S2; watches, $24, 4,649; brandy,
Sl3, ,965; fruits and preserves, 100000.
The Charleston;street cars have been
comparatively deserted since the APP
pearance of the military order enabling
the negroes to ride in them the same
as white folks. The cars were former
ly patronized chiefly by ladies and
children, and the railroad companies
have almost entirely lost this class of
patronage.
1t has not been smooth sailing with
the merchants and business men of
New York this year, if they have made
honest returns of their incomes. Henry
B. Claftiin, whose income in 1865 was
half million, returns S25 profit from
his business in 1866, and another large
house reports so cents. Almost every
where the reports show very great
falling off from the figures of the pre-
viOus two years.
1t is stated by Washington cores
pondents that the Treasury is laboring
under temporary embarrassment,
brought about by the following causes:
Payments for the last six months of
claims arising out of the war, have
very largely exceeded the estimates.
The falling off in receipts of internal
revenue has been greater than was ex-
pected. The failure Of Congress to
make provision for certain contingent
cies, and the cutting down OF others be-
low what was really needed. 1t is ex-
pected that the monthly statements of
the public debt, for some months to
come, will show marked increase,
while the coin and currency interest
will make a heavydraft on the funds in
the vault of the Treasury.
The Insurance Companies claim
that the frequency OF fires indicate with
great accuracy the prosperity or de-
preston ofbusiness operations. When
trade is active and remunerative, the
fire Thermometer is low and steady. If
dull and unproductive, 1t flashes up,
ward in numerous conhagrations and
losses. Things at present seem to be
verging towards the latter state. Fires
are frequent in all parts of the country,
and too many of them are suspected to
originate with the insured for the sake
1.-THE money covered by their policies.
The fact furnishes the index to the pres
ent condition of business ahalrs.
Fyorn Ute N. y Journal Of Commerce, Money
| Article.
The confirmation of peace In Eu-
rome has tended to produce a better
feelino in financial circles, and if polit-
icaI and financial affairs here were
more settled there would be a buoyant
movement in most channels of busi-
ness. AS we have heretofore intima-
ted, the tendency of things is toward
the extreme of caution, and it strikes
us that little dash OF contidence Just
now would not be amiss, and could do
no harm to anybody.
From The Chicago Tribune.
HOW FORTUNES ARE MADE.
Whether a man can or cannot sup
port himself and those dependent upon
him on the proceeds of eight. hours
labor is not for US to judge. That is a
question for each to answer for himself.