The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-15
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The Israelltes of Chicago have taken
ground against the proscriptiye insus
rance companies in NewsY York, similar
To that assumed by the Hebrews Of
Cincinnati.
Strikes among laborers and meehan-
itSsT not only becoming frequent in
this country, but the same manifesto
tfons are Prevalent In England, France,
and other countries Of Europe.
The rate of taxation in New York
city, this year will be about two and a
half per cent, on the inventory, the re-
turned valuation being about S7S6,9s9,-
eos. In1se5 the rate was nearly three
per cent, but the amount was NOT SO
from the increased valuation ofta1aple
property-the increase being nearly one
hundred and thirty millions.
The Pittsburgh Commercial of Friday
last, says: During The past four days
the receipts of petroleum at the port Of
Pittsburgh, have reached the unprece-
dented amount of ninety.seven thou
sand two hundred and eighty-fo bar
rels-the greatest amount ever received
in the same duration of time since the
esta blishment of the oil business. This
would indicate that the oil yield has
not diminished to any remarkable
extent"
A Cincinnati paper says that there Is
lively competition in progress be-
tween the railroads running East from
Chicago, on live stock, and rates OF
freight have been reduced to 80 cents
per 100 pounds to Buffalo, and . cents
cents to Pittsburgh, some roads giving
passes each way, and others only one
way.
Within the last few years, Boston
and the towns In Its immediate vicini-
ty, all within aradius of fourteen miles,
have lost thirty i've churches by fire,
and go great has the risk become on this
class OF property, that some oftbe best
insurance offices decline to issue poll
cies on churches. Some of the fires
have been the work of incendiaries and
more the carelessness of the persons
having the buildings in charge.
The returns of the New York cen.
suS of 1865 have recently been publish
ed. They indicate slight decline in
the population of the entire State, as
we'll as of the leading city, as compared
with the returns of 1850, 5.F
Six wooden mills in Oregon worked
up more than one million pounds OF
wool last year.
The rains of last month were dis
astrous to Lancaster county, Virginia,
whore nearly all the mill-dams in the
county were washed away or broken
down.
A paper at Kingston calls upon the
Cover nnent to prevent the imInigra-
ton into Canada of Chinese, alleging
that their custom OF carrying away all
their earnings to their own land, will
make them utterly Improbable as set
tiers.
A newspaper correspondent, who
has recently passed through South
Carolina and Georgia, says 1.-THE travel
er is forcibly impressed with the very
great and earnest preparations for the
coming CROP"
According to English railway legis-
latIon the claim of an ordinary credt-
tor ON railroad is prior to that of the
first mortgage bondholder. The rem
dering of several judgments to this eff
feet has alarmed the bondholders to
such degree that they refuse to renew
their bonds as they tall due, and the
value of railway property Is seriously
affected. The Great Western Railway
has applied for Government relief,
which has been refused, and unless
some legislative relief Is granted, there
Is possibility of the line ceasing work.
ing, to prevent its being run at daily
loss. .l,isf efi.- 49, n,