The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-28
NEW YORK CITY.
THE STEAMSHIP ERIE AND HER CARGO OF
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THE STEAMSHIP ERIE AND HER CARGO OF
.s..g. ARMS FOR FRANCE. eg.fl
New YoRK, Nov. go. 2
The New steamship, Erie, lying at Pier
No. Q, North River, for six days past, has
received q large invoice Of small arms and
other munitions Of war intended for
France. She has now on board 10000
Springfield muskets, part Of those obtain
from the United States Government at the
recent public sale She Is to receive 49,
600 more, and will probably clear from
this port either today or Monday, Her
crew, numbering about 100 men, are all
on board, and though they have not yet
signed articles and arc not sure Us to their
destinies, they expect to reach some port
Of France by way Ot CoWes, England.
The Erie Is evidently all ready, for sea,
her fires being banked and supplies on
board. The vessel Is owned in Boston,
but chartered in New York, through Ver-
mont, Brown & Gull, at q price, for two
months service, of $4,000 in gold, the
commission allowed the agent being five
per cent, or 0,000. Consul General Roe
sing stated, astevening, that he had not
heard Of the Erie's loading with arms, and
that II he had, he would not have inform
ed his government He had officially re-
ported the sailing of other vessels with
arms for F'rance, and had received in re-
ply not to concern himself in the matter,
because there was no law among nations
to prevent such shipments. u 'l, ,'.. .,',r
ARRIVAL or STEAM SHIPS. -o.
Tic steamships Arizona, from Aspin-
wall, and Australia, from GLASGOW, have
arrived. ,f'4.
AN. INDEPENDENT, OCEAN CABLE TO De
scs li LAID NEXT SUMMER. N .
The Tribune says: We learn that the
American Atlantic Telegraph Gable Co.,
chartered by our Statein 1865 and by act
OF Congress In 1867, has been re-organized
by the choice of A. F. Willmarth, Of the
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. PresiI
dent; Hon. s. @. Pomeroy, Vice. President;
Hon Edward Haight, President Of tho
Bank Of the Commonwealth, Treasurer;
w. 0, Stoddard, Secretary, and, having
procured from Holland and Russia the
necessary concessions which they were
disappointed in not obtaining from France,
they now possess all the privileges they
require in either hemisphere, and expect
10 lay their first cable across the Atlantic
during the ensuing summer, making New
York its American landing place. They
are, and purpose TO remain wholly indie
pendent Of all other Atlantic Telegraph
Companies, but they mean to extend their
| line 10 Russia at an carly day, and to be
immediately connected. with the tele-
graphic system of that country, and
through that with Cuba. The company
IS sauthorized TO issue 20.year gold bonds
to the amount Of, $4,000 900, whereof the
proceeds are to be devoted TO the early
and vigorous prosecution OF their enter
prise. u W ....'- rtf. vi ~ II yih'f7 -"
AFFAIRS IN PERU AND SOUTH AMERICA,
The Arizonia arrived to-day from As.
pinwall, the 18th. News Is generally
meagre. She brings Peru dates to Octo-
Der 9th. Tho budget had been present
cd, and tor the first time in the history OF
Peru there is asurplus in the treasury.
Business is looking up and the, condition
OF affairs everywhere Is satisfactory.
There ssome yellow fever at Lima, na,,S ,,I2
Owing to tho presence of German ships
| in the ports Of Peru and the expected or.
rival OF French couriers, President Bolts
has Issued neutrality proclamation. ts,i
IA new 1talianline Of steamers has been
established between Buenos Ayres, Val.
paraiso and Callao." ~ Tho cattle disease Is
prevalent in Chill, Peru, &c. ,s French
cruisers had captured some German yes.
sells near Valparaiso. The troubles with
the Indians have ceased in ChiliG The
newlmines at Coroceles are ascertained to
be faGulously rich. Preparations are be-
ing made to work them. Bolivia was
quiet and her Congress had adjourned,
and new railroads were in course Of CON
struction, r.,l sot iI,a ut +. .arn nj i.r5-I, f..
On the 29th of October was commemO-
rated at Oallao the great earthquake and
wave which destroyed the city in 1740.
The image Of the Saviour which was car
ried was the same in use by the survivors
Of that, catastrophe. ~, % tar... XIV &
HoBoKEN TREASURY ROBBED. i4l ~
Tho safe Of the Hoboken city treasury
was blown open last night, and robbed Of
its entire contents, including the accounts
for! tho past ten years, coupon bonds;
amounting to $4,000, some private pro.
perty, bonds, mortgages, &C, to the ex-
tent Of $4,000. The money was fortu-
nately deposited in bank. ~, e 'a.g,a
M r-r 9 New YoRK, Nov. e7.5"
The French steamer which was to sail
yesterday has been detained TIL Tuesday
by order of the French Consul, in order
that she may have time to complete the
loading Of q cargo Of arms and munitions
of war. r i t.,Asr saaf H.
In answer to q question yesterday re.
lating to- the steamship Eric, which Is
lying at pier No. 3; North River, laden
with arms for France, the North German
Consul General said that he had been In
structed by his Government, not TO pay
any attention TO these shipments Of arms,
as there was 10 law Of nations prohibiting
such shipments from neutral powers. Il
Is stated that the Eric will have on board,
when her cargo Is completed, 10000 En-!
field rifles. 10 .'s1,,.li 5oii5s tt.Ja0 8.
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