The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-01
NEW YORK CITY.
NEW CAMPAIGN oPESNeBw WALL STREET.
New YoRK, February 2s.L


Improvement was particularly notice
able in the stock market yesterday, where
speculation was buoyant on the entire
active list, and there were transactions oI
immense magnitude both at the Board
and Long Room. A shrewed financial
writer says the indications are favorable
to q prolongation Of the present season OF
activity, us the principal holders OF stocks
are various cliques who have fortified
themselves with long loans made at low
charges, and arc Of course able TO mark
up their special 10 any point they may de-
sire. The amounts, however, are practl-
cally 70 q simple exchange Of shares be-
tween various combinations, there being
no heretofore marked dearth of outside
orders with prospect Of any further
diminution in case OF o continued upward
turn, The only positive benefit derived
from the present rise accrtes to brokers
who buy and sell on commission. nj
THE CUSTOM HOUSE CORRUPTION.
The Senate investigating committee
caused summons to be sent by telegraph
Sunday night to collector Murphy, direct
ing him to appear before 1t at Washing
ingt0n as q witness without delay; deputy
collector Terwilllger and assistant collec-
tor Clinch were also summoned. The COL
lector accordingly went TO Washington
last night and tTerwilligen will proceed
thither to-day. Glinch, whose health Is
inhrm, viii not appear before the com.
mittee at present. 1,sl ~ ,U5los ,g i..
il.' " THE COAL FAMINE. ~. 4.
There was no noticeable risein the re-
tail coal market Yesterday. The dealers
on the cast side Of the city appear to have
larger stock than those on North river
side, and prices ranged somewhat lower.
The figures on the west side were $13 90
for nut to $14 80 for stove and CRATE, and
on the east side $12 80 for chestnut and
$13 80 Tor CRATE. The operators down
town arc as loud as ever in their
protestation Of increase, and in their dc.
termination to fight the miners sto
the bitter end. The middle men in Trini.
", building have already realized out of
the rise In coal, immense sums, and conf.
dently calculate on much more. One ol
the largest coal dealers in Jersey stated
yesterday that there were $4,000 tons ot
coal in Hoboken, Jersey City and Eliza.
bethport, and that he had u reserve Of
500 tons which he was selling at $1,000
per ton. Hcthinks there is sufficient coal
In Jersey to last eight days, should the
weather continue mild. 8 AT the Eric
Railway depot, in Newark, bituminous
coal is selling by the car loard ut the rate
OF $3.50 per ton. Coal Is selling at Pater-
son, N. j., at $1,000 per ton. A train Of
sixty cars, with anthracite coal, arrived
on the Delaware, Lackawanna s. West.
ern Railroad. A watchman has been
placed in charge TO prevent the stealing
of the coal. The public schools which
have been closed for want of fuel, will be
opened q . .hl ~ JerjF
Sir John A. Macdonald arrived here
this morning and leaves this evening for
Washington. Tss l..a,
The Irish cxiles met in Swccney's Hotel
to receive an address from the Irish
American citizens Of Boston, which nc
companied u cash gift Of 81 500.
The Fenihn brotherhood have issued
circulars, calling for meeting Of the
members for the purpose Of selecting n
successor to John Savage, late president
Of the brotherhood. 'd'.'-