The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-16
WASHINGTON.
The President Congratulated By the
spanish Minister.


WARRINGTON, November lS.-The
spanish Minister to. day, at. the instance
Of bis government, called on the Presl.
ident and congratulated him on his re.
election. President Grant was attended
by Secretary Fish.
Comptroller Of the Currency Knox has
returned from Boston. He reports that
the loans Of the banks Of that city are
eighty seven millions, tho surplus twenty
millions, and the losses only million and
hall. He says the financial prospects, ID
view OF the. facts, are cheerful, aud bust.
ness Is fast resumtrg It's ustsl channel.
THE JAMEs RIVER AND KANAwUA CANAL
PROJECT LAID DEFoRE TIE PRESIDENT.
A delegation, composed OF Judge Laugh
ridge, member Of Congress elect from
Iowa, Senator Lewis, u Virginia, and
Representatives elect ]. A. Smith and ]
b. Sener, with other gentlemen, called
upon the President today In order to lay
before him the subject OF tho completion
ortho James River and Kanawha Canal,
for which government aid Ia desired. The
proposed work Is in the interest Of cheap
and capaciOus transportation Of produce
west TO the sea board, and 10 connection
with the tender by the States Of Virginia
and Weat Virginia Of their interests 10 the
government, and after return Of the ex.
penditure for completion that 1t be made
a highwaylfree ot oil tolls, except those
necessary to keep 1t in repair, was pre-.
sented 10 the President, and viii probably
at an early day receive the attention u
Congress.
The President expressed himself scnsi.
ble Of the great Importance Of the work 10
Its national aspects, and after an informal
interchange Of opinion the delegation
withdrew much gratifed with their inter.
view.
A delegation Of Sacks and Fox Indians
accompanied by the Indian agent, Light.
foot, and an interpreter, arrived here to-.
day. They come on to make lhnal ar-
rangemenls for selling their present reser
walton, some 10000 acres, located IN Ne.
braska and Kansas, and removing thence
TO new reservation In the Indian terri
tory. ,A ssuRg .F9aflgsE aor 4 a
Col. Bristow today rendered his resig-
nation as Solicitor General, which has
been accepted; the commission OF Samuel
Phillips, Of North Carolina, will be made
out to morrow. - 10 E.sr. Er-G,sI
The researches Of the signal office have
Just been rewarded by beautiful and
highly important meteorological discov-
cry on the coast Of England. From time
lmmemorial the phenomenon Of the great
November atmospheric wave has been q
speculation Of the scientkts and seamen,
but Sir John HeTschel and others have
supposed 1t was peculiar and confiued to
England and western Europe, which il
reaches from the South Atlantic and over
which 1t rolls In long and continued undu
lationS from October to January, constitu.
ting an important element In the phe-
nomenal character of the European vim
ter. On the 12h Of November ass4lmilsr
atmospheric wave began TO break over
the shores Of Oregon and British Colum-
bia, las shown by the weather kilograms
BY the evening Of the 18th it had spread
over nearly all OF the Pacific States and
territories, Utah and Nevada and at mid
night was pouring through. the passes Of
the Rocky Mountains. 0nthe 14thit de.
scended upon Colorado, Nebraska and
Kansas, and Indian Territory. On Fri.
day morning 1t extended IN unbrokcn
magnitude and magniacence from Ore
gon and Washington Territory eastward
through the great trough or depression OIL
the Rocky Mountain backbone ID Idaho
and Montana, and stretched thence TO
lower Missouri and the lower Mississippi
valleys and over the western shores of the
Mexican Gulf. This discovery will ena-
BILE meteorolOglsts to anticipate by many
days the approach OF winter, as It ad
vances from the Pacific coast saStwardiu
the great current Of westerly winds. ii
serves to clear up the old mystery Of
American winter storms, showing that
they Originate 10 the Rocky Mountains,
upon whose cold and lofty Bummits 10
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Southern
Wyoming, The Vapor.laden air Of this
wave coming from over the warm Pacific
air, now seems to be condensed into over
whelming SHOWS Of the forty.drst paral.
lei. As This vast aerial wave Is probably
like the English wave continued In sue
sessive gundulatioDs! Tor two or three
months, IL may assist In the explanation
of the comnarRtiVelvg hiph tam nafature