Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-06
FROM OTHER LANDS.
HEAVY BANK FAILURE IN ENGLAND,

Heavy Hank Failure IN nnslapd.

Inc htknan war lhe NHee'
Withdrawal from Cabul
Heavy bank Failure In nngland,
LONDON, January THE CornisI
Hank, at Truro, Cornwall, closed thi
morning. II In hoped the suspension
will bo only temporary, The bank dit
very large business In mining an
commercial enterprises. The bank hc
longs 10 Frederick Williams & Go,
was established one hundred aud tor
ycarsago, and has branches ut Falmouth
Pcnnyn and redruth, Sir fredrick WI
liams, a mernlcr oi Parliament lor Truro
who died rcccutly, held one.third oi III,
concern, Ills widow IN sole executor
The bank had authorized the ISSUE @
forty.nine thousand pounds.
The deposits amounted. Ia fi,Oo0, 600
A dispatch from Plymouth says The
Stoppagu nf the Cornish hank will Gauss
terrible Distress among the traders q
West CrnmNall, The imnediate caus,
ol the suspension Vas arun on the hank
resulting from rumurS that the late SiI
Frederick Williams Was largely indebted
to the bank, aud that larger portion o
it, capital Was locked up Ia mines
Tho stoppagc oi the Cornish mines h
inevitable, aud the failure Oi many prl
Vato firms must follow.
loSpoN, January alt IN believed
the liabilities ul the Cornish Hank ar,
over ono million pounds sterling SnmC
say the hank can pay In full, hut II
scems tn bo the more general opinion
that this Il impossible IN the present
state oi mining enterprise. II is hc'
licyCd tho miuCs uf Woyern and Com
WALL alone owe tho hank flOO,OM, the
calling la ui which would have u most
disastrous cilrct un the whole oi West
Cornwall.
The Oorkoniana Bnub Grant.
CuRG, january i. At u meeting ol
the town council, yesterday, after Hcv.
cral bitter speeches 10y Catholic mem
hers, motion that tho letter nt The
United States Consul at QurensluWn
announcing General Grants coming,
be- simply marked Read, MAS carried
without a dissenlieui vote, Previous
lo this, motion in give to General
Grant u proper reception was ignored.
Tho Ameer's withdrawal from Cabul.
IoNpnN, January I. Tho Nirrny ul
ludia tolcgraphs the "details nt thu
Ampr's withdrawal lrom Cahul Tho
Amccr held n nurhar on December iOlh
when Il was resolved that after the tall
oi Ali Musiid aud ricwar nu further ~.
lance could hr placed on his troops ur
resistance onCrcd, Tho Amcvr there.
lnrO concluded to- accept liussinn rro.
loctiou aud place hir case before the
European Congress, leaving laN"nl
khmI, hi4 s"n, in charge, lakunl NaE
released the same day aud an oath wn-
administered that ho should du ~ th,
Amccr directed. The Amccr left CahuI
povmhrr 10, hut hiE authority had
almust Disappeared, \ tahul chid hsF
wittcn To- ticn Rohcrts Offering his
services, and SAYS the Amrvr hus gone
Iu ST. Petersburg.
Moncasi Executed
MNpRIp, January I Nnncasi has
hoan handed over ju the Brotherhood
charged with accompanying CumdonoI
prisoners tu execution, \ chapel n
erected ut his cell whcrn hc will remain
twenty lnur hours I'm rrNvur
Munrasi, Whu attempted tn ass.lsslnatc
the Ming at spain on the 18th ui hrtuhvt
last, wnS executed this murnlng, NJ
five u'rlork hc attended mass, ut eight
hc was lcd from tho prison aud taken
to the scalluld, which he mounted with.
out support, aud listening tn the at
munitiuu ol the priests. Two halallluus
ul troops wcro drawn up around thc
scallnld I'm Immense number ol spec,
utura were present,
English Labor Troubles
laNpoN, January H. All societies
connected with the engineering trade
unite tn resist any prolongation "l thc
hours ol labor
Tho cullonl ma-tcrs at. llaldrrsIioll
are considering the adyisahllity ol re-.
duvlug wages, ~ nj bldham,
Tho employers Ia West Scotland con.
template rctmn To- liitN'lnur hours
work week. The employees will con.
slider the matter next week.
lo>puN, january ~ Tho striking
employees NJ all points ou the Mid
land Railway rrmaln very firm. The
company IN tilling their places with
purtcrs and others, hut Il In currently
reported NJ Nottingham that the drivers
viii strike en- mRssc II incompetent per.
suns are Engaged Ii II said tho drivers
will hold meeting at Nottingham "u
Monday Tue polnt~mcu also threaten
tu sttIkC
TIE Afghan War,
I.oNEn>, january =. Tho british az,
within ihro DAYS march ot taudahar
The hostile oulpnsts have sighted each
other,
\ dispatch lrnm IcllalAhad SAYS II
ia rumuu,d that NRkunh Khan IL pTcpar
ingto flee, probably IA the direction o
llcmt
French Senatorial Elections,
p\Rls, January .. Tho Senatorial
elections, which occurred to-day. ~.
suited In great Republican triumph.
Ot the a. Conservative SVnatnrS whose
terms expired only thirteen wcrc rc
elected All the retiring Republican
Senators have been p'elccled The gen
cral result shows the election Oi latuu
scrNati,cs aud ~ Republicans tn,
Republican maiority Ia the Senate vii
be- about -.
uen7ral For'ign Notes.
The French Minister ul Fureigh AZ
l,irs proposes to the Cabinet 10 de
nouucc the treaties ut commerce viii
England and hgium.
Owing iu the depreciation Ui ih,
Gaines aud the high prov otProN Nlslons
anonymous letters have been addrssc,
Ia the Porte threatening serious riots !
the Gaines ac not withdrawn Mi
tary precautions have bCcu taken 20 prC
vent such riots.
AugVll Will hc brought ir Philadelphia
on the hark Shooting star. now ~ Lis
buu
Treasure Movements,
SAN FRANCIs0o, January I, i,-rVasur,
shipment hy the steamer City OF fckins
today silver hars, slas.ss1 trade dol
lars, Sli SOS. Mexican dollars, SSd,0ii
Al. l.. 1.