The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-28

committee of the East River Bridge
Company, appointed for the purpose of
selecting an engineer and obtaining a
plan for the bridge, yesterday, reported
in favor of Mr.. Robeling's plan. The
General was appointed engineer and it
was decided that the work should pro-
coed at once.
The motion was made yesterday be-
fore Judge Sutherland of the Supreme
Court in Chambers in the matter of
the Columbia insurance company to set
aside an order msde by Judge Bar
nHrd on the ground ofirregularity. The
order was made on the application of
George a. Osgood, receiver, and It di-
rected thatsthe trust funds amounting
to SIS, 900, be transferred from the
United States Trust Company to the
Union Trust Company. This removal
ofthe funds was resisted by Mr.. Cur
tiss & Co, receivers, and also by the
creditors of the Columbia Company.
One ofthe points raised is that Judge
Barnard had no right according to the
rule in this district to make the order
he did. The decision was reserved.
The Herald says: a large party of
celebrities started for Mexico on the
steamer Wilmington, yesterday. Sem
ator Banks and Governor Morton, OF
Indiana, expected to go, but failed to
put in an appearance. Senior Romero,
will be taken on board, either at
Charleston or Havana. Among the
passengers is General Hepburn, chief of
ordinance of Indiana, during the late
war, and since agent of the Mexican
Government, in which latter capacity
he has supplied the Liberals with over
three million dollars worth of ammu-
milton. All the munitions of war sent
from the United States to Mexico. du-
ring the war, were supplied by the firm.
He armed and equipped nearly the
whole army of General DiaZ, in the last
days of the struggle. Col. Meiia, OF the
Mexican army; Mr.. j. n. Tifin, of the
firm of Corties Il Co.; General Babcock,
of Grants staff; Mr.. Degola6o, an eX-
member OF the Mexican Legation; Mr..
Stocking, and other military and COM
merCial characters, were on board. The
objects of the party are various. Gen
eral Sturm goes to settle up with the
Mexican Government, and to learn
their probable future wants. Others
start principally for the establishment
Of direct business relations between
New York and Mexico.
General Pope has ordered the militia
ry to assist the civil authorities in col
lectIng taxes in Alabama and Florida
The President has issued u warrant OF
pardon to Henry Golfer, who was con-
victed at Albany for cOunterfeiting and
SGbANhIIh W hNN JCAAh
in the Albany penitentiary.
The Independent Democrats of Brook
Ign last evening nominated It. o. P.
Talmage tor Mayor, and a full city
ticket.
- The distribution in the Bankers and
Merchants presentation enterprise has
been postponed to an indefinite period
owing TO the inability to secure a de-
cision in some law suit.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Two individuals
claiming To be English nOblemen, were
locked up in the station house for certain
alleged improprieties and beating II
policeman.
Judge Barnard, to-day, issued an or
der appointing Cornelius Harrison re-
ceivar of the Washington Marine In
surance Company. The total liabilities
of the concern. including capital,
amount to SS5S.O47 10; assets, S97, $50 Sc.
The Jerome Park fall races concluded
to-day. Hurdle race was won by
Browns Tycoon; the Welder stakes by
stakes by McDanieps b. I. by Planet;
the consolation premium by watson's
Onward, and the three year old race by
Fanny Cheatham.
1t Is stated that the Government will
anticipate the November interest on
/ Monday or Tuesday.
There were several seizures OF distil-
leries to-day.
a deficient of $40 600 has been dis.
I covered in the accounts of cigar house.
The revenue officers have the case uu-
der consideration.
Deaths for the week, 1854, a marked
decrease.
1t is reported that the Pacific Mail
Company bought the Elqsian Fields
from l.. a. Stevens for two millions.
The Times special says: The public
will recOllect. that at the SuTratL trial
the panel OF the jurors in the Criminal
Court here WAS quashed, because the
law had not been complied with. To-
day IA new panel was ordered and %
names were drawn. They are all white,
as the law yet includes the word white
in its phraseolOgy. Congress tried 10
change IL at its last session, but the
President pocketed the bill.
The World says: The Government
has dispatched special agent Speer TO
Charleston, s. c., to investigate the
bounty frauds upon cOlored soldiers,
particularly those of Governor Fem
toms loyal bounty agents-Cook and
Sherwood. EX-Adj't Gen'l Irvine, of
New York, has been sent to assist the
latter out OF their trouble, but he has
evidently failed, for the officers have
been instructed TO proceed to prosecute
the cases with viGor. The Government
is confident of its ability to expose a
most gigantic fraud.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Mory Diecke, a
pretty young milliner, has sued Ed
ward Hayman, proprietor of the Ger
man Stadt Theatre, for breach of prom
Use, laying the damages at SIS, 900.
Nothing criminal is alleged.
The scafolding on which workmen
were repairing The the ship E. w. Stet-
son, gave way, yesterday, and dozen
or more men painfully injured, two OF
them seriously.
The number of voters naturalized
within month in this city is estimated
at Il, 600.
Hayu dates to the 9th inst say: A gem
erHl revolution is regarded imminent.
Provisions are at famine rates.
a motion has been made in the Leg
islature to permit the return of all ex-
lies, Geffrard included.
Jamaica dates to the 18th inst.
The supposed Fitchburg, Mass,
tragedy has proved to be hoax.
Tmnortant RI Rarpoara nor6an.