The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-25
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/ NEW YORK. May 24.-There was Z
/ fire'at No 8, Harrison street,, occupied
by Messrs. Demphrys q Heaton5 Ms 4
cotton warehouse. The fire was evil
| IDENTIFY the work Of an incendIary. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000; with IN.
4 surance.
A special meeting of the Union
League Club was held last evening for
the purpose OF taking into considers
4 ton the recent action of Horace Gree
ley, who is a member of the organiZa.
ton, In becoming bondsman for JEFF,
Davis. Resolutions Of ceusures were
tute was finally passed condemnIug
him for the part he took in the bailing
of JEFF. Davis, but not deeming It proper
for the club to stigmatiZe a member for
| any such act. dEl3a y .
The total sum, thus far, for the excise
licenses Is SIS, 600.
Jerome Park opened brilliantly yes
terday. The first aud second races were
won by the FLY Ruthless and colt
Monday The third iraeeiwas won by
the FLY Red Wing. EkkEl 1t5Jt -
sailed yesterday in a steamer for Rome,
to attend the assembly of prelates OF
the church to celebrate the lS0Oth ami
Versary of the mRrdydom of st. Pat
rick, on the 18th of June. Many ofthe
priests bore presents TO the Pope and
money to relieve his present ditaehIL
ties. Among the presents was a silver
model of the yacht, Henrietta, carrying
a cargo of $4,000 in gold pieces presen-
ted by the Catholics OF Cincinnati.
Edwin Booth purchased the corner of
9th avenue and sd street to erect a
theatre which, is intended to be the
finest in the country.
-Four hundred and forty-four bales
Of cotton were destroyed by fire with
Clempsey & Horizons warehouse, on
Harrison street, last night, valued at
SIS. 900. Fully insured. slqs
Judge granted, au-Order
on the affidavit of Mayor Hoffman ,di-
recting the police commissioners to
show cause, to. morrow, why the writ of
prohibition shall not be issued against
them from all action under an act OF
the legislature transferring the licens-
ing to them, Fr, Frii5Fff7Yss ~.
AT last nights Session of the Reform
ed Presbyterian Church, a protest and
appeal Of Drs. Crawford and Steel,
which sustained by a'vOte Of 25 to 10.
This involves the .canceling of the IL
censes of ReVS. Cham beers and Thomp-
son, of Philadelphia.
at to+daY's session the annual report
OF domestic missions was read. = -
81 An increase of PASTORS salary was
urged 70 and .. fifteen dollars was
suggested as the rate lpaid5i for
probationist for the support of the
ireedmen's mission. The sum OF s., 465
have been received during the year, and
e, 962 disbursed; zs,,-,..j7 ID -. q, -
The western portion OF the church de-
sire to establish mission in 1ennes-
see, under the care of William Wyatt.
The appointment of Rev. Reid was re-
commended with power to visit Lin
coin county, Tennessee, and report as
TO the propriety OF establishing Mis-
sion there. l5ss I4-.se
The American Home Missionary AS
ISOLATION having expressed desire to
take charge ofthe Alexandria schools,
transfer to that body was recon-
mended. aE F5rL
Rev. ]. T. Hill introduced a resolu-
ton recommending that committee be
appointed to proceed TO, the United
Presbyterian General Assent bly,, in
session at Xenia, Ohio, to negotiate ar
engagements for an organic union with
that body. -ffHl7 100 t777aoN ~
The Synod resolved to meet, on mo-
ton; of Rev.. Douglass, at Pittsburgh
on the Sd Wednesday of May, 1868.
The third appeal of Crawford and
Steel against the Philadelphia Presby-
terry, was taken up and under consid-
GRAFTON at Adjournment.
at Philadelphia, yesterday, an inn
portant case was heard before U. s.
Commissioner Smith, wherein Jas. J..
Han tfOrd alias John Collins, was
charged with defrauding the Us. Gov
ernment ont of large sum of money.
It was given In the evidence by the
prosecution that Hartford had detraud-
ed the Government out of legal tax, on
ut least 100000 worth or distilled
liquors by means oS executing false
bonds. Hartford was held to bail in
the sum of $4,000. So .;1i,sly tsoy5
II appears that the newly appointed
Intalian Minister to this country Is
SIgnor Corruth, now Ambassador to
Switzerland; and not Signor Corruu,
Italian Consul to San Francisco, as re-
ported per cable. -
l3sAt Jerome Park to-day, the first race,
premium of $500, all ages, mile and a
Iquarter, was won by RntheleSS, beating
Luther, Urbana and Mile Tnitle, time
FISK. Second race, premium 500,
mile and three-quarters, Meenlayr beat
LOadstone-times 3:I1. Third race,
feather stakes, all ages, two and three
quarter miles, to carry 100 pounds each,
won by Fleetwing, beating Julius, On.
ward, Delaware, Captain Moore, Load
stone and Earring-time 5:9A. q
Mexican News.
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