The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-24
New York Ifenls

New YORK, November 23.-Judge
Barnard, in his charge to the Grand
Jury, Court of Oyer and Terminer, to-
day, called attention to alleged traHds
and corruption of the Judiciary here
and to the action of certain newspa-
pers in New York, in the perpetratioh
daily and hourly of libels. In to-day
TribuBe and Times, in New jersey pa
pers and elsewhere, he SAID, are charges
of the most atroeious character, OF cor
ruption in interfering WITH the duties
of electors, and charging him (Barnard)
with being in a combination IN Wall
street. He bad never bought, sold,
or owred a share of stock in his life;
has NOT separate from his wife, single
dollars worth of property, and was to-
dav dependent upon his salary of Judge
and the charity of his wife, He there
fore desired and craved the jury to ex-
anime into tho matter and say wheth-
or combination of thieves, sceundrels
and rascsls, who have infested Wall
street and Broad street for years, and
are now qusrreling among themselves,
shall be permitted to turn around and
eudeavor to hide their own tracks by
abuse and villifcation of the Judge.
The rumors of heavy fraud in Wall
street resolve themselves into the fact
that Mr.. Marsh, of the late firm of Tenn
pie & Marsh, has absconded, after pur-
chasing $40 bonds of 1867 from Henry
Hiser & Sons, giving in payment a
check on the Bank OF the Common
wealth for Sl6,500, signed in the firm
name. On presenting it Messrs. Hiser
learned that the firm had dissolved on
Eriday, having succumbed to the pres
sure in Erie, and that the check was
valueless. 1t is alleged that several
other brokers had rejected the check
previously.
The case of Baker, the defaulting
teller of the Tradesmen's Bank, the
United States being theprOsecutor, was
commenced to-day in the United States
Court before Judge Blatchford.
4 foot.race between Z. ID. Davis, Of
New York, and J. w. Cozad, of Iowa,
for the championship of America, l25
yards, for $4,000, took place on the Fash
ion course to- day. Cozad won in liz Sec
onds.
At meeting Of the managers OF the
Express Companies there was no har-
mony of action and the results were un-
satisfactory to all parties interested.
Oae of the laborers Oh the Northside
railroad, of Long Island, has absconded
with $4,000, intended for the payment of
their hands, causing much excitement
among them. They have been since
paid.
Wm. Harrison, the celebrated terror,
died in England On the llth inst.
The cigar manufacturers association
has issued an address TO the trade
throughout the United States and Cana
da, stating the facts relative to their
issue with the cigar makers Union and
appealing to manufacturers not to in
crease their workmen at present but
Join in organizing on opposition to any
unjust demands OF the cigar makers
Union, now or hereafter.
Four ladies had their pockets picked
az Fireman's funeral in Brooklyn yes
terday.
Colonel Wood, the Republican candi-
date for Congress in the First District,
will, it is said, contest the seat of Mr..
Reeves, first on account of illegal Vot-
ing and second for disloyalty and giving
aid and comfort to the enemy.
American millers are invited, through
our diplomatic officers, tn take part in
the great fair in Leipsic, Germany, next
May.
The Democratic Union party have
substituted Smith Ely, Jr., for Mayor
and John McKeon for City Council, in
place of Kelly and Lawrence, declined.
Mrs. Carson, who was brutally beaten
by her husband on Saturday, died last
evening. Carson has been arrested.