The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-07
BY TEL EGRAPH.
NEW YORK..


Isuburbs were thoroughly washed with
la heavy rain yesterday, and several
cellars were flooded In the lower part Of
the city, but no damage was done. In
Brooklyn,, however, more serious con-
sequences followed the shower. "A
number of small houses on the out
skirts were submerged; and the ocou.
pants had barely. time to escape with q
few articles of clothing. Portions of the
City Railroad track and of the newly
graded roads in Gowanus were washed
i away. frFz .sf55t.sl2ss edF tgtil1o-r
4 The investigation into the internal
revenue case, in which ex-ColIector
Thos. e. Smith is accused of a conspi-
racy with Commissioner Rollins and
/ others to 6efraud the Government, was
resumed before Commissioner Gntman
in the United States District Court yes
terday. Objection was made to Mr..
Beackley, the Collector OF the Treasury,
prosecuting case againstthis superior
officer, but the Court oyerruled it. Mr..
Courtney. read a letter showing that
Secretary McCulloch was cognizant of
the proceedings, having been consulted
and did not discountenance them. The
Investigation after the examination OF
one witness was postponed until Mon
day. @
George French, negro, one hundred
and six years old, died at PoHghkeep-
sic yesterday. ittla lsisis szp5 rs
/ The steamship, Ocean Queen from
Aspinwall, arrived this morning,
William Pennington, son of the late
Governor Pennington, and Secretary
Lincoln, died yesterday athisi1ate res
ilence in Newark.
AT stated meeting of the Board of
Managers of the American Bible Soci-
ETY., held on Thursday last, grants of
books were made to the Freedmenis
Church to the American Bible Union
for distribution by the Baptist mission
aries in Vienna, to the Marine agent of
the New York Society,", and to the
Brooklyn Bible Society for distribution
on vessels for foreign ports. Spthish
bibles and testaments tor distribution
in Western Mexico, and various other
appropriations were made for printing
and binding the scriptures. In Flor
ence and Naples the entire number of
volumes granted was 1904, and of the
money appropriated, 5000.
The heavy storm ceased here this
forenoon and the weather is now clear
and warm. t
Gen. Rosecrans and Horatio Seymour
had an interview at the Aster House to-
Six robbers entered the house of
Mr.. p. Butler, at Grassy Point, on the
Hudson River this morning, took away
a safe, carried it to a boat and went
across the river, where it was burst
open and robbed of 8, 900 dollars. They
were traced to this city, but have not
been captured. tT1
Deaths for the week, $50.
The Albion of this city denies the
truth of the report that Seward is in cor
respondence with British Government
on the subject of the revival of the Can
adian reciprocity treaty.
a Boston merchant to-day caused his
daught to be sent to a reformatory In
stitution here until she becomes of age,
she having run away from home last
May to lead life ofshame here.
No new cases of cattle disease are re-
ported. The usual precautions are be-
ing still exercised without causing any
needless delay to cattle in transit, the
herd of 16 which was quarantined at
Kings bridget have continued in perfect
health, was by permission sold at last
at Bulls head market.
Councilman Scannell and Joe Cos
burn got into atight In q notorious
bar-roOm in Houston street, last nights
ScannelI drew knife and seriously
stabbed Coburn about the head and
neck. OF course there Were no arrests,
Geo. Boyer and Henry Wilmot,
charged with stealing $4,000 worth of
bonds from Mr.. Morris, a broker of
Wall street, were, this morning, dis
charged.
Counterfeit two dollar bills on the
Mutual National Bank of Troy, were
put in circulation last evening. q
It is estimated that the late storm
caused one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars damage in Williamsburg, prin-
cipalIy through the flooding OF cellars
and the damaging of foundations.