The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-04
NEW YORK.

| NEW YORK, August 3-Fernando
Wood has resigned his membership OF
the Mozart General Committee.
| a Staten Island ferry boat and the
Health officers propeller collided yes
terday near the Quarantine dock. The
latter was badly damaged. Deputy
Health Officer Reid and policeman
! jumped overheard, but they were res
cued.
The steamer Helvetia, from Ham
burg, has arrived.
James Burke, in the employ of the
Erie Railroad Company, was admitted
to the New York Hospital on Saturday.
suffering from compound fracture OF
his arm and other injuries. which had
been caused by his being run over and
crushed by railroad car at the depot
at Port Jervis, New Jersey. Burke
died from his injuries yesterday.
The General Convention of the /. r.
| B. Is to be held at Mozart Hall on the
24tb. A new Head Center will be
elected.
A serious accident occurred on Fri
day to son of DR.. Geo. n. Perrine, of
this city, who was spending his vaca-
ton at Mr.. Morgan's, Tuckahoe, West
Chester county. While in the act OF
preparing fuse the powder caught fire
and exploded the flask, severely burn
ing and lacerating his right hand and
arm.
/ ABOUT 4SsSU ohIdEQdy htEAb "ChAS
Hamilton, passenger on Myrtle Ave-
nue. car got into dispute with the con-
ductor, G. w: Pruz, who declined to
take mutilated fifty cent bill In pay
ment of fare. Hamilton being drunk,
became violent, and drawing revolver
fred at the conductor, the ball passing
through the top of his hat but 1nhicttng
no personal injury.
Mr, Queen stock holder for McCoole
and Coourn, has notified both men that
if arrangements for the fight are not
concluded by Thursday next he will
return the money. In the meantime
J. G. Heenan addressed the following
note to the western bruiser:
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING understood
that you consider yourself champion
of America, ] am ready to fight you for
anY sum you may name, inside OF
three months. JOHN @. HEENAN.
The Inhabitants of Jersey City intend
to agitate the proposition made by
Mayor O'Neil for the construction OF a
canal on the northern and western
boundary line of Jersey City, from the
river at Hoboken on tine north around
on the line of Mill Creek to Cove on
| the south. Such a work 1t Is claimed,
would give Jersey City immense facll-
tiles for docks, warehouses. &C., De-
sides increasing her trade. One citizen
offers 5000, 900 for the control OF the
canal for a number of years.
Yesterday the dead body CT man
was found in a sunken canal boat in
Jersey City. From the fact that there
is a large scalp wound and various con-
tusions of the head, 1t is supposed that
the unfortunate man was victim OF
FOUL play. These beliefs gain strength
from the evidence given at the inquest
yesterday, which, however, is not con-
cluded.
The inquest commenced upon the
body of Gen. Halpine, whose family
physician gave the opinion that death
resulted from congestion OF the brain
and spinal cord, super induced by &C.
cidental use of chloroform which he
had been in the habit of taking to pro-
cure quletude after excitement induced
by severe mental exercise. He leaves
"A wife and six children. His life was
insured for $4,000.
Seven thousand persons attended the
pic mic OF the North. East Sangerbundr
at Jones' Woods to-day, some thirty
societies taking part in the grand con-
cert.
The Summer Nights Festival closes
the proceedings TO night.
a fire occurred on West Street this
morning, by which one Rogers from
Columbus, Ohio, lost his life. and 6
tiremen named John G. Regar was Sc
verely injured.
The master masons again voted tC
stand to the hour resolution, They
say that some of the hands have been
threatened with violence by the houl
men, and that there are 1000 of the
latter out of employment.