The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-03
NEW YORK.

lican National Executive Committee
sitting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, are
organizing measures for the campaign
Chief Justice Chase returned to
Washington yesterday.
Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield
Republican, started on Wednesday for
his second trip to to the Rocky Noun.
tains. He will join Speaker Colfax at
South Bend.
The steamer Hermann, from Europe,
arrived to-day.
$1,000 is of. Tyler has paid the for
The Ward brothers are here and have
sent a challenge to any four oarsmen
in England to row five or six miles for
5000 side. to be rowed in either
The line of first mortgage bonds OF
the Pacific Railroad of Missouri Of
this morning. The price has. been
raised to 971S. and large lots we're taken
at the advance.
Patrolman James Nice, who at the
immediate peril of his life pursued and
captured the murderer of patrolman
Sweidick, has been promoted by the
Police Commissioners.
A case of highway robbery occurred
in HackensAck on Wednesday.
AT Princeton, New Jersey, on Tues
day carriage containing Rev. Alfred
Baker and wife, Rev. Lewis Baker and
Rev. DIR. Stubbs was precipttated down
a steep embankment. Rev. Lewis Ba-
ker had an arm fractured, and the
party were all more or less injured.
The Ariel, of the New York and Bre-
men steamship nne> arrived yesterday
at quarantine with S64 passengers from
Bremen, on the 11th ult. A few days
ago the smallpox made Its appearance
in a mild form in the steerage. Those
who are i'll from the disease will be re-
moved to the hospital, the slight cases
vaccinated, and after the vessel has
been fumegated she will oe permitted
to come up to the city and discharge.
The alarming increase of mortality
in the city is drawing special atten.
tion to the sanitary condition OF
this metropolis, and is necessitating in
uuiries into the causes which produce
such fatal effects. Much of the in
crease of the death ratio is directly
traceabIe to two causes: Defective
drainage and sewerage, and deficient
supply of water for family purposes.
Last night Frank and Nicholas Fish
er, brothers, quarrelled In lager beer
saloon at ia Cheapside ST., when Frank
drew a revolver and fired one shot at
Nicholas, but the ball glanced off the
side of his head intlicting no injury.
The assaulting party was arrested and
locked up.
meeting yesterday and appeared more
determined than ever not to yield to
the demand of the strikers. 1t was
stated that over 40 master masons are
emproying ten hour men, while not
more than or 10 are working hour
men.
The case of Hadenbomp VS.. the End
A M fnTnFfnn FnRniVnH
by the plaintiff from falling from the
Co.'S cars. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff for 81 900 damages. a
new trial has been asked for.
Yesterday p. NJ, David Mcdonald,
residing at 5S Oak street, was shot in
the breast and dangerously wounded
by the accidental discharge of pistol
in the hands of Chas. Tatte, employed
on board the steamship city OF Paris.
The wounded man was taken to the
city hospital. TafIe and the Quarter
master of the vessel we're locked up in
the bastOn.
The Montgomery Guards took their
departure yesterday evening for
home, not at all satisfied with the way
they were treated at Tompkins' square
on Thursday. Before leaving this city
they renewed their challenge to COM
pany e to another trial drill upon
the condition that it take place else
where than in New York.
Patrick Madden was stabbed on
Friday evening, the 31st., at Hoboken,
and expired to-day. Michael Rochet,
the alleged perpetrator, was lodged In
the county Jail.
Judge Cardozo to-day rendered de-
cision in the Supreme Court that the
Fernando Wood leases must be execu-
ted by the city. This involves the pay
ment of yearly rental OF $4,000 for
the buildings Nos. lis and III, Nassau
street.
The Judge also rendered a decision
against the city in the claims OF the
New York Times for some $4,000 for
advertising.
The anniversary Demonstration by
the blacks, in honor of the emanciPa-
tioD in the British Indies, is postponed
till Tuesday.
Washington specials state that about
300 removals will be made in the Treas
ury department next week, of wnich
mostly are females.
Caleb Cushing resigned as one of the
commissioners to codify the laws OF
the United States.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 2.-The pending
controversy between the Board oi
Health and the butchers resulted in Il
compromise. The latter are allowed
until the first of January to remove
their slaughter houses from the city
and agreed to acquiesce In any health
ordinance or regulation that The Board
may deem necessary.
New York, August 2.-The oil facto-
ry of u. Oppenheimer d Co., located al
the foot of 18Th Street, East River, was
destroyed by fire last evening. Loss
$500. 600. Insured for Sl50,000. Cause ol
the fire unknown.
C1NC1NNAT1, August 1st.-weathel
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