The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-02
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, October 1.
The contest at the French game of
300 points played between Melvin Fos-
Ter and John Dnry, last night at Irving
Hall, resulted in favor Of the former
by lie points. The winners average
was about 245; the time OF the game
was ~ hours. e
The losses by the warehouse fire in
Brooklyn yesterday is estimated at a
million and a half of dollars.
In the series of races between Lady
Thorn and Mountain Boy, which COM
menced last year, Lady Thorn has come
out winner six times and lMountain
Boy four.
The lottery case came up before COM
missioner Osborn yestesday. 1t was
shown that the policy business as car
ried on by the defendants, was entirely
distinct from.l lotteries with which they
had nothing to do. A meeting Tor the
denial OF the cases on the rendering OF
this evidence was denied and the de-
PENDANTS were held for trial. These ex-
aminations are preliminary to the main
cases which comes up on Saturday, be.
fore Judge Blatchford.
AT the session OF the Catholic Snoyd
yesterday, the debate on the DEGREES of
| The faith was continued, and on them
setting forth that immortality proceeded
from pic MICS and dances, it was resolv-
ed that their shall be no more pic MICS
or waltzing among the Catholics of this
diocese.
The commissioners OF the elevated
railway have set aside the action OF the
Common Council in reference to itby
approving of the works now In pro-
gress in Cortland street, as according to
the law creating the company. The
Common Council can't interfere with
the construction of the road after the
works have been approved by the COM
| missicpers.
Gen. Mcclellan kept himself very se-
cluded yesterday. In the evening he
was entertained by Mr.. A. Bell. This
| forenoon the Common Council resOlu-
ton will be presented to him, and to-
morrow public reception at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel will be rendered him un-
der the auspices of the Mcclellan Le-
gion.
The officers and members of the Irish
Emigration Society, with several rep
resentatives of the German Emigration
Society made their annual visit OF In
spection 10 Wards Island, yesterday.
and reported themselves well satisfied
with the management of affairs there.
Mr.. VIM. Morrill, having sued out an
injunction against Mr.. j. T. Lloyd, le:
| strainiuR him from the further use OF
the New York theatre for the produc-
tion OF the piece called Foul Play, on
the ground that 1t was no longer mu-
1
that "mutually profitable" was very
uncertain term 10 make use of in con-
tract, and declared the injunction dis
solved.
Felix Samuels, lawyer OF Detroit,
committed suicide in Jersey City by
cheating himself on Tuesday night.
The deceased was married but three
weeks ago.
| Van Wyck & Jenckes of the Commit
tee on ReIrenchment met to-day at the
Astor House TO examine into alleged
frauds in the Revenue Department, out
adjourned until tomorrow when Rep
resentatives Halsey, Benton and Ram
dali will be present.
While the Repu ublican procession was
passing through Jersey City last night
one of the clubs was attacked and as
saulted with stones. Two horses were
cut With knives, one of which was kill
| ed. A man named Mount was severe
ly injured.
At an interview OF the Brooklyn COM
mIttee to render the reception to Nc
IClellRn to-day he stated although he
had agreed 10 accept the receptions In
New York and Philadelphia, he did
not propose to actively engage iu pend
ing pOliTical canvass.
GederRl Mcclellan to day declined
the invitation of the city government OF
Brooklyn to visit that city, at present.
| About 100 delegates TO the Soldiers
Convention at Philadelphia left here
this morning.
In the revenue conspiracy case to-
day Collector Wood, Postmaster Lin.
coin, and Senator Pierson of Brooklyn,
and several others gave testimony to
the character of McHenry. One of the
prosecution's witnesses, Mr.. Lock, tes-
tified that he never walked in the street
with Mr.. Rollins in Washington, nor
ever paid him any money as was testi-
fed by McHenry.
A woman named Mary Gill, in Stew
arts store to day, upon meeting the wife
of Gen. Spinola, publicly spit upon the
latter and stated to the other lady pur.
chasers that Mrs Spinola was deserted
wife and her husband was stopping
with her (the Gill woman,) whereupOn
Mrs. Spinola broke her parasol over
Gills head. The latter had Mrs.
Spinola arrested. She was held to ball
for assault.
Bishop Potter made his annual ad-
dress to-day at the Episcopal Conven-
ton. 1t was non-committal on ritual
ism.
The case of Benjamin Butler against
Surrogate of this city, involving the
will Of RntiPris BROTHER WINS uD TO- -dny