The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-04
Business Suits
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M. GUTMAN & CO.'S.
New York Items.

New YORK, December Sit is stated
friends are making preparations to Wis.
it Europe Immediately after Grant takes
the Presidential chair.
Nothing now remains of Fort Lafay-
cite but a ruined mass of brick and
mortar. There is ne fire on the prem
ises. Soldiers are still on guard Sew
eral unexploded shells are still among
the ruins and may go off at any mo-
ment. The loss to the Government will
be about S25O,O00. Fire Marshal Ready
took the evidence yesterday as to the
origin of the fire.
Certain New York merchants are try
ing their best to have Secretary McCul-
Tough nullify the new revenue regu-
latiens relative to the execution of
bonds to secure the payment of duties.
One merchant of this city threatens to
be one of one hundred to use their in
fluence and money to secure McCul-
lough's removal unless the regulations
are repealed within ten days.
The Times, in an article on alleged
frauds in the election in this State
while urging measures by Courts for
the prevention of future irregularities,
saws: The Electoral College having
declared the vote of the State no power
can recall into existence the Board OF
Canvassers or reverse the result.
The same paper editorially refers to
the denunciatien by what is called the
agricultural press of the unutterable and
bottomless villainy of New York, and
saws the occasional foul dealing We hear
of in no way affects the general fair
dealing which dominates among busi-
ness men and in all business and finan-
cial circles. No where, it adds, Is COM
mercial integrity more generally preva-
lent. and no where else are such efforts
made to ferret out rascality and bring
it to justice.
A letter is published from General
Barnard, setting forth the utter IN
sufficieney of our forts at present to
compete with the service and ordnance
of our own and other countries.
The World to day, on the election OF
Mayor Hall, says: In his new position
he can help to get rid of the corrupt
commissioners; he can do something
towards giving US clean streets; he can
assist in devising new system OF
wharves and piers; he can push for
ward bridge schemes to Brooklyn and
Hoboken: he can aid in forming the
under-p, ound and over-ground rail-
ways. and in all needed improvements
which will cause our population on the
Island TO assist in paying taxes.
The Tribune says: IL is understood
that frauds of magnitude have been
discovered by the custom officers here,
and that some of the operators have
been arrested; also that a large guam
tity of imported cigars, silks and clocks
have been seized, valued at not less
than 100000 1t is limited that there
is conspiracy among the persons
charged with the protection OF the rev.
enues to cheat the Government aud
enrich themselves by running through
goods GA which oaly nominal duties
or none were paid.
An effort is making to have the pub
lie libraries here opened on Sundays and
holidays for the benefit of workingmen.
Rev. DR.. Littleiohn has accepted the
Bishopric of Long Island.
1t is reported that the Erie company
will proceed at once to lay third or
narrow guage, to make conn ection
via the suspension bridge at Niagara by
a new road with the Michigan Central
road, to Chicago.
Commodore Vanderbilt is said to have
been an extensive purchaser of New
York Central on margins at ll9 to l23.
The Chamber of Commerce has adopt
ed the recommendation of the New Or
leans Chamber that the tare on hogs
heads OF sugar be fixed at twelve per
cent.
DR.. Neal, physician of the city prisons,
vouches for the insanity of Commodore
Mead. 1t was on his affidavit that
Mead was sent to the lunatic asylum.