The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-30
NEW YORK.

NEW York, July 29.-The Board OF
Health, at its meeting yesterday, adop-
ted rules and regulations providing for
prompt distinction in cases of reported
cholera, similar in effect to those IN
force last year. They were instructed
to procure the approval of the Governor
to the loaning of $4,000, to be used by
the Board In Weslchester and Alngs
counties.
A report was presented by the Sani.
tary Superintendent in relation TO
aprinkling the streets with disinGect-
ants. r
DIR. Hawe's weekly report of vital sta
tistlcs was presented, showing that the
death rate in this city is falling off to
an extent fully equal to the absence OF
the fatal effects of heat week before
last.
The suicide mania continues unabat-
ed. Yesterday afternoon, CatharIne
Vaughan, OF $40, 18Th Street. cut her
throat with razor, and yesterday
morning Daniel Miller of 81 Lauren
ST., who had been locked up on charge
of assault and battery, committed sui
eide by hanging himself to an iron bar
of the veptilator of his cell. Yesterday
evening an unknown man at Coney Is
land blew his brains out with pistol
shot.
Spring st. He suffers considerable
pain from the probing of the wound for
the ball which has not been extracted.
Handlan, who shot officer Scholes
has been committed in default of bail.
Robert Couingsby, special agent of
the British Society tor the encourage
ment of arts, manufactures and COM
merce in America, is here to make oth-
cial inquiry into the present state OF
tho American productive industry and
the general circumstances and condi-
tion of the working classes.
The Iowa sailed with SlS7 600 specie.
The steamers Allemania, from Liv-
erpool, and Henry Chauncey, from AS
pinwall. have arrived. The latter
brings S46l ,O00in treasure.
| Michael McGrath nearly murdered
| his wife in Newark, yesterday, because
his dinner was unprepared.
Six Norman stations, for Duck ~
Stewart, of Crawford county, Ohio, ar
| rived on the steamer St. Lawrence.
Lace damask curtains and costly
wearing apparel valued at from $4,000
to IS. 600, were yesterday found at the
residence of James Lane. Monroe
| street, and Lane was arrested as bur-
glar. The property is held for identih-
cation.
The cartmen are moving in the form
| alton of a protective association.
The plasterers, last night. donated
81, 600 to the br:cklayers. 1t Is thought
the latter's strike will be ended this
| week. r.-
The loan for the Inter-Colonial Rail-
way of Canada, of four millions ster'
| ling, is announced in England by Bar
inGs and Messrs. Glynn.
English adYices state that the Rus
SLAMS lost 9. 200 and the Bokharans TO-
600 killed, and an Incredible number
wounded in the last battle.
Chief Justice Chase will be here to-
1 morrow, stopping at the Metropolitan
hotel.
and will remain day or two before
proceeding to Auburn and Niagara.
The Erie Railroad Company have
contracted for 5000 tons of steel rails,
some of which nave arrived, and the
remainder to be delivered during the
summer. n=i. al
A three days Sangerfest is progress
ing at PopGhkepsie. Large delegations
from New York are present.
Nova Scotia papers continue publish
ing editorials favorinG annexation to
| the United States.