The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-10
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, August S.-The Shrews-
bury yacht club held an annual regatta
on the Shrewsbury river on Thursday
Ten ynchts took part in the race, which
was over a course twelve miles long.
Several clubs we're represented, and the
Matte and the BayOnne clubs were
declared the winners, making the dis
tance in hours, SO minutes and 10
seconds.
Charles S. S earns, of Ulster county,
N. Y, was taken suddenly i'll at No. 8.
Walker street. A surgeon was called
in and pronounced the case one OF
cholera. He was taken to Bellevue
hospital.
Gregory Chairman was yesterday af.
ternoon charged before Alderman Co.
man, at the toombs, with committing,
on the 19th ult., a burglary at the
premises of Robert Peters, SO Nassau
street, where it is alleged he carried
away 26O dozen pocket knives of the
value of $1,000. The stolen property
was found in his possession when he
was arrested yesterday. He was COM
mitted.
Since the first of the month there
have been a large number of removals
from the Custom House, and tho rumor
is credited that removals will be the
order for some time to come. It is said
to have been caused by the dumbness
in imports.
The Irish Republican Club, at their
meeting last night, thanked Congress
for the law relative to naturalized clti-
zens, and endorsed the platform OF the
A New Haven dispatch states that Il
negro was arrested at East Lyle, Conn,
this morning, for trying tOtbrow the
Shore Line train from the track. He
was held for trial.
The shock of an earthquake was dis
tinctly felt at Port Chester, in West
Chester county, at two o'clock this
| morning.
The steamship Union, from Bremen,
and Brlttania, from Glasgow, have ar
rived. The steamers Thames and st.
George. from Liverpool, arrived at
Quebec this forenoon,
Tho steamships City of London, for
Liverpool, Louisiana, for London, and
ST. Lawrence, for Havana. sailed to-
day. taking a million and n half in
specie.
Mrs, Commodore Vanderbilt has been
struck with paralysis and the Commo'
| dore returned here Yesterday from his
Western trim on her account.
The funeral of Gen. Halpine took
nlace this morning and was attended by
| a very large cortege, comprising mil
ttary escort, benevolent associations,
and Government, State and City off
ciaIs,
A large organ costing seven thousand
dollars has been finished in this city
for the new Cathedral at st. Paul, Min,
nessota,
NV YoRE. August 9.-The piloI
boat Nettle arrived here last night and
Tenorls that on the 9th inst. she fell in
win n derelict bnrk, waterlogged
abandoned and sinking, ninety miles
frnm Sandy Hook, She was towed tC
the hiphIa1ds and given in charge Of
the Inbinarice Wrecking Company
yvSo nnmned her. and when the bodies
of fbraa men were found in the hold
the name of the vessel was ascertained
to he The Fl. Trowbridge, of New Ha.
ven which sniled hence tor Barbadoes
IN the 4fh inst. When she sailed from
ttis mort Can't. HotchSiss was in com.
mani, and had his wife and family on
hoard and as they have not been heard
from they are supposed to be lost over
board i6 the gale, which must have
caused the wreck:
The Board of Health Yesterday as took
into conslaefatlon me ,,In IscS r ann' a. i" ,Ss
number OF aiSenSeo use. Seo,n Gatfa tbe West An IN.
,;o, way 10 LUIS rs9 S'ry 6g Ibe drove wards. and
Gnvernors Fenton. Ward and Geary
We're reouested TO telegraph TO have in
spections made at stations along the
railroad routes.
| The Society for the Prevention O.