The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-25
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81.

The steamship City of London from
Liverpool has arrived.
VIM. =. Wright was charged befort
Justice Hogan yesterday with selling
fraudulent passage tickets on tho rail
road running west. y twenty dollar
Chicago ticket was sold by him for four
teen dollars. lie hadicharge of whatipur'
ported to be Il railway ticket Office No.
2O6 Broadway and an assortment o.
implements for tho manufacture oI
bogus tickets was seized on the premi.
ses. The exact dimensions of the fraud
are incalCulable at presant. Wright
was held for examination.
Gen. Grant is reported to have said tc
a Congressman yesterday, with whom
he had an interview on the subject oi
subsidies to the Pacific Railroad, that
no matter what may be said about the
prospective benefit we are to derive
from these roads, II is too long to wait,
and we should make the best use of our
present resources without increasing
the burden OF our debt by incurring
expensive risks, which are hazardous.
The Congressman who were present,
at the interview, were astonished at the
firmnsss with which the General ex-
pressed his views, while they, one and
all, pledged him their support. The
General at the same time gave it as his
opinion that there should be an extra
session OF the NLIst Congress. The eex-
istence OF the present Congress is for SO
short time that there will be just bare
ly time TO pass the appropriation bills,
and 1t is doubtful whether the great
question of our finances can be proper
ly cared for.
Col. Wynkoop, in an address to the
American Geographic ST ciety last
night, defended the Indian Bureau
against certain charges made against
GuIf a. % 4 q q OF
present, do not know how it can be
betlered. have failed TO see SO far how
the Department OF the Interior or the
Office OF the Indian Bureau hns been TO
blame for any of our Indian troubles.
Let the sympathies of the people OF this
great country be aroused for the Indian
as they have been for the African, and,
irrespective Of Indian Bureaus or Con-
gresS, there will be such n radical
change in the condition of the Indian Rs
will be au Incredible benefit to him in
the future, and consequently TO our
whole country"
The Tribune commends and extols the
remarks of Gen. Grant, made yester-
day, and says: This simple declaration
will save millions to the Treasury. Let
economy be the word and the country
will respond. Any congressman who
presumes to stand in the way Will be
rebuked by the people. Gen. Grant is
right, and the nation will give him an
enthusiastic support.
The steamship City OF Cork from
Liverpool arrived.
A report WIS current last night that
the managers of the Erie and New York
Central Railways had formed an alli-
ance, but nothing has been made pub
lie yet. IIis stated that the settlement
is TO be the withdrawal of all injunc-
tions on the Erie and Central roads,
and combined effect to realize the
scrip dividend of the latter in the legis-
lature. The New York Central has
advanced about three per cent; Rock
Island, Michigan Southern and North
Western have also advanced. The
Governments have advanced IsaL per
cent
Tho Commercial says money contin-
ues very stringent but less active. Re
mittances by banks TO the west are
less heavy, but have increased to the
SOUTH
Chief Justice Chase has consented to
preside at the banquet to be given by
Professor Morse Rt Delmonicos on the
2i inst. Among the distinguished gen.
Ilemen who are to be present on that
occasion, are Edward Thornton, Esq,
British Minister; Professor GOldwIn
Smith, General ROaston, Danish Minis
ter OF War; Theodore Woolsey, Presi-
dent of Yale College; L. "A. barnard,
President Columbia College; Hon. y.
Kendall, Ex-Governor Curtin and
many others. Telegraph instruments
will be brought into the banquet room
and communications sent to and from
all parts of the World.