The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-06
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5

NEW YORK, Jan. Is.
The Underground Railroad Company,
incorporated by the last Legislature,
have returned their charter, and given
up the job for the present. The condl
tions contained in the act of incOrpOra-
ton were so stringent that men of CAPT.
tai did not dare Invest in the enter
prise, although the engineering diff
culties are found to be much less than
would generally have been supposed.
The Company will ask an amendment
OF the act and an extension OF time for
commencing operations.
1t is stated that the lobbyists at Wash
ington have recently inaugurated a
scheme which promises to pay them
we'll, and for their services have al
ready realized very respectable plum.
The English advocates of the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty are anxious to
have the old policy revised, and are
paying handsomely to those who favor
their scheme, having advanced to the
lobby ring the sum Of $4,000 in gold,
and are ready with another installment
as soon as it is needed, TO influence
Congress.
The Herald understands that several
libel suits have been brought against
the Bohemians, who have recently been
busily engaged in this city in calumni-
ating the characters OF some of our gro
GERS and dealers, and that Hon. Reuben
Il. Fenton, late Governor of this State,
will bring suit against ThurlOw Weed,
for the publication i'll his paper in this
city of a most atrocious libel.
In discussing the question of natural
ization frauds the Herald recommends
tue passage by Congress of a law by
which foreigners who desire to become
citizens of this country, can do so at
once on the simple condition of res.
idenCe.
Mayor Hall, of this city, yesterday
Issued his first general order, which
was TO the effect that hereafter the pre-
fix Honor, was not to be used in con-
nCction with his name or office, and
communications are not to be addressed
to His Honor, but simply to the Mayor.
y. B. Mattel, supervising architect OF
the public buildings ut Washington,
sends note to Il paper here relative to
the recent falling of the walls OF How
ard University, in which he says: 81
cau't consent 10 be held responsible for
the failure Of the building, more espe-
cinlly as | did not hesitate to express
my opinion when the material of which
it was composed was first brought to
my notice, that it was utterly worthless
for building purposes, and also pre-
dicted more than year since the recent
catastrophe.
Tho steamship Europa, from Liver
pool, has arrived.
An injunction was last week placed
on the Merchants Union Express Com
pany. and yesterday IL receiver was ap-
pointed.
The ITmcS' Albany special says, the
success OF Youngl0ve rs Speaker cnn-
not be regarded as a settlement of the
Senatorial contest, although some of
the FentOn mUn are anxious to give it
that construction. That battle yot re-
mains TO be fought, and the Indications
Il. H.. trsk
ton cannot count on all the votes that
would have been given for IOunglOve
in the caucus had a ballot been taken,
by at least fifteen, and unless his
strength is largely augmented before
| the 10Th his friends will lind u closer
contest than they anticipated. The
bringing forward of IL third candidate
is not among the improbahlities of IL
Senatorial contest between now and the
day of the election.