The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-12
NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YoRK, April il.

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1t seems 10 lc settled, that Oh the rcor.
ganization Of the Police Board, to-day,
Superintendent Kennedy will tender his
resignation, and Capt. John JOurdHn, Will
bc appointed To the vacated Office.
Yesterday being Palm Sunday, Il was
celebrated with special services In NIL the
Catholic churches. in this city.
A meeting Ol the American Colonial
ton Society. in behalf Of tho African col
OnizatiOn, was held At tho brick church,
last evening. Addresses were made Dy
Rev, Mr.. OCult ind Potter. Mr.. GalR
urged that the people should help lntgra.
ton of the Africans 10 their native shores.
DR., Packard said that there were more
negroes ready togo 10 Africa, tlIan means
could bO furnished TO send.
The liquor shops were open CENTRALLY Y
throughout tho city yesterday. In the VI
cinity Of Central Park the lager bccr ~
looms were driving brisk business: II
needed only walk through IL few Of the
principal streets 10 satisfy any observer
thot the prOhibitory liquor law was dead.
Rev. Mr.. IIepwOrth, Of the Park Ave
nue. Unitarian Church, preached upon tue
corruption Ofthc times, and alluded totle
hanging of Reynolds as evidence that Jus.
ticc could really bC done on criminal
provided he lad no friends, votes or mon.
cy, TO buy his way out Of tho clutches of
the Inv.
Al Apollo Hall, In the evening, u crowd
assembled to hear Wendell Phillips, Julia
Ward Howe and William II. Channing,
sneak IN reformed Christianity.
Senator ReVels occupied the platform
of Plymouth church with Mr.. Beecllcr Ut
both morning and evening service. At
the close Of bis sermon IN the morning
and when giving notice Of u meeting TO
ratify tho 18th amendment at the Brook;
Ign Academy Of Music this evening" Mr;
BecCher said that he was grateful TO Coo
for having spared his life TO sec the tlay
on which the colorcd racc could claim and
exercise all the privileges and rights Of
citizens Of the United States. A voice
had gone forth which give them liberty,
and the same voice today invests them
with the glorious privilege Of tho iran
ChiSc. Ten years since they held the
place Of slaves, fearing u look upon the
bright face Of the sun In the great city OF
New York, but now without the shadow
of fear they rejoice publicly over the pro
clamatiOn Of their rights and principles MS
citizens of this great country.
In St. Bcrnard's Catholic Church, ltev.
Gabriel IIealy pastor, prayers were Oticr.
cd yesterday for the repOSc OF the soul Of
,JaCk REYNOLDS, who was executed OIL Fri.
dnv. Al each mass the officiating clergy
man asked that the prayers Of the congrc'
cation he offered for tho rcpoSe Of his soul,
and tho request was responded 10 dcvOntly.
The ratification of tho 10Th Amend
ment will bic Commcm0rated In Brooklyn
this evening, by u demonstration nj the
Academy Of Music, Mt which Senator H.
r, RcveIs, Lieut-GOv. WOMlfOrtl, Theo
TiltOn, and Bishop Campbell, The Rev.
Ii. G. Garnctt and others, arc advertised
to speak.
The appointments Of thGvarious heads Of
lCnartments under the new charter and
excise law, Is announced by Mayor Hall
this morning. There arU four Democrats
and one Republican In the department Of
Docks The department Of Charities and
Correction as well as the Fro department
will stand three Democrats to two RcpuD.
Iicans. The Health department will be
composed Of five Democratic members
and three Republicans. The Police is
equally divided in politics, but with tho
understanding that there is 10 he n new
Democratic executive head us Super
intendent. The other three depart
ments arc entirely Democratic. The
Mayor in announcing his appointments
says he would be politically justi.
fed by the numerical record upon the
legislation, which bestowed the response.
bility Of making the appointments upon
him, should he confer every one Of the
thirty-two appointments solely upon the
Democrats, hut the extraordinary IMAM
unity by which the power was agreed up
on appears to create an honorable Ohliga.
ton 10 respect the political minority Of
his constituents, so flr nj least aS 10 reap
point few Of his political opponents
whose past service to the public addition.
ally deserve the recognition. WIN. NJ
Tweed Is at the head Of the Department
Of Public Works. 4;