The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-12
NEW YORK CITY.



al Committee, last night, the committee Of
twCnty.Onc appointed ut the last meeting
to confer with, the outside Democratic or.
ganizatinns opposed 70 TammanY, asked
iOr power to make nominations. Charles
Spencer anv others expressed themselves
US opposed to granting such power To the
committee, and finally II was resolved
that the committee report the action taken
by them to the General Committee ut u
meeting to be held tonight. -
Two thieves entered the house Of John
Morton, in Hudson City, during the alb
scnCe Of the family, and stole furniture to
the amount Of 81 200. The furniture was
recovered in New York auction house.
At u meeting Of the American Geo.
graphical und Statistical Society, held lust
evening, Paul Du Cllaillu, the eminent
African traveller, WIS presented with u
silver medal by President Daley, which
had been awarded linn by the Imperial
Geographical Society Of Paris.
ThcfiftiCth anniversary Of the National
Temperance Society wNs held last even
ing. During the year ending April 3Oth
tho Society llas stereOtyped and published
thirteen new books aud pamphlets and
thirty.six new trlcts. 1,2!4, 200 copies Of
the lOuths' Temperance BtnnerhHvG been
printed, It's circulation beng 10000
monthly. $4,000 copies Of tho National
Temperance almanac and 131 ,O4O copies
Of tho National Temperance AduccItO have
also been published. Total receipts $751;
1G5.29; expenses, $J1 ,4OO.09; overdrawn,
$2291O The Indebtedness Of the SOciG.
~ is over 5000. Nl'
Premises Nos. 20 aud Gj, BowGry, Occtl-
pied by Joseph Schneider as tobacco
iuctOry, was damaged by fire last night to
tho extent Of $4,000. Fully insured
At q meeting OF the WOmans' Suffrage
Association. lust night, u reunion was
effected with tic Filh Avenue Womans'
Suffrage Society. Tile united 0rganiZa.
tion will be known us tic Union WOmans
Suffrage Society. Theodore TiltOn was
elected President. This coalition does
not fully unite all the women suffrage
people, us the Boston branch, Of which
Henry Ward Bccchcr is President, is still
n distinct organization, and is indislHseIl
to Join with the New Workers unless
large concessions are made.
Yesterday indictments against Mcssrs.
Jay Gould, James Fisk, Jr., William II.
Rasson anil CIV. Mason, for conspiracy
in ovcrcIlarging for freight transportation,
were called up for the liflh time In the
Passaic IN. j.. County Court. The in.
diCtmcnts were found upon the complaints
Of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine
Works Company, who alleged an injury
hud been done 10 their business by the dc.
fcndants' conspiracy to increase transpOr'
taliOn rites. The defendants appeared in
court before the close Of the term, md
gave bail in the sum Of 81 900 each for
trial. This case has been called up from
time to timo since bail was given, and was
yesterday brought up again, Defendants
each time falling TO appear, yesterday the
bail wis declared forfeited. The securi.
tics, Mcssrs. Philip Rafferty, and Samuel
Smith, have arrived in the liammontN
from Hamburg. .l.
The American WOmcn's Suffrage Asso.
citation assembled to-day. Henry Ward
Beecher, President Of tie National Wo-
mems Suffrage Society, expressed their
hearty good will and wishes for their mu.
tual cooperation. Speeches were made
by various persons in advocacy Of tho
cause. The National WOmaM's Suffrage
Association discussed ind adopted res0.
luton for the equalization Of pay Of wO-
men md men. Resolutions fIvoring the
extension Of suffrage for women were re.
ported.
The American Trnct Society celebrated
its 45th anniversary to-day. Receipts for
the year werC $47O03; balance in the
treasury $57O. The old officers were gen.
enlly reelected. Oliver Kingsley was
promoted TO be Treasurer, rire Moses
Allen, declined
Arrangements arc making TO OrganiZe U
society Of officers commanding COlOred
troops during the war.
Tic news Of the victory Of the SapphO
created quite n sensation. COngratulatOry
kilograms were sent her Owncrs.
3Arint occurred ut MorriSmia, Monday,
during the election. Anumber orpcrsOns
were stabbell-Onc fatally.