The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-23
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NEW Y.
VI Eafs
Obsequies Of Admin.
ragut.
Detention Of Volunteers 10.
France.
Remains Of GOttsclialx, the
Pianist, Arrived.

NEW YORK, September 22.-lhe
Joint committee OF the Common Coun-
Gil have nearly completed the arrange
ments for Farragut's obsequies. When
the Guerriere, containing the body, shall
reach the harbor, salute will be fired
from the forts and on shore. A civil
salute OF one hundred guns will also
be fired. A procession will then escort
the remains to Woodlawn.
At a meeting of the American Asso-
citation for the relief Of misery on the
battle fields, was held yesterday. DR..
Elisha Harris estimated the killed and
wounded in the European war, up to
September ], at $4,000. 1t was decided
to make an appeal to the American peo-
pie in behalf of the wounded. 1t
was stated thatthe Societies de Secours,
in Europe, had already raised, on Aug
ust l6, 2,l23,734 francs.
Yesterday party Of sixty men from
the Dry Dock, New York, calling them
selves the Atlantic Juniors, visited East
New York on a target excursion accom-
panied by some thirty or forty females
mostly under the age Of eighteen, the
majority OF whom were intoxicated. On4
their arrival they became riotous and
finally took possession hotel and then
commenced fighting among themselves.
The watchmen and several deputy
sheriffs vainly endeavored to preserve
the peace but, failing in this, company
of
and with fixed bayonets drove the riot
ers beyond the town limits.
The developments in the case of the
detention OF the one hundred pa+sen-
gers who were 10 have sailed on the
steamer Lafayette for France, on Tues
day, presents very singular state OF
affairs. The French residents of New
York are highly indignant at the act Of
the government officers The passen-
gers who were taken from the steamer
were discharged on the dock without
an examination, and their baggage was
carried off on the Lafayette They are
said to be without means, and free
passes have been offered TO them for the
next steamer which will not leave how
ever, until October Yesterday, NJ.
Condert, attorney for the French Con-
sui, called on Commissioner Belts,
Marshall Sharpe and the District At
torney, but all Of them refused to take
any action in the matter, and so the
case stands.
The remains Of the late l.. NJ Cots
schalk, who died in South America,
arrived in this city yesterday. 1t is the
intention of his friends and the musical
artists OF the city, to have grand
requiem mass performed over his body
at the st. Stephens Church, next week.
The argument on the motion in the
case of the Erie Railway Company and
others against Messrs. Heath, Rapael
and others, to have the action trans
ferred to the United States Circuit Court
of this District from the Supreme Court
Of the First Judicial District, was con
cluded yesterday. c. A. Seward, in be-
half of the Company, in answer to the
argument of Choate, stated the princl-
pies of law on which they insisted that
the action could not be transferred TO
the Federal Court, under the act of
Congress of 1889 or that Of 1866.
Choate replied briefly, and Justice In
graham took the papers. The decision
was reserved.
The scaffoding at 50 West Four
teenth street fell yesterday afternoon,
the bars breaking, and seven men fell a
distance of sixteen feet Charles o Neil
was fatally injured, and John Garner,
Micheal Brigan, Barney Greeley aud
Pat Carroll severely injured.
The oil charters yesterday were:
vessel, now in Boston, to Nigo, with 400
bbls petroleum at Us and 400 cases do
at 26c: a bark now in Boston TO the
Baltic with 1900 bbls petroleum at cd;
q German brig, from Philadelphia TO
Rotterdam with 500 bbIs petroleum at
As; brig with 1900 hbls to the, ,Mediter-
ranean and bark to Cork for orders,
with about 300 bbls petroleum, private
terms