The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-31
NEW 4 YORK CITY.
Purchase iof Arms for the French
IN "a. Government. i'.'.
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la-Ta4 NEW YORK, October ~.
It is asserted that the French Govern
ment has purchased in this country arms
and war equipments to the value Of co.
100000 francs. These purchases, 1t Is
said, have been male on their behalf, TO
avoid any violation Of the neutrality laws,
by private persons. IT, -
Last evening detective Elder arrived
with Joseph A Hyatt alias James Fields,
whom he secured In Philadelphia on a re-
0uisition from Gov. Hoffman on Gov.
Gcary. It Is alleged that Hyatt, on OctO-
Der 1st, attempted to get cashcd at a
bank in Philadelphia Q check for $50. 900,
purporting 10 be drawn on the Tenth
National Bank Of this city by Messrs.
Glending, Davis s. Co. ofiNo II Wall
street, and made payable to the order ol
JnmGs Fields. Tho signatures were gem
uine, but the amount Of the check had
been altered from $4,000 10 $4,000.
The prisoner WAS locked up at police
headquarters. rG,s, 4 ~ glT.
Twelve Of the officers and crew Of the
steamer Seton, formerly belonging to- the
Haytien government, and which founded
about 500 miles off tho coast Of Nassau
OIL tho twelfth of September, have arrived
in this city, they having been rescued on
the sixteenth Of the same month, while
adri(t In boats. bv New York schooner
bound to Texas. !,.','l fa.@ sln @'lsa.,
AGostius Smith, who anticipatingly
arranged a trap run whereby the sup.
posed burglar Geo. T%eedle was shot and
killed q iew nights ago, has been held TO
bail to await tho action Of the Grand
Jury, the Coroner's Jury that yesterday
held IN INQUEST on The body Of the do.
ceased man having censured him. dt
The Times to- day has the following spe.
cial: S' Is ' ,L'.l' nj,
''"'.' ..7,5 LONDON, October 2S.
NJ 0oLsn;,,, ,o.dov sionod an affidavit
befarc the Tinted States Consnl here iesti.
fving that ali tho statements in the Hsrali
iettSp oS 0cioI,rr 19tb n,,rnorting to have
hcen written hv er. Marshal Murray to
Msvor Hail regortlinc Cen Woodiard
and Mr.. Capcn, are absolutely and un.
oualifedly false, and utterly without fouu.
dntion, The deponent further axis Mayor
Hall to demand Of Mr.. Murray disay6w.
al or retractton Of tho letter, or else public
" swear toit 10 n.- .,a ali Ei8
The steamer Relief, OF three hundred
tons burden, belonging to the coast wreck.
inC company, leaves this morning, under
contract Of lie Marine Underwriters, for
Kew West She Is sent 10 ascertain tho
full losses orthe various companies repre-
sentcd in this city from the numerous
wrecks OF the past two weeks. Itis
hoped, also, 10 unravel the mystery OF the
lost steamer Mariposa, .i9sr'r2fA
Chill Council of State has approved the
bill authorizing the treasurer to pay tho
Obligations against the National Treasury
in coin. lIm.fGI 0iua ios :,
RThe Japanese Prince Aduenc and suite
Of Tan Officers, arrived in this city this
morning, and arc stopping at tho Metro:
nollun Hotel, They are sent here by the
Japanese Government to thoroughly ac-
quaint themselves with our system of
government and internal Improvements.
- ~ Nav vo,,p,Fr October IA
Tho .,o0,ror % porisro = NH T,,Sich S"iIcd vez,
,c,:i"S, % tool y fatS [SrE,,ita % for N" French
or,"s, 1S,' OK mn orr,s n sHS nNN cortrjjcos
and @ SrSnti,v TT'T oF ,nilItorv stores and Sr6.
v;S;ono I The cargo is yolned NJ 'nesrIv
SsGN T1TTi Noo Tho steamer Ontario Il loading
= similar carSo and win ssil Iil6rinri Tia
weelt q
Tho steamer Leo was seized Yesterday
carFv r arms 10 o. mo c"Baps int t was rsIeas. ~
al amer a search 4 --tS'',S \, h DT-1S
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