The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-11
NEW YORK.
The Great Yacht Race.


the New York Yacht Club and Commo-
dore Ashhury have been corresponding
on the subject Of the Queens cup race,
and have arrived at no mutual arrange
ment. Last night Commodore Ashbury
was visited by a prominent member OF
the New York Yacht Club. who evil
IDENTIFY wished to discover whether Mr..
Ashbury was inclined to modify the
number OF races. The Commodore,
however, would not commit himsel!
outright, but said that if the Club
were to allow him the privilege Of an
open course he might agree to sail nine
races instead Of twelve, five out Of nine
to win. The whole matter will be
brought before the Club at its meeting
to-day.
The Chicago Fire.
A Washington special to the New
York Times, Of the 9th, says: The ter
rible calamity at Chicago has COM
pletely overshadowed every other sub
ject here today, and it has been the
subject of comment by the crowds who
have thronged the telegraph and news
paper offices for the latest intelligence.
The President and the Secretary Of
War, early in the day, anticipated a
request, which was subsequently re.
ceived, for aid, and directed General
Sheridan to issue, to any extent, sup
plies of provisions to the homeless and
suffering people.
The army record. Of the Department
of the Northwest, which were deposited
at the headquarters in Chicago, are lost
with everything else. The destruction
OF the Postoffice and Custom House
occasoned considerable uneasiness here
as the Government had in the vaults OF
the depository there at the last report, o
few days since, 81, 100000 in greenbacks
and $4,000 in gold. if this money |
was left in the vault there will proba-
bly be no loss whether consumed or not
but if an attempt was made to rescue 1t |
then the risk OF loss was greatly in
creased.
Relief for Chicago.
A meeting OF the Chamber OF Com.
merce has been called for to meet this
noon, for the purpose OF aiding the
sufferers by the Chicago fire.
The Corporation Frauds.
The testimony Of Corporation Counsel
OGorman in reference TO the lngersoll |
case, yesterday, was TO the effect that
Com ptroller Connolly informed him that
the late Mr.. Watson had taken away,
and had not returned, q considerable
number Of documents bearing on the
matter, and that others had been stolen
from the Comptroller's Office, and that
the remainder were in the hands OF
Deputy Comptroller Greene. Mr. OGor-
man stated that even if the frauds were
he did not see how, under
the existing laws, the guilty could be
reached. In a press OF business the sub
iect had been turned over to his associate
counsel, where it remained.
It is reported that Mayor Hall III
brought on the stand will testify that
his name was assigned to many Of the
warrants and checks forged The
Herald, which has defended Mayor
Hall during the present municipal con-
test, intimated to-day in the leading
editorial, that some astonishing reve.
lations will be made soon and the dis
coveries of these forgeries is supposed
to have prompted a statement in this
case. The loss on the forged warrants
and checks amounts to two millions OF
dollars and all fall upon the banks
who paid them.
Suspended.
The following Wall street brokers
have been forced into suspension by the
Chicago fire: Messrs. Henry Camless
& Co., A. B. Van Dicke & Co.. and E.
G. Mourne d Co. The standing OF
these three houses has always been Of
the best, and it is probable they will
soon be able to resume business.
heIlei IOT NhlChSO.
The Stock Exchange to-day passed
resolutions recommending the Govern
ing omnittee to instruct the Treasurer
of the Board to pay over to the proper
authorities the sum OF $4,000, as a
contribution from the New York Stock
Exchange, and that the cum be in.
creased TO $4,000, if the finances of the
Board will admit of such action, for the
relief of the Chicago sufferers, as an
expression of sympathy OF its members
for the distressing calamity with which
their city has been visited.
The effect OF the Chicago fire on our
insurance companies cannot at present
be definitely ascertalned.
Fisk and Could.
Messrs. Fisk and Gould to day re-
signed their offices as Directors Of the
Erie Railroad Company at the annual
meeting OF the Directors, held in the
Grand Opera House, and were subse-
quently re elected Directors for five
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