The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-30
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NEW YORK.
,.urrenders and Offers New
INtC" BOplsmen.

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wi .,rreuders and Offers New
MI fSte" BOpdsmen.
m. rsu YORK, December 29.-Tweed
L., surrendered himself to the
e. ss ~ and offered new bondsmen in
Iti' Of those who had withdrawn
re his bonds. He also resigned his
p iE ,.i,ion as Commissioner OF the De
linen. Of Public Works. .~
g c.o,ge Van Mort, of the Board ol
ies ,,TSc Parks, has been appointed
os,p s,nmissioner Of Public Works in place
lm OIL Explosion.
~ ,,,gk in one of the stills OF Lom'
u ~ Ayers Il Co.'S oil works, on Sixth
Il Il ,..., caused au explosion this morning
= ,.;,b ignited the tanks and outouild'
5 -, 2 few moments. Two acres oil
~ -. =. 6rtied the efforts OF the tiremen'
d d =. Pr IRE j. sill raging, and will cause
. . immense loss.
session Of the Grand Jury.
Q II. strongly suspected among the
4 pi.ne,s that the continuance OF the
pi s.,,i Jury in the Court of Oyer and
!, !, r.,n;per is owing to the Ring influence
q =. object being TO prevent the finding
y A. u,are indictments by the Generai
z Is,ons Grand Jury.
u S,,h,ps Developed Against Fisk 1r
:, The Oyer and Terminer jury has
; ~, ocrupied for q long time in inves
= .,.,aas, and spent many days over
~, case of Fisk, Jr., bnt thus far with
. ulsny practical results.
Z I'D. Miner.
: There are ten more indictments
? ,,,in.,J D. Miner. who has just been
,s,uirsd,of counterfeitiug, and it is the
, r,,plion Of the Governmental try him
uuop one of.these at an early day.
Fi,s.MansfieId Suit Settled,
Fiski. reported to have secured the
suppression Of his correspondence with
H.len Josephine Mansfield, and the
continuance Of the suits, by a pay
-.r, oi tity-six thousand dollars.
4 The Gas Up Town.
! The up town portion OF the city is no
J 81, :.lIy supplied with gas. 1t is ex
,.reI that there Will be enough tc
r,rt the requirements in a few days
J Emigration Commission.
meeting of the Emigration Com
|, Mission Yesterday the report of the
yYnittee was adopted, declaring that
} III. niFerings of the passengers on the
! gaa.hip Franklin was due to lnsutfi'
: r.,, ventilation and want OF proper
2 a,-r in the condensing apparatus
Tie commission has a large ndmber OF
:1smployed on hand who want to &c
south
Fires.
|. 4 fire in Maiden Lane last night
{ ,maged the building occupied by VIM.
! E,ter. Fur Inspector, TO the extent OF
y>oU Another fire last night, on
? T,a,h street, damaged the saw mill
3 .aading Of Rodman Il Hepburn to the
sm0ant OF about $4,000.
Failures in Jersey City.
The lumber firm Of Derby, Snow Il
, Prentice and Rommeles & Lecht,
t:svers, both Of Jersey City, have
s.ei. The liabilities of the latter are
: over 100000.
= Another Fraud Discovered.
I Another fraud in the Tax Commits
.one!s Office has been brought to light.
J Tie taxes Of Messrs. Iden, to the
aroan, Of $4,000. were marked dis
p missed on false affidavits, whereas the
! ,nouat paid the CITY was $4,000.
e The Surrender of Tweed.
!. The seltsurrender Of Tweed, his
:,,isDa,ion Of the position in the De
! annent Of Public Works, and the ap-
= ointment of Mr.. Van Mort as his
,, 9ccessor, is the absorbing topic Of con
9 'sr:ation around City Hall to-day. Mr..
{ Tweed remained quietly at his office
: hi: afternoon making the necessary
!, separations for his retirement Mayor
Hsll received his letter of resignation
:, ysierlay end Immediately wrote to Mr..
u ysn Mort offering him the position.
I1e offer was accepted, and it is ex.
!, .5ciei that Mr.. Van Norts bond will
e fled this evening. His bondsmen
3 lie Richard NJ. Blatchfori and VIM. R.
Martin who justify in 10000. Mr.. Van
n S9H will enter upon his new duties to-
y 11row morning. He has long been
n snnsctei with the Department of Pub
81 Parks andis well qualified for his
lOEtb4Ou
The Bail of X. Il. Connolly
h q not been perfected, owing to the
y y rniEawal OF lady who had offered to
u 9onthe bond for 100000. 1t is be-
"Ssi that another surety will be found,
,ss N 10 enable the ex.Comptroller to
2 eoi New Years with his family.
e The CoIIendar Case.
Pa Commissioner Osborne has postponed
M ,'ag his decision on the motion to
p .'nIss the complaint in the Collendar
dn =, on the testimony for the prosecu.
,sc ,ss %, Ill noon tomorrow.
oil Gen. La Cecilia,
an ~S leader OF the Paris Commune, is
,r A' 10 the city. 1t is probable that
nt as internationals will give him pub
Iau g reception this afternoon.
It Accident at Fifth Avenue Hotel.
y. An accident occurred at the Fiftl
Avenue Hotel which resulted in seriou: