The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-17
NEW YORK CITY.
Railroad Train Burned.
New York, May 10.

Great excitement prevailed among the
passengers, but none were injured.
FISK s GOULD SELL OUT ERIE.
The Sun says again this morning "It
is now generally believed that the con.
tract between Gould and Fisk and Com.
mOdOre Vanderbilt for the transfer of the
Central Erie Road have been definitely
concluded by both parties TO the transac-
ton who have made and are still making
every effort to keep 1t secret, but its eK.
trordinary nature and magnitude make
further ConCealment impossible. 1t is
claimed by friends OF the Erie party that
the present management has been com.
PEELED to the recent action by suicidal
attacks Of the foreign stockholders who
serve rs cats paws for the combination of
spectators and legal sharks which has so
long preyed on this unfortunate cor
pOratiOn.
"Gould, it appears, would never have
abandoned the idea of running Eric in
competition with the other trunk lines,
but for the fact that his health had been
so seriously affected by the incessant Ia
bors of the past two years, that his ply
slcians have united in insisting upon his
relieving himself from all business anXiCt-
les ior awhile. The disastrous dminution
of the receipts of the road, OCcasioned by
the existing coal strike, added largely TO
the embarrassment under which the cor
poration is lahoring.
Mr.. Scott, Of the Pennsylvania Central,
Mr.. Joy, Of the Michigan Central, and
others, are reported to have made liberal
oilers for tho control OF Erie, but Wander.
bilt finally succeeded in clIecting an ar.
rangcment by virtue Of which Erie will
be rGorganizcd and incorporated with the
lines already under his iron rules. II is
confidently predicted by parties who are
supposed to have good opportunities OF
finding out, that as soon as the new ar.
rangclnent il officially announced there
will he large increase OF Central stocks,
which may have the effect ofplacing Erie
on n pal"
NAVAL GNTELLIGENCE,
Tho slOop of war Saratoga will leave
the Brooklyn navy yard to-day bound to
Annapolis. Her armament consists Of
eight eight.inCh shell guns and two sixty
FOUNDER rifles. She takes OUT dctach.
ment of men for the sloOp Of war COnsti.
tuition, SO that her crew will consist OF
ono hundred and sixty men. A letter
from naval officer on the United States
steamer Guard, dated April 14tl, received
yesterday at the navy yard, says: "The
survey progresses as well Us possible. We
hope to be able TO show two good routes
for canal There are three parties in
the field, and Monday we start the fourth
THE cLAFLIN. SCANDAL.
The Chailin. Woodruff family scandal
was ventilated in the Essex Market police
court yesterday. Mrs. Clanin appeared
and testified to the brutality Of her sOn.in.
law, Col. Blood who, she asserts, threat.
ened her life. Blood testified in his own
behalf, and was followed by his sister.in.
law, Mrs. Spar, in behalf of tho prose.
Cut0r. The firm Of Woodruff Il Clailin
will appear on the stand today. The tcs.
timOny on both sides reveals queer con.
dition of things in this enterpriSing family.
REpORTED SALE OF ERIE CoNTRADIcTED.
The statement Of the sale OF tho Erie
Road Is contradicted to-day by the mana.
gers of the company. They pronounce
tho whole report entirely without found.
alton, and add that not only have no Of
fers for tho purchase Of the road been
made, but one would not be for moment
entertained.
The following Directors Of the New
York & Harlem Railroad were elected
to-day Commodore Vanderbilt, W. II.
Vanderbilt, W. G. Whitmore, A. D. Bay.
lis, Horace F. Clark, Augustus Schell,
James II. Banks, G. NJ. Messerole, John
b. Dutchie, VIM. A. Kissam, Robert j.
Niven, James Harker, and G. Wander.
bilt, Jr.
The will of the late George Peabody
was admitted to probate in tho Surrogate
court this morning, and letters tesla.
mentary wero issued to Geo. Peabody
Russell, Of New York, formerly of Salem,
Mass, Robt. Singleton Peabody, Of Rut.
land VT, md Chas. W. Chandler, of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who were Immediately
qualified.
Capt. Halls Artic exploring expedition
is expected tostart In two weeks.
The Government has withdrawn the
prosecution Of Major Alfred A. Belknap,
indicted with Judge Fullerton Under Col.
lcCtor Bailey's regime, for conspiracy 10
defraud the revenue. Belknap Is either
dead or dying Of an inCurable disease in
a foreign country.
Judge Sedgewith concluded tho Blood
Clafn examination this afternoon, re.
serving his decision.
L. l.. Sanderson, who lately recovered
$4,000 damages for libel from the Sunday
Mercury has been sued for $4,000 lawyers
fees
Jay Gould testified In the Eric investi
cation before Commissioner White tO.day
that he owned one Of the three conver.
tible bonds Of million dollars, recently
issued, taking it in part payment for
money previously advanced To the Eric
and converted II into stock on the day 1t
was issued. lie also said lie had advanced
to the company almost every day, and
that 1t was largely in his debt. The case
was adjourned to Thursday week; Mr..
Southmayd announcing that the investi.
cation was nearly closed.
Three more jurors were obtained in the
Foster case, today. ....
THE MAcE.CoBuRN RIVALRY.
Coburn still expresses dissent from
Hollywood's decision, that the issue with
Mace be decided in Kansas City, and
meeting of the principals, trainers and
hackers will be held tomorrow at the
Clipper office 10 arrange for an early
meeting at any place mutually satisiac.
tory. I..a...t ..I...
THE N.wooDnULL. BLOOD SCANDAL
In the case Of Mrs. Cla0in against
Blood, Of Tennessee, Mrs. Claflin tetitied
that she had always been the martyr Of
the family, and had supplied the dead;