The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-22
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW OkhI NlhECu S4'
flldent Grant, miss Nellie Grant and
Miss Fell, of Galena, arrived yesterday
afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
The party OF Japanese noblemen so.
journing at the Metropolitan Hotel left
for San Francisco on their way to Yoko-
homa.
About one hundred bankers and bro
kers have begun suits against eX. Collector
Sheridan Shook TO recover moneys alleged
to have been Illegally collected as taxes
during the time Shook was In the custom
house. The aggregate amount sued for Is
about $l,500,0OO. The suits were begun
in the Supreme Court, but were removed
to the United States Court, where they
will be tried before Judge Blatchford.
Julius Buckhardt was stabbed In Tom.
kins' Park early yesterday morning by
four drunken rOugls,
Police Captain Wm. McC Creary has been
transferred to the 2Sth precinct Capt
Mcdonald Is his successor in the Sth. The
papers state that the pretext for Capt.
NIcCreary's transfer Is the charge that he
began his raid on the keno players ten
minutes too soon. But the real reason Is
that he allowed none to escape, but ar
rested all, without regard to official sta
ton. 81
The United States store ship Relief viii
be put in commission to-day at the Brook.
lyn Navy Yard, and will soon be ready to
sail with supplies for the suffering peo,
pie of France.
The United States steamer Narragan.
sett, which has been in the lower bay ad
iusting her compasses for several days,
sailed yesterday for San Francisco direct
ria the Straits Of Magellan.
The United States steamer Ticonde'
roga, the new flag ship ot Rear Admiral
s. Il. Stringham. Port Admiral, iS at an
chor off the Battery,
Orders have been received to tlt out the
following ships at once: Shawmut, To
join the Brazil squadron; Wachusett, des'
tination unknown; Conandaigpa, do
Omaha, do; Minnesota, Susquehanna and
Florida, formerly WamponnOog. AL
these vessels are 10 be full rugged ships
and designed to make passages under sail
As soon as these vessels are refitted
number of others will be OF once over
hauled and put in perfect condition. Iti:
rumored that the monitors laid up a
League Island will be offered for sale
soon. They are becoming useless by rea'
son Of decay. Their wooden beams can
not be repaired except at great expense
and as there is no present or prospective
use for them, 1t is deemed best that they
should be sold.
A heavy rain storm commenced las
night, and still continues.
Yesterday 1850 emigrants landed a
Castle Garden, being the arrivals Of las
week quarantined on account Oi smallpox
; Irish emigration Is rapidly on the de
crease, while the English arrivals ar
more numerous. A very large Frencl
emigration Is expected this year. Tn
Commissioners are already making ar
, rangements TO meet the wants Of the neV
I comers.
To-day bill was filed in the Unite
States Circuit Court by the solicitor Q
the Erie Railroad, praying for an lnjunC
ton and subpoena against the Ohio ant
Mississippi Railroad, who are alleged t
be about changing from the broad gauge
IN violation Of the contract made with th
d plaintiff In 1868.
: The French Relief Committee in thi
8 city received q communication from
Z Favre, through United States Ministe
T Washburne, acknowledging the rcccip
5 Of 5000 francs contributed by this coun
try for the relief Of tho suffering peopl
OF France.
Two brown.stone houses, in course 9
erection by Mr.. Thompson, in Brooklyn
f fell this morning, having been undermine
s by rain. Two labOrers were buried in th
D ruins, Their bodies have not yet bee
e extricated. Loss on the buildings, $1,000