The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-03
NEW YORK CITY.
The Small.POH Epidemic.
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; The Small-POH Epidemic.
New YoRK, July |.
The Health Board of Inspectors appre.
: hend spread OF the smallpox, now
prevalent in some parts Of the city, during
the summer ifmeasures are not taken by
0 the physicians and citizens to supplement
| the sanitary precautions Of the Board.
! More than 1900 cases of this disease have
. been discovered by the health officers
! during the past six months, and they be-
!. liGvG that as many more have not been
{ reported by the physicians and friends
. Of the afflicted. Fear Of official interfer-
ence in the cases Of the patients causes
this direluCtion.
: ArPREHENDEp ATTACK ON ORANGENIsN.
Rumors of preCOncerted attacks by the
Irish Catholics on their Protestant COun-
trymcn, the Orangemen, on the approach.
ing celebration Ol their national holiday,
were set aIloat yesterday, and inquiry re.
,, veals the fact that there was some ioun-
datiOn for them, II was also asserted
that the members ol The Goth regiment
would take part IN the Ailray on the side
Of their Roman Catholic brethren. For
some time past advertisements have ap.
peared In the various papers calling for
meetings Ofthe llibernian Societies, and
setting forth that volunteers would he re.
Ccived, a military picnic will be held
early In July Superintendent KGlsO,
when questioned relative to tho matter,
proposed u be able to preserve the peace
that day with force at his command, and
says ii will only require timely notice to
nip in the bud all such projected riots or
disturbances.
\ MYSTERY sOlNEm
r The mystery in regard to General
Lawrence who suddenly disappeared
some weeks ago, leaving u considerable
deficit In his accounts as Pension Agent,
has been solved by the reception Of let.
tiers from him stating that hG is now in
the Texas Pension Bureau and has not
yet completed his examination OF the nc.
counts, but The amount Of deficit will II
J is believed, vary u little from that pre-
viOusly stated, namely about 10000 This
his friends 1t IL stated arc ready 10 pay
before he can he officially declared n de.
fnulIcr.
INCOME TAX PENALTIES.
liy instruction OF Commissioner Pleas.
UntOn, notice has been given by the Rev
cnue Collectors Of this city that all per-
sons who failed TO pay tax assessed on
their incomes within the time prescribed
by law, which expired yesterday, will
he held subject to penalties.
THE ROCK ISLAND SMASH UP.
WOodward's Rock Island accounts are
adjusting. The expected proposition for
the final settlement will be made 10 the
creditors next week. Members orthc pool
among whom are said to have been
Messrs. Belmont, &. H. Garrison and
other equally prominent capitalists of
Wall street have generally settled with
each other by paying of In stocks,
The tide of resentment against Wood.
ward still appears 10 be lar from sub.
siding.
Yesterday the Hudson and Central Rail.
road Commenced TO transfer their Offices
to the new depot on 42d street.
The preparations for building the New |
York pier of the East River bridge have
advanced so rapidly that the Caisson will |
be ready to sink by July 10Th.
CHEAP MONEY
Money continues dull, and in order TO
employ the balances lenders press round
amounts on borrowers Of good standing |
at 9 and Q per cent, and, in some cases, |
is charged There Is u good demand for
commercial paper.
There Il n new attempt to establish q |
religious daily in this city. II Is 10 be
penny evening paper, and tho first number
will he issued to-day.
BERGn VS.. MAYOR HALL"
Mayor Hall having called upon tho PO.
lice Commissioners 10 direct their subor.
dinates to prevent Mr. Bergh from OBJ.
structng the travel on tho public streets,
the latter has issued his counter.blast. lle
says that he will stand at his post md |
fight the battle for the dumb creatures un.
I'll the people Of the State command him
to deslst.
Theological Seminary hGs been amoothed
over. DR.. Forbes has withdrawn his re.
signation The whole matter has created |
intense excitment among the clergy of
this city.
George Francis Train, George W. |
smaley, of the Tribune, r. NJ Corwine
and wife, and James Grard sailed for
Europe to-day.
The New York yacht club squadron
left this afternoon for Cape May to take
part in the regatta there on the 4th.
The great Union depot at 49d street
was formally opened to-day.
Tho New York witness, religious one
cent daily newspaper, made Its first ap.
pearanCc this afternoon. The editor is
Mr.. John Dougall, lately of the Montreal
Witness.
IIONORs TO WASHINGTON IRVING.
, A large bronze bust Of Washington
, Irving was unveiled In Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, this afternoon, In the presence
, of over 10000 persons An oratOn was
delivered by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
: He spoke Of the custom among the Greeks
of decorating temples with busts oi men
who had become eminent, and said such
nm honor was an incentive to the efforts of
, talent and genius.
The steamship Wyoming, from Liver
, pool, took oil the crew Ol brig james
Curtin, from Queenstown for Meramchi,
abandoned in n sinking condition and
brought them TO this port Among the
passengers by the Wyoming was the Hon.
j. Grimes.
I, New YoRK, July2
Fifteen suits for $4,000 damages each
for libils on fine coal dealers were begun
yesterday against the Jersey City Erning
journal.