The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-16
NEW YORK CITY.
The Methodist Book Concern.

The Methodist Book Concern
New YORK, June Ii,
The Methodist Book Committee, aided
by Bishops Simpson, James, Scott and
Ames, will begin the investigation Of the
charges under which DR.. Lanahan, assist
ant agent Of the Book Concern was sns'
pended for the second time on the 3Oth
inst
THE HORSE DISEASE,
There is no abatement in the horse dis.
ease IN this city, The malady has eX-
tended to private stables.
EXIT MANAGER FISK.
The announcement Is made that Mana
ger Jim Fisk, jr., Tetires from NIL theatri.
cal business at the close of the present
season.
Arrived, the steamship Caledonia, from
Glasgow,
The annual convention Of the Ancient
Order Of ForestGrs will be held in Masonic
Hall, in this city, on the 9lst and 99d Of
June. There are more than 400, 900 mem.
bcrs of the order, and II has II capital Of
several millions.
s:At Jerome Park, to-day, the first race,
mile heats, for purse OF 800, for all
ages, was won in l'52 and 1:63 by Chill.
cOthc, beating Sanford and Gerald The
second race, for the Jockey Club handl-
caps, two miles, was won in BAT by
Judge DurGll, beating Hamburg, FinesSG,
EcliptiC and Quintard in the order named.
The ladies stakes, for three year old FL
lies, one and iivG.Cighth miles, was won
by Nellie Gray in 3:03, beating Mary
Clark, Mary Louise and Madame Dudley,
Selling sweepstakes, for all ages, one and
thrco.Guarter mines, lOI Nll ages, was
won by Belmont in 3;23t, beating Tocra.
via. Members cup, one mile, for all
ages, was won by Clement in LOB, beating
Doctor and VesuVus
The White Stocking and Mutual match
at Williamsburg to-day, was called in the
middle of the third inning on account of
the rain, and the next game will be played
in'ChiCagO.
The Marshal Hose Co., of Savannah,
lett this evening for Boston, to participate
In the Bunker Hill celebration on Satur.
day
The Methodist Book Concern Com
mittCC discussed tho prciminaries only
to-day, and decided to begin the lanNhan
investigation promptly at ten o'clock to.
morrow morning, and continue IL till the
subject is finally disposed Of
Harry Hill, stakeholder OF the Mace.
Coburn ilasco, today refused to deliver
the stakes TO Mace, on the ground that he
had received no formal decision from the
referee, but finally agreed to refer the
settlement of the whole affair to the editor
Of Belrs Life, in London.
The celebration Of the twentylltth an.
niyersary Of the pOntillciAl Of Plus IN
begun this evening by n tOrChlight pro.
Cession Of the German Roman Catholics,
with music and fireworks, in which
1000 or 5000 persons participated.
The Tammany SachGms today held
several Intellectual ballots for the choice
of Grand SaChCm. and elected CornG.
Illus Carson Scribe othle Council, In place
Of the late James Watson,
At the celebration of the Fourth of
July, at Tammany Hall, Jerome Birch
will read the Declaration OF lndCpGnd.
encc. John Savage will deliver poem,
md Generals Mcclellan, McCandless and
Kenyon, addresses,
United States Assessor, JOurdon, Of
Brooklyn district, today dismissed TWEEN.
ty.eight assistants
Commissioner Davenport, today refus.
cd the motion to dismiss the complaint
against tho mutineers of the brig J, =.
Bowen, and adjourned the case until Sat.
urday, to give the counsel time to prepare
for defense
A new wherry, the Swan, just com.
plcted for the use of President Grant, at
Long Branch, on exhibition in this city,
today, is 10 feet long, feet and II inches
wide, and cost $3.50
Caesar II. $. Dc Figaniere, formerly
Consul General to the United States for
Portugal, and eldest son Of the late Por.
tuguese Ambassador, died yesterday, in
the 41th year Of his age.
The Agnes won the first prize for
schOoners in the Atlantic club regatta to.
day, and tho Peerless, Vixen, Vikings and
FlyNway, in the order named, prizes for
slOops.