The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-10
NEW YORK CITY.
New YORK, June 0.

NEW 1Olkhi JuuC W
Hon. Abraham VanderpOol, the oldest
surviving member Of the Tammany So
ciety, died on Wednesday in the eighty.
third year OF his age. TIT y 2 Z ,
The boiler room OF the grain elevator
at Pier No. Il, East river, owned by the
New York Floating Elevator Company,
was damaged by fire this morning TO the
amount OF $4,000 insured for $4,000.
Edward Walls killed his wife this
morning by sMbbing her four times in
the abdomen with pocket knife while
she was asleep in bed. Mrs. Walls was
gashed in u fearful manner,
The case OF DR.. hanahan, the subagent
ofthe Methodist Book COnnern, against
the agent, DIR. Carlton, came up this
morning in the Supreme Court, but was
adjourned, notwithstanding the protest OF
Cartons counsel,
Alderman COwan at the TOmbs this
morning, committed for trial u young man
named Edward II. NoyCs, the son OF u
rich Pine street broker. lie was charged
by Mr.. SLetson, of tue AstOr House, with
having run up u bill there last April,
representing himself as an attache OF the
Joint High Commission, Subsequently
he went 10 Europe and commenced suit
against n steamship company for the al.
legged loss OF his baggage, which was in
fact detained at The AstOr House
He returned 10 this city lately,
and put up at tho 81. James
Hotel, representing himself us MOtleys
private secretary, by means OF which no
run up large account with the prOpri.
etOrs.
Edward Nevins was convicted today,
Mt the General Sessions, Of forgery In tho
third degree, by issuing counterfeit rail.
road tickets TO Buffalo, and was remand.
ed for sentence. District Attorney Eel
lows said the Erie Railroad Company had
been dCfrauded TO the extent Of $4,000
by these forgeries.
The brig j, ], Bowen made an unsuc,
cessful attempt TO get To sea last night, To
escape paying the salvage claimed by the
Europe, who brought her to port after
recent nutiny.
Astatement has been published that
the total funded debt of the city OF New
York, May 1st, was $40, ,55l ,S0i; floating
debt, $l00l5,500; and county funded
debt, $2l, ,50l ,l50 The sinking fund
now amounts to $l7,7S4,063.
The twelfth annual Musical Festival of
the Northeastern Saengerbund of Amer.
lea, will commence IL this city on the
twGnty.tourth inst, and will continue six
days. Over one hundred German sOCie'
ties will be represented.
The counsel for the prosecution OF the
Bowen mutiny case, In which the crew oi
the j. l.. Bowen were charged with mu.
tiny and the murder OF their Captain, have
abandoned the latter charge, as they have
no evidence rs to who struck the fatal
blow. The prisoners will therefore be
tried on charge of attempting to create
revolt.
A disgraCclul scene occurred yesterday
at the Union Grounds, Brooklyn, During
the contest between the Flyaway and Sill
yer Star Clubs Tor the possession of the
silver ball, the partisnns OF the two clubs
assembled in force, md their conduct
throughout the game was diSgracclnl.
Rows were frequent, md the umpire was
threatened with assault. Both clubs have
been prohibited tic rsU OF the grounds,
and no more junior championship games
will be permitted in either Of the Brook.
lyn ball fields. .. ..