The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-30
NEW YORK CITY.



pho, challenges any yacht on the Atlantic
coast, to sail with an eight knot breeze.
twenty miles to windward, and return, ior
1000 or set Of COlOrs. 1t is said Loril
lards yacht Wanderer, will accept the
challenge.
The Polaris left the navy yard OF
Brooklyn, this evening, and is now an
Chored oft the Battery. She will take on
her last stores and equipments, and leave
for the North Pole tomorrow.
An employing painter, named WalfOrd,
fell from window in Jersey City, last
night, while intoxicated, and was fatally
injured, and this morning two OF his work.
men, Germans, named Tanner and Book,
fell from ladder on which they were
painting, and were killed.
The benefit OF the widow and orphans
OF the late Dan'l Simmons, manager OF
the Olympic Theatre, this afternoon, re.
allied over 81 800
The subscriptions TO the capital stock
Of the Viaduct Railway, books for which
were opened yesterday, are said to have
been $4,000, though much secresy at.
tends the proceeding, and the directors
refuse to give the exact amount.
The Underground Railway Company
has been qniellY ut work for the past
month, and now have one hundred and
fifty feet of the tunnel completed on Bond
street, and another section OF considerable
extent on Madison Avenue. The compa.
ny expect business enough for both via.
duct and underground roads, and intend
TO push their work to completion. -
Counsel will apply to Judge lngraham,
tomorrow, for stay OF proceedings in
the case Of the murderer, Foster.
The Saengerfest resulted in n financial
loss, which must be made up by the New
York societies. The diplomas and prizes
were given to the successful competitors
to-day, and the societies from abroad all
left for their homes.
VIM O'Kell, the broker charged with
receiving bonds stolen from the NOrwalk
bank. was convicted to-day In the Court
Of Oyer and Terminer, and will bC sen.
fenced Monday.
Arrived, the steamer The Queen, from
Liverpool.
Michael Mclaughlin, Of Philadelphia,
who shot James Mckee IN that city about
one year ago,Jgavc himself up to officer
Fraziers Broadway squad to-day, stating
that the case had sOpreyed upon his mind
he could not rest. He was taken to the
central Office and locked up until adviCcs
are received from Philadelphia.
During the proceedings In the Eric case
to-day, eX Junge Beech, counsel for the
Erie Company, read the anldavits of j.
Gould and Frederick Lowe, declaring
that the compromise being sought by
Heath & Raphael, through third party,
by which the Erie Company should re.
turn 10000 shArcs Of stock and receive in
exchange $4,000 for legal expenses. 1t
was also shown that mn arrangement had
been made between SOuthwayd d Lane,
by which the Erie Railroad Company
proposed TO transfer the whole stock held
by the protective committee, for which
receipts arc outstanding, to Heath II
Raphael, such stock tObC in ten share Ger.
tihCatcs, It being understood that Heath
& Raphael would distribute the stock to
the holders Of such receipts, with properly
executed powers Of attorney, so that the
future holders of the certificates could re.
transfer them at their pleasure. South.
wayd at first assentcd TO this arrange.
ment, but finally reCeded from il. The
case will probably be concluded to.mor.
row.
Franklin OsgOod, owner of the yacht
Columbia, protests against the ruling of
the Judges in the Brooklyn Yacht Club
regatta and claims that the prizes award.
cd the Madeline were won by the Co.
lumbia.
The dry goods commission merchants
of this city have generally agreed to close
their stores from Saturday until next
Wednesday.
The hackmcn formed low fare asso.
citation last night and adopted resolutions
Mrs. Eliza Constants suit against the
St. Albums church, to recover money ad.
vanCcd in mid OF a church fair, resulted
yesterday in Il verdict in iavor.Ol Mrs.
Constant for the principal and interest
$4,4S0.
AlOnzo B. Daw, Secretary of the Jer.
sey City Insurance Company, left Jersey
City on the 18th inst. for New Haven and
Boston, and has not been heard from since
1t Is rtlmored that he has about $4,000
belonging to the company.
A large public meeting was held at the
Board Of Trade rooms, this evening, to
protest against the bill now pending In the
Legislative Council ofthe district, author.
izing an issue of $43O0,00O Of tho city I
per cent gold bonds, the proceeds to be
expended for public works.