The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-16


: to him, by which large sums were real
lied. Judge Barnard has his referees il
the person OF his relatives, and Judge
CardOzO selects numbers Of the Tamma
ny organization, and so on through the
test The investigation into the subject
!. Is to be made by the Bar Association
, Perhaps law will be enacted by thenext
Legislature for the abolition Of the refer.
Cncc system.
LNGERsoLL STILL AT LARGE.
Ingersoll has not yet been arrested. The
Sheriff seems 10 have done nothing to up.
prehend him.
TWEED.
The intention ofTweed to resign is re.
assured by high authority. 1t Is not
probable that Gen. Mcclellan will accept
his place. Tweed Is very retlcent as to
his intentions, but states that he will
remain IN the city, and certainly take his
seat in the Legislature.
SWEENEY ALSO TAKEN WITH A LEAVING.
Sweeney is arranging his affairs for an
extended European tour, to remain abroad
until after the Presidential campaign Of
1879,
Police Justices Shandley aud LCdwith,
arc about to effect change In their juriS.
dictions, 80 rs to place both In better posi-.
tiOns In regard to their constituents
In suit brought by the widow Ot u
passenger killed by the explosion Of the
Staten Island steamer Westheld, to re.
cover damages, the owners Of the vessel
yesterday, set up plea that the passen.
ger had no right on the boat, because un.
der the law OF the s tate, Sunday travelling
Is misdemeanors.
TUESDAY NIGHTS STORM
Last nights storm in this city was the
sevGrest known for many years. Large
numbers of trees, awnings and Chimncys
were blown down, causing much damage
throughout the city and Brooklyn On
the Jersey side the river flats and roads
between Jersey City and Hoboken were
covered 70 the depth Of from two to three
feet by the heavy flow tide, compelling
the cessation of travel for several hours.
The lower part of Brooklyn at Gowonus
Is overhown, but no great damage has
been DONE It's feared that many wrecks
will be heard from on Long Island coast.
Heinrich StopIel, his wife and three
children, passengers on the ship Martin
Fletcher, IRON Hamburg to New York,
arrived ut Jersey City Yesterday, In n
state of destitutiOn, having been robbed
by emigrant swindlers in this city.
NO TIDINGs OF ALEXIS.
New York, November 1j.--No tilings
Of tho Grand Duke has been received.
The storm last night had the effect Of
driving many vessels bound in off the
the shore.
POLITICAL CONSULTATION.
The Herald says that Butler, Scburz,
Blaine and Conkllng have been holding q
secret consultation at Fifth Avenue Hotel
this week.
NEW YoRK, November 15-It Is re.
ported that six newly elected Reform
aldermen will be counted out
A committee Of citizens yesterday re.
quested the Controller to issue no bonds
Tor widening Broome street, as officials |
arc said to be implicated In that fraud.
A car driver named Fish shot himself,
and then jumped from the roof Of house
In Brooklyn, this morning lie died in
few minutes afterwards.
A government coal barge, having 1900
tons of coal on board, sunk during the
gale last night. The barge was near the
Wabash at the time Of tho disaster.
The Secretary Of War Is condemned
for his refusal 10 require that returns be
made TO the Board Of Contagious and In.
fectious Diseases among the troops at the
posts and within the city limits and 10 en-.
force the needful sanitary ordinances and
regulations.
Eighteen assistants were appointed to
attend to vaccinations In view Of the IN.
crease of the smallpox.
The Board Of Apportionment have re-
jected the resolution Of Comptroller Green
for the distribution In stated amounts Of |
the excise fund, $193, 600, among charita.
bic institutions, and agreed 10 pay 81 for
each scholar to charity schools, the bal.
ance Of the fund to be distributed by the
Comptroller among the charitable lnStitu
tiOns.
The Executive Committee Of the Ma.
tiOnal Tobacco Association have arrang.
ed 10 hold their next annual meeting De.
cember 9th at Washington, D. o. The
most important business will be the set
tlenent Of the question Of tax on tobacco. |
Another Russian frigate has appeared |
In sight from the highlands. It is no
doubt one Of the remaining vessels &c.
companying Alexis.
The gale last night blew the roof from |
a four.story brick building, No 350 Wa |
ter street, and threw It bodily into the |
building. Pier No. o., East river, was
seriously damaged. A shed and large
quantity Of lime and cement, belonging |
70 John L. Lyons, was destroyed at the |
foot Of Twenty.fflh street, Brooklyn
loss, $4,000; insured for $4,000. An rn.
unknown schooner was sunk near the AT |
lantlc Dock, Brooklyn; the crew were
saved. In Hudson county, New Jersey,
its ravages were fearful, the losses
amounting 10 one hundred thousand dol. |
lars Among the property destroyed was
the car building Of the North Hudson
County railway at Union Hill, together
with six cars, Involving loss Of $58O0O,
and n new hotel in Greenville, valued at
$4,000, was completely wrecked. Vari. |
Gus other buildings were either destroyed
or damaged.
Letters have been received from Cows.
Fairchild, ol Wisconsin, and Baldwin, of
Michigan, by the Chamber Of Commerce,
acknowledging the receipt Of donations
for the sufferers by the fires In those
States; also one from the Mayor Of Havre,
France, accompanying donation from
that city for the Western sufferers,
Controller Green settledI the Messra.
Cornell's claim for iron furnished for the
new Court House.
The Grand Opera House was slightly
damaged by fire today
The board Of canvassers in Brooklyn
report only two Democrats elected on the
city ticket, Mayor Powell and City
Treasurer Sprague. The Republicnns