The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-11
NEW YORK CITY.
New YoRK. Lnly 10.

The appeal to the Governor for com
mutation Of the sentence of the murderr
Foster, has been postponed, pending tn,
, result of the argument to be had beiorl
the General Term in October, on the ex
Ceptions taken by the prisoners COrlnse
during the progress of the trial.
Tho trustees Oi Rockville Centre
Church, Long Island, and the com.
mittee appointed by the Quarterly Con
ference, have finally come together and
agreed upon an amicable solution OF the
questions in dispute. There will he two
churches built, all suits and all accounts
will be withdrawn, and all disposition Of
pastors from parsonages stopped. II will
be remembered that the difficulty has
been OF long, standing, and very nearly
eliminated in blOo1shcd some few
months since.
The Western Division Of the Western
North Carolina Railroad Company bring
suit In the Supreme Court against Sidney
w. Hopkins " Co., To recover $500 900
on the accepted order of the suit growing
out of the issuing Of $4OOO,O0O Of bonds
of the State Of North Carolina to the
plaintiff George W. SwepsOn, who was
President Of the company at the time, and
Milton s. Littlefeld, Ii Is alleged, sold
the bonds In this city for somewhat over
million dollars, and with the proceeds
bought the bonds Of some Florida Rail.
road companies which they afterwards
consolidated, and TO which the Florida
Legislature offered State bonds In OK.
change for the first mortgage bonds of the
consolidated company. These Florida
bonds were sent to this city to Hop.
kins Il Co., Tor sale. The State Of
Of North Carolina, however, appointed
commissioners to examine into what had
been done with the bonds Of the North
Carolina Railroad Company; and under
a threat OF criminal prosecution, SwGpsOn
& LlttleAeld gave an order Tor $500, 900
In favor ofthG North Carolina road, and
offered TO furnish iron for fl(ty.three miles
Of that road, This order Hopkins & Co.
accepted, but afterwards declined to pay,
on the ground that they had not received
the money for all Of the bonds, whoreupon
Sidney W. Hopkins was arrested and
placed under 100000 bail. To-day
motion was made to vacate the order Of
arrest, 1t was argued by the de.
Tense that Swepson & LittleAed had
no right 10 pay their own private debts to
the North Carolina road with the pro.
CeedS Of the sale Of the bonds issued TO
the Florida Railroad Company Tor q spe.
cial purpose. The plaintiffs argue thatby
accepting the order, the defendants are
not In position 10 question the plaintiffs
right to the road. The decision was re.
served, on motion Of the Directors.
The United States Law Association
held It's annual meeting to-day at the
principal office Of the Association, 1877
Broadway, this city. Messrs. Gaz2an and
Snyder, Pennsylvania; SloCum, Massa.
chusetts; Colby, Missouri; Keene, Mary.
land; and many other prominent lawyers
from different States, were present. A
large amount oI important business was
transacted.
Barclay Gallagher, late of the Tribune,
has become proprietor Of the Sunday Free
Press. ...
There Is reason to believe that the
much dreaded riot consequent on the Or.
ange parade projected for next Wednes.
day, will not take place. Superintendent
Kelso has this evening issued an order
lorbidding both the Orange procession
and the Target Excursion. The parties
comprising the target companies repre-.
sent that portion Of the Irish Catholic ele.
ment which expresses determination TO
oppose the Orange display.