The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-02
NEW YORK CITY.


Patrick Cunningham, who stabbed Ar.
thur McDOnOugh, at WeehaWken, March
%, was convicted at Jersey City last even.
ing of murder in the second degree, and
sentenced to the State prison for twenty
years,
A woman named DeVine, in East 18th
street, smashed her husbands skull with
q heavy dinner plate yesterday afternoon.
The assault was preceded by a furious
quarrel. The wounded man was taken
to Bellevue, where he died, and Mrs. Dc.
vine was locked up.
Alex t. Stewart has sent in his resig.
nation rs Commissioner for widening
Broadway. He is dissatisfied with the
action Of his colleagues in deciding to lay
assessments upon property below l4th
street and Fourth and Sixth avenues,
which he thinks are the extreme limits
that can be regarded as specially benefited
by the proposed improvements.
This morning fire was discovered on
the top floor Of building No. 8, Frankfort
street, occupied by printing offices and by
George Buckhardt rs restaurant and
lager beer saloon. The fire threatened
lhc destruction ol the entire building, as
nearly oil tho upper floors were wrapped
In flames. The adjoining buidlngs were
also In great danger.
The members OF the Cotton Exchange
met to-day and decided to close the Ex-
change ut 2 p, NJ during the summer
months. The committee appointed at the
last meetsng TO nominate officers for the
ensuing year reported for President, Ste.
phen ID. Harrison; Vice President, John
w. Earle; Treasurer, Arthur B. Graves,
and n full Board Of Managers. An Op
position ticket has been put forward, with
j. 7. Wenman for President.
VIM. Anderson, prominent merchant
Of this city, who yesterday sent U. s.
Judge Benedlcta q note saying he would
discharge QUE Of his employees if held
for jury duty, to-day pleaded guilty To an
Indictment charging him with an attempt
to obstruct the administration Of Justice,
but upon an explanation that he acted
hastily and without evil intention the sen.
tenCe was suspended.
The Mutuals, of this city, to-day de.
icated the Forest City, Of Rockford, ILL.,,
Il to 8. Higham was substituted for
Mills on the Mutuals nine, the latter play.
er having q sore head. The Muluals
worked together as nicely as could be
wished. Scarcely an error was made.
The fielding of the visitors was scarcely
interior to that of their opponents, but
they lacked nerve In taking chances and
they did not bit Walters balls with safety
till the last, when they secured two runs,
A mass meeting Of the citizens, under
the auspices Of the Irish Democratic
Union, Is 10 be held in the Cooper Insti.
tute tomorrow evening, 10 protest against
the ratification Of the treaty Of Washing.
ton. Senator Casserly and Mayor Hall
are invited TO speak.
The hearing OF DR.. Lanahan's applica-
tlon for mandamus to allow him TO OK.
amino the books Of the Methodist Book
Concern, was postponed to-day 10 the
next term OF the Supreme Court, in con.
sequence Of the failure of his counsel to
serve on DR.. Carlton q copy ol the new
affidavit In this affidavit Lanahan re.
pudiates and denies all insinuatlons that
he Is inlmical or unfriendly to the inter.
ests Of the Book Concern, as alleged by
DR.. Carlton, and says no interruption to
tho business can possibly be caused by
the examination which he desires to
make, as the books TO whicn he seeks &C.
cess have been written up long since; and
presents the affidavit fthe Cashier of the
only bank In which the Book Concern
kept an account during 1868, showing
their average monthly balance only Sj1.-
100, instead Of $87 ,307, rs appears from
the books Of the Concern. Dr. Lanahan
also says I've wants access TO the books TO
procure evidence for his defence. A
good enough slander suit can be brought
on account ol his charges Of mismanage.
ment and corruption In the purchase OF
supplies for the Concern.
Frederick A. Lane, one of the directors
of the Erie Rail Road, has resigned for
the purpose of accepting the direction Of
operations upon q new road IN he con.
structed from Rio Janero to the Pacific
by party Of English capitalists. A
corps Of engineers has been organized, q
part Of which Is already on the way to
Brazil and the rest will soon follow. Mr.
Lane Intends surveying the entire route
and will return TO New York via Japan
and China. The trip Is expected TO occupy
about twelve months.
Col. John Mcleod Murphy died In this
city this morning, fOrty.iour years Of age.
The steamer Hansa, from Bremen, was
In collision at 2:80 A. NJ, yesterday with
the bark Rhea, from Rotterdam for New
York. Tho Rhea sunk and Capt Ander-
son and seven sailors were drowned both
mates and five seamen were saved.
A sllmly attended preliminary meeting
was held tonight at Tammany Hall, to
sympathize with and assist the wives and
families Of miners In the Pennsylvania
coal region. Hon. Clinton Roosevelt pre-.
sided, and Hon. s. 8. Cox, Rev. Df.
Deems, Coroner Young, and James o.
llallatan, Of Pa, made speeches. COlec.
lions will be made In all the churches on
Sunday for the sufferers
The Union Republican General Com.
mittee this evening resolved to make
new enrolment In the nth Assembly Dis.
trict and 10 serenade Horace Greeley on
his return to this city.
Six Indian chiefs had a public reception
tonight In Cooper Institute, Peter Cooper
presiding. Little Raven, through an In.
terpreter, said he came TO talk about how
the lands were taken from his people
without payment, but acknowledged they
had received big presents at Washington.
Buffalo Good complained that the prom.
ises IRON Washington were lies. VIM.
Z. Dodge and Mr.. Lecaur, of the Indian
Department, made addresses.