The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-21
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, Dec 2O.-No arrests were
made last night, Important movements
are, however, anticipated today, as tho
district attorney was In consultation un
Ill late last night, and session Of thl
grand jury has been called for Thursday
morning on important information re
ceived by the foreman.
During the past few days Tweed's Of
flee at the Department Of Public Works
has boen entirely deserted
The man who was found insenSlble on
the sidewalk yesterday was arrested toI
drunkenness and lodged in police sta.
tiOn, where he shortly after died. An in.
VestigatiOn is promised
The Times says the grand Jury will In.
dict leading city Judge Tor fraudu.
lently receiving money from tho city. II
also alleges that the grand Jury were re.
ported 10 have the case OF Hall under
consideration yesterday, and that there
was fierce fight over the disposition TO
be made Of It. '
II Is stated that Halls resignation Is 10
take effect On tho first Of January. It Is
shortly expected TO be made public.
Among the matters upon which the
Grand Jury have been engaged arc said
to be the election frauds in tho (Tweed's)
Fourth Senatorial District Many noted
ring politicians are in jeopardy Of criminal
arrests. ''
The Tribune publishes a statement that
Fisk had effected arrangements with .
party, of Boston bankers who arc impli.
Gated IN his affairs, whereby Miss Mans.
field was 10 receive sum Of money from
them conditioned that she would drop
her law suit against him.
A reporter was informed yesterday that
Keyser would swear further against
Tweed to enable the Grand Jury 70 find
another indictment against him.
ltis reported that the Clcarings House
COMMITTEES are engaged In investigating
the condition Of several banks Of small
capital. "f
MIR. Calender, the Bank Examiner, was
held in $20,OO0 bail 10 day.
The Brooklyn Democratic General
Committee last evening passed u resolu.
tiOn for the reorganization OF the party.
Mayor Hall states that circumstances
may require him to leave his Office i'm.
modiately. ..... ...r-.rt
The officials of tho Ocean Bank state
that the $4,000 Of stock of tho Portage
Canal, held by them as security for that
amount loaned by Bank Examiner Cal.
lender, Is worth par, while Wall street
parties quote 1t at'25 cents on tho dollar.
II iS alleged that Bank Examiner Cal
lender was employed by the Portage Ca.
nal Company 10 negotiate the loans that
he borrowed upon the collaterAls from
the banks and bankers, Of 5000, 900, and
has given fifty thousand shares on the
concern for scrViooS 70 FOdOOm hiO on
gagemGnt. lIe said he borrowed $70,.
600 from the Ocean Bank, agreeing 10 do.
post as collateral the securities about 10
be taken up from the other banks. Thus
the Portage Company was saved from o
collapse. The collateral deposited with
the Ocean Bank consisted Of 100000,
nominally In bonds OF the Portage Com.
pany, and that with tho other banks there
was some 100000, iiominally In Chicago
and Southern Illinois railroad bonds, and
the notes Of A, Wild, VIM. Il. Avery, p. J.
Avery and j. Il. Conant, amounting 10
100000. The two Averys arc President
and Counsel Of the Portage Company,
and, with Gov. Bullock, arc said to have
been, tho "Co." in the firm oil J. Il. Co.
nAnt Il Co., Of Wall street. Wild Il the
same person agalnst whom n petition in
bankruptcy was recently filed.
Mayor Hall emphatlcally denies any
intention Of rCsigning. ........
The District Attorney states that 10 his
knowledge tho nAmo oil John G. uCOnan
has not even been before the grand Jury,
and that he was not aware OF any ndiCt.
ment against Heenan. .."
The Supreme Court granted a stay Of
proceedings In the case Of Mrs. Burns, the
abortlonlSt. The application Is based on
the alleged illegality of the indictment.
There were twelve new cases Of small.
poX to-day.
Richard UndGrhill, n well.known law.
yer, died In Brooklyn to-day.
August Belmont will publish tho fol.
lowing card tomorrow:
Returning to town after an absence Of
several days, | see for the FIRST time arli.
cles in tho New York Times under such
captions as "Mr. Belmont, The Ring
&c, sc. All tho charges, accusations,
insinuations and inuendOes therein con.
tained ormy completely with the corrupt
transactions or corrupt men Aro lillsc and
CaluminOus." ".. it. ..