The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-25
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The appropriation OF funds made b.
the Chamber OF Commerce have receiver
additional subscriptions for the relief G
the West amounting to $4,000. The 10
tai receipts amount TO $lG4,SS3.
Some len or dozen charitable institu
tions will provide liberal entertainment
for their inmates OIL Christmas day.
Judge MCCunn, in u communication
says II Is unjust to call him Ring Judge
as he has been battling with the Ring lo
years.
1t Is rumored, says the Tribune, tha
Sweeney's going 10 Canada was on &C
count Of the Fisk complications.
1t was rumOrGd last night that Cor
nelius Carson, u Ring man and Secretary
of the New YOIk Printing Company, and
proprietor of tho Transcript, had fled tC
escape the result of the charges brought
before the Grand Jury.
Morrison X. Waite, of Toledo, one o
tho counsel before the Geneva Arbitra.
tors. arrived in this city Yesterday, and
sails with his associates on the Cuba
"Wednesday, for Europe.
II il understood that the Grand Jury
hayc not indicted Mayor Hall because
Chas O'Connor told them that the of.
fence, If any, does not come within the
statute under which the other members o!
tile Ring have been proceeded against,
The over and terminer Grand jury, how.
ever, viii probably investigate the case OF
the Mayor next week.
The board of Apportionment this even.
ing authorized The COMPTROLLER to issue
boiUls to the amount of 100000 to meet
the requisitions Of the Parks Department,
and $i5OOOO in New York bridge bonds.
The Aldermen elected in November
Inst took their officials Oaths this morn.
ing, but the Mayor refused to file them,
referring the members to a legal tribunal.
Conn0lly's counsel took no steps to-day
10 secure Inc release of their client. They
represent il more advisable to have the
ex.Comptroller remain in Ludlow street
jail than to be immurGd In the TOmbs,
which would be the result If Judge Bed.
ford committed him under the pending
indictments. g.
There are no new developments today
in connection with tho ring troubles.
The rumor that Cornelius Carson has
fed Is generally credited.
Il Is not probable that Tweed
will resign either the office OF the
CommlssiOnership Of the Parks De.
partment or that of Tammany Grand
Sachem. Ills friends say that he will re.
main TO the last thathG will profit by
the example of Connolly, who was thrown
into prison on his retirement from office.
The wintry weather has stopped all
work on the new pOstohlce building.
The smallpox statistics for this week
show an increase of eight cases and two
deaths more than the week before. The
cases for the week are G8. There have
been no deaths sinCe yesterday.
A lad, only 19 years old, giving bis
name as Harry W. Andrews, and who
states that he y from Cincinnati, was ar.
rested today for forging check lor 5000.
lie had been stopping at the st. Charles
Hotel.
English u Co.'S oil cloth factory, at
Camden, N. j., was burned last night.
Loss $4,000. Insured. "J. ~
The Order Of the u. $. American Me-
chaniCs will celebrate Washington's
Birthday in this city, by grand banquet,
ball, etc, at which delegates from ali the
Councils In each State arc expected
to bo present.
Caroline Adams, formerly housekCcpcr
Of MIR. Edsalls house at Kldgelield, N. d.
has been arrested on suspicion OF being
an accessory 10 the robbery OF the house Of
some $SO,OOO worth of bonds last week.
An intimate acquaintance OF The Adams
woman, named Lambert Herman. was
also arrested and Jailed at Hackensack.
Comptroller Green to-day deposited
$4,000 TO the credit OF the Department OF
Public Parks ior the payment Of the cm'
ployees.
Several sinecnre clerks In the Finance
Department and worthless attendants at
the Supreme Court were removed to-day.
Arrived, the lsmalia, from Tic Medlter.
rCnian Sen.
The steamship Cambria, from Hamburg,
has arrived.
There has been dense log here with a
drizzlng rain all day. All 0l the foreign
and domestic steamships outward bound
have been detained. There have been
several heavy showers tonight, and Mt
midnight there were signs Oi clear.
ing of.
Tho Committee OF Seventy have per.
Cected A new charter fnr this city, to be pre-.
sented for action to the next Legislature. 1t
provides for the corporate powers of
H., ali, hn;rI vnoinfl IN thn Mavnr Altar.
men and C0mmonality, the Aldermen Is
he elected in April, fofty.five in number,
n;ne beinp elected annually In each Sena.
tnrial district Amer being elected pro.
vIsionS viii be made that he Hoard shall
MT vote nu6lic monies 10 any charitable
insliiniion, unless recommended by tle
heads oF charitable lleparIments. ofily bv
a 1--we iwo.ihiTds vote an abstract Of the do.
ing" oE the Aldermen 10 he published In
naSmnhlet ~Sn form. 10 be known as lLo cliy
rcc"rd @ ;nsiead Of adyertisinF the pr9.
rseJiSgs in detail, as al present no mo.