The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-30
NEW YORK CITY.

New York, November 29.-The first
snow Of the season here made its appear.
ance last night,
The excitement in reference to the
reading Of the Bible in school continues
at Hunters Point and Long Island City.
Yesterday some Of the scholars who were
previously dismissed returned. Other
dismissals are taking place The police
are keeping order there,
Two bOndsmen were accepted on Con.
nOlly's bail last night, Philip Smith quail.
flying in 100000, and Robert Boyd in
100000. The refusal OF the Sheriff to
accept some of the suretiGs, leaves u bal.
ance Of $9500O0 yet to be raised. 1t is
asserted that Hall, Sweeney and the
others will be arrested shortly. Many
politicians say th,.t Mayor Hall will re.
sign ut once. The demand OF the Com.
mlttce oi Seventy tor his resignation was
not unexpected. Ii he retrGs from the
Board Of Aldermen, Mr. COwan, who has
been Tammany Democrat, would for
the present take his place. Senator
Genet says he will sue him for frauds in
connection with the Harlem Court House,
The smallpox is spreading, and the
Sanitary Inspector thinks it is likely TO
become epidemic, The health depart.
ment have not the requisite funds 10
adopt the necessary preventive meas
uTGs.
An examination Of the surCtics upon
the Fisk bail in tQe Mansfield suit were
expected to be made yesterday. One OF
them, Mr.. Blanchard, stated that he was
worth over one hundred thousand dol.
lars, but his real estate was only q stable.
His other property was mainly in sus.
pension bridge stock. The examination
was not concluded.
Senator Morton had his wallet taken
by pick'pocket at the Jersey City depot
on Tuesday evening. The thief escaped.
A party of young japanese arrived
here Yesterday from San Francisco.
They leave for England, having been
sent out by the government to receive an
English education.
The suspended savings banks are hay.
ing their accounts speedily adjusted.
There Is probability that dGpOsitOrs will
have some Of their money restored.
The tax payers OF the town Of Nor.
rlsiana held meeting IN reference to the
tax burdens the last Legislature imposed
upon them. One of the speakers said that
the new boulevards there had saddlGd
upon the county $3,0O0,00O.
Twenty election fraud cases are before
the Brooklyn grand jury,
Is stated that iOrgerics on tho city |
banks amounting TO 100000 have been
discovered, which were traced 10 one
Saroni, who has fed TO Cuba. The forged |
papers are said TO have been passed con-
siderably in Western cities
New York, November 90.-NOOn.-
Mayor Hall Is to be arrested ut one
o'clock on charges similar to those against
Tweed and Connolly.
Judge Bedford has extended the term
Of the grand jury in order to give them
time to complete the investigation Of tho
municipal frauds.
An order was obtained from Judge
Brady, in the Supreme Court, to-day, Cn'
joining and restraining Tweed from dis.
posing Of his property; also TO show cause
In Albany why he should not be abso'
lutely enjoined.
Connolly expects TO have his bAil com.
plctCd this evening
Charles II. Wallace, clerk in TilTany's |
jewGlry store, WIS committed for trial at
the Jefferson market police court to-day |
on tho charge Of stealing $4,000 worth
Of jewclry.
One hundred thousand tons Of Scranton
coal was sold Mt noon today, tho prices
ranging from SO 35 for lump to s. 10 for
stove; u falling Off in the prices realized
at last monthly sales, except in chestnut,
which ranged:from SO IS 10 81 20.
An investigation shows that $4,000
of the money furnished to the Brooklyn |
Water Board the past year not account.
ed for.
There list rumor that Jas W. Booth Is TO
be appointed Postmaster of New York In
place Of Patrick II. Jones, the present in.
Cumbent.
Judge Brady, II appears granted the
order for the arrest Of Mayor Hall on
similar complaint TO those against Tweed
and Connolly. The fact was known at
tho City Hall during the forenoon and
Hall soon disappeared, It Is supposed, to
secure bOndsmen, and save the annoyance
ol remaining in custody on thanksgiving
day. The bail bonds arc to be for mil.
lion dollars, requiring suretes to Justify 1t
In two million dollars.
The receiver Of the Bowling Green
Savings Bank states that It's assets are
$457,6O0 and its liabilities $414,000. III
It's securities realize their full value the
depositors will receive % per cent, less
necessary expenses. The loans include
$l490OO on personal security, without
collateral
The receiver Of the Guardian Sayings
Bank reports that all the depositors will
be paid In flll-the smaller ones at once.
A verdict has been given Tor the United
States In the caselagainst Harvey Barnes,
to recover $54, ,547 on account Of fraudu.
lent invoices Of imported sugar and mo-
lassej.
Freights west from New York, Boston
and Philadelphia has advanced 10 93 cents
per cwt. TO Cincinnati, $1O0 to Chicago,
$l.29 10 st. Louis, and other points pro!
portlonately.
An expedition ol Catholics to teach the
natives OF Ecuador the mechanic arts and
farming, started to-day in the Ocean
Queen.
The health officers report that the
cholera has disappeared from the bay,
and the steamer Franklin will be allowed
TO come to the city Sunday.
Coal fell fifty cents per ton at anchor to.
day in spite OF the gold weether
The government steamer Gen. MCAlis-