The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-25
NEW YORK CITY.
New YoRK, July "a

made speeches in opposition. FINAL
resolutions were passed recommending
the suppression Of all professions excep
those which commemorate purel
American National events and censurinl
the authorities tortheir course previol
to the riot.
The Mutual base ball club OF this cit
started on tour West last night, to bt
absent until August 9th.
A portion Of the new tunnel over tn
Harlem Railroad in tho 9th avenue be
tween Seventeenth and Seventy.ilrs
streets cayed in yesterday afternoon, bury
ing the track and seriously. iRiuring tw,
children. The track was ObstruCted E0
some time, but 1t Ia now clear. ..
A messenger OF the Bank OF New York
was knocked down on the corner o
Broadway and Warren streets Saturday
afternoon ut ! o'clock, aud robbed o
$4,000 In Government bonds. The
thieves escaped.
Tho base ball game at La Crosse, Sat
urday afternoon, between the Knicker
booker and Manhattan clubs, for tht
championship of tho United States, wa!
won by the Knickerbockers.
ThedelGgates Of tho different clubs O
the Irish confederation met yesterday
and voted to have a lecture at Cooper In.
stitutc, by Thomas Clarke Luby, instead
of u mass meeting, as had been proposed
One Of the speakers, in the course OF his
remarks, said that in this country Irish
men were constantly craving for excite.
ment, and unless they could hold meet
ings constantly, and mako speeches, they
could not hold their peace.
Two persons wounded In the late riot
yet remain ut Mt Sinai Hospital.
The General Sheridan Club OF the Irish
confederation, yesterday, adopted q series
Of resolutions, characterizing tho firing by
the militia on the 18th inst, as the fOulest
blot on the civilization ofthe 10Th century
Tho total loss by the burning OF tho
French schooner Nellie of the battery
Inst night Is $4,000, The cause Of the
fire was lack Of proper ventilation.
The service In cOmmemoratlon Of tho
George Ii. Hill and Frank
Herman, killed In tho recent accident On
tho Newark & New York Railroad, was
attended by two hundred and flny Engi.
noers at Newark yesterday.
Coroner Young has commenced the In.
quest on the bodies OF those who were
shot during the recent riot. The inquiry
took place in the 9Th District Court room,
and but few were present when the in.
quest commenced. Assistant District At.
toruey Sullivan and the following Jurors
were present. John A. Duganne, Mar.
shall Siferts, ]. 3. Demorest, William A.
Prime, Henry Comstock, Algernon Mai.
bel and John Duane. The Coroner then
addressed the jury, instructing them to
inquire how and In what manner and
where certain persons named came TO
their death, and also the circumstances at.
lending such deaths, and said II was their
duty to give a true inquiSition according
10 the evidence offered; that they must do
30 upon the evidence, without excitement,
passion or prejudice. The Deputy Coro.
ner read the names OF those who met
heir death, and described the nature OF
ihc glnshot wound in each case
Two names were not ascertained, the
bodies not being identified. /. Several wit.
1esses were then examined, all Of whom
testified they saw the shots fired, but
could not identify any ono who had fred.
Stephen j. Meany appeared as counsel Tor
Ihe relatives Of some Of the dead, but Cor.
1ner Young decided 10 conduct the in.
quest without the aid Of counsel, and said
10 would do so In his own way. Nearly
Ill the witnesses testified that shots were
ired by the crowd before the military
ired. D. 9. V. Lordly testified that
when the procession passed Gath Street
le saw woman wave q whito handker.
chief with an orange border, when man
walked up TO her and shot her. Several
,ther shots were fired, when tho military
ired into the crowd. One Of tho wound.
ID had pistol; several of tho wounded
we're taken TO his store, one Of whom died
here.
Officer Wm. Ward testified to search.
ng several Of the men, and taking arms
rom them.
Officer Finn heard q pistol discharged
rom the window Of the house on the
joutheast corner Of 25th street, and two
)r three seconds afterwards heard two or
.hree shots fred from the house, and sew.
,ral missiles were thrown. Tho military
lred about two minutes after.
After the examination Of several other
all Of whom testified that the
mob fred on the military first, though
Jome Of them stated that only one shot
was fired, tho coroner said ho had tried
% obtain all the evidence he could which
\ ould throw any light on tho subject be.
ore them, but waited TO obtain anything
more than what had already been testi.
led. He had endeavored TO discharge
lis duty impartially, and was ready 70
postpone the inquiry II the jury thought
necessary! The jury cav no necessity
or ptolonging the investigation. They
.etited at two o'clock, and returned the
verdict in five minutes; 1--WE
ind that these persons came 10 their death
IN the 18th inst, by gunshot wounds at
he hands of parties to us unknown"
The jury having signed the verdict in
cases, were discharged.
Mace and Coburn signed articles to. day
o fight on November Both, within 100
niles Of New Orleans, for $1,000.
The Mutual Base Ball Club left to day
IN n tour Of the Western States.
The laying Of the second track on the
South Side Railroad Of Long Island
through the villageo Jamaica, which will
complete the double track the entire
ength Of the road, was stopped on satur.
lay, by an injunction granted on the re.
quest Of the trustees Of the village, who
withheld their consent unless the company
promise reform in It's management.
John $. Mansfield and others were In.
licted some time ago in the United States
Circuit Court for the Southern District Of
Illinois, for conspiring to defraud the First
Bank Of Decatur, Illinois, by
nisapplying the credit of the bank. The
Indictment and bench warrant were sent
10 the United States officers Of this dis.
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