The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-17
Storm in Great Britain and Ireland,
NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YoRx, March 1a.

~ h-''' NEW YORK, March III.
Civil suits against Captain Peabody OF
tho ship Neptune arc at present occupying
the attention Of the marine court. The
defendants counsel produced release
signed by the plaintiffs which is alleged
by them to be fraudulent. The cases are
still 's f'. -'.' ''' <
The Board of Health is endeaVOriug to
stamp out the small pOX, and It's vigorous
efforts are crowned so fur with success,
although there has been u slight increase
in the number Of cases. The people do
not offer strong resistance to vaccination
in their houses, and the contrast in this
respect between their present and past
opposition is very marked.
A AFrenchhlan and his wife in this city
narrowly escaped death by poisoning, for
which all ignorant drug clerk would have
been responsible. Some days ago Mr..
Laurie went into Broadway drug store
to purchase some barage, u harmless
herb, but in its place he received bella.
donna. a deadly poison, to cure colds.
He and his wife drank u decOction of
this poison. By the exertions OF a medi.
cal attendant the lie Of the woman has
been saved and probably TINT OF 4Tr.
Laurie will beprcsetved. NJ ..a.
The printers on the New Jersey TOLk8.
man are on strike for an increase Of
wages, ..-..u..,..... .y.r.'......sg
The Worlds financial writer says that
the complications, legal and otherwise, OF
the Erie Railroad Company seem to be
increasing. An injunction is in force
against the Erie Company issuing or sell.
ing consolidated mortgage bonds, which
is likely to embarass the COmpanY's tinan.
ces. The strike and decentralization OF
the coal trade, It's stated, have caused II
loss of about $500, 900 per mouth in earn
ings during the winter. The floating
debt Of the company has increased to
about $6,OO0,000. The sale OF cOnsOlid-
ated bonds was intended to raise money
to pay this liability. There has been
considerable reduction in rates OF travel
to the West. ColOnists' tickets arc now
issued by the various lines ut reduced
rates. The holders of these tickets are
entitled to first class passage on express
trains, with $50 pounds baggage free, with
a corresponding reduction for the trans
portation of their household goods and
farming implements, within twelve days
from the date Of purchase. For the
special accommodation Of persons visiting
the West to select lands and homesteads
and return for their families, excursion
tickets are now the new feature. These
tickets are good for the round trip, within
thirty days from the date of purchase.
In the United States Court, yesterday,
all prisoners who were tried and convict
ed ut the present term OF the Court, were
sentenced by Judge Woodruff, with the
exception Of George ". Chadwick, con.
victed on Saturday last of altering and
passing United States registered bonds for
81, 600. One Of these Is said to have been
stolen from Senior CASTLE. 1t Is under
stood that the interposition Of friends of
Chadwick, amongst them Messrs. Silas B.
Luther and William Richardson, residing
in BROOKLYN, where his family is, has
been chiefly Instrumental in causing tho
delay. 1,.'
The number OF Gmigrants arrived at this
mort since January 1stis s,7S4, decrease
oil 1858 compared with the corresponding
period OF 1870. ~
The Secretary Of the French Relief