The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-14
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, December l3.-At til
Republican primary election last nigh
disOr1erly scenes occurred in several o
the districts. The police had to be Callet
in to preserve order,
Judge CardoZo, of the Supreme Court
yesterday decided that an insane hus
band may bring suit for u divorce agains
his wife by his next friend.
1t is proposed to make the office o
Register, which Is now worth in fee!
$1,000 per year, salaried office at $4,000
per Rnnum.
1t is stated that on investigating the af
fairs OF the Ocean National Bank, The
only assets in the bank were 100000, o.
which $4,000 were checks OF the United
States Bank Examiner, Calendar, GOV
cred by notes oi the mining, canal and
other miscellaneous stocks ut the West
entirely unknown in this market, aud
comparatively worthless, Tho $4,000
advanced to Calendar were used to
build u canal in Michigan. The Receiver
promises a statement today.
A Number Of unpaid labOrers yesterday
made threats against Com mptroller Green
and Paymaster Cady on account of the
non.payment Of wages, The laborers al
lege that their families are suffering for
fuel and food, Tho cause OF tho trouble
Is that the pay rolls are withheld at
TweGd's department.
The Eighth National Bank, which is
not regular number of the assessed
banks, was to-day refused further accom-
mOdations by the Butchers and Drovers
Bank. The last statement Of the Eighth
National was; Assets, $lj50O0; liabilities
$5S4i00. Confidence seems tO be shaken in
the outside banks by tho disclosures show
ing that the Bank Examiner, Calender,
had been using the money Of the Ocean
Bank TO build the Portage Canal There
arc rumOrs that two other banks are in
u difficulty, but It 10 not verified.
New YORK, December 18.--Thc sus.
pension oi the 9Th National Bank has
been announced.
Il. B. Phillips, Of Princeton, had his
pocket picked OF sixteen thousand dollars
In a broadway stage yesterday afternoon.
The body found In East River on Mon.
day proves to be that Of s. b. Huntington,
formerly merchant and once q candidate
for the mayorality of San Francisco.
The statement Of tho Receiver Of the
Ocean Bank, to-day, shows the liabilities
to be $1,3l0000; assets $2,G0000O. OF
tho latter $1,G300OO arc good. -,
A collision Of q pilot 6ont with ferry
boat this morning gave rise to unIounded
reports OF OfseriOus disasters on East river.
The stock of the Ocean Bank sold nj
20 per cent to-day against S0per cent two
days ago.
~, Petersburg papers received to-day
by the ship Java express great satisiaC.
tiOn at the reception given TO tho Grand
Duke. The German papers ridiCule the
reception. .....
Atnoon to-day aropOrt obtained ClrCu.
laton in Wall street that the Eighth Ma.
tional Bank was in a difficulty. On In.
quiry at the Clearing House il was asccr-
tained that this bank Is not member Of
the Association, but did its ClCarancGs
through the Butchers and Drovers' Bank.
Upon inquiry among the Wall street
banks It showed that there was good
foundation for the rumOr-that the
Butchers and DrOvers Bank had this
morning discontinued their acCommOda.
tlohs TO the Eighth National Bank,
Tho statement of 9Th National Bank on
Saturday showed the following; Assets,
legal.tenders, $l5j,200; liabilities, deposits
1854, 400; circulation $25O,0OO. Since the
disclosures in the Ocean Bank case, where
among the assets. was included n $4,000
check Of Callander, Bank Examiner,
on the Portage Canal, security and conf.
denCe has been shaken in the weekly
OF the banks, aud close in.
vestigatlon is being made into their true
character.
The Clearing House Association has re.
solved that Bank Examiner Calender has
ceased to command the confidence OF the
banks, and ask the Comptroller of the
Currency toappolnt some one In his place.
B. Davenport, Of Brooklyn, had his
pocket picked today Of $4,000 In Gov
ernment bonds.
The Grand Central Depot and the
building of the Franklin Manufacturing
on Mill street, Patterson, N. j.,
were burned this morning. Loss $l5O,.
600. Largely insured in New York City
and Hartford companies.
At 2 Pm. to-day the Eric Railway
Company restored 10000 shares of Erie
stock claimed by English bondholdGrs.
The certificates were handed to Commis.
sloner White, who transferred them to
the counsel for the claimants. The re.
naming $50 shares claimed by Gould
& Fisk as their personal property, are
still held subject to reference to decide