The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-11
NEW YORK CITY.

Seciuslon. he mas been served with
complaint In the suit In the case Of thl
Board ol Supervisors against the ring
which was instigated In autumn last abou
the time Mr.. 0'Connors suits for the re
covery Of the city's moneys began. 2,
The suit instituted by B. G. GalviI
against Secretary Boutwell, for claim 0
two millions for a financial scheme I'M
been removed to the State courts.
The Times says Comptroller Con
nelly Is now and has been for the las
three months residing In New Jersey
within an hours ride Of the city. f,..
Unreliable reports are, In circulation
founded on the TACT that Tweed's private
office Is being advertised TO let, that tht
Boss Is hiding and will soon flee. 80
1T is stated that Garvey will TO-DAY
bring suit to recover some $4,000 foI
plasterlng the Metropolitan Hotel against
Tweed, as the explosion of the Tammany
ring did not enable Garvey To cover The
expenses Of that job by charges against
the city as per agreement.
The counsel for Foster, the car.hook
murderer, applied to-day for a stay Of pro.
ceedlngs. Decision reserved.
The Legislative Investigating Commit.
tee into the Quarantine aifairs 10. day heard
considerable testimony.
DR.. Elisha Baker, the Oldest dentist In
the country, died to-day.
The Gas Committee to-day agreed "a
lower the price Of gas, reducing the ex.
penditures Of the city therefore TO the
amount Of about $133,00 year.
A large meeting Of oil merchants was
held to-day to consider the proposal Of
the Southern Improvement Company "a
buy out the oil refineries Of this city. The
proceedings were private. A report was
submitted on a plan for permanent organ.
izatiOn.
There were nine cases Of small.po yes.
terday, and "a cases during the week.
Vaccination Is increasing.
Lawyer David Dudley Field Is reported,
by telegram In tho newspapers, to have
denounced Attorney General Barlow as
q malicious and stupid scoundrel
yesterday 10 his testimony before
the Judiciary Committee. This was
expounded from the testimony by the
Committee. Barnard's, counsel say they
will show that the new reform Judge
gave more references in one month to one
individual than Barnard ever gave TO one
man In q whole year. 2 IN
Five newly-built, unoccupied houses
were burnt to-day. Loss, $4,000. W.
Judge Blatchiord to-day denied the ap-
plication for the attachment Of Shepard
Knapp, receiver Of the Bowling Green
Savings Bank, for refusing to produce the
books OF the institution before the Register
Of Bankruptcy.
Mrs. Jane Madden to-day recovered
5000 against the Staten Island Ferry
company for the death of her husband by
the Westfleld explosion last June.
Tho stockholders OF the Paaillc Mail
Steamship company to-day applied TO the
Supreme Court at Brooklyn for an in
junction restraining the directors from
Specializing in their own stock. Testi.
mOny was ordered To be taken in the
matter.
NEW YORK, March 10.-The investica.
tion ol:the charges against Judge Barnard
was proceeded with yesterday, but no
evidence was given to show corrupt con.
duct. The charges against him are pub.
lished, and are In substance as follows :
First, that he released on habeas corpus,
without the knowledge of the District
Attorney, some fifty prisoners in suits
dating from 1857 to i87i; Cd, that he con.
spired with Fisk, Gould and others to steal
the Albany & Susquehanna railroad; cor.
ruptly and illegally ordered the arrest OF
]. II. Ramsey and others, and Corruptly
assisted IN gaining the election of Fisk
and Gould as directors OF that road; Sd,
that he illegally and corruptly appointed
James H. Coleman receiver OF go 900
shares ofthe Erie stock owned 'by Eng!
liSh stockholders; 4th, that he gave o cor
rupt decision in denying for alimony;
9th, that he discharged on ha6eas corpus
six men charged with illegal registration,
as voters at the election in which he was
running for the Supreme Court; 9Th, that
he has shown gross Gavoriteism 70 James
Il. Coleman in appointing him referee in
"a large number Of cases the past three
years. 9Th, that he has made large and
extraordinary allowances in certain cases
to lawyers practicing before him; 9Th,
that his conduct on the bench has been
unbecoming and wanting in dignity, his
expressions have been indecent, he
has abused the respectable members
OF the bar and has been influenced BY
openly avowed intentions to assist his
friends. .ir-- r.....
At the conclusion Of the examination
Of witnesses last evening, Judge Barnard's
counsel said that many Of the charges
against him date back previous to the
term which he at present fills, and said
that while they discovered nothing Of
importance In them they can easily be
reflted and explained. They denied the
right Of the legislative committee to i'm
peach or remove an officer elected by the
people for acts, done previous to the &C.
ceptance oil the present term of office.
The Committee decided to consider the
question next Friday, To which time they
adjourned. w.lT3% sL n
I The monitor Monnshopic, lying at the
Dock Navy Yard, took fire this morning
in the wooden deck from the galley pipe.
Considerable diiflcultyWas experienced 10
getting at the fire, which was not extin-
guished until q great part Of the iron pla-
ting had been removed. The damage is
not considered great as she was ordered
out Of commission q few days ago. boz
VIM. Cook, Of voucher notoriety, is said
to be returning TO America, and It "a be.
lieved he will become the States evidence
It Is reported that the police depart
ment and particularly the charges against
Superintendent Kelso are to be inyestiga.
ted by the Legislative Committee. ~
In the harbor masters investigation
yesterday, one witness stated that he
would give $25, 600 for the privileges en-,
joyed BY one Of the harbor masters, o.
whom there are eleven in the city. - J q
Arrived, the steamer Hermann, from
Bremen. s-.H