The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-27
NEW YORK CITY.

New York, August 20.-The Sun say
Charles O'Conner in an interview Wit
Jas. McKennon, TO becomethe candidate
OF the Democrats and Liberals for Gov
ernor Of the State, said he'did not seek III
nomination, but II nominated, would &C
cept,
Alderman McMullen, who holds tn
Mace and OBAldwin stakes, says the,
shall not bc given up till the fight take
place.
A prize fight took place yesterday be
tween James Casey and Bob Russell
The latter was badly punished ant
knocked out Of time in the 2Sth round
Policemen were among the spectators.
Arthur Stevenson, who started iron
Gloucester, Mass, 10 row to this city in {
wherry reached here safely last Thurs
day evening at Z o'clock. He had to liz
four days wind.bound on the passage, anC
in rounding Cape Cod rowed 88 hour
consecutlvely;
A fire occurred in the United State
bonded warehouse OF Chas. Lenot, Wash
ington street. The loss which falls prin-
cipally on importers OF liquors, which
will amount fully to quarter of mil
lion Of dollars. The origin Of the fire /!
said to be the explosion Of q kerosene
lamp. sa7 Aa" EN
T. NJ. Grandin, No. 4, Liberty street
was held in ten Thousand dollars bail TO-
day, charged with deposition Of obscene
literature inSmails. r..tF.'
Prol. Mitchell and Capt. Vanness who
were deputed by the pilot commissioners
70 take the soundings around the Spanish
Ram Namancia, report that she Is In an
unsafe position. The water in which she
lies being too shallow.
Judge Barrett to-day issued a peremp'
tory mandamus against Comptroller
Green, directing him TO pay the salaries
OF ninety.thrce attaches Of the Supreme
Court .I... .. I'M
The loss by fire in Zusts warehouse to-
day, is put down at $200,0 900, which is
covered by insurance. The building was
damaged to the amount of $1,000. The
loss on the stock is shared by several par.
ties.
The London Times OF the 10Th, says the
Paris papers publish the following as the
invitation, issued by the Grand Council
Of the International Association, to its
adherents TO attend general Congress
to be held at Hague ON the I'd OF Septem.
Der. The citizens Of the Grand Council
Of the International Association, sitting in
london, having resolved In consequence Of
the events which have recently occurred in
France, 10 introduce great notifications
into the statues Of the association, has
determined to invite all adherents TO the
great principle to meet in Grand Congress
at the Hague. You are, therefore, in.
vited TO that meeting, where Citizen Karl
Mark will read report upon the various
labors OF the French, German, English
and Russian sections. The Citizen Rou.
vier, ex.member Of the Paris Commune,
and Citizens Andrlen and Billy Rogers
will address the Congress.
A new railroad and steamboat line be.
tween this city and Boston has been ar.
ranged uid Long Island Rsilrosd, steam.
ers from Greenport to New London, and
thence by rail to Boston by the New Lon.
don & Northern and Boston, Hartford s.
Erie Railroads. The distance is $50 miles
and will be accomplished in nine hours.
NJ. Garnier, the billiard expert, who
went TO Troy to identify the man who was
arrested there on suspicion Of being Mr..
Steiner, the defsulttng agent Of the French
band, telegraphs back that he is not the
man.
Deputy Sheriff Reese to-day arrested
VIM. Tucker, the bond and London
bankrupt, charged with abscondlng with
$26 900 worth ot wines and liquors, with
the intention OF deirauding his creditors.
He was held in $26. 900 bail. SE
A number Of straight.out Democrats,
including Senator Stockton, of N. T.;
Henry Thompson, Of Pa; j. R. Gilbert,
of Ky; Wilson Il. Curtis, of Ohio, and
Henry Williamson, of Md, Tmet at
Long Branch to-day to hear the
report OF the Executive Committee
appointed by the Conference held at
Long Branch last June After reading a
long report, speech was made by the
Chairman, R Gilbert and tue passage
OF q series Of resolutions. The following
were appointed delegates to the Louisville
Convention and instructed 70 support
Chas. 0Connor as the nominee for the
Presidency: Horace Black, Of Delaware,
Henry K. Williamson, Robt. Preston and
Edgar Joyald. of Maryland, Henry
Thompson and Joel Applegate, Of Penn.
sylvania, Richard Henderson, West Vir.
ginia, Wilson Berry, Of New Jersey, ].
R, Gilbert, of Kentucky, Rnlus Rogers
and Theobold Davis, Of Ohio, Charles
Martin, Geo. Guldin and Jas. o'Brien
The Executive Committee Of the Re.
form Association have addressed letter
to the Police Commissioners, who have
the appointment of election inspectors,
proposing 10 name two Of the six inspec.
tors OF each district, leaving four to be
appointed by the Commissioners. The
committee protest against the appoint.
ment Of office holders to be inspectors,
and promise that half their appointees
shall be Republicans and halt Democrats,
and none office holders. l..+..