The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-07
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, March Cat meeting Of
the Bar Association last night, the Com.
mittee on Extortions reported that there
exists a system Of excessive over charges
N the sheritI's, Registers and County
Clerks offices. Propositions were dis.
cussed for the abolition of the Marine and
District Courts.
The Legislative Judiciary Committee
last night heard testimony on the part Of
Judge CarloZo. Mr.. Fullerton, Cardozos
counsel, Is confident Of the acquittal OF his
client, The case against Barnard will be
taken up to-day.
The Tribune says that the swindler
Elias, who is running n concern called the
Geneva Watch Company, is . fraud, and
has the management Of another fraud
called the Pr0tectory Emigrant Associa.
tion. THIS Association operates upon the
credullty Of unsophisticated emigrants by
inducing them to pay moneys for mem.
bership therein.
Several persons are reported to have
frozen death from the extreme cold yester-
day.
The trial Of Mayor Hall was resumed
this morning. W. s. Copeland was placed
on the stand. The counsel for the prose.
cutiOn again offered warrants by which
Garyey drew some lortY thousand dollars
from the treasury as evidence. The
counsel for the defence objected, and
went into long argument to sustain his
objection. During the argument, which
was entirely upon legal points, the jury
were excused till this afternoon.
Gen. Ryan was discharged to-day. lie
was charged with violating the neutrality
laws.
The third trial of the Staten Island Co,
for causing the death Of Madden by the
explosion Of the West(lcld, was COM
menced to-day. The widow claims $4,000
damages.
In the Hill case after redress TO Judge
DAILY 10 accept secondary evidence to
prove the contents Of the missing vOuch.
Grs, the defense took exception and the
Court adjourned.
George Jones, one Of publishers Of the
Times, was before the Insurance Invcsti.
eating Committee to-day, in regard to the
articles which have appeared IN that pa.
per. He refused to answer rs to the modes
Of obtaining information and doing buSr
ness IN the office. Jennings, of the Times,
was also examined, aud declined To give
the name OF the author Of tho articles in
that paper against Miller. They refused
10 retract any Of their statements without
further proof, and said they would proba-
hlV nuh1ish noNfo Of thatn
Comptroller Green, when questioned
to-day concerning the deficits OF the last
seven or eight months taxes 10 cover the
expenses OF the city, favored additional
taxes rather than increase the debt. lie
also expressed the openion that the esti.
mates for the ensuing year, made by the
heads of departments, were far in excess
Of the sum 10 which it could be reduced
by economy and prudence.
The Jury disagreed, standing eleven lor
plaintiff to one for defendant, in the case
OF Jas. Woods to recover $1,47l, the
principal and interest on bond issued to
him by the Church of the Disciples Of
Christ. There will be q new trial next
week.
Patrick j. Bannon was fined $500 and
sentenced to five years imprisonment for
sending obscene matter through the post
office. Thirty.scvcn proprietors Of sailor
boarding houses were indicted.
Bills were introduced in the Senate au.
thorizing Comptroller Green to grant
franchises for q railroad through 32d
street, New York, on the payment of
$4,000; abolishing the present police
justices of New York and providing for
tho appointment by the Supreme Court OF
ten police justices, who shall possess all
the powers now vested in the Court Of
Special Sessions; also a bill aholishing
capital punishment and making the pun.
ishment for murder imprisonment for life.
The report made by the Committee OF
Seventy shows that since December, 1867,
$l2, 153, ,S77 have been assessed on the city
Tor extending, lengthening and widening
the streets, Of which $780, ,427 was for
cost and charges in the superintendent
OF further large amounts assessed on
property holders.