The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-16
NEW YORK CITY.

nelu conference mere yesterday,
which were present number Of leadini
Democrats, including Samuel J. Tilden
Senator Fenton, William ]. Phillips, o
Illinois; Gen. George W. McCook, Judg,
Brinkerhof, Ohio; John A. Finch, MI
Bowling, Indiana. Reports were mad
Of very encouraging character as tc
the canvass In the different States, and l,
was announced that the campaign woulC
be now prosecuted with renewed energy
The Tammany County Convention
last evening nominated William II. Leon
ard for Supreme Court JudgG James @
Spencer, Justice Superior Court; Gunlinr
8. Bedford, City Judge. Some discussion
ensued with reference to the candidate lol
District Attorney, and without nominal
ing for that Office the convention ad
journed to Friday.
A Baltimore dispatch says the Arch Blsh
op Of New York and all the Bishops at
tending the installation Of Arch Bishor
Bayley, were in conference to-day for sew
eral hours. tis understood that the Prov
incial Council will be convened early, il
the administration OF the new Arch Blsh,
ops interests. Are colored people subject
tosecular education, will be the prominent
topic. At the banquet given 10 Arch Bish
op Bayley, that dignitary In his remarks
said, he never did believe in opposing lib.
ertY Of conscience, was an earnest advo-
cate Of It's fullest exercise; he believed he
was appointed TO his present trust because
he was known to be opposed to the mate.
rialistic spirit Of the ago and an enemy o
intemperance.
A Columbia, s. G., dispatch says that
the boilers from the Republican party
unsuccesGfplly attempted 10 get upa DO.
litical meeting there. The negroes hisssed
Tomlinson, the candidate Of the boilers
for Governor, and ex-senator Sawyer, oil
the platform.
Capt. Carter will probably be bsiled
out. he was jailed for forging 3 political
letter from President Grant.
Early last evening there was q magni.
ficent auroral display which first appear.
ed IN the north, and gradually advanced
until 1t enVel0ped the whole sky from
west to east. The color was o deep Grim.
son, and the spectacle attracted thousands
TO the streets.
A few days ago Dempsey, clerk 10 the
Assistant Board of Aldermen, beat wo.
man in a fracas in q bagnio, whose life
was last evening despaired of.
Comstock, foreman OF the famous anti
ring grand jury, replies to communica-
ton from one Of Tweed's lawyers, that
his demand for information as 10 irregu-
larlties in the grand jury room is an insult
and evidently made in the hope that q
bribe proportionate to the amount stolen
BY Tweed would procure the desired in
formation.
The committee Of the German Reform
Association, last evening, passed resolu.
tions in favor Of HaVemeyer or 0ttendor.
fer for Mayor.
A Raleigh, N. G., dispatch, says that ow.
ing to indetiniteness as TO the requirement
respecting the notice for contesting the
recent election, the Democratic commit
tee have decided to defer giving such no.
tice for the present.
Hon. Columbus Delano, Secretary OF
the Interior, last evening began q weeks
campaign in this State at Middletown.
1t is now stated that Tom Fields went
to Havana, Thursday, 10 avoid the con.
sequences ofhis trial.
The Apollo Hall Democrats, last night
nominated Julius Wadsworth for Con.
grcss in the Tenth District.
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, to.
day, Judge Brady denied the postpone.
ment Of the trial of Fields, and fixed the
case for the Goth inst. Fields counsel ad.
mitted that his client had left the city.
The counsel for Tweed moved to quash
the indictments in the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, on the ground that under the
statute the other indictments superseded
those in this Court, and also because Of
the irregularities and detects in them.
The District Attorney asked until Thurs.
day to make q reply, which was granted
The investigation into the circumstan-
ces attending the loss ot the steamer Bi.
enville has been continued. 1t was de.
posed that q number Of boxes Of arms and
ammunition were stored on board previous
to the last voyage, with character oil
goods marked on each package.
The counsel for Mrs. Davidson, OF Phil.
adelphia, daughter Of bIrs. Bishop,
whose will is In contest, objected to the
discontinuance OF the suit to-day on the
application Of Mrs Johnston, another
daughter. on the ground that they desired
judicial decision TO preclude further liti
gation. Mrs. Bishop was sister OF Ma.
tilda Heron.
In the throwing match which followed
the tournament game Of base ball, at
Brooklyn, today, Hatfield and Boyd, OF
the Mutuals; George Wright and Leon.
ard, o! the Boston's; and Anson and
Fisher, Of tho Athletics, were contestants
Hatfield won the first prize, Leonard the
second, and Wright the third. Hatfield
threw 1888 yards, / foot and n inches;
Leonard, 1l0 yards, l foot and 10 inches;
Wright. III yards, l foot and inch.
Dr. Mormonierre, resident physician oi
the Brooklyn Homeopathic Hospital, has
been discharged by the lady managers,
on the ground that he Is a Roman Catho.
lie. Six out Of eight physicians attached
to the institution have 10 consequence re.
signed, and Henry Ward Beecher has
uttered an indignant protest against the
act Of the managers.
A very pleasant banquet was given
this evening to Mr.. Froude. Among
those present were Rev. prs. Bellows
Potter, Beecher, Chapin and SchenCk
R. ". Emerson, Geo. W. Curtis, Wm,
Cullen Bryant, Prof Woodsey, OF Yale
Prof, Ginyot, Of Princeton; Parke Good
win, Geo. W. Cbilds, Robert Hoe, who
made short sddress SIr. Curtis pre-,
sided. Mr. Ffoude In his remarks ex'
planned the object OF his visit 10 this
country, regarding the relations between
England and Ireland.
Arrived, steamer Vile de Paris.
John Van Syckel was arrested at biz
residence IN Brooklyn to-day on the
charge Of poisoning his vile. He had jusl
returned from her funeral. One OF his
domestlcs was also arrested.