The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-19
NEW YORK CITY.
Terrible PestilenOe among the Poul.
IrY...The New Fatality among
Horses.

Horses.
! New York, November 1s.-Insurancl
. circles are excited over rumors that tn
Judges In the adjoining county are ready
TO appoint receivers upon er parts state
ments, with q view OF making money ou
. OF the miSiortunes OF the companies
The Underwriters say they will resist al
such action, and hope the next Legislature
will so improve the law that the com
, panles temporarily affected by the great
disaster may not be pushed Into liquida
tton by the ec pdrte statement OF any ont
actuated by motives Of malice or gain.
Along the line oi the Hudson river d
terrible disease has broken out among the
poultry. The chickens are dying by the
hundreds, and the turkeys, geese and
ducks show signs OF the malady. The
disease appears TO be assuming the form
OF destructive peslilence among domes
tic fowls.
Dropsy, the new horse disease, has
made It's appearance In all the city car
stables. Fifty per cent ot the horses at.
tucked are said to die, and the horses az
tccted arc mainly those worked while
suffering from the epizootic. StAblemen
arc becoming alarmed, as they thought
the disease was disappearing.
Andrew D. Fowler, formerly connect
ed with the Cleveland PIdindealer, was
buried yesterday, In Newark, New Jersey
where he died.
METHODIST FOREIGE MISSION APPRoPRIA.
TfoNS.
The M"thoijai CL.yE3A las g,..; ;iJS3as,is.
.tel q: i''ncigl' iHftS.:cns, SGa5 ,sIS, Sl02,:
3S7 in excess Of last year. Total amount
appropriated for mission purposes, foreign
and domestic $3.50 ,425.
The Swiss residents Of this city cele-
bratGd, by banquet last evening, the
ntty'si1th anniversary OF their cOuntry's
independence.
The society Of Alsace and Lorraine ex.
pended 81 ,Sl5 last month, In relieving
expartriated cOuntrymen who arrived
here. The fund for this purpose reached
nearly ten thousand dollars
The committee OF seventy will decide
whether it will continue in existence or
not, some members think 1t wise to pre-.
serve the organization to support the
Mayor elect, Hsvemeyer, who being
Democratic and elected mainly by Re-
publicaus, Is without present political
backing.
In the Oyer and Terminer today, ap.
plicaton was made for an order compel.
Ing the District Attorney to furnish VIM.
NJ. Tweed with lists OF the witnesses be.
fore the grand jury, specifying the wit
nesses applicable In each Indictment
Motion was also made TO arraign Tweed,
who was in court; likewise motion to
tx Hn early day tor the trial Of Edward
Stokes tor the murder Of Fisk. Decision
will be made in both cases tomorrow.
By the breaking Of platform on the
third floor ol the new Herald building
this afternoon, five workmen were pre-.
cipitated into the basement; and John
Mcnamara, John Farrell and John Nc.
Curdy were, tits believed fatally injured.
The Post, in IN editorial on Mr.. Bout.
well and his successor In the Treasury,
Says: "Should Boutwell, be transmitted
to the Senate as the successor Of Wilson,
he need only desire the same measure OF
usefulness and success that has rewarded
his career as q cabinet minister. His
faithful collection Of the public revenues,
and his rigorous appropriation Of them 10
the reduction Of the national debt, con.
tributed more than all other influences
combined TO the reelection oil Grant"
After an allusion to the republicanizing
influence on the Old World OF Boutwelrs
Eonthly statements announcing the steady
| nN l,LS
the Post adds: "The credit OF reading
this lesson in financial administration to
the world, is to be divided between the
people who furnished the money, the min.
lister who applied 1t and the President
who has sustained him in it; and any
statesman may Justly envy the honor
which belongs TO Boutwell,"
The Post says an impression prevails
that Edwin D. Morgan will be called TO
the Treasury, position offered him by
Dir. Lincoln, but which he declined, pre-
terring to remain in the Senate, and adds
There are few, il any, 0i our public men
who have had such varied political ex-
perience, and mono who would bring to
the administration Of our national finances
more qualities which would inspire con.
tidence in our securities at home and
abroad, or who would support the Presi.
dent with moro prudent counsel"
A full bench Of the Supreme Court to-
day unanimously set aside the conviction
of Rosenzweig, tho famous abortionist,
who was sentenced last Nouember to
seven years Imprisonment for tho murder
oI Alice Rowlesby, and packing the re-
mains In trunk for transportation from
this city, and has ordered u new trial.
Rosen5weig will be brought Immediately
to this city.
A Washington special says sig New
York, one Maryland, and three Pennsyl.
vania regiments have signiied their In.
tentiouGl participating IN the inaugura.
tion ceremonies Of President Grant on the
4th Of March.
The Washington Fire Insurance Com.
pany oi this city has suspended, owing 10
their losses In the Boston FIRE. The Presi.
dent says they cannot pay more than 90
cents on the dollar.
The annual meeting Of the Friends Of
Missions Of the Methodist Church was
held today in tho Central Methodist
Church.
A terrible tragedy was enacted today
at 42 Pine street, just outside tho Office Of
Judge Sutherland, on the third Aoor The
facts in the case are as follows: Teslimo.
ny in the suit for divorce oil Mrs. King
from her husband, James c. King, q law.
yer Of lao Esst l7th street, was being
taken before Judge Sutherland. Ambrose
c. O'Neil, q detective on the Erie Rail-
road, and his wife were witnesses In the
case. 1t is said that the evidence
Of both showed very brutal con-
duct on the part Of Nr. King towards
his wife. After the case had been ad.
journed O'Neil left the offices, which are
on the second floor, and started down