The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-30
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, Dec. 2S.-The weather
last night was quite cold but clear and
moderating slightly this morning. There
Is considerable ice in the river and bay.
A fire In GoldSmith's lager beer saloon,
1st Avenue thidmornlng, caused damages
amounting to $25 900.
Broadway IS filed with carts and labor.
ers, removing tho banks OF snow. The
principal railroad lines are rapidly clear
ing their tracks and 1t is expected by this
afternoon the regular trains will be run
ming again.
The Masonic Lodge ot Sorrow, In re-.
spect to the memory of brother masons
who have died during the past year, was
held last evening, at Irving Hall, with
great solemnity.
The Sub Committee of Lousianaians,
yesterday, waited upon many prominent
merchants, with view to enlisting their
sympathies In matters 10 that State.
a new charter for the city, proposed by
the Republicans, is ready for presentation
to the Legislature.
The late inspection Of the theatres Of
the city BY the Fire Marshall reports but
few OF them in anything like an unsafe
condition, and in tho cases Of those lew
orders were given and carried out for the
requisite fire precautions.
The steamship Adriatic sailed to-day
with only one or two thirds OF another
blade Of her propeller, not having re-
placed those lost on her late perilous trip
from Liverpool 10 this port. Among the
passengers Is Froude, the lecturer. ~.
friedrich Campbell, who was found in
his room dying from pistsl shot wound,
accidentally received, was the son OF
Jacob Campbell, president Of the Pacific
bank and held responsible position In
tho banking house OF Vermyle s. Co.
Rev. DIR. Haight has written a letter
declining the position to which he had
been elected, bishop Of the Episcopal
diocese Of Massachusetts,.
Red tape still kceps'the bodies Of the un-
fortunate victims Of the Centre street fire
buried beneath its ruins.
The steamship Thuringia reports tre.
menduous seas TOR the last ten days,
Dr.. Townley, business manager of the
Grand Opera House and well known as a.
ulSN LlDIuluE,
The agent Of the White Star Line
denies the statement that the Adriatic is
unseaworthy. She has two blades Of her
screw propeller and one.halt Of the
third and one.third Of the fourth blade
remain. She is expected 10 make the
voyage in nearly tho usual time
The steamship st. Laurent DELAYED
sailing until tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock, on account Of the weather.
Stokes to-day was cross.examined at
great length. In the former trial he was
not cr0ss-examined at all. The
prisoners statement contained nothing
special. On two or three occasions
the counsel on either side INDUCED in
sharp passages. Stokes again denied that
he ever made threats to shoot Fisk. John
q. Ramsey, OF Albany, President OF the
SusquehAnna Railroad, testified concern
ing Fisks character. Jno. L. DAILY, Geo.
Fl. Cole, RUFUS F. Andrews, David Smith,
Daniel lngraham, ]. Henry Deborlay.
were also examined.
The various parties interested in the
ownership Of property on Centre street
still refuse to take steps for the exhuma.
tion OF the bodies Of the burned girls from
the debris. The Boards of Health and
police say that they have no legal author.
ity to remove tho debris.
A young man named Campbell was
found dead in his room on Filth avenue
from pistol shot this morning. The case
Is supposed TO be one of suicide.