The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-26
NEW YORK CITY.

'ls tlle sessions OF the secret Commits
are composed Of six Republicans ant
three Democrats.
At Il meeting Of the Irish societies
held last evening, arrangements werI
made lOr the celebration oI st. Patrick
Day. The procession Is to be on tht
scale Of grandeur eXcelling any that have
heretofore taken place. The Mayor ant
Common Council are invited 10 review
the procession. Some 43 societies were
represented In the meeting.
Tie German Central Reform Commit.
tee last night endorsed tho Committee oI
Seventy.
The Committee Of twenty-five, ap-
pointed blythe Grand Sachem of the
Tammany Society, TO reorganize the
Democracy Of this city, which meets
next Monday, is composed Of such prom.
inent and influential citizens as Charles
OConner, August Belmont, George Law
Oswald Tottenberg, John ]. Cisco, s. z
Barlow and Manton Marble.
In Brooklyn, yesterday, portion Of the
still attached to the Wall About oil works,
exploded and was hurled through the
roof OF the office, causing q terrific
smash.up.
At meeting of the East Siders last
night, 1t was decided to petition the Leg.
stature to compel Vanderbilt to sink his
track running through the upper portion
OF the city, in order TO save the loss Of lie
constantly occurring there.
1t is stated that Attorney General
Barlow has withdrawn from the prosecu.
tion in the case Of Mayor Hall.
A firm OF emigrant swindlers known as
Lee s. Dunn s. Co., was broken up to-day
by the arrest Of one Edward Spruce, one
OF the firm, on the charge of swindling to
the extent OF ten thousand dollars by
bogus checks on the bank Of England.
The others Of the firm have fled.
VIM. Heath, prominent broker, was
arrested to-day, charged with perjury,
growing out Of the celebrated Reading
suit.
Alta meeting OF the New York news.
paper proprietors, yesterday, it was dc.
cided to have a mandamus issued to com.
pei the city to pay for advertising.
The Legislative Committee have aban.
doned the investigation of the charges
against the Emigrant Commissioners.
The order for the arrest oil Ingersoll was
to-day returned to the Attorney General.
Ingersoll could not be found:
The Quarantine investigation this A. NJ,
developed only that Assistant Weiner
had fled the State since he'was subpGned
last Tuesday.
The legislative investigation into the
charges oil fraud by Assemblyman Hustled,
in the gravel contracts for the city this
A. NJ, cOrroborated the previous testimo-
ny that no colluslon existed with any one,
and that all sales Of gravel were regular
and correct
A prominent ex.army officer in this
city, proposes to initiate measure TO
erect monument to the late Gen. Geo.
II. Thomas.
A number of dealers in oil, grease, &c,
met to-day and decided to organize an Oil
Exchange.
The testimony before the Legislative
Committee examining into the quaran-
tine abuses, this =. NJ, was confrmatory
Of tho charges Of extortion in that de-
partment by various parties connected
with the shipping, testified as to the over.
charges for storage aighterage, and so on.
VIM. Heath, the broker who was or.
rested to-day for perjury, appeared before
Justice Ledwith and gave bail in the sum
Of 10000, Daniel Drew becoming his
bondsk9n. The complainant in the case
Is Stephen V. White, who charges that
Heath perjured himself in his testimony
in the suit which was decided in his favor
in June, 1871, and which grew out of tho
Reading stock matters. Heath says the
allegations are unfounded.
At meeting Of the Produce Exchange
today, resolution was adopted opposing
the bill now pending in the Legislature Of
this State. 70 cede lands Of the United
0thLcS GOVernuleuC GUs Glln annn fPuntinn of
q ship canal around the Niagara Falls, on
the ground that the scheme was an at.
tempt to divert commerce and trade from
this city. Resolutions declaring that such
a canal would be a national benefit by
reducing the excessive exaction on
the grain now passing through the
Erie Canal, was voted down.
j. .McB. Davidson, q Tammany mdn,
who has been absent in Savannah, has
returned TO this city.
In the matter Of VIM. Britain against
Gen. Butler, for the recovery of money
said to have been released by Butler on
two drafts found on the plaintiff while
passing through the lines at Natchcz
during the war the amount being $15 900.
U. S. Judge Blatchiord, sustained the
demurrers ofButler, that the money was
paid into the Treasury,iand that It was
barred by statute limitation.
Nine cases Of smallpox were reportcd
yesterday and twenty-five deaths during
the week. A large number arc vac
cinated daily by the public authorities.
DR.. Ronoke, Health Officer of Chicago,
who is in the city, complains Of the lack
OF quarantine on vessels from abroad,
alleging that the emigrants arriving West
spread the smallpox there.
The Assembly Committee from ALBANY
investigating the gravel sales TO the city
by Assemblyman Hustled heard several
witnesses today Much of the testimony
was conflicting, but 1t was shown that the
gravel contracts with the city were some.
what Tammanyized by the lesser Ringites
having to do Herewith.
The secresy in the investigation Of the
Judicial Committee into the charges
against Judges Barnard and Cardozo Is
due to the Bar Association, who are un.
willing for the proceedings to be made
public. The article appearing in the
World calling on these Judges to resign is
attributed by many lawyers tothe pen OF
J. S. Tilden, Democratic member OF the
committee.
1t Is reported that the Police Superin.
tendent was implicated in the ring frauds
and the Committee OF Seventy will soon
investigate the case.
NEW York, February 2J.-Weather
cool, with high winds.
The Herald says that the Pope on tle
22d, elevated Father Berney, Of New york,
To he cO.aHiutnr Riahnr nf AIhanT: Faith.