The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-28
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r,o srratsnment OF Josephine
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vsw YORK, March GA dispatch
I'm Udca says that the arraignmens
-, 1o.ephiue Mccarthy, yesterday, for
" .booting of Milton h. Thompson
III" Uanry II. Hale, caused quite an
~" .a,nenj The defense propose to put
WIS, ~ njsa Of insanity, and asked for time
IN P',~ rssdy The decision is not yet
given. ,.o,..r-,.
Yr.,s,day was another day Of excite
.o, in the Stock Exchange over rise
pr;a The fnanciers say the trans
..,;o.. are mainly on the part Of
F1sIi.h capitalists, who are trying to
w., hold of the road. But one failure
bs. thus far been reported, and that one
an insignificant house.
The Geneva watch Company s"'na'e
The prosecution Of the so'called
GENEVA Watch Company came on yes
,erdav before Police Justice Ledwlth'
,f,sr the evidence was given showing
ne concern to be selling bogus watches,
,"s District Attorney called to the
,,snd "a a witness Ellis II. Elias. His
ob;sctioD 10 his testifying for the prose
cn,;on was overruled. He admitted
,bs, there was no such concern as the
Geneva Watch Company, and that the
firm names attached to their circulars
are fictitious. The case was adjourned
until Monday.
starnation In Tea and Coffee Trade.
Since the agitation in Congress OF the
ryp.al of the duties on tea and coffee
there has been stagnation in the trade
IN thi. city. The bonded warehouses
are filled with these goods and there
hs. been eight milton pounds less with
drawn from bond this year than last
The Brick Pomeroy Breach Oh
Promise.
zen Butler appeared in the United
States Court yesterday as counsel Tor
Sadie Wilkinson, in her suit OF $2O,OOO
damages for breach Of promise OF mar
rage on the part of Brick Pomeroy.
The case was up on preliminary ques'
ton.
Iuereased Capital. Z
Democratic capital to the amount OF
$4,000 has been paid into the New
York Star, making a capital stock OF
$ljO.OOO. The rumor OF the consollda.
ton Of the Star and Sun is denied as
absurd.
Sale Of Coal.
The Delaware and Lackawanna Coal
Company to day sold l25,O0O tons Of
Scranton coal at public auction, at the
following prices: Lump, $3.47. steam.
toat, 1856; CRATE, $3.50; egg, $3.50
stove, S4.05; chestnut, 1885.
Bankruptcy.
The creditors of the bankrupt Boston
aud New York Express Company met
again to-day. The committee consist.
ny Of Messrs. Ingersoll. Shipman and
Haymen, who were appointed to confer
with the Erie Railroad Company, re-
ported that the company agreed to
waive their preference under the chat.
lei mortgage and come in with the
ether creditors. 1t was stated sale of
the franchises and property OF the COM
ysny would realize sufficient to pay off
a, claims. The petitioner in bank
rul:Cy, (Kennedy) agreed to adjourn
proceedings for one week.
Fluctuations In Erie.
The Stock Exchange is again agitated
!, huctuation. in Erie with immense
dealings and heavy decline. London
d.-pstches this morning announced
iecIne since last night, and the prices
81 the Stock Exchange fell within FIVE
minutes after the opening of the board
from %, the closing Of last night, to gu.
1t Subsequently rallied TO 63 and after
wards declined to 81. 1t is rumored
tat the new directors have just dis
covered that large amount of Erie
stock was privately made by the old
Erle ring before they were deposed.
The report, however is yet unauthen-