The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-02
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most Of which was perpetrated at Iii,
time the delaulting collector, Bailey, wal
In office and says tho government wa
lfobbed OF $1g0,0 1000 thereby. ThC
United States Grand Jury, Il ls said. have
been investigating allegations against
about 700 persons and found Indictment
against 107, and under which arrests an
to be made today or tomorrow. i
seems that q great deal oil periured testi
mony has been laid before The Grant
Jury In these matters, and that the &C
cused Custom House officials have been
endeavoring to divert attention In their
cases, and have bills preferred against the
officials Of the johnson administration.
The principal operators In this business In
behalf OF the Custom House have been
United States Commissioner Davenport
and the clerk Of the District Attorneys OF.
flee, named Dekay, both oil whom were
formerly members Of General Buffers
staff District Attorney Davis, however
has repudiated their conduct, and has
frustrated their plans by ordering that the
arraigned parties be taken before Com
missioner White for bail instead Of before
Davenport, who, by settled programme,
was to impose every vexation upon the
indicted parties. l'H5EIl
1t Is sstated by the World that General
Butler has been intriguing in behalf Of
the administration to secure these indict.
ments, and that In his zeal for himself he
took q large retainer from Howe, Of May.
lor & Co.. in the cause against the govern.
ment. This is the firm which Is charged
by their agent, Howe, Of large frauds. 1t
Is also said that all indictments found will
have to be quashed on account OF the DO.
lltical uses which will be made Of the
Grand Jury. -5- n e e ''.l - +
In the accusation against Courtney re.
lating TO the payment Of $4,000 Ii tie
Kentucky, Bourbon county, whisky mat.
tiers, 1t is said that Courtney, when the
District Attorney was ordered by the de.
partment at Washington to Obtain this
amount, which was due Collector, SPEEDS
Of Louisville, on an old account, paid the,
money andit was deposited by The Dis.
trict Attorney. It is the intention Of
Courtney & Murray to prosecute those
who were instrumental in presenting this
groundless charge against them. ~
@ Charles Volmann died in Hoboken,
yesterday, from the effects Of bleeding
produced by the extraction Of five teeth
the Tudesdayiprevious. j0Hi i5Gil la5T r.
Peter G. Peck, Member Of the Assem-.
bly,, died, yesterday, at his residence In
Brooklyn. no ,9JiI4 5hi lg iCG@ =.
q A meeting OF the Democratic State
Committee has been called at ALBANY.
April II, the purpose OF which is under.
stood to be to designate the time anu place
for holding the State Convention, and
10 choose delegates to the National Demo.
cratic Convention. - I,
3. A. Woodward, an accomplice Of a.
], Garyey In the city frauds, is under.
stood 10 have promised, on Garvey's SO.
licitation, to appear as a State witness In
the case Of Mayor ball, on the condition
that he be projected from punishment.
The condition Of the streets Is said TO
be worse than on any previous year, and
unless proper, sanitary measures are taken
disease will be very prevalent during the
warm weather. Five hundred streets arc
said to be unpaved, and as many as a
thousand unSWept.
There was large crowd in the United
States Court today, in expectation OF wit.
Messing proceedings under the indict.
ments OF the United States Grand jury.
A few distillers who were indicted gave
bail. 1t Is said that the indictments are
now outlawed by statute limitation.
Judge Bedford discharged the grand
jury OF the general sessions for April TO.
day, because he had no necessity for
The recent contest Tor the control Of
the Panama Railroad Comps resulted
today in the triumph Of the Opposition
party, the representatives Of the Pacific
Mail interest. The contest for control
was unprecedented, the whole capital
stock, which was entitled to vote, being
represented, with the exception of about
fifty shares. The following are the new
directors Henry Clews, VIM. h. Aspin.
wall, David Hodley, Francis E. Kfddy, ii.
II. Baxter, J. D. Smith, Alex. Mastefton,
Fred Blelings, F. W. s. Bellows, L. s.
Stockwell, A. B. Stocburn, G. L. Kings.
land, and J. Parmly. The prospects Of
the road is considered much improved by
this union Of steamship and railway in.
terests.
Application was made at the Supreme
Court today ior a stay Of proceedings in
the case Of Henry Neunan, alias Dutch
Heinrich, sentenced at the general sessions
to ten years in the State prison for bond
robbery. Judge Brady said he would
consider the matter, It an affidavit was
made that the application for "a stay had
been refused in the sessions court.
There has been 80 cases Of smallpox
since Frinday and eight deaths in Brook.
lyn. The health board to-day ordered a
new wing to be added 10 the smallpox
hospital and an additional corps OF vacccin.
nators to- be employed.
s,' The receiver OF the North America In
surance Company has sold real estate at
the corner Of Broadway and John streets,
subject to the ground rent, for $4,000. :
An initial meeting Of the manufacturers
OF Theoretically sealed goods was held to.
day and a committee appointed to report
officers next Friday, The title OF orga-
nization will be the "Purveyors Associa.
tion." .',i " lI a-'T - - 4
The coroneFs jury has returned a yer.
dict that Mrs, Morton died from inhailing
coal gas at q boarding house in Brooklyn.
AcAND1DATE FOR A IEMr COLLAR.
NRwBuRY, N. Y, April Late satur.
day night some unknown persons placed
three gang planks and heavy baggage
truck on the track Of the Erie railway al
Chester, Orange county. Early Sunday
morning an extra freight struck the ob.
stru ion but was not seriously injured
A reward will be offered for the appre.
hension Of the williams. iae,I 4 u III I.