The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-10
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, December 9,-Two of the
sons OF the Sexton Of Dr.. Talanage's
Church were arrested yesterday, charSed
with ro6olng the money boxes TO the
extent oi SIX hundred dollars. The pil.
feripg has been carried on for about three
months.
At q meeting Of the Internationalists
last night II was announced that a mass
meeting for the benefit Of the widows
and orphans OF guillotlned Communists
would be held In Cooper Institute on the
l4th inst A letter was read, alleged to
be from Wendell Phillips, in which he
said the French Communists were en-.
titled to the respect Of the civilized world,
and that the barbarlties practiced on the
Communists were a disgrace and shame
to>humanity, 1t was also announced
that efforts would be made to release
Chambers, imprisoned for shooting a non.
striker. ''
THE REpreSs viii. be issued notwlthstand.
ing the fire.
Mr. Leppel, aged 70 years, an eccentric
inventor, was found dead In cellar on
Greenwich street on Saturday night. His
body was partially eaten by the rats.
Judge Barrett Of the Superior Court
to-day issued an order to show cause WHY
the bail in the suit Of the Erie r. R. Co.
against Jay Gould should not be de.
creased, or such other relief granted as
the conrt may see fit.
Attorney General Barlow and ex,Judge
Vancott agreed to-day to the postpone.
ment to Monday next OF the argument
upon the order issued by the sitting
Board Of Supervisors of Kings county,
to show cause why mandamus should
not be issued compelling them to levy
and collect a deficiency Of 81 mills State
tax in Kings county.
The Common Council have determined
to oprofer the hospitalities OF the city to
Henry n. Stanley.
A Acable dispatch announces the sudden
death, In Bremen to-day, OF Herman
Peters, General Manager In Bremen 81
the North German Lloyds Steamship
Company.
Cooper G. Vanvoont and Josiah Suth.
erlin were sworn into office to-day, the
former Justice Of the Superior Court, and
the latter City, Judge in the Court Of
Oyer and Tsrminer.
Arthur Quin, 81 years OF age, was sen
fenced by Judge Ingraham 10. day to fit-
teen years in the State prison at hard Ia
Dor for the murder Of Martin Stafford in
August last.
Stokes case was not taken up to-day in
the Court OF Oyer and Termlner as ex.
pected.
King, the murderer OF o'Neill, plead
not guilty in the above Court to-day. His
counsel requested time to take evidence,
and the case will probably go on the
calendar.
The examination Of President Graham
on the charge Of embezzling funds from
the Waikiki Bank commenced to-day.
The directors testified that Graham ad-
mitted using large amounts belonging 10
the bank Tor private purposes, but had
paid the bank check drawn by William
n. Tweed for 5000, another check for
$4,000, and one for $4,000, these pay.
ments being made to reimburse the bank
for It's losses, Adjourned till Monday.
Arrived the steamship Washington,
from Brest; the steamship India, from
Glasgow
Private Cable advices report the sus.
pension today of Jacob Freres ct Lie,
Banque de Union, Brussels and Antwerp.
They have been granted an extension of
four weeks, and the arrangement of their
affairs has been taken in hand by Messrs.
Fould and the Comptorer D'Escompte,
the leading discount house OF Paris. The
bank had nominal capital OF thirty mil.
lion francs, with eight and half millions
paid up.
The following directors OF the Atlantic
& Great Western Railroad Company
were chosen to-day: George B. McClei.
Ian, W. ". Mcfarland, Lloyd Aspinwall,
A. s. Hewitt, Lawrence Wells, Edward
Cooper, James B. Hodgekins, James s.
Fay, all OF New York; George B. Wright,
John Tod, h E. Parsons, Reuben Hitch.
cock, Cleveland Q. Ross, Condenport.