The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-21
NEW YORK CITY

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New YoRK, March 20.--lrr Clark
President Of tho Union Pacific Railroad
testified last night before tho Judiciary
Committee that In his opinion tho corrup
tion Of the bar was as bad as the bench
that American securities were effected
thereby. The Company's office had beer
removed TO Boston from this city on ac
count Of It's legislation. In one Instance
$50, 900 was paid lawyer Fullerton for thu
settlement Of case 4 didn't think Judge
Barnard got any ofthat money, ,.,
Hon. Geo. Shea, Chief Justice Of tlit
Marine Court, has submitted to the Ju,
diciaEy Committee Of the Legislature. by
It's motion, DRAFT Of the bin Tor the reof.
ganizatlon Of that tribunal, and which, II
Is understood, meets the views Of the bar
Association and the Legislature, as TO all
nae.ded reformation in that Court. I
a commitIee of the OIL producers and
retiners Of Western PenDsylTania vester.
day had an interview with the Erie man.
agement and Thos. Scott. They obtain.
cd a suspension Of the exorbitant rates on
freight torone week, and the promise ol
their equitable revision. The Committee
visit this city TO confer with the various
railroads upon the contracts made with
the Southern Improvement Company.
Tho Broadhead & oswego Railroad,
reported TO be financially embarrassed
It's old President, MIR. Broadhead, was
sometime since found short $4,000 In
his account as treasurer OF Ulster county,
which position he also held. Nowit Is
being tried to lease the road, and the mat.
ter is pending in court as 10 some OF the
stockholders TO effect a lease. ( ~.
Gen. Sickles said to-day that he had
negotiated loan Of two millions at five
per cent for the Erie board.
The Assembly Judiciary @ Committee to.
day examined Jno. Tayler Johnston,
President Of the New Jersey Central
Railroad, who testified that there was a
general feeling Of insecurity in regard 10
the doings OF the jury and Judge in ap.
pointing Il receiver without q safeguard.
A letter was received from ex.Judge Full
lerton in regard TO the $4,000 paid him
by the U. I. Railroad, saying he can ex.
plain 1t. Barnard knew nothing Of the
transaction In Pacific mail The question
whether any money was spent in Wash.
ingtonto aid In the passageot the aid bill
was objected to. II
Mrs. e. Sarshank residing at Twelfth
street, died in the dentists chair of Mr..
Newbrough, on Thirty-Fourth street to.
day, from the effects OF the administration
Of laughing gas. The Coroner investi.
gated the matter.
Judge Blatchford- has confirmed the
appointment Of Archer asstrustee OF the
Bank.
Eight members Of the japanese Em.
bassy arrived this evening.
The funeral of Judge Whitney, was
largely attended. h,-. 4 s7lla. =,
1t is believed the Staten Island Com
pany will be thrown into bankruptcy by
is defeat in several suits of those lost on
Lhe Westfeld. 7aa.s1l- ~
Recorder Hackett decided to-day, not.
withstanding the opinion expressed by
Judge DAILY, that this Court was legal.
Out of the eighteen additional cases of
smallpox, yesterday, six were concealed.
Rear Admiral Pale de Barnidi, the new
Spanish Minister to the United States, ar
rived by the steamer Merrimac.
Mayor Halls case was discussed again
to-day. Judge DAILY willnot give his de.
cision till Saturday.
A letter was read to-day from Voght,
the counterfeiter, to his wife in Philadel.
phia, asking her todestroy any evidences
Of his guilt -sttaf EtsfS a.
Warrants were issued this afternoon for
the arrest Of H.. B. Elias and Ellis Fl.
Elias, on the charge Of swindling in the
Geneva Watch Co. business. Several
experienced watch makers made af1ldavits
that the watches sold were worthless. \
The steamer AIerrimac brings Rio
Janeiro advices Of February H29d. The
Argentine government has annexed the
Chaco and made Villo Accidental a
Paraguayan town, which claimed Bolivia
as its capital hi-t7aa at EaE