The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-24
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, February est was
shown In the quarantine investigation yes
terday that enormous charges had been
made for assistance which ship agents
were compelled to receive from the agents
OF the quarantine department; that bribes
of various kinds always facilitated the in.
spection Of vessels. 1t was also testified
that the quarantine property was under.
sold. 1t appears that the examination Of
the accounts Of the Bureau of Roads in
the department Of public works, which
was under the management of Tweed,
shows that enormous charges have been
for tools and road repairs. ..4
PickpocketiDg was frequent on Broad.
way yesterday, and some twenty arrests
were made. .
Charles Moore, the notorious emigrant
swindler, has been sentenced to five years
in State Prison at hard labor.
Collector Arthurs says he has not re-
signed.
In the quarantine investigation to-day,
L. 8. Pond, one OF the directors of the
steamship company whose vessels run to
Havana, testified that under the present
quarantine officers there were many de.
lays, and the expenses were much heavier
than ever before, though tho present
health officer released all vessels from
quarantine as soon as possible; that as
soon as he had made oil the money out Of
them he could, experienced lighter men
would offer to do the lighterage for half
the amo2nt now charged. The result OF
these quarantine exactions had been a
loss TO thisport annually Of 400, 900 hogs
heads OF sugar, which had been taken to
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Mr..
Pond stated that he considered the light.
erage business at quarantine swindle on
merchants from beginning to end, and he
had no doubt that DR.. Carnochan, reaped
share Of the swindle, and that the COM
munity had been plundered right and
lett. D. r. Norval, ship.master, testified to
extortion in the towing Of his vessels by
quarantine tug.boats. J. s. Blank testi-
fled to doing police, coachman's, grooms-
mans and messengers duties for DR..
Carnochan; also to collecting fares on the
quarantine steamboat when taking pas
sengers to the city, and handing the mon
ey 10 DR.. Carnochan. &ES
The investigation OF the alleged corrupt
judges was continued this morning, but
the sessions continue secret fLa
During an assault made by Edward
Schuler on James O'Connor, yesterday,
tho latter, in self.delense, stabbed Schuler,
with n probable fatal result. O'Gonnor
has been arrested to await the result Of
the stabbing. Both were schoolboys.
The Army and Navy Club OF this city
have altered their constitution so as to
allow citizens TO become members, under
Cartain conditions! Il II iTEt,tts B
There have been eloven new cases Of
smallpox within the last "a hours.
Another suit against Roche, Vice
President OF the Bowling Green Savings
Bank, was brought to-day by the Receiv-
or. His bail was fixed at $G5 700. Other
officials ofthis bank will be arrested soon.
Two children OF P. Flanagan, at Trc-
mont, West Chester county, were burned
to death this A. NJ, by the destruction Of
the shanty in which they lived. he
A letter from Florence, dated January
Gath, says that q fire there had rendered
two hundred families homeless, and de-
pendent upon charity lor slstenance.
Ap admiralty suit to recover one hun.
dred dollars, commenced in 1856 against
Laundried by E. N. Kirk, was today
decided in favor Of the plaintiff. ~ )
Several parties further testified to
abuses in quarantine matters this after.
noon-all being accumulation of previous
evidence. .'-
A Rio Janeiro letter Of the Goth OF Jan.
uary states that coffee has advanced, with
sales within a fortnight of 75,00O bags fol
the United States. ..
Police Justices Seymour and Reese, ol
Jersey City, have been held for trial in
5000 bail each on charges Of unlawtully
imprisoning citizens.
Police Commissioners Edwardson and
Grass have been held ms 900 and Fire
Commissioner Boyd in $1,000 for trial fol
malleassnce in office. s.cs 'f5
Henry Quackerbush, lately on the stat
Of the EoeniRg Nelos, committed suicide
at the Central Park yesterday durinG
mental alteration. l,g ,.-s'J5.g =