The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-24
NEW. YORK CITY.

/ NEW YORK, August 28,--There Wert
fourteen sunstrokes yesterday, four o
which were fatal. 4-J
During the rain and hailstorm las
evening, the thermometer fell sixteen de
grees. The weather to-day Is cool Rnt
clear. The storm was very heavy a
Long Branch, and several small boat
with fishing parties ON board, have no
been heard from.
The serenAde to the President BY tht
colored men, and the proposed speech By
Henry Wilson at Long Branch last night
was postponed on account Of the storm.
All efforts OF the District Attorney Il
find Comptroller Connolly, who is wanted
as a witness in the Haggerty and Boulct
voucher thieving case, has been unavail
ing. His own trial Is to take place il
October, but is doubtful that he eveI
returns to New York. His bail Is over
half million ofdollars.a r..
A letter from Hiogo, Japan, states thai
Consul Turner had his leg broken by q
party Of drunken Japanese, who attacked
him and Consul Sheppard at Kiote.
Catacazy publishes a card denying that
he endeaVored to sell the pamphlet con
taining revelations against the President
and family.
Secretary Van Allen, Of the Democratic
National Committee, issued an address to
the Democrats Of this State, urging the
appointment Of delegates to the Louis.
vile National Convention. He also issued
a call for delegates to every district in
New Jersey.
Blanton Duncan publishes q card deny.
ing that he received any aid from the
Republicans, or has been in collision with
them in any manner,
Two convicts attempted to escape from
Blackwelrs Island this morning, but were
recaptured af(er being wounded by pistol
shots while attempting TO swim the river.
The deialcation Of Kingsland, book.
keeper of the Hudson County National
Bank Of Jersey City, amounts to $15, 900.
The small steamboat Oceanus, running
between Canaries and Rockaway, had q
narrow escape from being wrecked in a
squall last evening, with large number
OF panic stricken passengers on board.
The examination OF Thomas Cunning.
ham to-day developed the fact that he
had been employed here In obtaining an
imitation Of the engraved plates Of the
Auditors blank warrants Of the State Of
Mississippi, and he was committed for
trial without bail. His alias Is Patterson.
The National Democratic Executive
Committee held session to-day, Messrs.
Schell, Moore OF Michigan, Barnum of
Connecticut, Thompson Of Ohio, and Barr
Of Pennsylvania, being present. The &C.
ton OF the committee is unknown.
tits reported that Secretary Delano is
III at Washington.
In the case of Spencer Bettus to-day,
DR.. Parks testified to receiving bonds from
Bettus to sell, which were proved to have
been portion Of those robbed from the
National Bank OF Minneapolis. Bettus
was held for trial without bail, and Parks
was held in 5000 bail as a witness.
Alarge number of striking Longshore.
men were in the vicinity of the docks at
Brooklyn to-day, but large force of
police protected the non.society men at
work.
1t is stated that the family Of Charles
Francis Adams have received a letter
from him, in which he states that he will
not consent to be a candidate for Cover.
nor Of Massachusetts, that he does not
sympathize with the Greeley movement,
and regards the reelection Of Grant es.
sential to the best interests of the country.
The comparative cotton statement re.
ceipts at all ports, for the week were
S,S72, the same time last yearit was e,910,
total for the year $40, 1886, last year 8, ,799,.
272, exports for the week, 4164, the same
time last year was 1889, total for the
year 1855, ,7O5, last year 8,O7l, 1851. The
stock at all tho United States ports o.
800, last year 1883, all interior towns
6,Sl6, last year 1906, at Liverpool 92si-
zoo, last year 604i000, American atloat
for Great Britain $4,000, last year $1,000.