The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-29
NEW YORK CITY.


man drowned himself yesterday by Jump
Ing irom aierry boat on the East river.
The elections1or primary delegates by
The Reform Democracy was held through
out the city last evening. In some dis
tricts the Tammanyites succeeded In get.
ting their names on the successful ticket
Everything passed of quietly.
II Is believed the Governor will veto
the audit bill which has Just passed the
Legislature, on the ground that the bill
does not provide that the Board Of Audit
shall include elective officers. 10
A morning paper asserts that Helen
Josephine Mansfield Is In thisclty, and
consequently was not rufllanized in Boston
yesterday. H
A statement of the receivers of the
Market Savings Bank shows liabilities ol
$OB090O, with only assets Of $572, 900.
Bonds were found in the safe altered large.
ly by Conkling, the absconding Secretary.
The grand Jury Of the General Sessions
today presented several minor indict.
ments and then had their time extended
another week to complete their labors.
Brick Pomcroy was this morning sued
for $25, 900 damages for breach Of promise
o. marriage by lady named Wilkinson.
OF New Haven, she charging that he
promised to marry her in 1865.
The Prison Reform Association met
this morning and elected II. Seymuor
President, j. G. Blaine and F. Fisher Vice
Presidents, and E. @. Wines Secretary.
The Stock Exchange thus morning
adopted q rule imposing a fine on trans
actions of $50 or upward made on the
street alter s o'clock RM.-Saturdaysalter
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In the suit brought by Shahan, against
ex-ColleCtor Murphy 10 recover political
assessment Of two per cent OF his Custom
House salary, the complaint has been dis.
missed on the ground that the assess.
ments were voluntarily paid. Murphy
testified that the assessments had been
made, and that in some instances lie had
repaid the money.
The Produce Exchange held a meeting
today in regard to the strike OF the coop.
ers. A committee was appointed to take
steps to have the law changed, so as 10
make it illegal Tor combinations having a
depressing effect on trade.
The men arrested on suspicion of hay.
ing murdered Prof. Panorcmo, after q
hearing today, was committed. There
is no positive evidence yet as who the
murderer is.
The Yonkers and New York Insurance
Company has been judicially dissolved.
The Adams Express Company has been
cnioined at suit OF Bunce IRON parting
with one hundred and thirty-two shares
OF the Cleveland, Columbus s. Cincinnati
railroad, pending the litigation.
Twelve smallpox cases were reported
yesterday. There has been five deaths
since yesterday, and 20 during the week.
The disease has broken out in q few places
on the line Of the Harlem Railroad.
The office Of the Pittston Coal Company
was robbed last night, the robbers gag.
ging and binding the watchman and then
smashing the safe, from which they OBJ.
tanned about $4,000 ..Is.t
Gov. Hoffman, who is in this city 10.
day, says that he signed the bill legalizing
the action OF the anti.ring grand jury in
obedience to the will OF the Legislature,
though against his judgment as lawyer.
He believes that the act will be decided
unconstitutional by the Court Of Appeals.
Thomas Hicks was dragged from his
bed and beaten almost to death last night,
in Brooklyn, by some unknown ruf1ian.
In the'shooting match at Fordham to.
day, only 10 out Of 90 entries appeared.
Eight birds were trapped for each. C.
Palmer was head, he having killed 8.
The shooting generally was poor.
Arrived, the steamer Calabria, from
Liverpool.
The Committee of Citizens have reiec.
ted Commodore Vanderbilrs plan for
the track of the Harlem Rail.
road on Fourth Avenue, and insist on the
road being placed under ground, for which
they will appeal to the Legislature.
The spinal meningitis is raging among
the horses Of this city. The best con.
structed and appointed stables have been
visited by it, and fearful death rate is the
result. E" w.
The grand jury Of Hudson county, New
Jersey, have indicted Boss Bumstead, Of
the Board Of Public Works, Fire Commis.
sioner Thomas Filder, Chiei of Police
McWilliams, Police Captain McHarney,
and q number of other Republicans are
charged with ring jobs. i.''
Gen. Fitz John Porter has been appoint
ed superintendent for the New Jersey
new State lunatic asylum at Norristown.
In the suit of John Townsend and
Egerton b. Winthrop, against the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
to recover $9,315 in coin, in which the
plaintiffs allege the defendants owe them
on bonds, the defendants demurrcd to the
complaint on the ground that as it set out
the bonds themselves, which on their face
arc tobe paid in lawful money, the plaintiffs
have no cause for action for coin, rs the
United States national currency and
greenbacks are lawful money and legal
tender By decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States Judge Wood.
ruff has sustained the demurrer, but
given leave to the plaintiffs 10 amend their
complaint.
Alfred East, an Englishman, 25 years
old, who boarded at the same house and
lodged in the same room in Brooklyn,
with Prof Panormo, who was murdered
last week, blew his brains out this morn,
ing. East left letter asserting his limo.
cence of any connection with the Pan.
ormo killing. 1t is said that East was
unfortunate in recent speculations.
East has exhibited great signs Of fear
since Panormo's assassination, and seems
to imagine that the detectives are after
him, but the lady Of the house is sure he
Was in on the night of the murder Tho