The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-25
NEW YORK CITY.

examine DOrInAn ID. Eaton, Salu 10 De ar
important witness for the defense ant
read long affidavit In support thereof
Alter some discussion tho Court decided
TO adjourn the case till the third Monday
in June TO give the Counsel time for thu
issuance and return of tho commission
A special plea was presented by Stokes
Counsel yesterday, but was overruled.
During the last three days, two vessels
arrived with small pOx and Is prevailing
to great extent among the steerage pas
sengers. They are detained at quar- Zine
and the infected passengers towards the
Island. The sailing ship Europa arrived
on the 2lst with two hundred and eigh.
teen steerage passengers, On the voyage
thirteen deaths occurred from the scourge
and twenty.threc additional cases infec.
tive were on board. The ship Athenae,
also from Brennan arrived on the twenty.
second with All steerage passengers,
eleven passengers and two sailors died at
SEQ, six passengers have died at quaran.
tine, and twenty passengers and two
sailors have been sent to the hospital.
The coroner has been invited to investi.
| gate the case Of these vessels. The dis
eases on the Athenae consisted OF small.
pox, scarlet fever and measles, the major
ity Of the deaths being children from the
latter disease. The impression that the
mortality was occasioned by inferior
quality Of food is pronounced groundless,
the captain saying that all the provisions
put on board his ship at Bremen were
thoroughly examined. The captain seems
TO think the disease was fostered by the
daily habits OF the emlgrants, who were
chiefly Poles. Nothing short Of physical
force could induce them to wash, and the
men deliberately ate the soap furnished
them, thinking It was cheese.
Harper and McGrath, with their cele-
brated stables.ot racers, arrived safely at
Long Branch yesterday.
A local Greeley and Brown demonstra-
ton was held on Seventh street, at which
were present a large number OF prominent
Democrats. Hon. J. B. Haskings, an old
Democratic leader, was the principal
speaker, and he highly eulogized the Gin.
cinnati nominees.
The Commissioner of Public Works has
addressed letter to the Mayor and Comp.
troller, recommending economy in the
city advertising, and that notices be in
serted in smaller number Of papers than
are now patronlsed. The cost of the city
advertising is now enormous.
A Boston dispatch says that criminal
prosecution has been commenced against
Stannard, tho defaulting Collector Of Gus
toms of the Vermont district. His ac-
counts are short about $4,000.
The natives of Alsace and Lorraine OF
this city are taking steps to hold a mass
meeting, which shall be a manifestation of
their disgust at the annexation OF the na.
tive provinces to Germany.
Owing to the lack of time the Greeley
and Brown ratification meeting has been
postponed to June Sd, instead Of on Mon
day next, and the place is changed from
Union Square to the Cooper Institute.
The street cleaners made demonstra:
ton at the Comptroler's office to-day, dc.
manding their back pay.
The will Of the late Professor Morse
has been admitted to probate. Its dated
February7, 1879. Itprovides that 1000
be set apart TO de(ray one third OF the cost
OF q monument at Greenwood, andsthat
the residue OF the property be held in
trust for bis wife during her life; after her
death the property to be divided into
eight parts, one OF which is to be appro.
priated to pay certain legacies and seven
to be given 10 his children. From these
shares various sums, from $4,000 to
$45, 600, arc to be deducted on account Of
previous gifts, and to be paid into q
residuGry fund. His biographer, 10 be
appointed by the executors, is TO be al.
lowed, tho irce use of his books and
papers. The cross conferred by the King
Of Denmark is to be returned, His gold
spectacles are to be given to eX-Sena-
tor Sidney Breeze, Of Illinois. The
following ore the legacies: $4,000 to the
Home OF the Friendless, Poughkeepsie;
$4,000 to found scholarship ut Nashau
Hall, New Jersey; $1,000 to the Theolog.
ical Seminary, Hampdcn, Sidney, Va;
81, 900 to the Old Ladies' Home; $1,000
to the National Academy Of Design for
medals for the encouragement OF art;
81 600 to the American Geographical So.
Ciety for the encouragement Of geograph-
Ical research; $1,000 10 the New York
City University for medals as rewards Of
scholarship. The trustees and executors
are Thomas r. Walker, OF Utica; Henry
Day, of New York, and Arthur Breeze
Proal, Cashier of the American National
Bank, New York.
The judgment for S450,000 entered in
the Court OF Common Pleas in favor ol
Charles Z. Devlin, and which formed part
OF his assets entering for Tweed, was set
aside, to-day, by Judge Ludlow, who or.
dered the case TO 60 on the calendar and
be tried by jury, The judgment was
against the city for work done on sewers
streets, &c.
Strikes among the different organiza.
tions continue. The Eight-hour League
held mass meeting in Teutonic Hall
this morning, at which thousand men
were present. About $50 bosses have &C.
ceded to the demands Of the men, up till
this morning.
The coiiin.makers have struck work
and the builders will follow on Monday
unless their demands arc acceded to by
the bosses. ThGlGerman painters are still
pressing their demands for the eight-hour
system. The German strikers passed O
vote of censure against the German
newspapers of New York city.
A communication was received from
the Eight-hour League of Boston, an
nouncing that a general strike will take
place there on the 30th inst, and asking
tho German cabinet.makers to send q
committee to assist in the movement.
The fire this morning at Union Hill
Jersey City, destroyed Clare's Piano Fac
tory and contents, together with the
dwelling house Of tho proprietor. Loss
$50,00O.. A fireman named Hoffman wa!
seriously burned.
Superintendent Kelso has issued ar
order containing a new law regarding