The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-16
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NEW YORK.
Trial OF Mayor Hail.

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Matthias Clarke, a juror in Halls
,.;sI will necessitate new trial, unless
u,en the Court meets to-day the con-
,..4 .., parties agree that juror shall
I.l,,cl 10 ill the vacant place. 1t is
,,ler,tood, however, that, while the
r-,.ccu,ion will readily assent to this
,,.,,rlsr,. tie counsel for the defense
,,;,, nr,-s new trial. An indefinite
,-,r,n,.t:on of the proceedings is
',...n,4 anticipated A wide diverg-
cpce vii probably be made by the
,br rou.>rl OF both sides from the orig.
,r4l pan of operations, as new wit
n,,.e- are being summoned and old ones
E,charsei Jude Daley desires to
.ssign his seat in favor OF some other
'rige, the length of the trial interfer-
~ with his other duties, and it is
p,-,ible that he may decline to serve
.o0ger.
the Court Of Common Pleas, where
Mayor Halls trial is being conducted,
vas crowded this morning. The chair
occupied bv the dead juror was draped
IN mourning Immediately on the
opening OF the Court, the counsel for
the iprosecution, after rehearsing the
circumstances O. the death of Clarke,
the Juror, asked for an extension Of the
term Of the Court. After long dis
cu.sion as to the power of the Court in
ne premises, it was agreed that the
rpurt should adjourn until "Wednesday
next when the counsel will argue rs to
the Judges power in the act OF exten
suit Discontinued,
In the case of the Erie railroad vs.
lane and other. IN which Jay Gould
.rlilleSslv au,m, ., AK Il revo-
.uriouists by an iujunct on, proceedings
we're discontinued to-day by the consent
%; all the parties.
The Meeting of Fri" Directors.
Qlirt and harmony continued to pre-
vail at the Erie headquarters Yesterday.
The most significant and important
action taken at the meeting OF the
Directors at noon was the appoint
ment Of Bi-ch0f,keim Il Goldsmith, Of
London. as financial agents OF the com
,auy in Europe The contract existing
between the Erie Company and the
>nlhern Improvement Company was
r. erred to committee OF the Board TO
report at Il future meeting. A partial
uranc'aI statement was presented, but
ten. incomplete was not furnished to
"e press. The meeting adjourned till
Iuc,iiy bext.
Died Of His Injuries.
Philip Lambrecht, a detective, who
a,h officer Tully, OF the Nineteenth
Precinct, who was so fearfully beaten
90 the tace a few weeks ago by roughs,
HE'D Yesterday morning from the effects
OF hi, injuries. His asSailants are now
ID the pententiary, serving sentence
iOr 'tlOnIOuS assault.
Steamer NorthleId Seized.
The steamer Northtield, companion
Of the Wc>tfeld, has been seized on
.Il.ment obtained at Syracuse by the
Mayoy aud other officials of that city,
iorlamasc> resulting from the explosion
Of tie latter
lee I'm the Hudson.
An immense quantity of ice still
remains in the Hudson river, rendering
tar chances for an early opening Of
nav CATION this spring very slight. The
river Is comparatively clear up to Sing
>lr-, beyond, however, the ice is very
>'ron-, increasing in thickness from ten,
fifteen and twenty inches, to Fort
Edwards. The river was free from ice
10y the 10th OF March last year, but the
!nilcationS are that it will remain closed
almost a month yet, causing an entire
suspension in preparations for the spring
trade.
Loss Of the Bark sloane.
Information has been received here
that the bark Sloane, Captain Sloane
Of Bath, from ST. Johns, y. B, March
), for Cuba, loaded with hay, went
ashore at Grand Menon, on the 18th,
and is a total loss. All hands were lost
tVt one, who will die.
Finances of the Erie.
The financial statement OF the Erie
railroad is promised to the public to-
morrow.