The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-03
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thebar keeper named Merkeh, who there.
upon shot Hallisy, killing him instantly. u
Six OF the indicted 0dIstillets gave bali
this afternoon, ID, the sum Of 81, 900 each.
Seven fatal cases Of smallpox, which
had been concealed, are reported to-day,
Although the number Of Indictments By
the us 9Gmu6 Jury for Mhiskey3Hand
other frauds, was estimated yesterday at
about one htlldred, thers were Id reality
only fifteen or eighteen Indictments but
many OF those included the names OF sev.
eral persons, so that the indicted parties
will perhaps amount to eighty ii AL.
Among the number is Judge Pratt, Of
Brooklyn, WHO held Coliectofship Noi
Internal Revenue in 1867 and 1868, but
Judge Davis, District Attorney, thinks the
indictment against him, Is found under
total misapprehension Of the facts. In a
conversation with D reporter yesterday,
IDeKay, clerk In, the District Attorneys
office, whose appointment Il. due TO Gen,
Butler, and who Is especially instructed
in this branch of tie District Az
ltorney's office, said ttin replying q to
the interrogatory whether the Grand
Jury investigated any recent custom
house frauds, that It wasila question
whether any custom. house frauds had re.
Gently been exposed by the Investigating
committee; that no instructions had been
senttrom Washington to Investigate Gus.
tom house bribery cases. No prominent
persons are mentioned In the list Of names,
most Of the parties being subordinate ex.
revenue officers and dealers in whisky.
The indictments are based principally on
affldayits made in 1sB7s8 On this &C.
count, and also by reason Of the lapse Of
time, 1t Is thought that many of them will
be quashed, At the contestitis proposed
onthe part Of the government 70 make a
test caseot that onein'which the evidence
is strongest and be governed In the others
by the result therein as to q continuance
Softhe prosecutions. At any rate the trials
cannot be reached for q long time inas.
much as there are at present four thou
sand untried cases in. the federal courts in
this city, q
II Is stated in the morning papers
that a familiar Of General Buffers who
knew ot the proposed dlactiou!sald that the
parties who applied to a certain lawyer,
who was formerlya rebel General would
be acquttted. rs EASA Gs E
ePhe bail Of the parties who have been
thus far served with warrants has aver.
aged 81, 600 each. '''A '-'''a .'i'i '' ''''"'t
The, -Jnmel will case is to be brought
up ona new trial at an early day.
The Judiciary Committee yesterday ex,
amined q MI. Yelvertorl, an accountant,
who testified that the bank payments
were made bygJ 1dge lCardozo 70 Nathan
and that Terrence! Farley was the recipi.
ent 81 'Cafdozos fayofs, : 4U3 ~ -
The Thaddeus Stevens Club last even
ing celebrated the anniversary OF the FIT.
teenth amendment by q. dinner. "a num-
bcr of prominent colbredL men were pres.
ent. -,
At nine o'clock this morning the con.
dition of Professor Morse was said to be-
hopeless! Nilh 3sFiG d!3laG iSBH.
At meeting o! the Board OF Directors
ot Oyer today, HIEP.TtArcher resigned
the Offices. of Vice President, and Direc-
tOr. The Board passed a resolution
thanking him for his assistance in effect.
ing the recent change in the Company.
The reason OF Archers resignation Is that
business engagements require his undi.
vided attention. The reported resignation
oi Dix and Stebbins is without iounda-
'tion. Igal ai.otaF ssrIl IgsY
At a, meeting Of the New York Asso.
ciated Press to day, the following resolu.
ton was, adopted +. q, ,ss,s,a q.zu,,s 7..7
:Resolued, That the New York Associa.
ted Press respectfully demonstrate and
protest against using the so-called Mul-
lier patent for the manufacture Of white,
straw paper, the said patent having
been origfnaiIy4of tloubtfillleeaiitv. and
its term6aying since expired TfTiCr
At a meeting Of the petroleum dealers,
yesterday, steps were taken for the forma.
tion Of an Exchange to include petroleum
and naval store dealers.
Thereceipt Of a,special London cable
dispatch this morning Quoted American
Erie shares one and one:sixth per cent.
higher at the one.third and protected
stock two per cent. higher at 81. The
price in Broad street ran up from SO to 69lI
which is the highest price attained in the
New York market for this stock within the
past two years. Rumors Of still harder
money market began to be circulated
about this time and Erie fell to Ga within
half an hour, and at thelclose q still
further decline took place. Large sums
of money were borrowed late yesterday
by bears when they really had nc, use Tor
it for the,expressT purpose OF causing an
artificial strihgency 70 Eiofce down the
prices Of stocks.
In regard to the resumption Of the trial
Of Mayor Hall, as. far as known there is
no intention Of abandoning the prosecu-
tion. ,rt
One Pratt, indicted for whisky frauds,