The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-14
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW York, August 1S.-The politica
discussion between the colored men
Saunders Greeley and Garnet Grant
will take place on Thursday evening. a
challenge has been sent by Saunders 4
Rev. w. F. Butler, (Grant,) colored, in
viting him to meet his colleague, Georgt
W. Hatton, Greeley in like manner.
The Executive Committee OF the Ger,
man Central Greeley Association wa!
organized yesterday. Anthony Eckhoff
Of the Net0 Yorker Journal was elected
President.
Senator Wilson returned here yesterD
day from Indiana, He says he was sur.
prised at tho political enthusiasm and
earnestness which he had seen in the
West.
A Washington dispatch says Col,
Whitley, chief ot the secret service
division, reports in favor Of thepardon Of
Collins and seventeen others Of the Ku.
Klux from South Carolina, imprisoned at
Albany. Collins was one Of the persons
for whom Garrett Smith had interested,
and is an illiterate simple minded man.
The seventeen other cases are analogous
to Collins, Col. Whitley reports against
the pardon Of Brown for whom recon-
mendation was made by Mr.. Smith, but
makes no recommendation In the re.
naming forty.six cases. 1t is understood
that those recommended for pardon will
be released Immediately.
1t Is ascertained that twenty men on
the ram Numanica are suffering from
yellow fever. The number OF incipient
cases are unknown. Six men died on the
passage from Havana to this port, and the
seventh died few hours ago. The re.
mainder Of the sufferers will be removed
TO the hospital in the lower bay.
Senator Sumner was in town TO .day en-
route to Boston. He visited the Liberal
headquarters and declined to speak here,
his health being anything but good. He
has not promised to speak in Boston, the
tour being merely for his health. He will
probably be unable to speak in Maine.
1t is stated that Gen 1illyer announces
his determination to accept the wager of
$4,000 offered in the DAILY Nstrs that
Greeley be elected, and will also wager
the value OF house and lot in Harlem,
two TO one on Grant.
The Bloomingdale Asylum cases were
again before Judge BArret to-day and
Miss Drew, at her own request, was re-
manded by the justice to the Asylum until
her friends were ready 10 remove her
The case oI McCabe went over till To-
morrow.
A meeting was held at the 9Th Avenue
Hotel last night, at which number Of
gentlemen largely interested in claims
against the Mexican Government pending
before the International American and
Mexican Commission, were present. The
expression against the recent action of
the Mexican Commissioner was very
warm. The proceedings were concluded
by selecting gentleman we'll known in
legal and military circles to communicate
with the authorities ol the two govern.
ments with reference to a speedy settle.
ment of the trouble between the Commits
sioners. ......
James P. Lindsay has been arrested and
bailed in $1,000, charged by the execu.
tors under the will oil Prof. Morse with
the mlsapproprlation oftunds.
Arrived, the steamer Hanss, from Bre-
men.
Harry Basset will run four mile race
at the Saratoga meeting against Lexing-
toms 7:10a.
The first bale Of ordinary new Ala
bama cotton sold at auction yesterday for
80 cents per pound.
The case Of alleged mutiny on the
ship Henry was compromised; the men
returned the money they had received and
withdrew their charge against the mate
and were discharged.