The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-13
NEW YORK CITY.

house authorities claim 10 have obtained
conclusive evidence that fraudulent
American registers have been obtained
for foreign built vessels, under the pro
visions Of the law providing that wreck
ed foreign bottoms may be sold to Amerl
cans for one.third Of the cost Of repairs
The frauds were perpetrated by ring o
conspiratorG by means Of perjured affida
Wits, the conspirators acting through {
broker, the latter claiming ignorance o.
any irregularity ol the documents furnish
cd him.
E. P. Sheldon, held for tho forgery o.
his uncles name Tor $500 was released
Yesterday, his uncle admitting that the
signature was genuine, The latter was
held for perjury.
AtFleetwood Park yesterday the trol
between the American Girl and VIM. e.
Allen, Tor one thousand dollars, 8 In s, the
Girl won In three straight heats-time
2:S9e, 2:85 and 2:84t.
:. Another case OF malpractice came to
light yesterday. Mary Z. Jones, aged 18,
whose parents live in New Jersey, died
10 this city, refusing to give the name Of
the seduceT or the party performing the
abortion.
Bouner's colt startle, at Prospect Park,
yesterday, travelled mile In a high wind
IN 2:94s; wind abating, 1t was repeated in
2:10f.
The name Of the broker, charged with
illegally registering foreign bottoms by
means OF periured atfidavits, Is Stephen
Is. Babeock. His case will shortly be ex.
amined.
There were twenty new cases of small.
,pox yesterday and seven deaths. A large
increase.
Phillips, the victim Of tho murderous
assault of burglars last night, Is no better,
and no hopes are entertained of bis re.
covery. The perpetrators are undis.
covered.
The Board ol Fire Underwriters have
voted 10 resume the old rates of insurance
OF 1859, with only five per cent commits.
sion to agents or brokers, and q commit.
tee has been appointed to confer with the
IRE insurance companies here as to the
date Of putting the order into effect.
At the Methodist Conference to day ad.
dresses were made by DR.. Sutherland, oI
Canada, and Rev. Henry Passe, OF East.
crn British America. The former ex.
pressed the hope that such q calamity as
a;colltsion between England and America
could always be prevented by the Christ.
ian sentiment Of America, and the latter
said he would rejoice II the Dominion and
the United States were incorporated as
one nation.
Rev. MIR. Wheat, delegate from the
Methodist General Conference, made an
address expressing the hope OF reunion
ot the two bodies at no distant day.
The delegates from the Canadian N E.
Church were invited 10 seats on tho plat.
form. Adjourned.
The funeral Of T. Buchanan Read takes
place next Tuesday afternoon from the
residence Of his brothor.in.law, ]. E. Cald.
vel, lat Philadelphia. The remains will
be Inferred at Laurel Hill Cemetry.
Yesterday the preliminaries for prize
fight for the championship Of the world
between Jem Mace and Ned O'Baldwin
was finally arranged. They signed new
articles to fight in Virginia on the 10Th
Of July for $1,000 a side. The money
has all been transferred to the stake
holder.
The charges preferred against Judge
Curtis, OF the Marine Court, by the Bar
Association, are published. The principal
specifications are indecent language from
the bench, denial Of trial by Jury and O
law partnership Of a corrupt nature.
At the afternoon session OF the Wood
hull Convention yesterday, o resolution
was adopted authorizing the issuing OF
bonds for the expenses Of the campaign
The bonds are TO be payable when the
people succeed in regaining possession OF
the government Some $1,000 were
pledged.
]. Patteman, for a long time promi.
nent clerk In the New York postofflce, has
been arrested and committed in default ol
$4,000 bail Tor embezzling letters and
packages containing articles Of value.
Some Of the articles were found on his per.
son. He admitted his guilt.
The woods on Shelter Island ana in
Gardner's Bay, Long Island, have been
burned. 1t is supposed to be the work OF
an incendiary. Several small fish oil fac
tories were also destroyed. Loss $55, 900.
Jno. Moore is under arrest, on suspicion,
he closely answering the description oil
the murderer Of Phelps, the jeweler.
The Mercantile Library reading room,
was opened to-day for the first time. On
Sunday the attendance was about one.
fifth the usual number.
Tammany will call public meeting In
Tammany Hall, Tuesday evening, to con
slider such reorganization OF the Demo
cratic party in this city, as will secure
SUCCESS IN tho pending elections.