The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-25
NEW YORK CITY.

fords grand jury for forging warrants
against tho city, yesterday returned TO the
city and surrendered himself. He was
bailed in the sum OF $4,000. Cooke has
been in the confidence OF the Tammany
ring, and Is said TO have important
knowledge OF thevoucher thelts, concern.
ing which he will probably testify next
week. 6 siilaJs = .lss = ,..Si
The prosecution will now probably
bring Mayor Halls case before the Court
Iof General Sessions. Halls counsel arc
rather jubilant over what they consider
the triumphant termination Of tho late
trials Thcy say that their defense was
not mainly on the Mayors own testimony.
The indictments against Tweed and
others charge them with decciying the
Mayor, while the Mayor is charged with
signing fraudulent warrants. The defense
are awaiting the commencement OF furth-
or proceedings on tho part Of the prose.
cutiOn. ''-ia '4E 80
The New York & Boston Express
Company, which has been under tho
control OF tho Eric management, has
been discovered TO be insolvent. It's
Indebtedness is said to be about 800, 1000.
The Stokes bill Of exceptions makes
nearly 100 pages. It will take man a
week to read II. s.it
A Philadelphia letter says Evans, the
alleged delaulting Pennsylvania State
Agent, is dying in Brooklyn; that lie Is
penniless, and that the proceeds of his
speculation have long ago been divided
among certain ring. rIsr
The trial Of the Jersey City officials,
charged with speculation in public funds,
commenced yesterday. 2
A new enrolment OF the Tammany
Society has been ordered, 10 commence
ON the 25th. y
John p. Sidle, the Ohio forger, was
taken West last evening, by an Ohio
Sheriff, on a requisitiOn from Governor
Noyes.
a Richmond dispatch says three mem.
bers Of the Legislature are to be pro.
ceeded against for violation OF the Fif.
teenth amendment In that they assumed
to act as members Of the General Assem-.
bly, of Virginia while laboring under
political disabilities. N "A
The weekly bank statement is as iol.
lows: Loans decrease, $2,107, 400; specie
decrease, $167900; legal tenders decrease,
$500, 500; deposits decrease, $685., 900;
circulation decrease, $50, 200.
Snow fell heavily during the University
boat race. The Oxtords took the lead at
the start, but were soon overtaken. At
time, the Cambridge crew were full
length ahead. The struggle, however,
was by no means ended. The OXlords
gained and lost alternately until the close,
when tho Cambridge boat came in fine
style one length and q half in the'lead.
The time Of the race is in dispute. One
reportigives it as 81 minutes and IA sec
onds; another 90 minutes and So seconds.
The crowd Of spectators was small COM
pared TO those OF other seasons, though
the river bank was well lined with peo=
pie along hewhole course. Considerable
enthusiasm was manifested.
Mr.. Dana of the Sum- has given $4,000
bail in the libel suit against him.
The creditors of the New York & Bos.
ton Express Company against which
petition in bankruptcy is now pending,
held u meeting to-day TO sec if arrange
mcnts could be made to satisfy their
claims.
The War Veterans Association at a
recent meeting, endorsed the bill lately
introduced in Congress by w. l.. Sessions,
for increased pensions to soldiers and
sailors who lost both eyes, both legs, both
arms, feet or hands. They state there are
in the United States 2G1 soldiers who lost
both eyes, 119 who lost both legs, II who
lost both feet, 15 who lost both hands, and
1G who lost an arm and leg. The increase
asked for will probably be granted.
A dispatch from Wilmington, N. G.,
gives the rumor that the Lowry gang
have been captured,
The Herald correspondent, Counsellor
Strahan, testified yesterday before the
Judiciary Committee that alter the papers
had been drawn up in the celebrated
Injunction suit against Tammany, if any
man had the boldness to act judicially in
the matter it was Judge Barnard. Judge
Barnard on being applied TO accordingly
granted:the Injunction, and that wassome.
thing he had not dared do were he TO Judge
that this injunction would entirely stop
the city government and break up the
ring. No modification was made in this
injunction except upon the erecommenda-
tion of Comptroller Green. Judge Bar
nard gave valuable aid to the counsel and
made the Injunction stronger. Jay Gould
testified thath he had never paid any money
to Judge Barnard. ? i' 500
J. Q. Bushnell, Of the Union Pacific
railroad, testified that the late Fisk told
him he (Fisk) never received one cent Of
the $50, 900 paid by the Union Pacific
road to ex.Judge Fullerton. 1t will be
remembered that Fullerton testified, the
other day, that he had paid this money to
Fisk. The Committee are now anxious
to know where this money went to.
No testimony Of interest was adduced
before the Committee examining the case
Of the County Clerks Office.
The boy Dunn, who recently stabbed
his keeper in the House Of Refuge, has
been found guilty by the Coroncr's jury,
and committed for trial.
The Legislative Committee from Har-
risburg visited this city yesterday and
took tho testimony Of late Agent Evans
concerning the Pennsylvania war claim
frauds. The cx,agent, who is stopping at
one Of the hotels, underwent two hours
catechisipg in the presence Of his counsel.
The substance Of his testimony was that
not single officer OF the State received
cent OF the money. The bulk OF what he
received during the four years Of his
agency was spent in liquidating the old
claims against him, which he considered
debts Of honor in speculating and in clerk
hire. OF the money received as ,Commis-
sioner he paid $4,000 to D. G. Forney, of
the Washington ChrOnielej' 10000 10 S.
p. Brown, State agent, resident at
Washington ; $4,000 TO tho editor of the
Harrisburg State Guard, and 5000 to DR..
Trumblc, Of Washington, for the aid Of
referring vouchers. Witness was in doubt
whether he drafted the resolution creating
his Office. ..., ....,.