The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-23
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, September 2l.-It Is re
ported that Chas, 0'Conor has written {
letter to the members of the Straight-ou
Democratic Convention accepting thI
nomination Of the Louisville Convention
G. P. Sykes, one Of the leaders Of the
movement, says O'Conor uses thesC
words IN his letter: II do accept thC
LOUISVILLE Nomination.
Private advices from Havana state
that Don Manuel Calvo Prostavania has
gone to Spain furnished with a large
amount Of money, his,object, this mission
said to be the displacement Of Zoritta pres
ent Prime Minister 10 the Madrid Cabinet
1t is said that Calvo intends to use the
money TO bribe the majority. Cortes
Is to further his designs and that brlbes
failing bullets and stilletoes arc to be
used.
Senator Bsyard Of Delaware returned
from Europe yesterday, his health is
greatly improved. s........ r.r
Martin Cramm was held in $4,000 bail
to-day, to appear as a witness In the trial
Of Johnston, the Sub-Treasury Defauller,
If he should be brought to custody.
A Convention Of railroad ticket agents
began session here to-day. The pro.
CeGdings were mostly secret. The Con-
ventlon continues in session until Tues
day.
The investigation into the burning of
the steamship Blenville has been CON-
menced by United States Supervisor and
Inspector VIM. E. Bloomfield. The Steve.
dore testified that he slowed the cargo
OF the BiGnVillo when last at this port.
There was no CombuStible material
slowed on the boiler deck. There was
some kerosene on board, in cans, which
was slowed by itself. There was no
other witness present.
In II base ball match, the Resolutes
made 5-Ecklords, 0.
Bank statement.-Loans, decrease, $780,.
500. Specie, decrease, $3S7,70 Legal
tenders, increase, $3,63S 600, Deposits,
decrease, $S,4lS,200. Circulation, in.
crease, $4l7,0OO The bank statement
shows loss Of 81, ,912, ,175 in reserve.
The tug Passaic, OF Newark, exploded
early this morning in New York Bay. A
boat Immediately put off from here to
render assistance TO the crew. Lying
upon the deck near the bow was Captain
Adams and the fireman, named John
llainCs, terribly scalded, and lying near
the pilot house was the negro cook, horri.
bly, mangled. They were carefully plac.
ed in the boat md taken ashore, where
they received medical attention imme.
dialely, The engineer escaped uniniured,
an states that only so pounds OF steam
were on at the time Of the disaster. He
can not account for the explosion. Haines
and the negro cook will die, but the Cap
tain will probably survive. The tug is
beached in shallow water, and is injured
TO the extent ofabout $4,000.
Enoch l.. Fancher, of this city, has
been appointed Judge OF the Supreme
Court in place OF Judge Barnard, re.
moved.
A defalcation has been discovered in
the accounts Of Hayward Abner, Sers
Firemans Insurance Company. Abner
has disappeared.
The yacht race between the Rambler
and Madaline, from Newport to New
York and return, was won by the former.
NEw York, September 22.-The de-
fense in Forresters case will attempt to
prove an abb. John Connor of New
Orleans, with whom Forester and wife
boarded, states that accused was in
Southern State dressed as laborer, when
the Nathan murder was committed and
that plenty ol witnesses can be brought
forward 10 prove it, he also says New
York detectives offered him money and
other inducements to bctray Forester but
he refused, that they told him rewards
ior the discovery Of Nathans murderer
amounted to $4,000 and all they had to
do was TO put the crime on Forester, and
this they would have no trouble in doing
if they once had him in New York.
Samuel Garden the principal witness
against Farrell, keeper at Wards
Island Asylum, is the only eye witness
who would give testimony Of the out
RACES perpetrated on Ornell.
Seymour died yesterday at the Centre
Street Hospital. 1t is said compelling him
to leave sick bed to testify before the
Coroner fastened his death.
At meeting OF the Produce Exchange
yesterday, the resolutions offered ap
proving the action Of the Bank OF Com.
merce in refusing to pay currency on Ger
tilted checks was voted down by2 tO1.
Yesterday afternoon the counsel for
the Bank Of Commerce notified tho at.
tOrneys Of Henry N. Smith that the bank,
instead Of intcrposlng the defense would
pay tho amount OF checks claimed, in.
cludirg the costs. This ended the con.
troversy.
The suspension of Prindle & Mangnn,
former agents Of the Andes and Alps In.
suranCe Companies, is announced MIR.
Mangan says the suspension is only Of q
temporary nature, and full and satisiac
tory statement will be made on Monday.
In the ocean race between the yachts
Rambler and Madiline; the former won
by about four hours The owner oil the
Madaline has challenged the owner Of the
Rambler to sail another race OF twenty
miles 10 windward and back.
During the race between the yachts
Vision aud Oracle, which was won BY
the former, the Oracle lost flve men over.
board, butthey were saved without diff
Guilty.
The grave charge Of missmanagcment
has been brought against the officers of
the Innebriate Asylum, on Wards Island.
1t 10 stated among other things that the
patients are frequently as drunk in the
Asylum as they possibly could be out.
side. "