The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-23
NEW YORK City.

} New York, May 22.-Edward
Stokes was arraigned to-day. His cour
sci asked for an adjournment till Monda
to decide what course to pursue. Judg
1ngraham grantOdSa delay until to.mol
row morning. Ie.r5 sd
The Gallatin National Bank has re
celyed through the mail commerciu
paper, drafts and notes TO the amount 4
$4,000, Of which Its messenger wa
robbed on Saturday last The thieye
protited only $G3 by the transaction.
The reported disappearance and defal
cation Of E. P. Mcllvain Of the firm O
Delsman g. Co., Stock Brokers yesteria,
is confirmed. The firms viCtimized ar
Joslyn, Bach & Co., Garden & Runyon
Cammen s. Co., Geston s. Busting. Nc
llvain's account. at the Bank Of the Re
public is. also.overdrawn several thousant
Total amount embezzled-$40,O0O.
The trials in Jersey City Of offlciall
Bunisted, Kreeland and Welsh, on q
charge OF conspiracy. to 1eiraud the city
began yesterday. III. a- - 7t
A great fire is raging on Broadway
near Tenth. Loss, thus tar, twenty thous
and dollars. .r.. r.-... ~. +.
The authorities in New Jersey and
Delaware have failed TO settle the fishery
difficulty.
The excitement among the workmen in
the city still continues, although the
demands OF the carpenters, masons, brick.
layers and plumbers have been agreed to,
the pattern makers, cabinet makers, up.
holsterers and last makers are holding
hourly sessions with every prospect ol
success. .-. ...., =. h.
Yesterday John Duncan was sentenced
to twenty years in the State prison for as.
saulting Mary Corlies on the street.
The meetings Of the Woodruff and
Douglass party, announced to be held at
the Grand Opera House, on Friday and
Sunday evenings next, will not be held
there. The owners OF the property de.
cline to allow the use ol the house for
such purpose.
The spring meeting at Fleetwood Park
opened yesterday. The first race, for
three minute horses, was won by Abdal-
lab in 2:36t, 1887 and 2:39f. The second
race, for ,2:S1 horses, was won by Honest
Dutchman in 2:30, 2:29 and 2:2Si.
The Annual Convention of the Board
OF Delegates Of American Israelites yes.
terday selected officers ior the ensuing
year. .-...t 80 ..
The World says: The statement which
appeared in the Ecening Post and Tribune,
to the effect that Horatio Seymour ap.
proves Of the Endorsement of the Oincin.
natl candidates at Baltimore, Is incorrect.
We have information direct that Governor
Seymour declines to express any opinion
further than that the Democracy should
abide by the decision Of the National
Convention.
A special from Washington says: The
Senate Finance Committee to-day agreed
to strike out the section in the tariff bill
authorizing the payment OF one-third ol
the duties on customs in legal tender
notes.
A grand Greeley ratification meeting
has been announced for next Tuesday
evening, but will probably be postponed a
day or two longer.
The laborers who have worked on the
new postoffice arc about to take steps to
obtain pay for the two hours they have
worked per day since the passage Of the
eight hour law.
The annual meeting Of the Texas &
Pacific railroad took place to-day, and
Thos. A. Scott was elected President;
Henry G. Stebbens, Vice President, and
Edward Picrrepont, Treasurer;
The preparations are complete for
unveillng tomorrow the statue ofShakes.
peare at Central Park. The ceremonies
will be OF an impressive nature.
The rumor Of yesterday, that the car
penters intended to strike for four dollars
day, is gaining credence, as they have
not gone to work and their Committee is
still In secret session. ....
Some of the German cablnet.makers,
upholsterers and furniture manufacture
ers, held meeting to-day and resolved
to resist any arrangement to abridge q
days labor, while others have granted
the demand Of their employees for the
eighthour rule. .'
The sash and blind makers are to re-
turn to work tomorrow on the eight.hour
system, in all the shops except two, the
piVPLLepOLS VI WHICH uoIu OuL luF Lnb
old system.
This morning three men representing
themselves as Deputy Sheriffs went to the
house Of Mrs. Steinarl and took away q
little girl named Pauline Dobrinski, who
was left in charge of Mrs. Steinarl by the
father Of the child. AS no Deputy
Sheriffs had orders to take the girl, it Is
believed she was stolen by the friends Of
her mother.
The indictments against the Jersey City
Fire Commissioners have been quashed
but those against the Police Justices and
Board Of Works are held good.
The Old Ladies' Home on the church
charity foundation Of the Protestant Epis,
copal Church was formerly opened last
evening with appropriate exercises.