The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-08
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, Oct GA Boston special
says that Rev. Geo. F. Hastings an emf.
nent Catholic priest and founder of tho
House Of Angel Guardian In Roxbury,
died In that city yesterday evening.
The registration OF voters begins here
tomorrow. Under new law every appli.
cant for registration Is required 10 make
oath as to his status as well as those who
are known to be voters as those who are
not.
A Washington despatch says that tho
Government will shortly take vigorous
and decisive action for protecting our
Texan borders from the incursions Of
Mexican smuggleEs and robNers.
The reading room Of Cooper Institute
was yesterday thrown open 10 the public
for the first time, and was visited by over
tour hundred persons. Tho experiment
Is regarded as success
The announcement from Washington
that the Treasury Department would sell
five millions gold to day and buy five mil.
lions Of bonds creates quite stir In tinan.
ctal circles. Last evening large crowd
oi Wall street operators were conCre-
gated at the Fifth Avenve Hotel discuss.
Ing the gold question. The Times says It
Is now understood upon good and well in.
formed authority that the government
will place at least ten millions in gold
upon tho market, to be sold for the benefit
OF those needing coin TO pay dues and
transact foreign business.
Jacob Morris, veteran soldier OF 1879
died here this morning.
John G. Thompson, well known all.
thor Of Horticultural works, died at Sta.
ten Island this morning.
Tho Church Weekly, an Episcopal news.
paper of the high church persuasion, has
deceased
The funeral Of don Francis Lieber took
place from the church OF Incarnation on
Madison avenue this morning. II was
largely attended by the friends Of the de.
ceased.
Judge Brady opened the court Of Oyer
and Terminer this morning and charged
the Grand Jury in reference to the excise,
usury, election and other laws. The Dis.
triCt Attorney asked for early trials OF
the cases Of Thomas @. Fields and H. W, |
Gench. AT the request of Fields counsel |
he was not to hear the motion to postpone
his case. It was arranged to sit down
Tweed's trial for Monday next and no
definite action was taken in the other
cases.
1t is reported that VIM. Butter Duncan
refuses 10 run tOr Mayor OF this city, and
that Abraham Lawrence will probably be
by Tammany. The commit.
tee on nominations held session to. day,
and will meet the Liberal committee TO.
morrow, when combined nominations Tor
the various city Offices will be arranged.
Tho civil suits against Tweed, Con-
molly and others were before Judge Bar
rett today on demurrer, nnd argument
postponed for two weeks.
Judge Ingram has granted writ OF
error In the case Of DR.. RosenzWeig, now
serving term in the Auburn prison, to
have general term Of the Supreme Court
to hear the argument on the exceptions
taken by the prisoners counsel during the
trial for causing the death OF Miss BowIes.
by by malpractice.
Judge Benedict has fixed the bail oil
Joshua D. Minor, indicted for counterfeit.
ing, at $50 900, and reserved the case, Mi.
nor being about to go to Europe for his
health.
The case Of B. Howard tor counterfeit.
ing match stamps, which has been on the
calendar for four years, is set for trial on
the 10th inst.
Henry Campbell was sentenced to one
year in prison and fine OF 5000 for mail.
ing improper publications.
The jubilee exercises In commemora-
lion OF the 25th anniversary Of the estab-
Iishment Of Plymouth Church were com.
IncncCd to-day.
The argument was commenced in the
case of the Delaware and Lsckawanna
Railroad Company against the Central
Railroad Company Of New Jersey, to en-.
Join the payment oil the October dividend
by the latter company. The defense is
that the agreement between the two
Is invalid because copy was
not filed within thirty days utter il was
made, in the Office Of tho Secretary Of
State of New Jersey.
james Hays, who was shot and robbed
by hlghwaymen in Central Park q few
evenings ago, died this morning in the
hospital.