The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-05
NEW YORK CITY.

NEw York, March A quantity of
silks, satins, and laces burglarized recent
y in Philadelphia have been traced to
Pages jewelry store in this city. Page
and suspected accomplice named wal
ker were arrested. 't. '''i'
!. On Saturday evening q passenger on
the jersey City ferry boat, who went into
the englne-room to warm himself an.
preached too near the engine and was
crushed into an unacceptable mass.
A mass meeting Of the German work
ingmen was held yesterday from the
English branch Of the eight!hour league.
A future meeting for the fusion OF all
working interests was arranged. ,ss
A youth named jackson was burned to
death in n fire occurring in q stable. early
this morning. Yesterday morning another
man was horribly butchered by a freight
train on Vanderbilts uptown track.Hf.
Arrived, Hansa, from Bremen.
The trial of Mayor Hall commenced
this morning. The first witness was Ex-
Deputy Comptroller Richard storrs,
whom the prosecution called tocertify to
the resolution which Mayor Hall had
drawn creating n Board Of Audit in the
year 1870. Counsel for Hall entered ex.
ccptlnns 10 the admissabilitY of the docu-
ment.
Edward B. Chevevoy, of tile firm of
Wethered u Chevevoy, who has been
dying of consumption some time nast,
shot himself Saturday, ... ~
In the Hall trial, the witness had no
knowledge of any other record Of that
board. The defendants counsel objected
to the question Of the prosecution whether
any record ol the county liabilities was
kept in the Comptroller's Office In 1870,
but tho objection was Over-ruled. The
witness said there was. A discussion
arose in regard 10 producing testimony as
to the vouchers for the claims of Garyey
which had not been stolen. The witness
stated that he knew of Garvey's vouchers
being in existence before the voucher
theft. On cross examination the witness
said what he knew he derived In gen.
eral way, not from his own knowledge.
In some cases the signature Of. VIM. M.
Tweed with Q. Il. appended, was written
acrosss the face Of the bills. Alter con.
siderable discussion relative to the ad-
instability, as evidence, OF o claim war
rant, which was signed by the Mayor aud
Board of EAudit without accompanying
vouchers, and without coming to a deci.
sion, the court adjourned. q
Late foreign papers announce the death
of n. Alex Mlluttne, Russian Minister of
tho Interior. .lt 'lig ,aH4,ii .
The challenge Of tho Paris crew, of 81.
John, has been accepted by the Biglow
crew, OF New York, on conditions that
the match take place on the Harlem
river in June or July, for $1,000 or $4,000
q side. -s'g't i,SS tfTS
Judge Barnard having granted stay
OF proceedings in the case Of NJ. Moore,
The emigrant swindler, his counsel are
working for new trial. '''''s
Tho railroad fare from this city to New
Orleans has beenrais from tlGty to fifty.
three dollars N.3Et HpI -.
James McClaskey was killed in q bar
room fight In Yorkville early this morn.
ing by blow on the head inflicted by
Thomas Murray, n well known politician.
Murray was arrested. sd I'd ga "s
The suit OF Wm..A. Woodward against
Ezra Cornell, founder oi the Cornell Uni.
versity for $4,000 claimed due the
plaintiff for services as agent in locating
government lands for the benefit Of that
institution, was before Judge Gilbert Of
the Supreme Court to-day on tho motion
to change the place Of trial from Orange
10 Franklin county. Cornell denies the
allegations of the plaintiff and claims ia
have suffered q loss Of $3.50, 900 by Wood
wards acts. The decision was reserved.
The new Health Officer, Dr.. Wander
pool, has taken possession and holds con-
ference witllthe leading merchants on the
best method of managing the business at
the Quarantine TO protect thepublic with
out unduly restricting the commerce.
The grand Jury at Jersey City present.
cd further indictments to-day. Police
Justice Seymour Is implicated In the
/ frauds and has been held In $1,000 bail
Tor trial. '1i 70 5fp'aa
CINCINNATI.