The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-18
NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, October IA hearing
was begun yesterday before q United
States Commissioner OF party charged
with whisky frauds in 1860; which The
Assistant United States Attorney attempt,
ed TO make private, as he said the publ.
cation of the facts would be very damag-
ing to several respectable citizens. This
the Commissioner refused 10 do. Ad.
journment had to Friday.
Caleb Gushing, who arrived yesterday
expressed himself perfectly satisfied with
the decision Of the Arbitration Board.
Not so much for the money value Of the
award, he says, as for the points settled
as to the English claims for damages TO
the property of British subjects counter.
balancing all claims. He says that such
claims do not reach $20000O0. Cushing
did not 60 to England, but in France,
where he was, the general opinion appear.
cd 10 be that tho United States had gain.
ed great victory, The deliberations of
the judges were secret simply because
they did not want TO haYe their decisions,
which were OF nature similar to any
judiciary tribunal, broken into by any
body.
The Tammany Committee last night
completed It's city and county ticket lor
the forthcoming election.
AT tho Long Island Baptist Conference
yesterday the question Of strict open com.
munion was brought up covertly, and
after short discussion, in which the
general question was not entertained, q
resolution was passed avowing adhesion
TO the doctrines and ordinances OF the
Baptist denomination, as exemplifed in
the New Testament Confirmed.
A rumor was current on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday that a Wall street firm
rated al $4,000 TO $100, 900, had failed,
owing to an extensive bearing operation.
st. Andrews Episcopal church, at Rich.
mond, Staten Island, burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000.
A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Pa, says
Internal Revenue Collector Hoyt l.. b.
Shoemaker, candidate for Congress, ex.
Mayor Lorles, OF Scranton, aud Revenue
Assessor, Gaines, Of Pittston have been
arrested on the charge Of bribihg voters
at the receAt election.
Judge Mike Connolly was nominated
by the Democrats lor Congress last night
in the Ninth district.
A Harrisburg dispatch says the Straight
Democrats OF Pennsylvania met ycster-
day and adj djourned on the recommends
ton OF their State Executive Committee
that there was no necessity for the nomi-
nation OF an electoral ticket.
In Oyer and Terminer to-day tie mo-
tion TO quash the indictments Against
Tweed was again brought up. The de.
Csi0n was deferred.
The grand jury Of the Court of Oyer
and Terminer today presented two in.
dictments against members OF the ring.
The names of the parties have not yet
transpired and the District Attorney re-
fuses 10 give any information, but it is
known that Andrew J. Garvey and 9th.
ers, who are supposed to have knowledge
ol the great ring frauds, have been in at.
tendance upon the grand jury for several
days. Important arrests are probable.
The Society OF the Army anu Navy of
the Gulf held their annual reunion today.
The features of the entertainment was an
address by Gen. II. B. Sargent and poem
by Col. Duganne.
A. Sullivan declines the nomination for
the District Attorneyship.
1t is reported that a German edition is
about TO be issued by the Herald.
Judge 1ngraham has decided that q
persons watch comes under the title of
neccssaryRSticles, which cannot be taken
by creditors.
The report OF the officials on tho acci-
dent 10 the steamboat Dean Richmond
highly compliments the officers OF the
boat Tor their energy and careiulness, but
censurs her owners for putting her in SER
vice after having been laid up for SO long
q time without having her boilers duly
inspected. The Secretary ofthe Treasury,
on the recommendation Of the inspectors,
has ordered her In future not TO carry
over twenty pounds OF steam. :.
Five hundred cigar makers struck yes
terday for an increase Of wages.
Arrived - Steamship Caledonia from
Glasgow.
A mandamus issued by Judge Iugra.
ham was served on Comptroller Green
today to pay the claim of Thos. Canary
Tor watering the streets in 1871, amount
ing to $4,000.
Mark Flanagan, on trial for the murder
OF his wife and children, puts In q plea Of
insanity.
The Daily Ncps reports that Mr.. Bur-
roughs, former proprietor of the Everett
House, has left for Europe, with what
money he could borrow, to join Ella Yves.
ner. the actor, and Josephine Mansfield.
Up TO October 1st, 5000 exiles have
arrived in this country from Alsace and
Lorraine.
Sir Frederick Arrow, Deputy Master Of
Trinity House, who has latterly visited a
large number Of lighthouses on the lakes
and Atlantic coast of this country, stated
that our system OF fog signals is ahead Of
the English, though the English light.
house system is superior to ours.
The Chamber ol Commerce entertained
the members OF the National Board of
Trade to pleasant excursion about the
harbOr this Afternoon, in the course of
which HVllgate was visited and the gov.
ernment works for removing sunken rocks
there were inspected. While returning
10 the city an elegant collation. was served
on board the steamer. Many ladies par.
ticlpatcd in the excursion and enjoyed the
affair greatly.