The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-15
NEW YORK CITY.

any action upon the mNndamus Of Judge
Barnard until February next, when the
election TO fill vacancies in the. sachems
takes place. .,-
II Is now stated that Mayor Hall has dc.
termined not 10 return To his office.
The Times says there IL an improbable
rumor atloat TO the elect that number Of
lawyers who have been retained bv the
Erie directors, and who went TO Albany
last evening, were sent tO make arrange
ments Tor the passage Of a bill through the
Legislature which shall IN some way IN.
tiuence the selection OF II Jury who will be
impannelled to try Stokes, and that al,
fealy quarter OF q million dollars have
been placed In the hands oLtheSe lawyers
to further tho end In view. -
The bill before the Legislature at Al
bany for the management oi the finances
OF New York, conlers extraordinary DOW.
ers on the Comptroller, and gives him au.
thorily never before bestowed on that Of.
ficer.
II report that the Grand Jury Of the
Court OF Oyer and Tcrminer are now in.
yestigating certain charges against Judge
George G. Barnard.
II isstated that Anna Wood, the women
who introduced Miss Mansfield TO the late
Fisk, asserts that the former was indicted
on the testimony given by Miss Wood, TO
the effect that she heard Miss Mansfield
declare that she was trying TO make
money out Of Fisk.
District Attorney Garvin stated 10. day
thai he had no doubt Stokes would be ar-
ralgned 10 plead under an Indictment for
the murder Of James Fisk next Monday
or Tuesday. ........
A formal judgment Of dissolution was
to-day entered in tho Supreme Court
against tho Bowling Green and Guardian
Savings Banks.
Charles O'Connor has signilicd his will
ingncss TO accept the bail offered Tor Con-
molly ON their former justification, without
further objection. Connolly will not,
however, place himself within the power
oil arrest till the whole matter is closed.
The run on the Third Avenue Savings
Bank continued to-day, the amount paid
out being rs large as on the first DAYS of
thepanic. The trustees claim that should
every one of them, (thirtecn thousand DO
p0sitOrs) withdraw thOir deposits, the
bank would sull have surplus left of
100000.
Judge Barbour to-day vacated the in.
Junction restraining the sale OF the prop
erty OF the New York Printing Company.
Proceedings in bankruptcy have been
commenced in the United States District
Court against the company by the exccu.
tors Of the will Of the late James B. Tay.
lor, who owned fifth interest in the
Company, and IN order to show cause
why the. company should not be adiudi-
Gated bankrupt was made to-day by Judge
Blatchford, returnable on Saturday next.
For number of weeks past numerous
complaints have been made to the police |
by ladies who have had their dresses
splashed by kerosene, thrown upon them
while upon the street. The officers have
been endeavOrlng to discover the scoun. |
drel, but so far have been unsuccessful. |
The principal theatre of their operation |
has been on Broadway, although a few
instances of the outrage have occurred
upon other avenues. Tonight some de.
tectivcs who were stationed ut the doors
of the Olympic Thcater, discovered a |
man named James Curtison, with can
OF kerosene, throwing it upon the dress of
ladies as they were leaving the place. He
was arrested and will be tried Monday.
Judge Barnard states to-day, in reply to |
questions, that the. grand jury will to.
morrow commence an investigation of the
charges against him. He had been before
the grand jury and handed them u list o f
his cncmies-abOut forty in number-and
said to them, "lf you find any charge
substantiated, will resign at once" lie
could have made millions if he had yio-
lated public duty-had opportunities
every day, The investigation would
assail him.
Rev. Geo. Hepworth preached 10 day
in Steinway Hall. 'sF
The Century Club last night elected
William Cullen Bryant President.
II appears that Grand Master johnson,
who led the Orange procession on the
18th OF July, was soon after appointed 10
q position in the custom house by request
oil the President, and still holds the office.
A political campaign is going on for
the commandership OF the Grand ARMY
Of the Republic in this State. The can.
didates ut the election next Wednesday
will be Generals Woodford, Conkling and
Barnum. @ ..
Energetic efforts are making by the
members of the medical profession TO oh.
tain change in the laws of the State so
protecting the crime of abortion that II
will be regarded as plcnary instead OF
manslaughtcr, and the punishment 10 be
at the discretion Of the court.
The question "should the principles OF
the International Society be encouraged
blythe American people" was debated at
Cooper Institute, last night, some taking
the part of the Society, while others cX-
pressed the opinion that they would soon.
er see the wOrkingmen swept out of exist.
cncc than allied with the Inlernationalists
II. M. Martin, Wall street broker, was
arrested yesterday, charged with obtain.
ing money (iom widow under false pre-
tcnces, and which was lost in spcculati0ns.
A run was made on the German
Savings Bank at Williamsburg, and II
has been closed.
A fire broke out and ragged from 9 till 0
o'clock this morning, in a block of saw
mills and lumber yards on First avenue,
between 31st and 32d streets, extending
TO the East river. Two saw and planning
mills, o varnish factory, and an immense
quantity ol lumber were destroyed. A
strong wind was blowing and at one time
the consequences threatened to be serious,
and the whole fire department was called
out. A large quantity OF benzinc was re.
moved just in time to prevent m explo.
sion. The heaviest losers us far as ascer.
tained are Phyph & AufIy saw and planning
mill, 10000; insurance, II 900. Bather.
son & Co., $4,000; insurance, unknown,
I'm. +. Dludgcll, varnish factory, $50.
goo lully insured. w. II. Sage & Co,
lumber, $4,000 insurance unascerlained.
Total loss estimated at $4,000. The
fire is supposed TO have been caused by