The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-04
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW York, March at Is understood
that the Tammany meeting last night re.
suited In an agreement for new election.
at which an entirely new General Com.
mittee is to be chosen.
The representatives Of the Irish Socie.
ties last night formally decided to cele.
brate st. Patrick's Day by a parade on
Monday, March 18th. The Sixty.ninth
Irish Regiment will accompany the pro.
cession. The Police Commissioners have
offered an escort, and Mayor Hall has
consented TO review the procession from
the City Hall.
The English papers announce the death
Of MIR. Henry F. Charley, q well known
musical celebrity Of London.
The London press look with much sur.
prise upon the letter Of Mr.. Gladstone TO
tho World correspondent The general
opinion Is that It was an act Of question:.
bic propriety; that 1t was neither neces.
sary or expedient, and that 1t was lower.
ing his dignity to discuss such matters
with correspondent, sc.
There Is trouble among the laborers Of
Long Island in consequence Of the strikers
threatening with violence gang Of men
who refuse to join in tho demand for an
advance of wages.
A dispatch says that strike occurred
at Columbia, s. G., among the postofllcc
laborers there because the Superintendent
prescribes ten hours as q days work.
Dispatches from Washington represent
that the reply to Earl Granvillc's note in.
slsts upon the submission of the question
oil consequential damages to the Geneva
arbitration.
Arrived, the France, from Liverpool.
Judge Cardozo this morning decided
that the issue raised in the Stokes case, as
to the construction Of the Grand Jury
which indicted him for the murder OF
Flske, TO be one Of law, and without per.
mltting the question TO go to the fury
ordered that the verdict be entered for
the people against Stokes. II it was de-
decided that the Grand Jury was illegally
organized, hesaid that serious consc6uen.
ces might ensue respecting large mum.
Der OF criminals already under indictment,
but he would grant, however, stay OF
proceedings against Stokes for twenty
days, to enable his counsel TO bring the
matter before appellate tribunals. Stokes
counsel excepted to all the findings Of tho
court
The Legislative investigation into the
alleged abuses in the Emigration Bureau,
which was returned this morning, dis.
closes nothing of importance.
The dealers in oil to-day effected pre-.
llminaries tor new Oil Exchange.
One Kcnncy, who was arraigned to.
day on the charge of attempted forgery
on prominent banking house, was dis.
charged, there being no evidence against
him. He was, however, rearrested on an |
old charge by order Of the United States
District Attorney.
The petition Of Alexander Orr, to have
the Manhattan Insurance Company dc.
clared an involuntary bankrupt has been |
Withdrawn by consent, the distribution of
assets being lett in the hands Of re.
ceiver. The petition of the same person
to have the New York & Yonkers In.
surancc Company adjudicated bankrupt |
for its portion Of the losses by the Chicago |
fire, was put over till next Saturday.
The Court of Appeals in this State is |
shortly expected 10 decide whether the |
Court Of General Sessions, which is the |
Criminal Court, is constituted according
to law. The point raised is that the Court |
is Illegally organized, on account of the |
fact that Justices heretofore designated by |
the Mayor, If the unconstitutiOnality OF |
the Court is decided, would be removed,
and a large number Of prisoners un-
Jailed.
Rev. DR.. Wood Fitzpatrick died in
Brooklyn last night.
morning, McKeon, Of Stokes counsel, in
referring TO the demonstration OF specta-
tors yesterday when he (McKeon) had an
nounced his belief in Stokes innocence,
said a similar scene had occurred when
the Erie power was on trial on the person
of Fisk at the Yorkville police court Hc
had reason to believe that now, as then,
the court room was packed with retainers
OF that power, and he asked of the Court
protection for himself against them.
Judge Cardozo said bO th6unht he had
taken the right course in the matter. mir.
Graham said he was informed that there
was hired gang Of two hundred and
fifty men employed with these proceed.
ings; that they (StOkes' couDseD had |
the name Of o man residing
on Eighteenth avenue who was
employed TO control these matters. When |
first they went before the Coroners Jury
and were consulting on the preliminary
points, there was scarcely one in the room,
and while thew Vypro intproetod in chat
conversation, he had not paid any atten-
tion to the audience; but, on looking up,
he had seen such gang of cut-throats
that he sent at once TO the police office
for a platoon Of police, who had been
furnished to protect them in the court.
room. He supposed that an effort would
be made to dispose OF Stokes. These men
would stand at nothing; and Stokes
counsel might receive shot in the back,
which was intended for Stokes. These
men were quite capable Of shooting
Stokes. Counsel had been dogged in the
streets; there had been eavcsdropping
on their consultations; they had to go
into tho corners TO consult in quiet. He
seconded his associate, Judge McKcon.
The Judge said he thought everything
had been done for the prosecution OF
Stokes, and he would take any course to
protect the counsel, Any one who knew
John Graham would not suspect him Of
cowardice on account Of bis personal
safety. Judge McKeon said he had al
ways lived among thieves, robbers and
assassins, and he had no fear at all what
might hannen in tho Dresance Of Court