The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-06
NEW YORK CITY.

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granted an Injunction restraining thl
I swindling institution known as the &c
neya Watch Company from carrying OF
, their fraudulent traffic. 1t appears tina
this business has been carried on by ont
Elias, a notorious swindler, who Isomt
time ago originated plan Tor importing
u worthless lot OF Swiss watches, and, il
company with others, caused them 10 bC
: marked with fraudulent devices, stamped
as Il made in the United States, ...,
The weather "a very cold and clear
This morning the thermometer was de-
grces below zero-a difference of some
. 70 degrees from tho temperature Of yes.
terday. There isa great deal OF ice in
the harbor, and navigation Is much OBJ
structed. = llf1 = -
There is found deficiency Of about
three hundred thousand dollars in the
general fund accounts of the city ol
Brooklyn, and an investigation Is TO be
made as to the cause thereof. ..s. ;. (
James w. Coleman has accepted 81
800 for his Receivers fees in the matter
Of the Eric suits, His original claim was
$4,000. -, = - -
The Judiciary Investigating Committee
examined Gratz Nathan last evening as
toNthe referee business. s. ]. Tilden, d
member OF the committee, is reported to
have said that the record books arc very
bad for Judge Cardozo. It is also said
that there are four grounds on which the
impeachment OF Cardozo can be found.
Arrived, the Brlttania, from Glasgow.
The investigation OF the harbor rcgula.
tions arc used as cover for all sorts of
neiarious transactions, and the charges Of
bribery and extortion, heretofore made,
are well founded. ,'lse,7..l.,.. oil 40
The grand jury ol jersey GityabFought
in tifty-one additional Indictments yestef-
day afternoon against inembarsrOt com,
missions and officers Of the city govern.
ment for frauds Of various degrees. a.1s
Arrived, the City OF Bristol, from Liv-
erpool.
At the Methodist Church Conference
yesterday, an excited discussion arose on
minority representation. A resolution IN
favor OF minority representation was voted
down, Rev. Mr.. Osgood denounced the
church rings, and the present system OF
election was declared farce. o., ,,r-.
The TammaDy reorganizers were not
ready to report last night ! and ask further
time. ,,.,.
The trial Of Mayor Hall is progressing.
s. Q. Tynes, late county Auditor, was
on the witness stand, and identified the
warrant for the payment OF the Garvcy
claims, charged on the. indictment. Ar
gumcnts were continued as TO the admis.
stability of this warrant Us evidence, and
finally it was decided by Judge Ely, that
1t could be taken as such for the guidance
ofthe court, but not Tor the consideration
OF the jury. The counsel excepted, and
Tynes' examination continued, he giving
the details OF the manner Of keeping the
accounts Of warrants and vouchers. / {
In this afternoons proceedings at tile
trial Of Mayor Hall, w. s. Copeland, for
merly in the Gomptroller's office, testified
as to the routine OF business there. After
some time Judge DAILY decided that sufli.
cient preliminary proof Tor the court had
been given Of the existence of bill on
account Of Garvey,S on which a warrant
was issued and sufficient preliminary evi-
dence given 10 cntitle the, parties 10 give
secondary evidence Of the nature Of such
warrant. Counsel for the prosecution
then. offered the warrant as evidence.
Barritt, of the Mayors counsel, objected,
claiming that the warrant was inadmiss2.
bic as proof Of neglect of duty. Consid-
cradle argument, pro and con, ensued on
the legal technicalities as 10 the admissa.
bility Of the warrant as evidence, Slough.
ton, of the Mayors counsel, asserting that
lifetime would not be wasted if he should
prove 1t inadmissable, so that tho case
against the Mayor should be stopped.
Adjourned until tomorrow. ffs.i5
The report of the Finance Committee
Of Aldermen, last evening, shows that
during the past three years sums varying
from 100000 down to 500, 900 have been
paid to Tweed, Sweeney and others, and
TO deputy collectors Of tho assessment
bureau. None Of them performed any OF
the seryieen of tho bureau. Among the
items are $55,524 10 Hank Smith, and
$685. 900 to A. d. Barbour. After the
reading of thereport the resolution Of the
committee repeating the ordinace creating
Hthe bureau OF assessments was considered,
but laid over until next week. s.,' .
Three Justices Of Castleton, Staten
Island, were fined $50 each yesterday for
crimes in office. The other Justices 500,
and the Town Clerk, for being drunk at
the election, $40.
The Brooklyn Aldermen yesterday
passed q resolution that no railroad could
collect fare from passengers who were
not provided with seats.
Preterminary measures were taken to.
day for the organization OF bank here as
q representative of the National Bapks Of
the country. .4 bal
The Ship Owners Association appoint.
cd q committee to advocate before the
Legislature the shortening of the time tor
quaranting vessels,
l A delegation committee will leave here
tomorrow for Albany, TO urge upon the
Legislature the passage Of the under.
ground railroad bill. Money for tho i'm,
mediate building OF the road is ready.
The Jumel will case was postponed
to-day, owing TO the illness Of q jnror, and
will go over TO the next term WV
The investigation orthe charges against
Judges CardOZo and Barnard has been
resumed. t}N" 'aE
Thomas Lee was sent TO Sing Sing TO-
day for five years, for outraging little
girl. au
Mrs. Fanny Hyde has been arraigncd III
Brooklyn for the murder of Watson. The
trial is set for the 10Th inst. - N n
Rev. John Brady (Catholic) died IL
Brooklyn to-day. 's4 10y ,.pe.
I Hiram Kinks sash and blind factory, or
Schimerhorn street, Brooklyn, was de
stroYed by fire today. Some small nd
!. joining buildings were also damaged
Loss $4,000; partly insured. 80 q.
Several OF the Jersey City officials arr
held to bail on indictments charging then
) With malfeasancc.
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