The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-17
NEW YORK CITY,

NEW YORK, February 16.-A large
number Of silk manufacturers held meet
ing in this city yesterday, at which it was
decided! to petition Congress against are
.duction Of the tariff on silk. { 8 = Il
The legislative inquiry of the charges
against Judges Barnard and Cardozo,
which begins to-day, willbe conducted in
secFetN y y slssd FsS
Mrs. VIM. B. AstOr died yesterday.
Thomas G.. Shearman, an Eric lawyer,
in his address ut Albany opposing the re:
peal of the Erie Directors Classification
bill, makes charges against Attorney
General Barlow, accusing. him, among
other things, with being Interested rs d
private counsel for the Receiver, who
seeks the repeal Of the bill.
Mathew Hale, in advocating the pas
sage OF the bill, showed that while the
Erie management have in the past trebled
their capital, the income Of the road has
been almost wholly wiped out.
w. j. Pollock was arrested and held TO
bail in the sum Of twenty thousand dol
lars for alleged smuggling operations in
linen and jute goods. For some time
past large shipments of these goods have
been received in this city, and suspicion
being awakened at the low prices for
which they were sold, an investigation
resulted in the discovery Of enormous
frauds. The amount has not yet been
definitely ascertained, but 1t is estimated
that it will reach many thousand dollars
The perpetratlon Of the fraud was carried
on by means of false marks of the brands
at the Custom House, whereby the iden-.
itlty Of the goods was destroyed and the
Custom House officials misled.
The indicted ringites are greatly inter.
ested in the issue raised in Stokes case
as to the irregularity OF the Grand Jury
in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer. If
Stokes secures the setting aside OF the in.
dIctment it will establish precedent for
the Court OF General Sessions anti-ring
jury, as the impaneling Of both was alike
on this account. It is said that John
Graham, though talking for Stokes, is
really seeking to save Tweed.
Edward Boyer, well.known singer
in this city, committed suicide yesterday.
Itis alleged that he committed the act
through his sensitiveness as to certain,
matters concerning himself which had
been made public. ' sAt'N' 4G =
Richard O'Gorman has been reelected
President Of the Board of Commissioners
Of Emigration ~ ) -, - Esks
2 Owing to the absence Of jurors Stokes
case was adjourned until Monday.
New YORK, February 1G.-The Su.
preme Court denies an application was
made in the case Of Foster Corbook, the
murderer, 10 be carried 70 the Court of
Appeals. ' -
The steamer City Of London has arrived
from LiverpOol.~ '4.a, .Hma-afa lHli
Ellis Ward challenges any oarsmAn in
in the country, for single scull race, for
1000 and tho championship.
Tho Legislative investigation into the
affairs OF city Chambcrlain's offices shows
the expenditures Of the city and county
Tor the past eleven years to have been
$685., ,739,27l,
The sessions Of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the State Senate for the invcStiga.
tion Of the charges against Judge Herr
have been postponeds nntiliMonday. 4
A meeting Of colored citizens will be
held on Monday to elect delegates to the
National Convention Of COlof6d Men ut
New Orleans on April 10th.
1t appears the Russian fleet when here
were charged SO per day tor wharfage in
Brooklyn, when the legal fee was only
twcnty.six dollars. H'0
The Union Square Bank pays a divi-
dend OF so per cent after tomorrow. (l
Henry PlNnel was found dead on Fourth
avenue, Long Island City, frozen to death,
He was attacked with delirium, and the
police were sent to take care OF him, but
failing to do so, the Coroner found the
police guilty Of murder in not attending
TO their duty in this case. y !.ll