The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-23
NEW YORK CITY.

The British colonists fayoring annexa-
ton, had meeting last night, and decid-
ed TO communicate with the Colonists o.
Buffalo, Chicago, st. Louis and New Or
leans, with reference TO choosing induen-
tlal men TO operate with the annexa.
doniSts In Canada.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
The friends Of the four misaing men are
In communication with the detectives
seeking their recovery. Nothing has beer
heard Of the Louisville insurance agent
Geo. N. Pevy, and few think now that he
Is alive. Diligent search Tor him goes On
however.
swNDLNG EMIGRANTs.
Nearly three hundred Italians ara now
at Castle Garden, defrauded Of all their
money by band Of emigrant swinders.
1t appears they were induced to leave
home by stories oi the advantages which
awaited them In Buenos Ayres. They
were told In Marseilles that vessel would
be at New York to take them to Rio, and
arrived here Wednesday to find how
cruelty they were wronged and robbed.
The authorities here have informed the
Italian Ambassador at Washington.
JUDICIAL RELEASE OF CoNvIc1s.
A depopulation Of the penitentlary il
threatened under the decision OF Judge
Fancher, Of the Supreme Court, yester-
day, dischargiDg convict on the ground
Of imperfect commitment papers.
STRIKERS ARRESTED FOR coNsPIRACY.
Two striking silk weavers In Paterson,
N. j., have been arrested on a charge Of
conspiracy. This action causes much ex.
citement among the other strikers.
PRIZE FIGHT IN WEST VA. =
Harry Hicken and Bryan Campbell,
Pennsylvanians. are matched 70 fight in
West Virginia on the 4th OF March next
Tor 81 900 4 side.
NEW RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
The American Free Religious AsSocia.
ton, which opened It's session in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday, resumed It's sitting In
Brooklyn: yesterday. The Association has
no creed to limit fellowship, but Is estab.
lished in the principle Of truth, seeking
truth, and includes spiritualists and Jews
as well as Christians Among the off,
GERS are Rev. o. B, rockingham, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Garrett Smith, e. B.
Ward, oil Michigan, F. 8. Patt, Of Cslitor-
mia, and Rabbi Wise, Of Ohio.
THE INSURANCE PROBLEM.
The National Board Of Fire Under.
writers, in session here, are discussing the
advancement OF the rates throughout the
country. The Secretary's report states
that the average profits Of late yeafs do
not average ten per cent. ,
JERSEY CITY FIRE.
The losses by the burning OF the tobac.
co storehouse, Jersey City, Wednesday
evening, will be reduced by salvage to
three hundred thousand dollars. @
N. &. CHURCH MISSIONARY APPoRToN.
NENT.
An apportionmeHt has been made
among the different Methodist Episcopal
Churches, Of the sum to be raised for mis-.
sionary purposes: Cincinnati Is assess.
ed $3O,0OO, Colorado, $500, Des.
moines,, 5000, Detroit, $4,000, Chi.
cago, $50 900. Illinois, $25,OO0, In.
diana, 10000, Iowa, $14 900, Ar
kansas, 5000 Pittsburgh, $500 Ken
tucky, $500; Lexington, 5000; Michi-
gan, $4,000; Minnesota, $1,000; Missis-
Sippi, $4,000; Missouri, $4,000; Nebraska,
$i,5O0; Nevada, 800; North Indiana,
$1,000; North Ohio, $1,000; Northwest
Indiana, $1,000; Northwest Iowa, 81, 500;
Ohio, $4,000; Oregon. $1,000; Upper
Iowa, $4,000; West Virginia, $6,500i
West Wisconsin, So 500; Wyoming, $l6,.
900; Rock River, 10000; Rocky Noun.
tain, $1,000; st. Louis, $4,000; South.
eastern Indiana, $4,000; southern I'LL.
nois, $12 1000; Southwest German 81 .000i
Tennessee, $l,500; Wisconsin, $4,000
COMMISSIONS OF INSURANCE AGENTS.
The National Board Of Fire Under.
writers in Convention to-day -N
ReSolued, That from December /, 1879
the rate OF commission to agents should
be 10 per cent, except in cases OF the in
surance OF dwelling houses and farm
property, when the companies can make
their own terms with agents. Il
At last the new Erie directors are able
to aot. This afternoon at the suit Of P,
Watson, President OF the Erie Railroad
Jay Gould was arrested on a warrant Is
sued by Judge Fancher Of the Supreme
Court, and based on an affidavit which
charges him with wrongfully taking 10 his
own use while in control Of Erie 50 :
600 Of money belonging to Erie stock.
holdefs. The suits in the order Of the ar
arrests are VIM. Butler Duncan and VIM
R. Traverse. At 3:40P. NJ. Gould entered
the sheri's Office and gave bail. c1.
Col. Blood was again arrested to-day
In q civil suit brought by Challis, and in
default oi 5000 was lodged in Ludlow
street prison. BE had just given bail In
another suit when arrested. D
Mayor Hall recommends Common
Council to give Stanley, the discoveEer o.
Livingstone, q public reception.
Judge Blatchford, Of the United States
District Court, to-day on motion to sci
aside an adlucation Of BANKRUPTCY 10 the
case Of VIM. Butler, on the ground that ht
was minor, decided that the bankruptcy
statute took no coguizance OF minority
and accordingly denied the motion,
The silk manufacturers Of Patterson re
solved to pay no more wages, nor hirt
strikers OF any price unless they return e
work this week. The strikers refuse ant
there Is no prospect Of settlement.
The Jury has awarded Mrs. Putnam
S5O00 damages for the loss Of her hus
baud, who WAB killed by Foster on th'
Seventh Avenue car.
Al meeting OF the National Board o.
Underwriters to-day the Committee OF
RateS presented . lengthy report recon-
mending the adoption Of the tariffs o
1855 and 1857. They also suggested tha
In all cities having q population oi no
over $1,000 at least so per cent be addet
to present rates, and not less than 81
per cent In ell places having q population
In excess OF the amount above named
The ray,ort y,na adontad with an n an1Rn-