The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-13
NEW YORK CITY.

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The birth day OF Alexander, Emperor
OF Russia, was celebrated yesterday at
the Orthodox Eastern Church, Second
avenue. The exercises consisted OF pray.
ers for the welfare Of the Emperor, ltur.
gy OF the Greek service and tCdcum. \
number Of prominent Russians and Amer.
leans were present, including the Bishops
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
Tennessee 0nd Texas.
The Directors Of the National Rifle
Association met yesterday. II was an
nounccd that the targets ordered by the
association from Europe were now ON
their way hithGr; also that the Sec.
retary Of War had been requested to dc.
tail markers from the regulars. Gen.
Sigeland Maj. Partridge were appointed
to the vacancies in the Executive Com
mitiee.
The first annual session of the National
Association Of Iron Manufacturers was
held yesterday. Representatives of the
wrought iron interests Of the country
were present, and the meeting was one OF
great interest. After an ull day session
the convention adjourned 20 meet at
Philadelphia January next The object
of the Association is To obtain iull infor.
nation Of the statistics md condition Of
the iron trade throughout the world, i'm.
prove the manufacture Oi iron aud secure
harmonious action in iron matters.
Edmund Yates, the author, arrived
from England yesterday.
A number Of naval officers yesterday
witnessed the launching Of newly built
submarine torpedo boat, at Brooklyn
Navy Yard. The Naval Constructor,
however, expressed his disapproval ul the
torpedo, and thinks the boat will br IN.
safe.
A private letter from French mill.
tNry luulrank to friend in this city
stating that II is quite certain that the
verdict OF the court martial upOn Mar
shall Ba2ainc will find him guilty of inf.
deity 10 his duty and that thcNIarshal
will be sentenced 10 death.
The Forester case under the haJeas
corpus proceedings was adjourned to-day
until next week.
w. Ii. Lychtenstcin, heavy real estate
operator, committed suicide last night BY
hanging himself In his sleeping room.
Nearly all OF the required inspectors Of
election have been already sworn in.
a London cable dispatch says Il dis.
patch received there IRON Vienna an.
nounCcs the death OF Prince Albrccht,
COmmanler.n.Chiei Of the Austrian
army. lie WAS s. years Of age.
Major Moran states that at an inter.
view with Charles O'COnOr, this morning,
that gentleman consented to an accept.
anCc ut the Louisville nomination.
Among the losses at the fire in Newark,
this morning. are Whites hatChct factory,
$3j ,OUO, Richardson's saw factory, $40.
900; Walkers cradle factory, $ll,OUO;
FrnSts gas regulator factory. $1,000;
Days silk braid factory, 81 coo, and
Iargcnumbcr OF smaller merchants shops,
whose losses vary from 500 10 900
Mrs. LOwruStGin, whose daughter, an
accomplished young lady, became insane
this morning, had m attack Ol alteration
OF tine ind from the effects Of her daugh.
tcr's misfortune, and cut her throat with
u knife, dying shortly after. The family
were highly respectable
Arrived, the steamship Frankfort, from
Bremen.
The tirst grand ratification meeting in
honor ct the nomination Of Greeley and
Brown tnr President and Vice 'rc.l,irr,
and Francis krrnan for Governor Ui this
State. by the united Democracy and Lib.
cral Republicans OF the metropolis, is be
ing held 10 night. 1t is the largest gath.
crIng nl similar character since the me
mOra5lc demonstration in honor If the
selection Of General Mcclellan Tor prrsi-
dent in 1861 The meetings are held in
Tammany Hall, Irving Hail. and in
Union Square. In Hnd around the latter
five stands have been erected, around
which has been gathered since : o'clock
An immense surgIng mass, variOusly csti.
mated at from 10000 to 10000 people, but
AN accurate computation OF numbers is
almost impossible. 1t is safe 10 assume,
however, that fully 10000 people were
gathered in Union Square ut one time.
The principal meeting WAS held in Tam.
many Hall, which had been clahOratcIy
decorated Tor the occasion from the centre
Of the ceiling, descending in graceful
folds, alternate silkCn stripes OF red, white
and blue studded with silver stars. From
the side OF the walls hung the coat OF
arms Of the various States, and drapcd
about the balcony were crimson folds
lringcl with gold, The speakers stand
was spicndidly decorated The meeting
was called Tor 5 o'clock, hut long before
that hour Tammany Hall, lith street and
Union Square were dcnscly crowded by
an enthusiastic assCmhlagC Bands OIL
music were stationed in both halls and on
the different stands. The display OF fire
works began al halt.past seven and were
continued through the evening tcrmi-
mating with "a display OF elaborate spires in |
Union Square, in the background Of
which were displayed portraits ni Gree.
ley, Brown and Herman. The procession
began to move through Fourteenth street,
and passed TammNny Hall at 8 O'Clock, |
most Oi the organizations that paradrl |
wearing Greeley caps, and all bore torches
and iranSparanCics. As each nrgani2l. |
tion passed the WIgwam the fireworks
added their glare Ia that ul the enormous
calcium lights, allOrding u scene ot cN.
Cccding brillanCy. The stands in Union
Square were deliberately decorated and
Illuminated with calcium lights and gas
jets. Tint iNCInG Broadway, designated
stand No |, was especially attractive in
this respect, there being surrounding il
no less than two hundred aud tiiIv gus
Jets covered with globes This stand was
presided over hy Aug Belmont
Iy halt past seven the great hail Of
TNmmnuy building was crowded in every
part Every seat wns taken md hun
dreds were compelled To content ihcm.
selves with standing room. Krrnans ap-
pcaranCc was the cause If tremendous
and prolonged cheering.
AIgcrnon $. Sullivan in opening the
meeting, made II brief address. and in.
lruduCrd Chas. A. Dana, ns President,
who made short speech, charging the
present administration with corruption
nnd.cSprCssing II belief that in November
| both in this State Anl i'm the nniinn ihr|