The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-23
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, March 29.-Nothing Of ar
important nature was ELECTED before the
Judiciary Committee yesterday concern,
ing the charges against Judge Barnard
Some Of the witnesses testified to indeco.
rous language on the part of Barnard.
Counsel for Stokes had a stay OF pro.
ceedings granted by Judge Cardoza, I'm.
I'll the exceptions to tho lato findings in
reference to heindictment be determined
In the Senate, the Metropolitan transit
bill was passed.; yeas IS, naysd. Also
the Peninsula railroad. by d like yoie,
Both relate to rapid transit TO the city OF
New York. -
The Eliases, bogus watch sellers, TODAY
applied for the arrest Of Horace Greeley
and others OF tho Tribtne, in a suit for
libel. Judge Cardoza denied the arpii-
cation. -s.s
II, Herbart, the Ohicago,mcrchant, who
was arrested yesterday on suspicion OF
being ]. L. Stevens, who robbed several
8. Q. banks, was discharged this morn.
ing, and lett for Chicago.
II. p. Elias, was before Judge Ledwith
this morning, on tho charge OF selling
worthless watches. The Judge decided
that there was no cause for action against
Elias, because he had not personally sold
the watch 70 the complainant.
The District Attorney yesterday with.
drew the indictment against Dutch Hen.
reich, the notorious sneak thiei, and sub.
stltuted another, under which II convict.
ed, much heavier penalty will bo i'm.
posed. v,a -, -, b Al.
The German Woman's Suffrage Asso.
citation held It's first public meeting at
Turner Hall. Over two thousand per.
sons were present. 5-
The Cotton Exchange will be closed on
Good Friday.
The widow Of the late Henry Keep,
has given 100000 to the Orphan Asylnm
for the purpose of enlarging the accom-
modations, and employing more help for
the patients who may be brought there
sick and feeble.
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes an inter-
view with Stokes, who says Hank Smith
was made police commissioner by the
money Of the Erie ring fer the purpose
of securing control Of the police in case of
need. He charges that in regard 10 the
indictment against himself it was put.up
job, and that over $4,000 in vouchers in
the Erie Company are now ailoat Stokes
says he has seen millions Of dollars d.
vided. and the spoils were regularly ap.
propriated when made.
1t is alleged that the Brusse murder
case has been adjourned till Monday TO
await the arrival Of witnesses to identify
the prisoner, man named Henderson.
The Produce Exchange have voted TO
purchaseth present building for $685., 900,
each member to be assessed two hundred
dollars. ,.-.
The Atlantic Boat Club have selected
D. r. Russell, stroke. Theodore Van
Roden, James O'Neill and Edward Smith
are its representatives on the Thames for
June +.
There were Is new cases of smallpox
to-day, making, 104 since Sunday.
Suits for libel have been commenced
against Charles A. Dana by s. s. Moone
and w. II. Kemble, of. Philadelphia. The
latter is President of the Peoples Bank.
Three little boys, Henry Jones, James
Bowen and Jacob Askens, were bitten by
mad'dog in Brooklyn last evening.
The investigation the charges against
Judge McCannon commenced to-day and
will last tseveral days.
A private cable dispatch states the
steamer Baltic LEFT Queenstown to-day for
New York, bearing second note from
Earl Granville on the Alabama Claims,
She is due here on the 3lst inst.