The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-21
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, June 2O.-Judgc Ingra
ham, in the Stokes trial to. day, decided
IN favor of the District Attorney having
private counsel to aid him. Four Jurors
have been obtained.
Thelaborcrs Of Long Island City struck
yesterday Tor the eight hour system and
increase Of wages Oi from six 10 ten cents
an hour.
1t is denied that the Eric employees in
Jersey CITY have struck.
At the Fleetwood Park races Yesterday
the unfinished trOitlng match for $iO0,
mile heats, best three in five, to wagons,
was won by Butcher Girl Time 2:jl to
3:0l. The second trOtting match for $500,
mile heats, best three tn five, was won BY
John Case.
"a number OF the gentlemen 10 attend
the Filth Avenue Hotel conference to.
night have arrived in the city.
1t has been decided that the political
conference to-day at the Filth Avenue
Hotel shall br strictly private. 1t will
open ut . o'clock, One hundred delegates
had arrived up to noon.
1t is reported that an accident occurred
on the New Jersey railroad last night
near New Brunswick, by which several
persons were seriously injured.
The weather il excessively warm, and
eight cases OF sunsIrOkc are reported to.
day
The Jumel will case was again before
the Court to-day.
In the suit OF Gould against Lord Cor.
don, His Lordship unexpectedly appeared
US witness. The counsel for Jay Gould
cOntcndcd that the witness could be ar
rested under an attachment which had
been issued against him. Until the con-
ClusiOn Of his examination he was arrest.
cd cOnstruc,ively until his bond of $4,000
was completed, after which he drove to
his hotel.
The case Of DR.. Gylcs, the alleged abOr.
tiOnists, was given TO tho jury this after.
noon. At ) o'clock the Jury stood six for
conviction and six Tor aCQuittal. There is
no probability Of an agreement to-day,
and the jury will be locked up all night.
The striking wOrkmen are all quiet to.
day. 1t is said $500 workmen are now
employed on the eight hour plan.
Some 5000 sugar retncrs are on a |
strike out Of 1000 employed.
The piano forte makers on a strike, pro.
prose TO march on the SteinwRy's factory
ut B a. NJ, tomorrow with hope Of in.
ducing the men NJ work TO join them.
The workers in iron in South Brook.
lyn joined the strikers ranks yesterday
There are now about 10000 |
men IN Brooklyn out on u strike. 1t is
apparent, however, that the men are be |
ginning TO lose confidence in themselves. |
The ioremcn in various shops have been
waited upon by the men, who state they
are ready and anxious to work if protcc. |
ton from violence will be given them.
The probabilities are that by Monday,
large body OF the strikers will have re.
sumed work.
The Eight Hour League, are arranging
Tor monster mass meeting. They will |
appoint committee to wait nn the Police
Commissioners, and present the aililavits
ot the men whu had been dubbed.
The lntCrnatiOnals q! BROOKLYN, are
10 form union with trades
societies, but seem likely to meet with
Door success.
The case OF Tildcn Is, General Butler.
was abruptly concluded to day, by the
OF the plaintiff.
Two additional jurors were obtained in
The Stokes case, namely, Bennet Williams,
ace dealer, 11G Broadway, and Nehemiah
VI. Cornish, merchant, No. 30 Lispcnard
street
The wife anil t!inily Of Carl Shurz,
sailed for EurOpc in the Thurinria