The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-05
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The Tribune
says that the Eric ring is attempting to
circumyent the movements of reform, by
circulating petitions along tho line Of the
road, opposing a change in the present
management. 1t is said that the anti.
ring. combination have decided 10 work
together in the interest ofreform.
Judge Brady's decision in the Fisk.
Mansfield injunction, is promised today.
The Commissioner Of Public Works,
Vannort, has locked up oil thealdermanic
archives to settle for the time being, the
claims thereto. by the clerks OF the old
and new Boards.
The grand jury of the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer handed in q largo number
of indictments this morning, supposed to
be against election repeaters. N
The anti.ring grand jury is still in scs-
sion. '..a 't" p
The new Board Of Aldermen expect
to do something in the case of Mayor
Hallto.day. Various rumors are alloat
as to Halls resigning, but there is moth
ing definite yet known. 's-
Anti.Cruelty Bergh is very sick with
pneumonia.
The National Revenue Reform Associ.
alton tender the Senate Investigating
Committee the use Of their rooms. r
Tho new board Of Aldermen to-day
passed u resolution refusing TO recognize
the Mayors rightto appoint members OF
the board and ordered the minutes ofhis
appointments expunged from the records.
The clerks OF the old board werc re.
moved. .r...l.. ..
About 100000 was paid out to deposit
tors by the Third Avenue Savings Bank
to-day; 100000 was added TO the funds
by the sale Of securities .s.
Officer Duffy, indicted and under arrest
for causing the death Of lawyer Newkirk,
is in the Jefferson Market prison.
James Thomas, Michael Antonio and
Thomas Roach were acquitted of the
charge Of rHnutiny on the brig ]. S. Bowen
There were twelve now cases of small.
pox to-day.
The will OF Thomas @. Moore, formerly
of Brooklyn, given half million to
charitable eand missionary societies, is un-
der contest in the Supreme Court.
The Commissioner Of Public Works TO-
day removed twelve more water police
and twenty clerks from his own office.
An aggregate saving Of 100000 per an
mum.
Atameeting Of the Bar Association to.
night memorial to the Legislature was
adopted representing that the integrity OF
the several high judicial officers in this
city has fallen; that charges directly i'm.
peaching their judicial integrity have
been repeatedly made in the most explicit
manner in the journals, and that the honor
and fair name of the city and State had
become widely involved in doubt; capital
lists had become alarmed and important
commercial and financial interests di-
vertcd from the city; that public
apprehension thus aroused was among
tic exciting causes leading to the popular
uprising in November, and that it is due
to the many upright members of the
BENCH. A rigid inquiry will be made by
the Legislature and the proper remedies
applied. No names are mentioned
Horace Cork, who was arrested in
Washington for having in his possession
bonds alleged to have been stolen from
Mr.. Blatchfurd, Of this city, was this
afternoon committed to the Tombs for
examination. Mr.. BlatchFord has clue
to the remaining $45,OOO stolen at the
same time.
The examination in the case OF Bank
Examiner Calendar was continued today
and adjourned until Monday.
The smallpox prevails on the steamer
Housa at Hoboken. Two cases were
taken from the vessel on her arrival here
last week. Saturday three more broke
out among the crew and on Tuesday four
more. The Board of Health of Eoboken
have refused to receive the last mentioned
cases in the hospitals owing to disagree.
ment with the steamers agent.
Arrived-th the steamship Western from
Bremen, and the Columbia from Havana.
The Chamber Of Commerce to-day
adopted q memorial to Congress, asking
discriminating measures in favor Of
American steam and sailing vessels in the
foreign trade. 4 !aE
A Times special from Scranton, Pa.,
says that the men in the employ of the
Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Company, two
thousand in number, refused to submit
to q reduction OF 10 per cent from
the first Of January, and struck The mi.
ners in other companies continue at work.
A natural gas well has been struck IN the
coal SHIFT at Taylorvillc. .a