The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW York, August 16.-Attorney Gen
eral Barlow states the reports that thI
civil and criminal suits against Tweed
Sweeney and others have been compro-
missed and abandoned are false. The de
tendants In January last offered to com
promise BY the payment of certain sums
but Barlow declined to entertain such /
proposition bearing on the demurrers
They will probably be tried before The
close Of the year. The criminal suits will
be brought before the courts as soon a,
there Is Judge on the bench in whom
the public has confidence. 80
Henry A. Wise win address the Demo
Gratis here soon and then leave 10 attend
the Louisville Convention.
The damage by the fire in the press and
paper room of the ChFtStidn Union lasl
night aggregates over $4,000. ~ u
The Herald says Of the colored meeting
at the Cooper Institute last night, that MI,
Saunders, the negro Democrat, met with
scant converts and no courtesy, but was
called liar, traitor, Judas, &C., and 1t Is
evident from last nights proceedings that
Greeley will encounter the opposition OF
the entire colored vote In this State.
Flanagan, who murdered his wife last
night, was q raving maniac when arrested
caused by recent sickness and the extreme
heat. He stabbed his wife six or seven
times, and finally kicked her on the head
and body after death, ere he could be Sc.
cured. he was carried to Staten Island in q
straight jacket. She leaves eight chill.
dren.
There was another heavy thunder storm
between one and two o'clock this morn.
ing, with drenching rain. It has been
cloudy since sunrise, but very hot and
sultry.
There were thirteen sunstrokes yester.
day, four fatal.
All the yallow fever patients in the
Spanish ram, but two, are convalescent,
and the ram Is to be anchored outside the
Narrows to-day.
A letter published today from Attorney
General Barlow requesting Sheriff Bren.
nan not to arrest Andrew ]. Garvey on
the civil process against Tweed, Ingersoll
and others.
Rain has been falling steadily since 10
o'clock this morning, and continues this
afternoon. The storm continues at Wash.
ington, and the races at Utica have been
postponed on account OF the rain there,
The International Associationlof Jour.
neymen Tsilors elected Jacob Morstols
Of this city, President; James Robinson,
Of Syracuse, Vice President, and H. c.
Hougendable, Of Philadelphia, Secretary.
The Convention adjourned to meet ut
Norfolk, Va, on the second Monday in
August, 1873.
The yacht Blossom yesterday capsized
In the storm of Far Rockaway. The
crew saved their lives by clingng 10 the
bottom Of the yacht, where they remained
five hours in the storm. They finally
righted the yacht and beached her.
A convention of lager beer sellers and
liquor dealers met in this city to-day for
the purpose Of organizing Central Asso.
citation, to work for the election OF non.
prohibitionist men this fall.
William Page, artist, was not attacked
with paralysis, as was represented yester-
day. He was overcome by exhaustion,
but recovered to-day.
Republican primaries to elect delegates
to the State Convention, which meets at
Utica on the oath inst, were held tonight
in the Assembly districts OF this city.
Everything passed off quietly. Among
the delegates elected were Thurlow Weed
from the Seventh Assembly district, and
Henry Clews and Attorney General Bar
low from the Sixth Assembly district OF
this CITY.