The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-24
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, May 29.-stokes was ar.
raigned to-day to plead. His counsel
filed a special plea, the contents Of which
arc not stated, The case then adjourned
I'LL tomorrow. .,. ,r.-
The uhveiltpg OF the statue to Shaks.
pcare, in Central Park, took place this af
lernoon In the presence Of o large crowd
OF spectators, The presentation of the
statue was made by Judge DAILY. Henry
Y. Slebbtns made the remarks accepting
the statue. An Grafton was delivered by
VIM. Cullen Bryant. A poem, composed
by Il Ii. Stoddard, was then read by Ed.
win Booth. i-..l .asff. -
The Custom House inspectors last night
seized on board the steamship Moro Cas.
tie, 10000 Havana cigars, which were
slowed away IN India rubber bags ready
70 be thrown overheard TO men In small
noats, who were on hand to pick them up.
The owners would not claim them,
A body Of two hundred striking cabi.
net makers, yesterday, attempted 10 force
.ne employees OF nOn.striking shop into
police y WV
The stone cutters of Long Island Citv
struck yesterday for eight honrs work
and four dollars per dsy. They have
been receiving four dollars and q bali ior
ten hours. Two yards have concealed to
the demands. NN>' ~
The hricklayers arc receiving iopr
dollars for eight hours in some Localities
The residenceo Of Mr. Bergh, at Upper
Rochester, was destroyed by fire Tuesday.
Il Is reported that $4,000 In United
States bonds were lost. ...r
The Board Of Indian Commissioners
are now In session at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. They had protraoted conference
last evening with Gen. F. A. Walker,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, in refer.
ence to the proposed sale of portion of
several Indian reservations. The pur.
chasing committee Of the Board, arc now
engaged In making awards lor Indian
goods, for which sixty-six bids have been
received.
The cotton commission merchants held
q meeting yesterday, and adopted a rulo
that the minimum rate OF commission on
future delivery contracts, shall be one and
a half per cent.
A petition Is being circulated in Pater-
son, N. j., asking the Court OF Pardons
to commute the sentence of Gibbin Gar
RADIANT to imprisonment for life, and has
already received one thousand signatures.
Letters from Aleppo give a distressing
picture OF the state OF Antioch. The
town is now mere heap of ruins, and as
shocks of earthquake still continue and
the soil is quivering with~volcanic move.
ments all around, the people are afraid to
approach the site to remove the large
number oil dead who lie around. -
Suit was brought against turtle dealer
yesterday for cruelty to animals. Two
turtles were introduced in court as eyl.
dence. The jury disagreed.
The first regatta Of the season occurred
yesterday. The prizes, three IN number,
were won by the Dart, Comet and George
Topf.
The vote on fixing the place tor the
next Methodist General Conference was:
St. Louis, 201; Cincinnati, 1913.
Gordon Gordon, Lord Gordon, against
whom an attachment was sued yesterday,
failed to put in an appearance at the
chambers of the Supreme Court this
His whereabouts is q mystery
TO the sherilf's officers.
The erection OF the new offices oil the
Western Union Telegraph Co. commences
about June 10. 1t will be u brick, with
granite trimmings, eight stories high, and
is intended TO be fire.proof.
The carpenters are still holding secret
sessions, and 1t is yet believed new strike
Tor four dollars per day is probable.
The German upholsterers are meeting
with success on the strike, and expect to
resume work soon at eight hours. Ten
additional shops conceded to their de.
mands to-day. s...
The fortielh anniversary OF tho Ameri.
can Baptist Home Missionary SocietY,
was celebrated to-day, J. NJ. S. Williams,
Of Boston, presiding. Excellent work is
reported everywhere particularly among
the Southern freedmen. .,,