The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-18
NEW YORK CITY.
More Heavy Frauds on the Reven

More Heavy Frauds OH the Revenue
NRw YORK, July 1.-THE announce
ment is made that the custom oflcerl
in recent investigation have discovered
such evidences Of fraud on the part ol
well.known importing house as will com
pei the payment Of about $500, 600 pen
atty TO the government, and the lmprison'
ment OF at least one member Of the firm
WAR ON THE MANsARD RooFs.
To force the owners, Of mansard rools
to have them removed this year and re-
placed by less inflsmmable roofs, the
Board Of Underwriters has adopted reso'
luton lGvying an additional premium oI
one per cent upon all mansard roofs after
January /, 1874.
The grand jury has found indictments
against persons implicated In the recent
duel between Wall street brokers.
The directors Of the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company have ordered copy Of the
earnings and expenses of each steamer Of
the company TO be placed upon the Coun-
ters in the office for inspection by the
public.
The passengers in the steamer City OF
Merida, detained, II is said, at Quaran-
tine owing to the yellow fever on board,
arrived In the city to-day. Owing 10 the
action OF the Health Officer, who is most
anxious not to alarm the public, the ma
ture Of the disease is not definitely made
known.
Ex-senator Graham, late President oi
the Waikiki National Bank, and who has
been in the Ludlow street jail since Feb
rusry last under an indictment for the
misappropriation Of $4S, 900, gave bail TO.
day In the sum Of $4,000 and was re-
leased.
DR.. c. N. Peters, Director Of the Litch.
field observatory, sailed to-day, for Ham
burg. He will visit his friends in Ger.
many and attend the convention ol As.
tronOmers, TO arrange for observing the
transit Of Venus next year.
Preliminary steps have been taken for
the erection OF q statue Of VIM. II, Sew
ard, in Central Park. The Park Com.
missioners, in reply 10 the petition Of DR..
OsgoOd and others, Tor Il site Tor the
statue Of Ellis Howe, have resolved that
statues Of any person arc not TO be erect
ed until five years after the death Of the
snbject.
The trunk Of Mrs. Maxwell OF Salt Lake,
passenger for Algeria; was robbed OF dia'
monds valued at over $l2 600.
Ninety dozen smuggled kid gloves were
captured by the police last night and two
sailors the steamship Caledonia ares
ted as the smugglers. Y -
Mary McGinnls, servant girl was ar
rested for robbirg her employer ol 81 900
worth Of diamond jewelry.
The annual meeting Of the New York
Yacht Club was held to night, Vice Com.
madorc Osgood presiding. Fifteen new
members were elected, including August
Belmont, Jr. The time for tho annual
cruise was referred " the flag officers for
but will be early in August.
The $1,000 cup offered BY James Gordon
Bennett, Jr., TO be sailed from Sandy
Hook 10 Cape May, was accepted with
thanks; also four $500 cups-two for
schooners and two for sloops-Which
will be sailed for on the first Thursday
In October on the Newport cruise. A
letter has been received from Galloupe,
Of Boston, stating that he had placed his
yacht Sprite at the disposal Of Professor
Agassiz for the use of his school OF natu.
raj history on Henefease Island, and
recommending that the Professor be
made an honorary member Of the club.
A vote being taken, he was elected.