The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-11
NEW YORK.
News Items.

in the various station houses is un-
precedented and increasing daily.
The Board OF Appeals OF the Nation
al Trotting Association resumed its ses-
sion this morning. Among the cases
deliberated upon was that of W. K.
Mclaughlin against the Quick Step
Driving Association; that of Mace
against the Utica Park Association and
that Of Silsbe sr parts. No decisions
to-day.
At the annual election held last ev-
eniug of the stockholders OF the At
lautic and Great Western Railroad
Company. the following gentlemen
were elected for the ensuing year: Lloyd
Aspinwall, James S. Fry, Lawrence
Wells, w. Hupson, John Todd. Ross
Henry, E. Parsous, w. W. Mcfarland,
John D. Hodgkiss, A. Hagewisch, ABB
son S. Hewitt, J. II. Deyereaux and
Reubin Hitchcock.
A telegram was received at the Stock
Exchange from Albany, saying the wa
ter will be let on ir the eastern divis-
| ion of the canal, and il the weather
continues favorable the iee-bound boats
can move on Thursday. An immense
quantity OF grain is ice-bound.
The detectives have obtained clue
as 10 the Whereabouts of the defaultlng
cashier OF A. NJ. King, and expect to
arrest him before night.
Clearing the Way for the Aripiles,
The American Coast Wrecking Com
pany began this morning the work OF
raising the coal barge. which sunk In
front of the dry dock Of the navy yard.
The divers went down soon after noon.
aud said that the barge would be raised,
pumped out and moved away in few
DAYS if still whole. The probability,
no wever, is thst the boat may have
fallen to pieces, and, in that case. there
will be great difficulty in clearing q way
for the departure OF the Spanish frigate
Aripiles.
| Naval Affairs.
The Colorado is still lying in fhc
the lower bay, near Magazine Island.
She will not sail till tomorrow. Our
tug boats can only approach Magazine
Island at certain conditions OF the tide,
and there mas been great delay in ship
plug powder Captain Ransom was at
the navy yard to-dry and appears con-
flient that all the preparations for the
departure OF the frigate will be finished
before tomorrow morning.
To-day was pay day at the Brooklyn
navy yard, and about three thousand
mechanics and laborers received their
semi-monthly wages.
Failure OF Lie Insurance Com
pany.
The Commonwealth Life Insurance
Company has decided to stop Issuing
policies. Policy holders are informed
that the Company has not sufficient
assets to protect lis present policy
boldere, and has made arrangements to
transfer its business so far as practcA-
bic.
Another Bank Suspended.
II. P. Herrick & Co., BANKERS and
brokers on Exchange court have sus-
pended.
Irving Sentenced.
John T. Irving, the sel.saccused Ma
than murderer, he's been sentenced to
seven wears and six months IN Sing
Sing, on charge OF burglary.
Rumored Failure.
A rumor was prevalent at late hour
to-day, that the house OF J. 4 W.
King, No. 50 Pine street, whose cashier,
Uertord, defsulted on Monday, had
suspended. Their business being COM
paratively small the report had no et-
feet on the street.
Hook Il Company.
Richard P. Hook, Of the firm Of Hook
( Co, brokers, whose failure was re-
ported this morning, states that his
hsbllties are about 100000.
Hobeksn Savings Bank.
Afairs at the Hoboken Savings Bank
are assuming more definite shape for
the resumption OF business. Yesterday
the Directors received ample security
from Fisk 4 Hatch, for the payment OF
sq4 600 in government bonds, which
had been entrusted 10 them. This will
leave a deficiency not exceeding Sl0,-
600. caused BY the deislcation OF Kleun,
the sbscouding cashier. The argument
on petition, to throw the institution into
bar kruptcy, which was 10 have been
made Yesterday, before the District
Court, at Trenton, has been postponed
until Friday next. In the meantime it
is confidently asserted that The defcien-
cv will be made up sud the bank will
be enabled TO resume business.
Howe and Macy.
Judge Blachford to-day on the aP-
plication OF Howe and Macy granted
an Injunction restraining the creditors
ofthe firm from levying upon its assets,
| sending the decision in the matter OF
sdiudging the firm involuntary bank
rupts.
4. Cuban nueadGuarisrs.
All is quiet at the Cuban headquaI,'
te-s 10 .dsv. A number Of plscards
showing the newspaper accounts OF the
massacre and outragss IN Cuhs were
nasted on the walls snd distributed
among the members
Hook and Ladder Men
The FIRE commissioners have decided
20 dispense with the services OF sll nook
and ladds. men on July lst, ard VIII
issue s certificate OF honorable DIS
charge 10 sll.
PITTSBURGH.
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