The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-12
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, May 10-Judgc Pratt, TO-
day denied the motion for a stay ot the
proceedings in the case Of Nixon, senten
ced to be hanged on Friday next.
Edwin @. 3. Garcia, Consul General ol
Ursguary, arrested In civil suit to recover
about $4,000, has been released on bail
The Comptroller ol currency has ordered
that no dividends be made by the Allan
tic Bank until liabilities were fully asCer.
tsnied. 1t is stated that a note for $50,
900 was among the assets Of the bank
drawn by Southworth, the President, and
discounted four weeks ago. Some mining
stocks deposited as security is said to be
worthless. A similar noie drawn by q
director and endorsed by tho President
has also been found and collateral deposi.
ted worthless. Among the alleged doubt.
ful assets Is a note for $1,000 drawn by the
notary OF the bank, and Is said 10 be run
ming under renewals for several years.
Andrew McClelland, leading policy
dealer, convicted a few days ago Ia
Brooklyn, said TO have been a partner Of
Nicholson Durye, VITO was killed some
months ago by his rival, Simmons, was
to-day sentenced TO one year in the pen.
itentiary.
The Brooklyn gas men, failing to get
an advance TO $3.75 day, and guaran.
tee ol It's payment for one year, quit work
to-day. Germans have already been en-.
ployed to take the places Of the strikers.
A Boston dispatch says that in the
Superior Court this forenoon Judge Colt
ordered a decree of divorce absolute In
the case of Charles Sumner US. Alice NJ.
Sumner, on the ground Of five years de-
sertion.
The District Attorney has served no.
tices on the counsel Of VIM. NJ. Tweed
that his case would be called for trial ON
Monday. This is the famous case on
which the jury disagreed some months
ago. The counsel for Tweed met to-day
10 consult and prepare for his defense
One reason for tho action oI inc Dstrlct
Atinrnoy Is tue failure Of the bill III the
Legislature TO extend the time in which
cases Of the nature OF TwCeds become
outlawcd.
Jones, alias Pop Tighe, has been ar
rested in this city on information connect
ing him with the murder Of Charles W.
Goodrich, Of Brooklyn.
The strike Of the gasmCn in Brooklyn
continues. The Central Company has
obtained a large number Of experienced
men from Jersey city and from the Met
ropolitan Gas Company Of New York,
and assert that the Brooklyn works will
be in full operation Tomorrow.
Ii. r. Conkling, the abSConding Secre.
tary of the Market Savings Bank, has re-
turned TO the city under the promise Of
immunity from prosecution, 10 testify in
the pending railroad suit. Hc says that
George Bell is the man who accompanied
him 10 Canada, and robbed him oil $4,000.
He expressed surprise At finding Van
name, the Prcsidcn! Of the bank in pris-
on, aud announced his determination 10
effect his release.
W. Ii. knight, baggage master on the
Il OSwego Railroad Company,
who RbsConded with considerable
amount Of the company's funds, and a
young married Ynmsn nl W""L'sstos
IuYo been arrested in Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania.
Marin, the lawyer who slapped Jay
Gould in the lace, was to-day fined 5000
and bound in 81 900 to keep the peace.
Specie shipments to-day $SI9 600.
Prof. Baird OF the Smithsonian lnsIi-
tute thinks Halls expedition far from q
failure, and has, nodoubt, realized many
Of the objects in view in sending 1t out.
The Herald publishes the statement OF
]. A. King, the only known surVivorof
boats crew of FIVE OF seal fshings kull Of
Franklin OF New London landed in 1871,
on Window Island, one Ofthe South shet-
land, situated south ol Cape Horn in lati'
tude G4. The men took 1000 seals there,
and went 10 ST. Georges Island, leaving
record Of their whereabouts behind. The
vessel subsequently returned from another
oil the groupe landed also, and discovered
the records and proceeded to st, Georges,
where, getting no response TO tho guns,
rockets, and other signals, and being un-
able TO send boat ashore, on account OF
the breakers and ice was compelled TO
abandon the men, and proceed home,
where their lost was long since
reported. The schooner Nile, one Of
whose men is now in New York, discOv-
cred King late last year in small wooden
hut on St. Georges Island. One OF his COM
panis had died several months ago, while
the others, including 3D. Mate Townsend,
left two weeks before King was found
with the boat for Window Island against
his remonstrance. lie helped them 10
launch the boat, but don't know what
became OF them.