The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-13
NEW YORK CITY.

NEw YoRK, May 19.-Pop Tighe, who
WIS arrested on Saturday on the supposi
tin that he knows something ol the
GWdtiCh murder, Is n well known Grim
iuf, and the police say that If he cannol
be convicted OF that murder, they will
hive him tried for an assault on Marshal
!. Daeric, on election day, and should he es
cope punishment for that offence, he will
bs tried AS an Accomplice in the binding
and gagging Of Dir Andrews gardener
willie their house was robbed, about f0ul
nynlhs ago. f.H u.
a letter IRON Samana bay says thai
IT, sovereignty ofthe Peninsula was f.
ns'ly Ceded TO the company April 1st
TAsir representative, YOrt Jobers, prompt
Is made such changes as were necessary.
Halter o. Price was appointed collector
gSfthe port, and q police force was organ
~ HF gPdeE & E3SSStSssln E3SSSs, st SARssSs a. wright - =.
cd SaIIrusJI ~,
The prosecution closed today In the
examination Of Mcdonnell, the Bank OF
England iOrger, aud the prisoners coun-
sci presented u plea for the aCquittal ol
Mcdonnell on 1.-THE ground that on the Gath
Of April, after iull hearing Mcdonnell
was legally discharged. The taking OF
this plea was objected, and the objection
sustained. A motion to strike ont the
evidence Of the Majority OF the witnesses
on the ground that their deposition wero
mere CE pGrte narrative statements was
also oyerruled Adjourned till Saturday.
Tho Stock Exchange to-day elected II.
G. Chapman, President, NJ. A, WheelOCk,
Chairman, James Mitchell, Vice Chair
man, B. o. White, Secretary, D. G.
Hayes, Treasurer, and governing com.
mittee.
All the members OF the Methodist
Preachers Association, ut u meeting to.
day, signed a memorial 10 Governor Dix,
praying him 10 sign the local option liquor
bill.
The receiver ol the Atlantic'B has
already collected 5000, 1000 in cash.
The American Dramatic Fund AssoCia-
ton held its twenty.fiIth annual meeting
to-day. The receipts last year wGro
$I,Ol7; expenditures $4S05. 5. N. Bar.
low was elected President.
The Grand National Billiard Tourna-
lncnt will bG postponed until September
next, for want of time to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
The twcnty.third annual parade of the
jnurneymen horseshoers ol this city and
vicinity occurred TO day, about 200 men
marching in the procession.
Nixon's counsel to-day made app!iCa-
ton 10 Judge Fanoher IOr writ OF error
to put the case In formal shape for sp-
peal to the general term for stay OF pro.
Ceedings. AS no notice Of the motion had
been given to the District Attorney the
Judge refused the application, which will
be renewed tomorrow on proper notice.
Lansing Harring, au Eric brakeman
brought suit iu the Hudson county Cotrt,
N. j., against the Erie Company to recov.
er 5000 for injuries sustained consC-
quenoo defective bumpers while coupling
cara
!Audge McCeFe, oI Brooklyn city court
to-day gTuntod on order VaCaItns tic order
Of arrest obtained by Thomas W. Field,
against Henry g. Bown, editor Of the
Brooklyn Union In libel suit for $780,
eco.
ALBEIT II, NlCOlRy, wall Street STOCK
broker, was arrested to-day charged by
Wan S. Roberts with having deifaudcd
him (Roberts) out Of $4,000 by purchas'
ing Tor him worthless stocks. NlcOlay
was held in default Of $25 900 bail.
William NJ. Tweed, whose case was
called for retrial to-day. did not appear
and Is not in this city, II rumorcd that
he has through agents been selling his real
estate in this city, and has been advised
by his counsel not TO return 10 New York
for trial.