The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-20
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, May 19.-An investigation
Is being made BY the authorities into the
mysterious poisoning Of domestics In the
house OF r. n. BlatChiOrd, father Of Judge
Blatchlord, in 14th street. 1t Is thought
all will recover, although one or two Of
them are yet very low.
William A. Doherty, who figured some
what conspicuously In the recent fight for
possession Of the management Of the Eric
Railway, died on Saturday, In this city.
GerriIt Smith has given 81 900 for the
relief Of the Cubans who formerly lived In
wealthy or comfortable circumstances
but are now destitute because OF the reVo.
luton IN Cuba.
The wife Of Count Pourtali, and daugh.
ter Of Ben. Halliday, was buried yeslcr-
day at White Plains, N. y.
A morning journal speaks ol Mobile
correspondent OF a leading banking house
of this city drawing prime sterling bills
as having proved deiaulter 10 the extent
Of $5O0,O0O. The facts which led 10
such exaggerated statements have been
known Tor nearly two weeks, and are that
the firms OF Holsey g. Co., New Orleans,
Goldlhwaite s. Co., Mobile, and Molsey
s. Goldlhwaite, Galveston, dissolved part.
nership, W. F. Holsey alone being
authorized TO sign in liquidation. These
firms represented the house Of Brown
Bros. g. Go. in the cotton markets Of the
south. The trouble which caused the
dissolution was that the sterling bills
against the cotton shipped to Liverpool
had been purchased and when the sale Of
cotton failed TO meet the sums advanced
and a reclamation made, 1t proved that
majority oi the bills were not responsible
and Goldthwaite was jointly interested In
the speculation. Goldthwaile is relative
10 q member Of the firm Of Brown Bros
& Co., and his fall is more painful to the
New York principals than any sum they
lose, which cannot be more than one hun.
dred thousand dollars.
The case of the defsulting cashier OI
the Atlantic Bank was called in the U. 3.
court to-day and adjourned without TAX
Ing testimony.
A new phase was developed in Judge
Wrights case In the United States Court
here to-day. His counsel Stoughton and
Burnett made a motion to quash the in
dictment which was argued by Genl.
Burnett. Should the motion prevail It
would defeat all cases now pending here
against Judge Wright. These cases arc
connected with the contest that b as so
long been going on between the interior
and Attorney Generals Departments.
Decision Is reserved.
DR.. Harris, tho physician Of the Blatch.
ford family, says the six domestics OF that
family who were poisoned, undoubtedly
obtained the poison in corned beef. 1t is
supposed that the butchers at the market
where tho beef was purchased used arse.
mic to kill rats, and some OF It got spilled
in the pickle which contained beef.
All of those that were poisoned are NOW
recovering.
The grand opening festival Of the Ney>
York SCheutzen Corps commenced this
afternoon on Union Hill. The festival
will last four days.
President Graham OF the Waikiki Ma.
tional Bank will be tried June Cd, and
Taintor, the delaulting cashier Of the AT.
lantic National Bank will no tried on the
Goth Of May.
The 9th regiment, originally called the
Jefferson Guards, celebrated the birthday
OF Thomas Jefferson to-day by a parade.
The Crispins claim that they have
been entirely successful, only one shop
holding out against them, and will dis
continue their daily sessions.
Work has been suspended on the pub
lie parks In consequence OF the failure ol
the Legislature TO appropriate the necess-
ary money TO keep the laborera busy.
Over 1000 men are thus thrown ont Of
employment.
Seven thousand eight hundred and lily
two immigrants landed at Castle Garden
to-day. y
The inquest In the case ol the three
men crushed by the falling Of buildings
Nos. "A and 40 Hubert street, concluded
with verdict that death resulted by the
falling Of the floor which was overloaded.
In an interview to-day Southerland,
keeper Of restaurant, stated that about
year ago Van Buren, called on him and
offered him good site In the Vienna Ex.
position building 10 open first class
American restaurant and told him he
could make enormous profits, adding We
will expect, Of course, that you will 10
something for Us In return for giving you
such q good site. Sutherland answered
that he could not accept the proposition.
Judge Black and Wayne McVey, cOun-
sci for Gen. Fremont In the case Of the
Memphis and Elpaso bonds, will apply,
Is is reported, for a reversion Of the pro.
ceedings Of the French court, in which
Fremont was condemned by default.
The New Idea Mining Company, II is
reported, has again applied to the Secre'
tary OF the Interior for patent TO quick.
silver mines worked by them in Calilor.
MIA. McGarahan and other claimants
have Ialso filed evidence controlling the
company's right to the mines.
They succeeded in getting jury In the
Train case and the trial began TODAY,