The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01
NEW YGEK CITY.

There was slight fall Of snow this
morning. The weather Is damp and fog
gy, with the appearance Of rain.
A petition is receiving the signatures o.
the business men, requesting the Legisla
ture to abolish the usury laws and to sub
stitute those passed by the Legislature o.
Massachusetts and the other New Eng
land States.
The Stokes trial will probably last an
other week. The new District Attorney
Phelps, will not probably take part In the
trial, but allow the present assistant, Eel
lows, to continue the prosecution to the
close.
The New York Methodist preachers at
their meeting yesterday, had warm dis
cussion on the doctrine Of the annihilatiou
OF the wicked. Many deprecated the in
PRODUCTION Of the topic for discussion, as
not in accordance with the doctrine Of
the Methodist Church. A committee was
appointed to settle the subject for discus
sion.
The pigeon match oniLong Island, yes.
terday, between Ira Paine and Willie
Parks, resulted in q tie, each killing 81
birds. They then agreed TO shoot at five
more pair, in which Paine won by three
birds.
The new plan OF rapid transit will be
submitted 10 Legislature early in Its ses.
sion. II provides for the appointment OF
commissions who shall decide upon some
scheme for elevated viaduct or under.
ground; the rates OF fare TO be at five
cents to Central Park, the question is be-
ing discussed by some city authorities.
From accidental discovery made yestcr-
day, it Is a question whether the snow
blockades thrOugout thecity cannot In part
be eremOved by emptylng thesn into the
sewer openings as 1t is found that the
temperature Of all the sewers below 14Sth
street is high enough to melt the snow at
once. l
The gas metre exploded in Powers
chemical works, Maiden Lane, this morn.
ing, creating great excitement but no &C.
rious damage except smashing all the
glass in the building.
In Stokes trial today, Commodore
Vanderbilt testified that Fisk was reCk-
less man and that he had this opinion Of
him from the start; his knowledge how
ever as to Fisk was based on hearssy.
Vice President Gwin OF Erie, also testified
concerning the character Of Fisk.
The remains of Hattie Adams, who was
drowned few days ago by the carriage
in which she was riding being dragged
into the river by a runaway team, were
placed in receiving vault at Greenwood
Cemetery to-day, and will probably be re-
moved to Cleveland.
The funeral OF Jane Stewart, who was
burned in the Centre street fire week
ago, took place to-day from St. Johns
Church. The laborers con-
tinue digging in the ruins for the remains
oI the other missing girls.
The new scheme for rapid transit pro.
poses 10 make the building thereof the
province Of the city, and the bill is pre-
pared for submission to the Legislature,
It provides for Commissioners TO Sc.
lect engineers who will make estimates Of
cost and decide on plan Of road. 1t Is
that it will cost twenty millions.
The Commissioners Of Emigration will
Congress in opposition to tho
bill in the House to promote emigration
to the United States.
The Stokes trial has adjourned until
Thursday.
Arrived-the steamship Cuba, from
Liverpool.
The end wall OF four story brick
factory on Union street, Brooklyn, fell to.
alght, crushing in two-stOry stable con.
aiming fourteen horses belonging to
Smith & Jewell, flour dealers, and valued
1t $4,000. The factory was occupied by
W. II. Mayer, manufacturer OF wall pa.
per, who had about 200 men and women
daily. His loss is $4,000; in.
,uIed,.