The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-26
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
NEW York, May 24.-Four hundred
and twenty-eight bodies have been recov'
cred from the wrecked Atlantic, leaving
119 passengers unaccounted for. Nearly
q dozen bodies Of the cabin passengers are
still missing and although all the state
rooms have not been examined by divers
1t is not thought any bodies will be found
there, when those entered as passengers
are believed to have escaped to the deck
when informed Of the pending danger a.
ter the vessel struck.
A proposition has been made in the
Legislature to tunnel the Hudson river, so
as to admit Of the passage Of railway
trains from New Jersey and New York
without change Of bulk.
To-day being the 54th anniversary Of
the birthday Of Queen Victoria, flags were
displayed by the British shipping In port,
and salutes fired. In London the day was
kept as half holiday and ushered in by
the firing of salutes and ringing Of bells.
During the day there was review OF the
military, and In the evening the city was
Illuminated.
Mr. Archibald, the British Consul. says
the stories recently circulated about him
having pecuniary interest in the British
shipping and dischsrging British seamen,
were started by shipping agents who un-
der the regulations established by him are
prevented from practiciDg former impost'
tions.
A New Orleans special says eE.GoV.
Warmoth has began asuit Tor libel against
the editor and proprietor OF the New Or
leans ITRles, and tixes the damages at
$4,000. The article complained OF was
printed on the 10Th inst, and accused
Warmolh Of having become creditor to
the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship
Canal Company TO the amount of $4,000
through his official action us Governor.
The New Orleans Republican announces
editorially Judge Durrells determination
to resign, and recommends that he be CIV
en- foreign mission.
From the 1st oil April 10 the 10Th Of May
Of the present year GOOG5l immigrants
landed at thiS port, 17,OOO arrived the
past week. J.. ~ 900
During tho year ending April 3Oth, 1873,
there were 1,Ol7 fires in this city.
Amount Of losses adjusted 50 .45G .057. To
tai rmOunt of insurance on property dam'
aged $l4,300,034,
Lieut.. Gov. Henry H. Holt of Michigan,
sailed Tor Europe to-day.
Thermometer marked S5 degrees To-
day.
Oliver Charlick declining the nomina-
ton for President OF the new Police Boar d
was chosen Treasurer. The Euening Post
having spoken Of hr. Charllck in what nc
REGARDS as libellous manner, he has be-
gun suit against the paper, laying DAM
ages at $4,000.
The remains of the late Ministtr Orr
will be received here by the Freemasons
New writs Of habedS corpus and eertto.
1dri have been obtained In the case oil
Geo, Mcdonald, charged with compiled
ty in the Bank Of England forgeries, and
are made returnable before Judge Blatch'
ford on Wednesday next. The new Wrtts
are snid to be 10 secure two chances for
Nc Donald's discharge and to enable him
to appeal to the U. 8. Supreme Court IL
necessary.
A story is current that the clerks in the
District Attorneys Office have been as
the duty OF ascertaining the social
and business status Of the citizens sum-
moned to act as Jurors in the Tweed case
on Tuesday next.
Governor Dix recommends Decoration
Day, being a legal holiday, to be sppro-
priately observed,
The Royal Western Yacht Cluo o. Ire.
land. has invited the New York < Yacht
Club to participate in their annual rcgat-
"a at Queenstown, July 80. The special
prize is a cup to be presented by Queen
Victoria. Il
Maurice DAILY, champion, has accepted
the challenge Of Albert GARNER to play q
billiard match involving the champion.
ship and tho possession Of the diamond
cue.
The Carpenters Society has given mo-
tlce that lis members will only work eight
hours on and after Monday next This
action Of the journeymen carpenters, In
waiting until the plans Of the buildings
Tor the year are made out, and then srik'
ing unless their demand for the enforce
ment Of the eight-hour system is complied
with, Is strongly condemned. Business Is
said 10 be very dull, and the employers
assert that they will not yield to the de:
mand. They ssy they can better afford
to be idle than can the me-, and they
will see who can hold out the longest
The Iourneymen who arc about to strike
are quite as fixed in their determination.
A meeting Of employers, June 18th, was
intended 10 effect compromise, but the
carpenters say they will accept none.
The Newark manufacturers complain
that their orders are not hall 80 large as
usual at this season. They have kept on
their regular complement OF operatives,
but a reduction In time will be necessary
after the 4th Of July; and some then talk
of discontinuiDg all work until orders Tor
the Fall trade begin to arrive. The hat,
shoe. ieWelry, carriage and saddlery peo'
pie feel the depression West.
The London daily NttSS Of May 18th
published a dispatch dated Nice, May
ilth, from Dr.. GurnVy, John Stuart Mills
attending physician, from which 1t ap-
pears he was in fair health and good
spirits, up to the time of his attack Of the
eFYSipeles, which rapidly ran It's fatal
course In the short space Of four days.
This disease is endemic in the low lying
clay ground about AVignon. He knew
The sItuNtion was not healthy but put
chased the house and grounds only be-
cause they were close to the cemetery
where his wife WAS buried fifteen years
ago, and in order that he might spend
much Of his time as possible near her
tomb. The house, moreover, was densely
surrounded by trees which he wolld
not allow 10 be touched lest the
nightingales that abounding In the
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