The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-26
NEW YORK CITY.

NRW l. DIRK, June ga 14ODS DIhuSn
special says that President Grant on the
evening before going 10 Washington was
visited BY several gentlemen who urged
the removal OF Mr. Richardson from the
Treasury Department, and that they lett
his presence with the belief that his de-
cisiou was made To- do so. The same dis
patch SAYS the official life OF Minister Jay
will terminate on the close of the Vienna
Exposition, as he has long been marked
by the President for removal. .t.
A dispatch from Quebec says that q
number OF emigrants from Sweden and
Norway, brought TO Canada by Mr.. Mol
son, and employed in his iron works, on
the Lower St. Lawrence, at Moisie re-
VOlted In consequence Ol dispute about
the payment OF their wages. They in
sisted that they should be paid in
gold, Molson giving them only or
ders for goods on stores owned by HIM
self. Wishing to leave Moisie, and being
unable 10 get away, owing 10 Molson's
owning all the vessels trading there, the
emigrSnts to tue number OF two hundred
men, women and children, went down
TO the river, seized schooner, and set
sail for Quebec, where they arrived on
Monday, when twenty.eight OF them, said
TO be the leaders in the movement, were
arrested and held on q charge ofsIealtng
the schooner. The matter causes much
excitement among all connected with
emigration.
The Post announces the arrest Of ]. ].
Walsh; indicted by the Court House Com
missioners, and that he Is now in the Dis
trict Attorneys Understanding for bail.
A jury having been obtained in the
Walworth case, Assistant District At
tOrney Rollins opened for the prosecution,
reviewing the details Of the tragedy, and
saying the defendant had travelled three
hundred miles 10 commit the crime. The
testimony for the prosecution has begun.
The prisoner Is attended by his mother
and younger brother. The prosecution
proved the killing, and rested the case.
Breach then opened the case, forGshad-
owing the defense by stating that II
would be proved that the prisoner did not
fire until his father had placed his hand
inside the bosom OF his coat as II 10 draw
pistol, which his son knew he always
carried, and which be had reason to sup
pose he would fire, In consequence OF his
numerous threats.
Among the property sold in Brooklyn
on Tuesday for non payment Of taxes was
a parcel owned by the late Chief Justice
Chase.
The Alumni Association Of the, General
Theological Seminary enjoyed their an
nual breakfast this morning. Bishop Rob.
ertson, Of Missouri, and others made short
addresses.
The Manchester (Bngl Guardian Of
June 18th, has the following: "The
American tIagediGn Mr.. Booth, brother
of the assassin Of President Lincoln, died
at Paris last Saturday."
Christian Smith, aged 55 years, in tho
Tombs the past six months on the charge
OF vagrancy, died suddenly yesterday. 1t
Is said he feigned death on three former
occasions, once being cofiined several
hours, and again was placed upon slab
in the Morgue, only reVivinH when water
trickled upon his face. The Coroner de:
clines to hold an inquest until assured
that the man is actually dead.
The effects Of the Alden Type tsettiDg
and Distributing Machine Company were
sold to-day at auction for $500. It Is
said the inventor sunk at least half mil
lion dollars In pertectIng his invention.
The effects embraced letters patent In this
country and in Europe, machines, ma
chInery and the stock In the factory.
The safe ot John and Abraham Lett, at
terneys, Of Brooklyn, was robbed, Satur-
day night Of mortgage bonds valued at
5000 900. belonging 10 various cliens,
but Of no value to any one but the own
ers. The facts were kept secret until TO-
day. The sale was opened with q skele-
ton key. The burglary was fruitless oil
available plunder.
Eight jurors were obtained in the Wood
hull case, when the panel was exhausted.
Fines to the amour OF $3.50 were entered
against delinquent jurors, and new pan
mel OF 800 ordered for Tomorrow.
Francis GllIen and Edward Kirkland,
indicted Of murder committed on Sunday
the 9Th will be arraigned In general ses-
sions tomorrow.
In the case Of Taintor, the delaulting
cashier Of the Atlantic Bank, the decision
was reserved on the application to post
pone on the ground OF the absence Of wit.
nesses in Europe.
A suit was brought before Judge
Blatchiord for 5000 against the bonds
men Of the late Perry Fuller, as collector
of customs 10 New Orleans
John ]. Walsh was arrested to-day un.
der one Of the ring indictments, bRtled
$4,000. George F. Miller, another indie
ted ring official, bailed $1,000. ..
Martin Lsrkin and three other men,
supposed to be concerned in tho assault
upon Thomas HAVerBtraw were arrested.
The wounded man Is still living.
Application has been made TO Cover
nor Dix ior the pardon fOt Daniel CALVIN,
sentenced II January, 1872, 10 three and
one.hall years Imprisonment for killing a
man In Brooklyn, the day ol the Orange
riots in 1871. TheGoTernor asked ioriIhe
minutes OF the testi mony.
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