The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-24
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The Times say
the question oi general payments in green
backs and national bank notes is abou
to solve itself. Most OF the banks arr
paying. all demands when preferred Il
certifcation checks, and the differences
against the checks Of other banks thai
from their position decline to pay. oul
large sums. Currency Is only tat per
cent in exchange for greenbacks or ma
tional bank notes. Some first.class banks
are not only helping their neighbors with
greenbacks and sending currency 10 their
country correspondents, but they are
paying their debtor balances at the clear
ing house liz greenbacks in place Of reliei
certificates. The practical condition Of
the question Is in favor of q voluntary,
general resumption OF currency pay
ments in very few days. No bank that
hopes TO retain It's old accounts of value,
or expects to acquire new accounts Of
q desirable character, will deem II
prudent, to have 1t known that It Is be-
hind It's neighbors as to the Sealing and
pooling process" The public will lose all
interest In It If majority Of the prudent.
ly managed banks are content 10 tolerate
its inequalities after the resumption Of
greeabacks at the counters Of banks Is
made general or universal.
John and Edward Mclaughlin, va
grants, about halt.past Z o'clock last even.
ing went into an unfinished building at 47
Monroe street. About II O'Clock John
was found with his head horribly smashed
and beside him an iron.tipped cart ring
covered with blood. Michael Cady, the
owner Of the building, and his son, and
James Murray were arrested.
A board OF officers Of the Turkish army
have arrived here to inspect q quantity Of
fire arms manufactured In this country for
their government.
Edward Haight, Jr., who represents
Halght & Co. in the Stock Exchange, was
expelled to-day for the assigned reason
that member Of the firm had overdrawn
his account with the Bank of Common
wealth to the amount Of $400, 900 and only
part of It, causing a closing Of the
bank. Hlg
At o netting oil the creditors Of that
house held 10 London to-day 1t was un.
voted to allow Clews, Habicht
& Co. to liquidate their own affairs and to
take no action under the bankruptcy law.
This result was cabled here to-day.
The Board of Aldermen to-day rejected
the nominations of the Mayor Of ten city
judges. .sl.;. ..fi- Es
10 the fonr.oared shell race to day on
the Harlem River, distance three straight
miles, the Atlantic crew beat the Nassau
crew. Time-16 minutes and 20 seconds.
The aggregate Of taxes to be raised In
Brooklyn this year Is nearly $5,000000.
A rumor Is current in Brooklyn that
ex-Assemblyman Tower was murdered,
three bullets having been found in his
head.
A Mrs. Stein. recently arrived from
Georgia, Is sick with yellow fever in
Brooklyn. DR.. Watt, the Health Officer,
has taken all proper measures In the case.
Tho steam canal boat City OF New
York, Is reported to have performed
trip on the canal to the satisfaction OF the
State Commissioners. u..-.... Il
General Cadwallader, oil New Jersey,
is dead, aged SO. n
The Presbyterian Synod was addressed
to-day by Dr.. Spears on education for the
and by DR.. Hall on the evangel.
ization Of seamep. This afternoon the
members ol the Synod attended the lay
ing oil the corner stone OF The new church
on Madison avenue.
MIR. Shanks, city editor Of the Tribune,
alter testifying in the Stokes case to-day
was taken before Judge Fancher on an
for release, on the ground that
the commitment for contempt was illegal
in not specifying the time. he was re-
leased on his own recognizance until to-
morrow, in order to give the District At
torneY Of Brooklyn an opportunity 10 ap-
pear. - = eSss y.sSfsJy sl..a
; By requsst of Comptroller Green, suit
has been brought by the corporation
counsel against ex.Tax Commissioner Ma
thaniel Sands, for the recovery Of $75, 900
unlawiully taken from the Treasury in
1871, as the commission Uncertain bonds
alleged to have been negotiated by him
abroad with the consent OF Comptroller
Connolly.
The Comptroller has also instructed the
caunsel to commence suits against Henry
Starkweather, formerly Collector Of As
easements, tor the recovery Of $129, ,295 25
paid him In violation OF law In 1869, 10,
and II. II 10 alleged that these illegal
fees were distributed among certain
friends Of the ring officials. . l ..
The value Of domestic produce cleared
today ior Europe was over $470,000,
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