The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-23
NEW YORK CITY.

The Board of Police yesterday took n
action in relation to the charges agains
Capt. Irving and detective Farley, OWN
to the absence Of Commissioner CharlicE
who had In his possession all the docu
mentG relating to the complaint institutes
by the Bank Of England. Commissions
Smith objected to vote being taken OF
the matter until he himself had an op
portunity Of reading the complaint. The
fcounsel for the Bank of England said tina
when great institution like the Bank o
England makes charges Of so grave {
nature against police officers, It was the
duty Of the Police Board to make ar
early and searching investigation into
them, especially when there is so much
documentary evidence 10 sustain the
charges. --'s'e-
A Washington dispatch says the Re.
ceiyer Of the FiBt National Bank Is busily
engaged daily in verifying accounts pre-.
sented against the bank. In the course
OF two weeks he expects 10 announce q
dividend Of 80 per cent. go
-Four men arc reported ARRESTED on
charges connecting them with the recent
immense forgeries Of New York Cen.
tral bonds. The evidence against them
Is furnished by the engrayer who made
the plate from which the forged bonds
were printed, ....
Alexander Berrell, was convicted Of
murder In the first degree, for killing his
brother James with shoe knife, in New.
ark. N. ]. ~
The sale of Eenrie Rochefort's proper.
ty in Paris lately, produced 3.545 francs,
which will be reduced to 1899 francs by
the payment Of some small debts, and
this constitutes the sole fortune Of his
children, save the value OF an unpublish-
ed romance. The considerable profits
from Lanterne, Marseillaise, and Mot
dordre have passed away, no one knows
where. So.
The amalgamated engineers and ma.
chinists in consideration of the present
financial crisis and anticipated scarcity Of
employment and consequent reduction OF
wages during the approaching winter,
have resolved that communication be
made to other Unions with q view TO the
serious consideration of the subject, and
to take such measures as will either tend
TO arrest or at least mitigate the evil, and
Il possible to devise means for the present
and future settlement oi all trade ques.
tions by arbitration and conciliation. .
Rev. Morgan Dix reports the receipt
Of additional contributions for Memphis
Of six hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Wells, Fargo s. Co. have forwarded by
Adams Express another thousand dol
lars, collected on the Pacific coast. The
St. MichaePs Associations have sent five
hundred dollars to the Dominican Sis
tiers, and will soon forward more. Col
lections for Memphis are made daily, and
promptly forwarded. a0if s55'' az
Patrick Henry, q laborer, Of No. 70
Washington street, was found this morn
ing suffering from yellow fever. He was
sent to Blackwelps Island. A disinfect-
ing corps was set to work on the prem.
ises. The case is supposed 10 be q bad
one.
The names Of the New York Central
and other bond forgers, arrested here, are
Frank Gleason, Geo. Wilkes and Andrew
Roberts, Of this city, and George @. Ohm.
stead, Of Staten Island. The detectives
say in order that the men arrested might
not be able To hold communication with
influential friends, who have often served
them before under similar mishaps, the
arrest and place OF confinement Of the
men were. kept secret until their indict-
ment could be secured from tho grand
jury. This, 1t is believed, was accom-
plished yesterday.
The steamship Ismalia which left this
port for Glasgow, September 80, has not
arrived OF her destination, and the owners
think the machinery has been disabled.
She carried no passengers. The vessel Is
valued at 100000.
Judgment was rendered today In favor
OF John B. Green, who sued the city for
$50, ,94S for laying water pipes, under a
contract with the Commissioner oi Public
Works. The Comptroller erirelused 10 pay
the claim on the ground that the contract
was not advertised and given TO the low.
est bidder, and that the amount was ex-
cessive. Judge VanBrunt decided that
the contract was valid, and that there was
no question Of excessivcness of amount.
General Joseph jackson, q distinguish
ed lawyer and orator in this city, at the
request Of several leading citizens will de.
liver lecture on Monday evening for the
benefit OF the Memphis sufferers.
Dewitt Tower, ex.Assembleyman from
the Eighteenth District, committed sui,
eide last evening by shooting himself in
the head. It Is believed the act was
caused by pecuniary losses. He was fifty
years old. .,1.. VI , .,.i i"