The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-12
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY. -''''
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE reques
having been made by the London Sun
dsy School Union. that the Sabbatl
schools In the United States should unit
with the schools in foreign countries II
observing October 10Th as day Of praye
| ior Sabbath schools, Rev. DR.. Vincent, o
the New York Sunday School Union, hal
endorsed the appeal, and asks that th'
schools In this city and elsewhere observ'
that day. The lessons for that occasion
are not TO be omitted, however.
The friends Of Mrs. Benton, who wa
arrested yesterday as an important Wit.
ness In the Stokes case, allege that the eyi
denee she would give would be the FOL
lowing: She had been visiting somi
friends in the Grand Central Hotel hal
On hour before the commission Of th,
murder, and happening to look out Of th'
window, she saw on the opposite side o
the way Edward 8. Stokes; she beckonet
him, and he crossed Broadway and enter
ed the hotel and came up into the parlol
and conversed with her for over filteer
minutes; she left him in the parlor. de
scended the ladies stairway, and was lusI
going out OF the street door when Fish
drove 10. Fisk met her and talked will
her in front Of the Hotel for few minutes
Fisk then entered the hotel, and she start
ed away, when abe heard the report Of !
pistol and saw boy run out Of the hotel
In evident fright. Sherwe back TO the
ladies' entrance and had again entered
the hotel, when, looking up the stairway
she saw two men carry Fisk up stairs
As she was going up stairs abe found on
one OF the lower steps revolver, and
from Its position thought that II must have
belonged To Flax. She had concealed
the revolver, and had gone up stairs to
her friends room. That friend had per.
susded her not 10 reveal her finding the
pistol. Since the murder she had moi
said anything to the authorities concern
ing Fisk's revolver, fearing that 1t might
inIure the chance Of Stokes acqlittal.
Mrs. Benton's maiden name was Winnie
White; was born in Lexington, KY, in
1850. Soon aftor reaching womanhood,
she went to New Orleans, and In tnat
CITY. remained over fifteen years, being
especially notorious during the war. La
1868 she married Gen, Benton, OF thu
United States Army, who died very sud
denly three months after the marriage.
Mrs. Benton in 1865 went TO Washington,
remaining there three years. She then
came IN this CITY. where she has since re.
sided. In 1871, 1t Is alleged, she became
acquainted with Jas. Fisk, Jr, and Ed.
ward 8. Stokes.
The creditors Of the New York Ware
house and Security Company had pri'
vate session to. day, and appointed q com.
mittee 10 investigate the condition OF the
Company and report at the next meeting.
At a meeting Of the Senatoria, Transpor'
tation Committee to-day, Senator Window
presided. Several railway companies
were represented. Senator Window
stated that the object Of the appointment
Of committee by Congress was 10 pro-
cure cheap transportation to the sea
board.
Mr.. Hayes, representing the Blue Line,
made q lengthy statement relative to
through fast freight lines. he said that
complaint was frequently made that 10.
cilities were not furnished by railroad
companies for the shipment OF grain.
The great trouble really Is a. the destina.
ton. When q train arrives thew York
with large quantity Of grain, the con.
sumer must provide barges to take II
away. and this causes great delay. The
difficulty Is not In moving the cars over
the lines, but in discharging the grain
The system OF inspection, II introduced
here, would obviate oil this. The vita
point, according to Hayes, Is the necessi
" of providing storage capacity ut the
east so that the property can be moved
here and unloaded with facility; then the
supply and demand would equalize the
movement Of property.
It Is reported that the parties who re-.
Gently successfully negotiated the forged
Buffalo u Erie bonds have been in con-
ference and are now in correspondence
with one or more Of the brokers here who
loaned funds upon them In relation to the
return OF a portion II not all OF tho mon
ey advanced. 1t Is understood that Will
hanson, the person who obtained mos
Of the cash on these securities, Is In th.
West. and the party who 10 now negoti-
ating for q settlement with the brokers Il
acting as his agent.
A bill of $3.50, 900 was presented 70 thu
Board OF Supervisors to-day by a lega
firm, for defending the city In o sui
against the Excise Commissioners.
It has been decided to bring Irwin hert
from San Francisco to see what he know
Of the Nathan murder.