The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-20
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, j uLB 1S.-Aue CuSLOu hu
thorities are making an investigation int
an attempt to defraud the revenue BY
what is characterized as q heavy ant
hitherto respectable mercantile house. /
seems that the house involved, imported
from Budderheld, England, twelve large
csses Of fine Mexican shawls, at Builder
field to be 100 shillings sterling, or abouI
1000 per cent more. Tho goods are nov
in the seizure room OF the Custom House
An adjourned meeting Of business
men interested In the solution OF the rail.
road transportation problem was held
Yesterday, and a permanent organization
was effected by the election OF William
Duryea chairman and +. B. Thurber sec
rotary. The organization Is designed to
be an active and influential auxiliary "a
the American Cheap Transportation
Association, organized by the Fro
ducers Convention which was held II
the Astor house in May. An addres!
was issued by the promoters Of the or
ganizstiOn In favor Of the construction o
q double track road exclusively for freight
to be owned, but not operated by tht
government, by means Of which good
can be laid down in Chicago, Cincinnati
or ST.. Louis from New York, In about
three days; whereas It now takes ten
The address says also that 1t IS not In
tended that this movement shall be
political one any further than the present
monopolles compel 1t to be.
1t 10 reported that at the forthcoming
election OF the Erie Railroad, Alexander
DlvAn, John Taylor, Johnston and How
ard Ramsdell will retire from the direc-
tory, and that President Deveteux, OF the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati s. In
dianSpolls Railroad will be chosen Vict
President. McHenry, one OF the princi-
pal directors ofthe Erie Is In London, and
is expected in New York this month
among other matters, to arrange certain
things relative to tho Eric and Atlantic q
Great Western Railroads.
DAILY, Ubassy, Dion, Deery and Ja'
near, all the players to take part In the
billiard tournament, were
present yesterday to make the final ar
rangements. The tournament will begin
Monday evening by game Of 300. points
between Cyrille Dion and John Deery,
After which Maurice Daily and Francis
Ubassy will play. The winner Of the
cup must play a game Of 600 points every
sixty days, until February 1875, II chal-
lenged, for one thousand dollars and the
cup, and If still winner TO be declared
champion of the world.
At o secret meeting Of the Police Com
yesterday, it Is said resolu-
ton was adopted that the claims Of the
colored citizens be recognized by the ap-
pointment OF 25 able.bodied cOlOred man
as patrolnen Of the police department.
The Commissioners will not say yet
the. resolution was or was mol
adopted. ..-s z. g.ss
The Pacific Mail directors met to-day
and In this connection there are rumors
on the street OF a mortgage OF six mil
lions.
Specie shipments today one hundred
and thirteen thousand dollars In silver
bars.
The postmaster Of Batavia, N. Y. has
the general postmaster OF this
city that the mail matter which left this
city at hall-past 8 o'clock, Tuesday morn
ing, by the New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad, was nearly all burned be-
fore it reached that place. The matter
was nearly all intended Tor delivery in the
Western States, and included, besides the
New York mail, forty.eight sacks Of pa
pers and eighteen pouches OF letters. A
large Eastern mail was received at Alba
ny. An investigation has been ordered
Along session Of the Chicago & North
western Railroad Directors to-day result
ed in the resignation oil. Z, Tracy, Pres
ident, and the election Of Albert Shore, q
director Of the Lake Shore Railroad, II
his place. Q. R. Marvin resigned, and NJ
L. Sykes was chosen as his successor.
The police last night arrested William
Lambert, q curb stone broker, at Reservoir
square, charged with attempting to nego
tiate bonds stolen from Ketcham's bank
ing house, Toledo, b. One of the stoler
bonds for $1,000, No. 81, was found In hil
possession. On the 6thsof April las
bonds 10 the amount OF $21 900 Sltogeth-
er, were stolen. Lambert has been ar
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There was great excitement at the po-
lice headquarters, owing TO the repor
that the Commissioners were about 10 ap
point twenty-five colored men on the pO'
lice iorceIas pEtrOlmebp Commissioner
Russell says he supposes the rumOr arose
from tho resolution yesterday to appoin
twenty. five colored men as street sweep
ers. Butit the motion Is made 10 appoin
colOred 'patrolmen, he will support 1t, o
the question ,ot equality Is settled, and
colored men should have their rights.
The Attorney General has decided tha
the resignation of Surveyor Cornell tool
effect on the 31st Of January last, and no
on the day. OF the appointment Of his sue
cessor. This decision Is believed TO de
priVe Cornell Of his share Of moieties from
the famous Phelps, Dodge case, amounting
10 $2e, ,000,gE!JsruW sop
The meeting Of the directors Of tn
Chicago Oh orthW WeataTn Railroad Com
paay took place today. ThefeaienRtiql
Of the President, Joint. Tracy, WaSGc
cepted, and Keep, Of Chicago, was elect
ed to that position. NJ. L. Sykes wa
elected Vice President and Treasurer, t,
take effect July 1st. Mr.. s. Howe wa
chosen AasistGnt Secretary and Treasu
uEer lnth6 .placs Of O. r, Marvin, resign
ed. The question Of a dividend was no
reached, but the directors meet again 70
morrow, when probably some action Il
the matter will be taken. '' a..' .
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Disastrous Fire at Burlington.
BURLINGTON, Iowa., June 10.-A fir
originated in Palmer's Opera House at
O'Clock, ,thiA morning, and rapidly extend
ed NAH directions. The most promlnen