The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-22
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-John T. Irving
Fof, Nathan murder notoriety, has been
committed to the Tombs for trial on the
charge Of burglary. gysa .,r,S.1,la
James Lonin, q frequent contributor to
the Rniekerboaker magazine and writer Of
Scottish verse, died in this city yesterday,
aged 90 years. He passed many years In
California. f.'. e'Fs
Col. Thomas Scott, Vice President OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, says the road
since theaction the directors In the way
Of declaring q scrip dividend, was In con.
dition to 60 on without any trouble and
would undoubtedly meet lis obligations
as they become due. He had no tears for
the future. .ri h
Two thousand dollars reward Is offered
for the arrest OF Sharkey, the condemned
and escaped murderer. 'y
Stephen Albert Smith was arrested here
yesterday for forgeries committed in Lon
don. He was found In q Front street
house, where he had obtained employ.
ment through the agency OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. si@
James f. Ingersoll, known as the ring
chairmaker, was arrested by the sheriff
last night, he believing he intended to
leave the city. Up till noon to-day In
geIsoll had failed TO arrange his ball.
New York, Nov. 2l.-Ingersoll has
been committed 10 the Tombs to await
trial on the Ring indictment, being unable
to give. bail. =. n.a
Meyenburgh. Prali & Co, silk manu-.
featuring firm Of Paterson, are an.
nounced failed, with liabilities at about
100000.
Gale Cunning, a well known burglar,
was today taken from the penitentiary,
where he had Just completed q six months
term, and locked up at police headquarters
on q charge OF completely in the Nathan
murder, preferred by John 7. Irving.
Irving implicated both Cunning and
Daniel Kelley In the murder, by stating
that the former killed Nathan while Kel.
ley and he were waiting In the house. II
Is also stated that Kelley Is under arrest.
An increased activity was observable
to-day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
orders to the heads Of the different depart
ments are 10 push the work upon the dif.
ferent vessels forward as rapidly as possi-
bic. Additional men have been added to
nearly all the departments, and there are
now about 1890 employed in the yard.
There are six vessels either In course OF
preparation for war or about to be pre-.
pared. Ofthese II has been learned from
Q reliable source that the government iis
doing work only onthe Colorado and Min.
nesota, the work on the others being done
by contract. This action has been taken
because 1t Is impossible ior the regular
government force as now organized to
send of the vessels required In the time
specified. Gl7ss@'a.
Admiral Porter's torpedo boat Is being
rapidly prepared for service. Workmen
are engaged on the Florida, which has
the reputation Of being the fastest vessel
ever built, being capable Of making
eighteen knots an hour Tor six days with.
out stopping TO coal. =, - Et r
The steam yacht America, built for
Henry N. Smith, ,4thes we'll known stock
operator, has been purchased or charter.
ed by the government for dispatch boat.
The America Is very last. She leaves for
Washington to receive orders. 49,
Capt. George JM. Ramon, executive
officer Of the Navy Yard has been
ordered to take command Of the Coler ado.
A Cuban gentleman living and doing
business in this city who arrived from
Cuba yesterday declared the statement
that more than one hundred Of the crew
Of the Virginius were executed was true
as he saw It so stated by the Spanish Of
ficislreport In Havana,