The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-09
NEW YORK CITY.
The Catholic M ovement Against the
Public Schoois.-Frank Avowals OF
Father O,Fnrrel.

Public Schoois..Frank Avowals OF
Father O'Farrel.
New YORK, Sept s.-The tug boa,
Vincent was sunk at Hell Gate early yes
terdsy by the steamboat Granite State
and Capt. Perkins drowned. The engi-
neer was pickedup badly cut about the
head. S']-
Al mass yesterday in St. Peters Church
Father O 'Farrel, alluding to the dedica-
tion of his parochial school In the after
noon, pronounced the public school system
o failure. He believed that eventually the
State must either make oil education vol
untary and without taxation, each denom-
ination supporting It's own schools, or else
II taxes were raised for educational pur-
poses each party must receive fair share.
AT the dedicstory services this alter
noon, the same clergyman said he wished
1t understood that the priests and the pco.
pie went together In this matter. II had
been charged that they had entered into
0 conspiracy. 1t was true that they had
entered into a conspiracy, every man,
woman and child OF them, and they made
no secret OF 1t, Theydid not deny that
they protested against supplying schools
to which Cachollc children could not go,
Just as they would protest against being
forced to attend at the, State Church.
They claimed, as American citizens the
privilege of educating their children as
they pleased.
The panic and disaster predicted for
Wall street by the sensation mongers
made their appearance to-day in tho form
OF two individuals, not connected with
Wall street, who are short OF cash about
100000, and may possibly have TO get
some accommodation to meet their notes
due the latter part Of the week. 70 con:
tinue the excitement report was started
that the Western Railroad had gone to
protest on its paper, but this was officially
denied, and was followed by . statement
that there was nothing at all the matter
with the company. Later 1t was re ported
that one Of the warehouse companies had
tailed, but tnis siso' tasaad out 10 be false!
James G. Yates and James W. johnson
were arrested in connection with the re.
cent bond forgeries, and were before
Judge Fancher to. day on a writ OF hdbsds
corpus. when their counsel asked that
their preliminary examination before the
police Judge be ordered continued, and
that the question Of bail might be reached.
The District Attorney stated that both
the prisoners had been indicted BY the
grand Jury, and that thirteen new indict.,
ments were expected sgainst one and
twenty-five or thirty against the other,
and asked that the writs be dismissed and
the prisoners remanded. The Judge 70.
served his decision, and In the meantime
Yates and johnson lie In Jail. IL
The outside railroad ticket offices have
made q further reduction in tho price Of
tickets 10 prominent western cities. inc
reduced rates have not been adopted by
the general ticket agencies. The tickets
furnished arc known as Boston through
books with eastern coupons detached.
The st. George Cricket Club, oi this
city, play the United Eleven Of St Louis
tomorrow and the following day, It hay-
ing been arranged as q double inning
match. ,t
Delegates from provision dealers in this
city to the Chicago Pork Packers Con-
yention lett for Chicago to-day.
Broadwell the alleged detaultipg tax re-
ceiver OF Newark has given bail for his
appearance before the grand jury.
The citizens meeting will be held this
evening at which 1t Is expecteda q commit
tee will be appointed to investigate the
condition Of several departments In this
city. The Government .defalcation is
thought to amount to $4,000.
The arrivals Of emigrants at Castle
Garden to-day, were 2,0lO.
THE WILLIAMSBURG TRAGEDY.
II "a said that Mrs. Merrigan before set
ting fire to the room containing the mur.
dered body OF Miss Hamil moved her
furniture into an adjoining building to
save 1t from being destroyed. MIR. Mer'
ripan stated In an interview that his wife
had been subject to fits, but he did no,
consider that much matter. Once she had
q fall, the effects Of which she complained
OF, but beyond this he knew OF nothing
amiss with her mentally or physically. u
Ia thoupht tho rloa of emotionAl lnSenlty
will be set up. -
Mr. Ferguson, q butcher, Of Brooklyn,
while returning from market at an eatly
hour this morning, was lassoed ;by three
men snd robbed Of money, NC. He was
also badly injured. - ''sH 's'-a' $500 ,
"A dispatch to the Produce Exchange
from Albany states that the bottom o
Lock 25, in' the Erie Canal, has gone out,
which would cause detention Of about
"a hours.
Daniel Murphy, a silk hat manufacturer
of Crosby street, New York, residing II
Dean street, Brooklyn, died suddenly yes
terday.: -Four doctors attended him, but
being unable to determine the cause o
his death reported the case to the Coro
ner, who has ordereu q post mortem ex
animation. It Is suspected that he was
poisoned. Z
THE N. 2. GUARANTY AND SECURITY COM
PANY ASKS AN EXTENSION.
The New York Guaranty and Security
Company, No. 90 Pine street, which ha:
a capital OF 81 ,O00,0 900, . nominal surplus
OF 100000, and part Of whose business
| Il Is to lend Its paper on securities, has
been compelled to ask for an extension
| II came about In this way: several wes'
tern railroad companies and construction
companies building railroads have bor'
rowed paper of the company, and are un'
able 10 return the money obtained thereon
| In time for the company to protect :this
paper. The paper sold by tho com.
pany Is in strong hands and
The extension will, 1t is thought, b
granted. The Secretarys MI. Bell, said
that he did, not feel authurized 10 stat
the names of the delinquent railroads Of
the amount Of the securities which have
proved unavailable. When asked in re
gard 10 the connection Of some OF tho di
fec,ors Of the Warehouse and Securit!
4 Company with some OF these railroads, b