The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-26
NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, April 25.-At the Coronerf
inquest last evening, Mrs. Hennsssey,
who murdered her two children Wednes'
day, said that "God and his angels in
vision told her to kill her children"
Tho officers OF the New York, West
Shore s. Chicago Railroad state that the
corporation has been reorganized, with q
view 10 prosecuting the enterprise. The
capital has been increased to $5,0OO,O ,OOO
An agent Is now in Europe negotiating
the sale OF securities. The road will be q
competing line with the New York Cen
tral and the Hudson River Roads.
On tho west side Of the Hudson river
rumors prevail that the Erie Investigation
Committee will present a bill to the Leg
stature, prohibiting the formation Of any
closer relations between the Erie and At
lantic s. Great Western Railroads The
Erie will not object, 1t is sald, II the ap-
pliCation Of the bill Is made general.
The manufacturing city OF Joachemisi
in the mountains Of Bohemia, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 3lst OF March. Out
Of sos houses in the city 450 were COM
pletely burned, and 500 persons made
homeless. The magnificent church
founded in tho early days oi the reIorma'
tion was prey to tho flames, as was also
the valuable paintings by Lucas Cranach
and Albert Durer.
R. P. Blakely, in the tombs on charge
Of murder, attempted suicide this morn
ing by severing the arteries in his arm
he is now in irons.
Judge Blatchiord to-day dismissed the
writ OF ha5sGS corpus in the case OF Carl
Vogt, and remanded him for examination.
A writ Of hGbelS corpus was granted
yesterday, and made rcturnsble in the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer this morn
ing, in the case of q. G. Hampton, arrest
ed on the charge Of stealing 81 900, bonds
OF the Allegheny Railroad Company, from
the safe deposit Of the company at Pitts
burgh. The Court OF Oyer and Terminer
not being in session, the prisoner was
brought before Judge Barrett, who di-
rected the case to be brought before
Judge Brady on Monday. Hampton was
in charge Of Keeper DAILY, of the Tombs,
while in Court, and Deputy SheritE5 Gale
and Erb having reQllsiIion from the
Governor TO bring Hampton TO Pitts
burgh, attempted to take him from DAILY.
The latter resisted, and 10 prevent dis
turbance in Court, the deputy shCriifs
were elected. As DAILY was leaving with
his prisoner, Gale and Erb again attempt.
ed 10 obtain his custody, but failed, and
Hampton was safely lodged in the Tombs.
The EUening Post has letter from New
Foundland, which states that clause in
the charter Of the New York, New
Foundland and London Telegraph Com
pany, which has passed almost unnoticed,
provides that at the end Of the first twen'
ty years the government Of New Found
land has the right Of purchasing the line
at its valuation. The first twenty years
terminates in 1875. The company recent
" applied to the government to have this
clause rescinded and their possession con-
tinued for the next thirty years, but the
government, under the most eminent le-
gal advice in London, that they had a
right to purchase the limo at the cost Of
the plant without paying anything for the
good will or valuation Of the profits, have
refused. The receipt Of this intelligence
in London caused the stock Of the compa.
nv to fall from G20 to Gl4, but after the
panic abated somewhat 1t rose to el1.
The Board Of Police has granted Oh
Ger Henderson permission TO bring suit
for damages against Robert Crawford, q
brother.in.law OF Commodore vanderbilt,
for shooting him over a year ago.
Tho Grand Jury indicted Assistant
Deputy Marshal Moses Moritz for mur-
der. Moritz, as alleged, in attempting to
dispossess Margaret Gordon Of No. 70
Georick street, last January, he kicked
and pushed her so violently that she died
in February from tho effects OF the
wounds.
A cannon weighing 1880 pounds has
arrived here from Berlin, as present to
the Lutheran church Of TltusVille, Pa.
The cannon was captured at Sedan, and
will be cast into a bell for the church.
To-day 1t transpired that the Oyer and
Terminer grand Jury had found indict-
ments against ono hundred and twenty.
seven keepers of sailors boarding houses
charged with violating the act Of Con-
gress know as the new shipping act, pass.
ed in 1872, providing for the protection of
sailors. About six o'clock, seventy .po-
licemen armed with warrants made q
tour Of the Fourth and Fifth Wards, and
succeeded in arresting fitty.two Of the
indicted parties. The arrests produced
much excitement, and but for the over.
whelming force OF police, resistance
would doubtless have been made. The
arrested parties are locked up in the Oak
street station. and will bo Arraigned to-
morrow at the Tombs.
Tho Indian Peace Commissioners met
this evening and made awards for sup
plies TO tho amount OF over $500, 600.
Among the successful bidders we're, Geo.
8. Bower, Minneapolis, Minnesota, blan.
kets; Cohue, Wampold s. Co., Chicago,
shirts; ]. q. Helton, Richmond, 1ndisna,
dry goods; Logan, Gregg & Co., Pitts
burgh, hardware. The prices are very
low, there being about one hundred bid
ders.
Hon. F. R. Brunot, Chairman Of the
Board, and Robert Campbell, one OF the
members, left tonight for Washington,
at the request Of Secretary Delano, to con.
fer with him in regard 10 visiting various
sections Of the Indian country, and hold
ing conferences with the Indian tribes
during the summer.
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