The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-01
NEW YORK.

tuut u suOl lllLlC hSoI NhSlSby oN V
eral persons were killed outright and
number seriously wounded, was
closed last night. Ten Of the jurors
charged the contractors and engi-
neer with criminal neglect, while
the remaining four simply charged
carelessness andneglect. The entire
Jury, however, censured the builder
and owner of the boiler fol
not having it tested before used, and
also censured the Harlem Railroad
Company for want Of care for the
lives of their employees and others.
A special dispatch from Washing.
ton, received at q late hour last night
contains the important information
that Spain has conceded to all oul
demands arising out of the seizure ol
the Virginius. These demands were
for the liberation Of the passengers Of
the VirginioUs still living release oi
the vessel; salute to the American
fl9g, and provision for the families Of
the captiVes executed. The time fol
saluting the flag has been fixed fol
next Christmas, to provide for the
contingency of Spain's not being able
to enforce the promised concessions,
The work ofnavel construction is not
to he interrupted. Spain, is assert
ed, also agrees to bring to trial and
punishment the officers who caused
the shooting of the captives.
Some prominent capitalists, repre-
Senting western interests, now IN
2his city, had audiences with vari-
Gus bankers yesterday for the pur-
pose of obtaining an understanding
of monetary affairs at the centre and
to determine what course should be
pursued in future by western bank
| ing institutions. They related con-
yersations held with the President,
Secretary of the Treasury and some
members Of Congress during n visit
| TO Washington, whence they nave
Just returned, and expressed their
convictions that in some form or
other an enlargement OF currency
volume would be made.
The Irmy and Novy Journal has
an interesting leader OH '"The Span
ish Navy declaring that our war
ships are more than 4 match for the
iron-clads Of Spain, and that the
Dictator is beyond comparison with
anything that nation possesses. The
only point at which we are vulnera-
bic is ia the commercial marine,
which would inevitably suffer from
the swiri ".snish "VnJoats.
\ dispatch from New Orleans says
that private dispatches received
there from EIavana report the Nirs
ginius settle ment to have caused
great excitement there. The terms
are regarded rs humiliating, and it
is generally thought SPANS prom
ises TO the United States cannot be
fulfilled, but will be resisted. The
report is gen orally discreditcd.
News Hens.
| 1t is understood that the District
! Attorney will prosecute Warden
Brennan for allowing Sharkey to
| escape.
The news of the Virginius settle
ment gives general satisfaction, but
Cubans are not so well pleased.
Frank S. Gaintar, the detauliing
cashier of the Atlantic National Bank,
WIS sentenced to-day to seven years
| hard labor in the Albany penitentiary.
Anson J Crane, OF Burlington, Col
lcctor OF Revenue tor the Third Dis
tric,, il a delaulter to the amount OF
$1,000 Senator Edmund is one OF
his bondsmen.
The BOSS goes to the Island.
Tweed, accompanied by two deputy
sheriffs, his son and Tweed's private
Secretsry, started from the Toombs in
coaches about . p. m. to-day. The
Boss" was pale and trembled rs he
walked up the gang plank OF the
Steamer Bellevue.
200 Mucn Tenderness for Tweed.
The New York Daily Graphic Of this
afternoon states that Attorney General
Barlow vii! prefer charges against
Brennan because OF his action in rela-
ton to Tweed at the Toombs, as Sher-
if. and Tor his unprecedented consider
alton in failing to comply at once
to the sentence, Should lie Iail to take
Tweed to BIackwelrs Island this after
roon, Attorney General Barlow will
present the case in formal man ner 10
General Dix.
Tweed'4 lawyer Fined for Con
tempt.
TIE trial Of John Graham, Ex Judge
Fullerton, Elihu Root, William o.
Bartlett and Vim. Eieste.n, council Tor
Tweed, was commenced in the court o.
oyer and terminer to-day TO answer for
contempt OF court. The court was
crowded. judge Davis addressed tn,
council and inquired il they were ready
to proceed. Fullerton delivered an able
answer 10 the imputation OF the court
virtually renewing the disclaimer pre-
sented on Monday last. Judge Davis
in an exhaustive address, commented on
the claims OF counsel lie declared
that if their oh'ense had been commit
ted by counsel in Engand they would
not be sitting before a Judge to-day
aud would lock long TO find their
names on the roll OF a court. After
powerful speech he corc!ule by sen
fencing John Graham, William 0.
Bartlett and Wm. Fullerton to pay a
| fine OF $3.50 and stand committed until
paid. In tue case OF Root aud the
younger Bartlett ard VIM. Edelstern, be
d:emissed them with the advice to re-
member that good faith to a client does
rot require bsd faith to your conscience
and that, however desirable it is to be q
successful lawyer, it is.not desirable to
be dishonest one
After sentence, Graham, Bartlett and
Fullerton remained in court. Judge
Davis made out an order committing
them to the Ludlow street jail u1less
the fine be paid.