The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-22
NEW YORK CITY.

terdRy, from Brazil, brought 20 Engll9h
men, who were members Of q party o
300, who left England for that country Il
November last, under the most aatterinl
promises from what pretended TO be thI
Brazilian Colonization Society. The
whole party suffered heavily as they wert
victims OF deception. Many died OF star
Vation, and others Wero unable 10 leavt
tor want Of means.
The officers of the, Bulls Head Bank say
they are unable to learn who mutilated
the books or who is the defaulter. No Off
clal statement will now be made until o
meeting ot the stockholders Is held undel
the direction of the Court, which will ap
point examiners. The bank was faVO
rite place Of deposite for butchers and
droyers, many builders also, kept &C
counts in it. These classes will be seri-
ously incommoded, several had giver
orders upon deposits in bank which they
are now unable to meet.
The citizens OF Brooklyn propose erect.
ing monument in Cypress Hill Cemetry
to deceased union soldiers.
The Tweed Investigating COMMITTEES
met TODAY, but Immediately after ad-
iourned. It Is understood that TWeed'l
counsel'will deny the Jurisdiction OF the
Senate TO investigate, as Tweed never
took his seat as Senator.
The Erie Legislative Investigating Com.
mittee met here to-day and heard the
statement Of WA. O'Doherty, who dis
closed nothing that has not been already
made public. He exhibited the photo
graphs taken from the books Of the Erie
Company, showing the receipts by Vari-
Gus persons for the. sums received from
Sickles.
jay Gould testified that about the 1st
oil December 1871, he spoke to w. 3,
Duncan and L. P. Morton, about the
change in the board Of directors Of the
Erie Co., also wrote to ]. 8. Morgan ot
London as 10 the proper persons for the
new board. The only terms proposed In re.
gard to the reorganization was that all the
large railway interests should have equal
interests. The old directors were TO go
out voluntarily. Witness suggested that
II there should be any trouble in getting
the old board TO give way, that he should
procure the repeal Of the classification
bill, and not an order for new election,
the members of the Legislature being
friendly to any plan Tor the beneht Of
Eric. 1t was agreed that Duncan should
go TO Europe In furtherance OF this
plan, and II McHeurY and Bischod-
wheim refused their cooperation the
arrangement was still 10 be carried out
Witness first communicated with Lane on
this subject, alter Lane had expressed his
willingness to resign, and TO aid In pro-
curing other designations. Lane subse'
quenily said that o conspiracy had been
formed, and that most Of the directors had
been bought up, aud they were only wait
ing for funds from England. think,
said the witness, he told me $4,000.
was the price OF the different directors,
and believe he mentioned George q.
Hall and Justin D. White as among lhcu.
Simons was to receive $50, 900, and White
$25 900. Ramsdell, he said, was the
largest man he had 10 bargain with, Sis.
sons name was also menlioaedGs Gould
then described the scenes on that day
and night of the revolution in the Erie
Company, The witness knew nothing
personally, OF money having been paid to
the directors for resigning, but under
stands that money was paid by the Allan.
tic and Great Western Il. R. Co., and that
1t had not been reimbursed by the Erie
Company up TO certain time; witness
opposed the repeal of the classification
aot, but used no means other than paying
the travelling expenses Of certain persons,
and knew nothing Of the money being
used 10 influence the Legislature. Mr..
Gould agreed 10 produce any papers In
his possession that might be required.
OnDoherty testified that the Erie Dlrec
tors voted $4,000 to W. II. Vanderbilt to
reimburse him for expenses in defeating
adverse legislation, but Vanderbilt refused
to receive 1t.
A number of crediters Of the Bulls
Head Bank today applied 10 the Court
for tho appointment Of d. receiver, and
suggesting tho name OF Edward Stephen:
son, paying teller Of the Fifth National
Bank, for the office. The directors con.
tinued the investigation this morning, but
no developments Of an official character
have yet been made.
Erastus Lyman, ex.Prcstdent OF the
Knickcrbocker Life Insurance Company,
has been sued to recover about $4,000,
alleged to have been lost by the Company
on account Of unauthorized contracts
made by him with irresponsible parties.
Lyman gave bail in $4,000.
In the Marine Court to-day, MIR.
Schermerhorn obtained verdict against
the Metropolitan Gas Light Company in
q suit for damages done to the plaintiffs
house by the explosion Of gas which es'
caped from 0 broken street main.
Daniel Hickey, charged with causing
the death OF his wile by throwing her out
OF tho window Of their residence at No.
497, 42nd street, on the night OF the Sth Of
January last, Rffirms that his wife leaped
from the window while he endeavored TO
restrain her.
An attachment was issued to-day In the
Supreme Court chambers In a suit
brought by the Bank Of England against
Austin BIdwell, alias A. Byron Bldwell,
alias F, A. V. Warren, one OF the torgers
i by whom they lost el0O,0 900. Some el0,.
loco have been traced to Mcdonald, and
an officer Is now on his way hero to arrest
him. C.
John Loughlin and John Green, one
Just twelve years aud the other not quite,
who attacked In the streets and robbed
Mr.. Antoldi, on Sunday night last, were
each sentenced to day 10 fifteen years in
the States prison at hard labor.
The officers OF the Bulls Head Bank have
commenced to call In the books OF the
leposltors The mutilation Of the books
Of the bank is n great drawback to the In
vestlgn'ion
companying an elderly lady to her home
in Newark, last evening, was attacked
BY three men and fatally stabbed.
Judson Jarvis, Clerk OF the Arrest
Bureau, claims that he discovered strong
proofs to-day that George Mcdonald,
who WAs arrested Yesterday, Is F. A.