The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-07
appointed.
NEW YORK.
5zosc Erie complications.

NEW YORK, August 6.-The Tribune
this moroiog says, for some days past
reyor have been current that series Of
suits gre about to be entered against the
Erie Ly persons claiming 10 have been
injured Gy the violation OF official trusts
aud non lulflment o; contracts. Among
the most prominent of these suits are
those brought by the stockholders Of
the road, "a portion of whose securities
nave been guaranteed by the Erie. An
other suit, 1t is reported, will take the
shape O! 3 formal demand before the
courts for adjudication OF the Erie COM
paDv, a. Jankrupts for the nonpayment
OF Obligations Necessity for this had
crown cut OF ErIe's refusal 10 pay in
/ terest on the bonds OF the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie road, which it had guar
auteed. Several prominent lawyers are
mentioned as having been retained by
the compIainants, including Field, Full
!ertou and Nanderpool.
News Ricms.
! I. was reported to the Board Of
Health ct d meeting yesterday that q
uumbe: OF persons had not obeyed Or
de-- regarding the abatement OF nui-
sauces. &u3,s were ordered to be
brought, by the attorney OF the Board
acars. lhe offending persons.
IN effort is being made to procure
puL,c reception tor Joseph A. Rich,
head q the English Agricultural Move.
|mart, who is expected in this country
Iit.s m1alh, 20 see Tor himself if skilled
! iarm servants are wanted, and if 80
to provide for their transportation
hi,hc:.
4 London special ssys the Parlie-
mcotary election at Greenwich to fill
the sat rendered vacant by the death of
Sir DE.i SalomoEs, resulted in q Con-
so~yn,,re triumph, Mr. B0ord, Lon
Zen G.-t..lcr, beng returned. This is
tjr i:rs; Instance sirce 1882 Of COn-
.7rya;,ye candidate being elected fox the
/ borough, and the result is accepted as
m almost certain indication that the
Conservatives willreturu to power after
the approaching general election, with
. TAR working majority. 1t is already
>t.,.i tHa. Glad stone will not seek q
ro-g'. c3en q. th hands OF his Green
w'.' constituents, and contemplates
r,..~r hGaily from Parliamentary
TlC Hunters Point Fire.
The losses BY FIRE at the oil works at
Unr.c5's Point, yesterday, on stock,
including barges, will be about one
auudrcl thousand dollars, and the loss
on tie sheds, &c, about twenty-five
:Hcusaua. ~ to assurances, an agent
Of prominent company, yesterday
.appl:ei tie following list: Liverpool,
London and Globe, $4,000; North
British, $4,000; Phoenix, $4,000; {;
Ina. Of Hsrtord, 5000; Williams
burg City, $4,000; Hoffman, S25, 600; !;
Fairfield County, $4,000; Rutgers,
$500; Equitable, Providence, $500;
German. Of Erie, $500; St. Joseph,
Missouri, $3.50; Star, of New York,
$500; North Missouri, $500; Arctic,
| $500; .Etna, $500; German Ameri-
can, $500; Firemen's Fund, of Calitor-
mir, $25OO. The sheds were insured in
the -Elua, OF Hartford, $4,000; Manhat'
tan, of New York, $500, and other
comp pauies; in all $l5O,OOO.
/ TEE Senate Committee on Privileges
aud Elections Called.
| Senator Morton has addressed notes
to his associates on the committee on
Privileges and Elections, appointing a
full meeting OF that committee in this
city, on the first OF October, for the CON.
s;deratiou of the proposed amendments
TO the Constitution which shall effect a
change in the mode OF electing the
President and Vice President. 1t is
intended to give the sessions Of the
committee in New York public char
scter, aud several leading constitutional
LAWYERS and writers on this special SUBJ
iect will be invited TO address the COM
mittee.
Prominent Arrival.
! Mortica Simon, I. S. Vice Couusul
at Hanover, the head of the well
known German banking firm of Alex
ardsr Simon. arrived in the Cambria
| ,,,orrirc q from Hamburg, Simon be.