The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-17
NEW YORK CITY.

fight yesterday afternoon between InOS
Films keeper Of the Hackenssck rive
bridge, and Eugene Acton, the owner o
a canal boat, the latter was struck In thl
neck and killed. {
The first bale Of cotton oi this year
crop was sold yesterday, at thirty-sil
cents per pound. The cotton was groWr
In Cameron county, Texas.
Clarence j. Walworth sailed Tor Eu-
rope today. ...
The police are still actively searching
for the Spaniard Roscoe, alleged TO be
lconcerued in the murder Of Charles W
Goodrich. It Is believed that Kate Stod
dard admitted Roscoe TO the house on De
RraW street. and that the murder Wai
committed by the pair. The police say
they have all the proof required 10 con-
yict Roscoe. This has been furnished BY
the confession of Kate Stoddard. Roscoe
has not been seen around any iof his old
haunts since the arrest Of his alleged &C
complice, and as beYas always possessed
of plenty of money, It Is believed he has
taken himself of TO some distant country.
An Accurate description Of him has been
sent to tho police Of all the cities In the
United States and Canada.
At a meeting Of the Directors ol the
Pacific Mail steamship. company, yes.
terday 1t is SAID that the screw Queen
and Rising Star, Eprobabiy will be with
drawn next winter as unfit: for service,
and that they will place an entire new
feet OF eight boats in running order. The
company viii require two million dollars.
1t Is further asserted that vessels for an
opposition are building in England. 1t
has already been advertised, in Hong
Kong, that tho German line will com.
menCe running in July. The Secretary
OF the Pacific Mail company says 1t Is es.
sentlal that, the company. shold have It's
new vessels ready as rapidly as possible,
as with new last sailing vessels, govern
nent contracts could be rnadein advance
at low rates and larger profits Of business
President Grant has arrived TO attend
the meeting, to-day, oil the Trustees Of
the Peabody Fund.
There were two fatal cases Ol yellow
fever on the steamer City of Merida, one
being the engineer and the other the
steward, and were buried in the quarsn-
tine ground. Several passengers are In the
quarantine hospital.
AT q meeting Of the Eric Railroad
Directors to-day the following officers
were elected: P. II. Watson, President;
j. G. Blanchard, Cd V. p; J. G. CLARK. 3d
WP.: Henry!T Tyson, 4th v. P.iA. X, Nc
Donouph, Secretary; Executive Commit
{eo q I'M Barlow, W. 3. Duncan, Ed.
win ID. Morgan, Fredrick Schucharti
Finance Committee, Samuel D. Babcock,
Adrian Iselfn, II. r. Baltzer and L. d.
Brown. On motion Of President Watson,
the offlceof 1st Vice President was left
vacant for the present
E. Dela6eld Smith, corporation coun'
sci, has addressed letter TO Comptroller
Green, in which he gives his opinion Of
that section of the charter providing for
the increase OF salaries as unconstituLion'
al, but that it Is due to the judiciary OF
this city they receive their hard earned
salaries at q rate fixed by law, without
being compelled 10 submit TO delay and
annoyance OF litigating the matter in the
courts. .n &c. ..s
Tho counsel for Carl Vogt says he has
received q telegram from Washington
that the Government has declined 10
issue q warrant for the extraditiOn. Ol
Carl Vogt, and has ordered, or win order,
his discharge. r---,..
The trial Of ex.Chiei OF Police McWil.
liams and ex.DetecliVe Doyle, Of jersey
City, on charge Of having been con
cerned in the attempted robbery oi the
First National Bank, is proceeding in the
Hudson Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
Sheridan Shook, confirmed by the
Supervisors as Superintendent OF the
Armories Supervisors, has approved the
bills In the Tweed and Stokes cases, in
cluding $4,000 10 George T. Curtis, and
1880 10 John &. Porter, intormer.
The Aldermen have again refused TO
confirm the nominations for police juctices.
Father Clarence Walworth and Miss
Ellen Walworth sailed per Caledonia for
Glasgow, gI.. f..----.
Howard Potter and family were passen'
gers In the Scotia, for Liverpool.
The committee appointed by the Gov.
ernor to investigate the claims Of ex-
Sheriff O'Brien against the city has de.
cided to dismiss them.
The police are In search Of man
named Beach, who boarded with Lueette
Meyers, and who, she says, was present
at the time Goodrich and Roscoe had the
encounter at her house.
VIM. Sydney McCoWn, q prominent
lawyer OF Queens county, died suddenly,
at Glen Cove, Monday evening, while de.
Tending q case before justice.
Tho inquest in the case Of Michel
Kirwin, stabbed by John McManus, re-
suited In q verdict against McManus,
who was committed % the Tombs.