The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-04
NEW YORK.


The exercises oil the Brooklyn celebration
were participated In by Il. B. Turner,
Secretary Of the General Council oil the
Reformed Church, ex.Lieut. Governor
Stewart L. WoodIord, and Rev. Macon
Gallagher. l..
TIE SUSPENDED CITIZENS BANK.
The paid up capital Of the suspended
Citizens Bank OF Philadelphia is only
500 900, and its suspension Is said 10 be
due TO loan Of 900 900 to Philadelphia
firm on It's own paper and that Of q 81.
Louis firm, both Of which are said 10 be
In a shaky condition. The Presidents
action came to the knowledge Of the Di-
rectors, and resulted In their disapproval
and resolution 10 suspend.
STRUCK AGAINST A REDUCTION OF WAGES.
One hundred women employed in the
Factory Of the New Brunswick, New
Jersey, Rubber Company, struck yester.
day against reduction Of wages. They
had been employed stamping rubber
shoes by hand, and the company recently
introduced machinery for this work and
reduced the rates on the price Of work.
AS the women could only earn two thirds
the former wages they struck.
MEETING OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
At a meeting Of the American Society
OF Civil Engineers yesterday, over fifty
plans Tor rapid transit and rapid freight
handling were presented, embracing sur.
face elevators and underground plans,
and covering q large number OF routes.
CoIoRED MAsoNs.
The United Grand Lodge Of colored
Mssons held their semi annual conference
yesterday. Sixteen subordinate lodges
were represented.
ON A STRIKE.
The Packing Box makers of BROOKLYN
are on strike against a reduction oil
wages, and new hands have been EN-.
ployed.
TIE FUNERAL OF MAYOR HAvRMRYRR
will take place on Saturday at II o'clock
A. N from St. Pauls Methodist Church,
on Fourth Avenue and Twenty.second
streets. The Old Guard will form the
escort TO the hesrse. Among the pail
bearers will be Gov. Tilden, Peter Cooper,
Ex Gov. Morgan and Thurlow Weed.
LOCKOUT OF CARPET wEAvERs.
1t is reported that the wCavers IN Hig-
gins & Co.'s carpet factory, Forty.ihird
street and Eleventh avenue, have struck
10 the number Of 900 against reduction
ot wages. The factory has been closed,
and the operatives informed that work
will be resumed when the terms offered
them are accepted.
DoCKRRY FARDoNED.
Cable dispatches report that Fred. A.
Dockrey has been pardoned by the Span.
ish Government, and that Senior CASTELAR,
has been appointed the commissioner 10
represent Spain at the American Cen
tenniaI.
TYPHooN DAMAGE.
A Kingston, Jamaica, letter puts the
damage 10 that Island by the typhoon- Of
November lst at $4,000
PRoCToR-TILToN.
The only proceeding in the Edna Dean
Proctor case against Tilton to day was
the subFGMDg ofa large number Of wit
nesses.
THEATRE SOLD.
Booths theatre was sold to-day by or.
der OF the Supreme Court. The property
was bought by Oliver Ames, OF Boston,
for $SS5 600, subject to mortgages OF
$270,0
CHURCH BURNED.
The Methodist Church at Medina, N.
Y, was destroyed and a number oi ad-
joining buildings dam aged by fire We'd
nesday night. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000
PRESBYTERIAN CONFERENCE.
A meeting ot the conference commit
tees Of the various Presbyterian bodies in
the United States and Canada was held
this morning to bring into representation
q federation Of all the Churches IN the
world which adhere 10 the Presbyterian
tenets.
RESIGNED THR PRESIDENCY.
Russell Sage to-day resigned as Presi.
dent and director Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company.
IMPORTANT REVENUE SUIT.
The Jefferson Fire Insurance Co. and
twelve others have commenced suit in tho |
U. s. Circuit Court to recover from the |
government the amount collected from |
them as revenue tax on dividends de- |
clared upon accrued earnings. The point
taken Is that the law Of 1860 with its sub
sequent amendments is unconstitutional |
NEFFEcTUAL ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE.
The LOrg,horemen Of Hoboken en-.
deavored 10 effect a compromise with the |
Bremen, Hamburg and Eagle Steamship |
Companies, but the agents informed them |
that no Union men will hereafter be en-
p!oyed.
wM. Il. GUIoN,
Vice President Of the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company, has assumed the duties of
the President, pro tenn. Rufus Hatch,
managing director, announced that q full
report OF tho condition Of the company
will be made ready for the stockholders
within ten days.
STEAMER ARRIVED.
The steamer Algeris, from Liverpool,
has arrived.
APPOINTED RgFRRRE.
This afternoon Judge Donohue ap-
pointed John s. Lawrence referee in the
suit Of j. G. Angel against the Erie Rail.
road.
THE NRw YORK LoEGsHoREMEN
have had an understanding with Walsh
Brothers, on North River, and modif-
cation in the rates Of compensation agreed
to. It Is expected the men will go 10
work tomorrow.
RESIGNED HIS oFFICR.
Commissioner Laimber, Of the Depart.
ment of Charities and Corrections, sent
to-day letter 10 Mayor Vance resign
ing the Office as Commissioner. In the
letter he quotes numerous instances from
the minutes Of the Executive meetings OF
the board showing that he had expressed
himself adverse to the laxity Of discipline
Nhn ~ aA haI lnN