The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-07
NEW YORK CITY.


NEW York, August e.-The Sun SAYS
Wall street was patrolled yesterday by Q
larger number Of detectives than were
ever before seen there at one time except
ust alter the Gray foTgeries, which cost
the street $4,000. Inquiries OF the Cen.
trail Police Office developed the fact that
the patrol had been ordered by the Com
missionerR. A few days ago John B.
Norris and John T. Denny, Jr, the for
mer on behalf Of the Stock Exchange and
the latter In the name Of bankers and
merchants generally, called on President
Matsell and requested him to take addl-
tional precautions Tor the protection OF
monied interests They said, In explain
ing the stagnatiUn Of trade, that vast
numbers ol men were out of employment
and ready for almost any deed Of desperA.
tion. The Board ol Commissioners unan.
imously resolved that a corps OF detectives
should be semitic patrol Wall street and
other districts where banks are situated,
with orders 10 arrest suspicious looking
persons on sight.
FAILURE OF SUTTON 4 90.
The failure of Sutton & Co publishers
Of the AtdIns, an illustrated journal, ia an.
nounced. The firm would give no lufor-
nation concerning their failure, alleging
that the matter had been bridQed over,
but stated that the firm ol Sutton g Co,
had been merged in the Aldine company
and that the latter had succeeded to their
business. II is stated that Sutton 6 Co.,
owe about $1S0O00.
RAILROAD WAR cLosED.
The railroad war concerning the rates
OF passage for immigrants bound west,
which opened In March last, has lust been
brought to close. The combatants were
the New York Central & Hudson River
and Erie q Pennsylvania Railroads, Re.
Gently the railroad agents took measures
tending toward a reconciliation, and after
considerable discussion 1t was resolved to
restore the old rates, which have not been
In effect since March "a. This increases
the rate Of 1.-THE immigrants fare to the west
more than 100 per cent, and TO some
points more than 100 per cent. While the
railroad war has been thus amicably con.
cluded the contest among the steamship
still continues.
SUIT FOR $4,000.
George 81. Foster, counsel for Tracey
late agent Of the Panama Rail-
road Company on the Islhmus, states that
his client had been grossly maligned by
the oincers OF the Company. and that he
has brought suit Sgsinst Rufus Hatch,
managing director, for $50, 900 in conse-
quence OF damages sustained.
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES FOR RUSSIA:
The steamship Tagus will carry out as
portion OF her cargo ten powerful loco
motives OF American manufacture. She
Is bound for TagaueIad, Russia, at the ex.
treme northern point Of the Sea Of Azof.
The locomotives were ordered some
months ago for Russian Railroad. A
considerable quantity of shot and shell
belonging TO the Turkish government will
also go forward by the Tagus, and will be
at Constantinople.
THE TWEED CASE.
District Attorney Phelps will come TO
the city today to sign the bill Of excep-
tons in the Tweed case, which has OBJ
tanned the signature Of Judge Davis, be-
fore whom the case was tried. On this
the counsel for Tweed will move for q
new trial before the general term in Oc-
to6er. If Tweed's exceptions are over
ruled here he has the alternative OF going
to the Court Of Appeals.
SPECIE SHIPMENTS.
The specie shipments to day were
S5OO0O0, $42l 600 in gold coin and the
remainder in silver. '
GOLD AWARDS. .-.g. ...
One million and halt Of government
gold was awarded to day al from 1O0.72
10 100 SO.