The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-05
NEW YORK.
srR1KR AMONG THR poTrRRs.

ton, N. j., began yesterday, The estab-
liAhments OF Yates, Benedict & Allen and
; j. Moss have been closed. The employ.
ers guaranteed work all winter OF q re-.
duction Of 10 per cent on their wages
but the employees refused, with the above
result. The movement Of the employers
seems TO be only individual, and not a
part OF concerted action.
AFAMmY POISONED.
A Scranton, Pa, dispatch says that q
man named V. Luding and his wife and
infant child were found In bed yesterday
morning, the parents suffering from
poison. The wife died within an hour,
without returning to consciousness; the
husband revived long enough 10 say that
they had been given something to drink,
but refused or was unable 10 tell by
whom; the child Is still living, but Is sui.
iering.
INTERNATIONAL CODE COMMITTEE.
A meeting oi tho International Code
Committee for America was held last
night, ex Governor WAshburne presiding.
About fifty persons were present, among
them Chancellor Pruyn, OF Albany, Pres.
ident Barnard, ol Columbia College,
President Chaplin, OF Beloit College, Da-
vld Dudley Field, Judge Chas. Peabody,
DR.. James B. Miles, and President Wool.
sey, Of Yale College. These gentlemen,
with VIM. E Dodge, Elihu Burett and
Edward 8. Tobey, were appointed the
executive committee. A resolution was
adopted requesting the Government to
take part in the approaching conference,
to be held at the suggestion Of the Rus
sian and German Governments.
TENDBRRD THE PRESIDENCY.
It Is stated that Jas: Lowe, Of the firm
OF Lowe, Harrison & Co., has been ten.
dered the Presidency Of the Pacific Mail
Co. It Is also stated that Sage will retire
from the Presidency OF the Panama Rail.
road Co.
JUDGE DURRLL IETRRvIRwRD--HIs VIEWS
OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
Judge Durell, who is now in this city,
was interviewed by a Tribune reporter
BY whom he is represented as saying that
he was victim OF the party. The
head and front of his offending was the
literal construction OF the enforcement act,
q bad law, known TO him as such, passed
BY q Republican Congress seeking 10 per.
petuste the Republican party, but which
he found on the statute book and executed
impartially. he gave, In detail, his OBJ
jections 10 the law as strong ss Its worst
enemy could desire, and said that when
It's unpopularity and inexpediency had
been exposed he was deserted by those
who had passed 1t and by them accused
OF having over stepped his authority.
A dispatch to the Herald syas Walker
Fearn, who has been appointed Durell's
successor, is relative, by marriage, 10
the President.
TIE PACIFIC NAIL COMPANY.
The dissensions In the Pacific Mail d.
rectory eliminated at yesterdays meet
ing, when high words passed between
President Sage and several Directors.
Phe resignation oil the former Is said 10
have been brought about by the discovery
that he was selling calls on the com.
pany's stock, evidence Of which was
read to the Board 10 the shape of letter
from Jay Gould 10 G. ]. Osborne, IN
which Gould said that he himself owned
an interest in Sages short" speculstions,
and had been induced 10 sell out what
stock he held upon the latter's represent.
alton Of its almost worlhlessness. Mr..
Sage is reported as saying he had for a
long time been dissatisfied with the man.
ner 10 which the affairs Of the company
had been administered, but was power
less to remedy the evils he witnessed.
he says no discovered recently that the
bank account at San Francisco had been
overdrawn to the amount Of $4,000,
which fact had been studiOusly concealed
from him. He had also sscertained that
the assets OF the company had been
grossly overestimsted and the liabilities
correspondlngly deprecated, and that at
present the company was badly managed
and was losing money. The opening
quotation today showed a decline Of
only per cent, Notwithstanding the pub.
licity Of the companys troubles.
ANEW INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Some time ago a temporary Injunction
was granted against the Erie Railroad
Company In the suit Of James @. Angel,
a stoCkholder Of the company and 10 day
q new Injunction was granted by Judge
Donshue In the suit Of Stephen T. Arnott
and others against the Buffalo, New York
& Erie Railroad Company. The plaintiff
in this case is stockholder ol the Bnffalo
& Erie Company. Arnott asked for an
Injunction 10 restrain the company from
issuing or negotiating the bonds or stock
referred 10 In the suit Of Angel. This af.
ternoon Judge Donahue granted an order
to show why a Receiver should not be
appointed.
THE SUNDAY AMUsRMENTs TO DE SHUT
OFF.
Superintendent Walling to-day in
structed the Police Captains to enforce
the law prohibiting theatrical and musical
exhibitions on Sunday, except in cases
where the places are restrained by IN.
functions.
THE GOLD EXCHANGE
will be in session as usual tomorrow.
THRscANDAL SUITS.
A formal order postponing the Proctor.
Moulton suit until next Wednesday, was
entered In the office OF the Clerk Of the
United States Circuit Court to-day. II Is
expected that General Butler will con.
duct the defence Of Tilton. The Bsecher
case comes up Tuesday. The Proctor
case will probably go over, as some Of
the counsel are engaged In both cases.
LoEGsHoRRMEN.
A number Of the longshOremen Of Ho.
boken have gone to work having accept.
ed the reduction. Others will go 10 work
tomorrow. The Brooklyn lohgshore.
men agreed last night 10 work at the re.
duction for night work, but eiused 10
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