The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-06
NEW YORK.
The Police COmmis issiOners.

The Police Commissioners.
New YORK, July 4.-Hon. John
Kelly, Chairman OF the Tammany Hall
General committee, and Alderman
Oswold Attenderofer, the city Council,
and representatives OF the Council OF
Political Reform, an organization COM
posed o. Republicans and Democrats
are preparing the ground work for
action against Mayor Havemyer and
the recently convicted and reappointed
Police Commissioners, Oliver Charlick
aud Hugh Gardner. The Attorney
General has teen asked by telegraph,
10 direct Assistant Attorney General
Fairchlld 10 assist in the proposed
prosecutions. He was engaged In the
trial OF Gardner and Cbarlick, anu is
conversant with the details OF the case.
1t WAS decided at the consultation TO
aek the Governor TO remove the Mayor
on specific charges, and to suspend him
from office during the investigation
The charges against the Mayor are that
he has appointed TO office men who are
not eligible by reason OF their convlc-
ton OF misdemeanor. and that even II
they are eligible their appointment is
an outrage on the public, since
they have been convicted and
three similar indictments hang
over them. The papers in the
case are being prepared. APplI,,
cation will alec be made TO the grand
iury for the finding OF additional in
dictment against Police Commissioners
Gardner and Cnsrlck. The charges
are analogous to those OF the old indIcl~
ments, but are said TO be OF graver
nature. Counsel has been also direct.
ed to prepare an application to TIE CIVIL
court, tor other means Of relief. Should
Mayor Havemy2r be removed or sus'
pendel from offiae. his successor for
the uuexpired term will he Pres
ident Vance, OF the board OF aldermen,
most whom are republicans This
and the different organizations repre-
sented in the prosecution, 1t IS claimed
show that it is not q political one.
Meantime, the police board is unorgan-
lied. Commissioners Bsbecker and
Durvle balance Chsrl!ck and Gardner,
and the former, it is said, refuses 10
recognize the latter as lawfully ap'
pointed commissioners.
Hoyt, Sprague d Co.
The affairs OF Hoyt, Sprague d Co.
have been placed IN the hands Of re-
ceiver, on petition OF the execution OF
the estate OF Edwin Hoyt, receiver
Jugiard has been connected with the
firm for several years, and has had
confidential relations with Hoyt, who
recommended his appointment II re-
ceiver should become necessary The
receiver has taken possession OF the
assets of the firm, which amount TO
several millions OF dollars. The ap-
pointment is understood to have been
satisfactory to all interested. There
has been no discontinuance OF the
bankruptcy proceedings Instituted June
18th
Beecher's Prayer MeetiDs.
Rev. Henry Ward Bee;her. in the
prayer meeting in Plymouth Church
last evening, gave a retrospect OF his
life, closing as follows: | have had
many experiences, such as all men
have had, of sorrow and defeat to my
public lie; not too many when looked
at from the other side, but OF one
thing, my dearly beloved, be fully as
sured, that my greatest Joy should be,
when ! stand in presence OF the re
vealed God aud you come up, We shall
shake hands in eternal blessed
reunion. | shall ever be by
the eide Of my beloved
Saviour, whose servant have been.
I am conscious OF devoting TO my min
Istry my te.t energy, my best strength
and best mind. have worked with
single eve to the advancement OF the
knowledge OF Christ's grace among
men, aud no man shall take from me
this honor What is in the future care
not. 1t is in the hands OF our universal
Pastor. can leave everything in the
hands OF the Lord. Living or dying
le, us take up again the staff OF work
and GRID up anew our loins, and the
Saviour will lead us forward II We
meet in the kingdom OF the future.
A Large Estate.
The decision OF Surrogate Hutchings
setting aside the will and codlcil OF
Frederick Rollwager, disposes of an
estate OF several millions of dollars.
The case is remarkable for the amount
involved, and The extraordinary length
and bitterness OF the litigation. The
decision of the Surrogate virtually de-
clarts the will TO have been manuiac-
tured, and the infant claimant not TO
have been the child o. the decsdent.
Financial.
Mr.. Van Hoffman siates that the
reason why his house withdrew their
offer for new five per cent bonds was
that there was so much delay in the
negotiations that they apprebended
loss rom the transaction in view OF the
possible fluctuations in tue value OF
exchange.
The Excise Bosri have procured the
indictment OF sixty unlicensed l'quor
dealers. In Juoe, last year. 3,9S7
licenses were issued, against only 400
in Nav and Juus Of the present year.