The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-08
NEW YORK CITY.
MEETING TO DrsouBs THE QUESTION or
s'4l-ts.l 20 HYDRopHontA. y - z -

ouSs the questions connected with hydro
phobia. DR.. William A. Hammond oc
cupied the chair, and spoke Of tho peculiar
leatures OF the case Of William McCor-
mick that convinced the physician thI
man had true hydrophobia. This iu0bjli
ty to swallow either fluids or solids VA
very marked. II was absolutely imposSl.
bic for him to swallow water or ice, and
when attempts were made the substance
was thrown from the mouth with q violent
how Of saliva, and constant spAsms indl-
Gated q deep-Seated disease in the nerve
centres. Dr.. Hammond admitted thai
while the disease might be blood poison
and changes In the organs OF life might
have been caused by the assimilation Of
that poison, yet 1t was more than possible
that II was g true nervous disease, like
tetanuS. While no treatment had effect.
ed 0 cure In an authenticated case,
yet the application Of 0 galvRnic
current had, In only one case
IN which Il had been tried, prolonged tho
patients life several days. After speak
ing OF cauteries and other methods Of dc.
stIoylng virus, Dr.. Hammond advised BY
all means the exsection ol all paris in
volved. BE then read resolutions urging
the taxing Of dogs, believing that
muzzling dogs did no good, because II
was impossible 10 keep dog constantly
confined. BE advocated Bourch's method
Of bunting the teeth by the filing Of the
incisor and canine teeth, 10 make the bite
ol the dog as harmless as that OF an herb.
aceous animal.
Tho resolutions were adopted, and 0
committee appointed 10 investigate
lurther and report al q future meeting. Z
Jennings and his foreman, who were
bitten BY the dog whose bite caused the
death OF Ada Glare, Miss Noyes) were
present, and were questioned with in
terest. A general discussion Of the sub
lect ol hydrophobls then took place.
RRAsoNs FOR THE REMOVAL OF HAVE
MEYER. 5
A party Of gents will leave this city
Tor Albany to night, 10 lay before the
Governor their reasons for desiring the
removal OF the Mayor and the convicted
Police Commissioners. Its underatood
that the strong points made by the rouu.
sci against the Mayor are that on three
OCCASIONS he has refused to investigate
the charges against Commissioners, where
It was plainly his duty 10 do
so, These occasions were when the
Commissioners were examined be.
lore the Court on the charge OF
violating q provision Of the election law.
Second, when the Board Of Aldermen
acting on the report presented by the
Commissioners requested the Mayor TO
investigate the charges against the Po-
lice Commissioners, and thirdly, when
the Legislative Committee presented a
report on the charges that the Board
had acted improperly In the
working Of the street cleaning bu.
reau. The Mayor seems impressed with
the gravity ol the occasion, but acted un-
der legal advice. he denies that the AS
Ristant Attorney General has addressed q
communication to District Attorney
Phelps, calling his attention to the gravity
OF the charges against the Mayor and
Police Commissioners Gardner and Char.
lick, and asking him TO lend his aid 10
procure an indictment against them be-
lore the grand Jury, and in the pending
cases to Try all OF them as speedily as pos.
sible. t.
A special meeting Of the Board OF Al
dermen d called for tomorrow to con-
slider the present condition of the munich.
pal affairs, Police Commissioners Dur
gen and Dlsbrocker, under the advice OF
counsel, have consented 10 meet with
the recently convicted and reappointed
Commissioners, pending the decision OF
The Court on the question Of the legality
of their reappointment.
RcRE4sE OF TRRIaHT RATES.
The freight agents who met to revise
The rates Of freight from the West by the
Erie, New York Central and Pennsylya.
MIA Central Railroads have resolved 10
increase the, freight on live stock to about
double It's former rates. The basis oil. the
increased rate was fxedat 55 cents per
100 pounds from Chicago 10 New York.
II Is the intention Of the managers TO In.
crease and not decrease tho charges on
al classes ol freight. - ..
PIoNIo FOR THE POOR 5
The first oithe picnIcs for poor children
took place yesterday, under the direction
Of Geo. F. Williams, who has had their
management In former years. Almost
1000 children were taken 10 the country
ior tho day.
SUICIDE.
Gen. VIM. Uncles, OF the Confederate
army, and residing at Rutherford Park,
Nj, fcrthe past SIX years, committed su.
icide yesterday.
MURDER AND ATTRMTED SUICIDE, s
Thomas Kemp, Of New Brunswick, N.
j., took his three children to the canal
yesterday and pitched them In, jumping
in himself afterwards. The oldest child
was drowned, but the father and other
children were rescued. -
TRIAL BEouNs =
Tho trial Of cx-Deputy Tax Collector
Gill; OF Brooklyn on the charge Of en-
bezzlement was begun today in that city.
NEW cHARoKs AoANsT cHARL1oK AND
GARDNER. r
The new charges against oharllck and
Gardner will be laid before the grand Jury
VI 1uuIsuay, IN ACCORDANCE with the ar
Irangementsmale with District Attorney
Phelps. Tho charges against Mayor
HAvemeyor arc 10 courae Of preparation,
but the action taken will depend upon the
result oithe conference with the Cover
nor, which will take place this afternoon
at his residence on Long Island.
I uoYT, spRAouE q co. =
The affairs Of Hoyt, sprague & Co, OF
the petition Of the executors Of the estate
Of Edwin Hays, were placed In the hands
! Of q receiver some days ago, and this day
receiver A. d. Gulllard was confirmed BY
the Court and has taken full possession.
Suicide by shoorinE.
NAsHynIE, July 7.-Henry Miller, q
young man 2s years Of sRe, formerly
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