The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-26
NEW Y0RR CITY.
TnE rAMI1Y pA1Lryo,

ISoAh1luso notICoS IN tnU LOTmhI fOya
phraseology, that the true and real caust
Of the absence Of the Duchess Of Eiln.
burgh from the last drawing,room was
that her Royal Highpess had hopes Of ar
event which would add to her Happiness
and that Of the Duke OF Edinburgh, and
the announcement ol which would cause
general Joy iu the kingdom. % frlGT
TOLD WITHOUT AUTHORITY. 'a
This statement, says London letter
writer, caused quite q buzz, but the utx,
morning there was q still greater buzzinG
when Il wss announced, BY request thai
the authoritative and cOuftly paragraph
81 tho day before had been printed with,
ont the knowledge or authority Of the
Duke Of Edinburg,
THE soHooL INVESTIGATION. 81
The investigation Is continued in secret
bY the Committee Of the Board Of Educs,
ton Of Brooklyn, on the subject Of united
classes, and has revealed, It Is stated,
some startling facts, which fully Justify
the wisdom Of conducting the investiRa
lion In private. What has been deyelop.
ed, It Is further stated, will make II ueces.
sary 10 examine the evening school
teachers Of the city:
THE AS q. ". a. ERIE RAILRoApl.--.
James McHenry, has returned 10 this
city. BE says that the accounts Of the A.
d g. W. Co. are auditing, in order that
the exact condition Ot the road may be
know wn when 1t 10 leased TO the Erie Com.
pany. The investigation OF the Erie ac-
counts by the Euglish accountants will be
finished In about two weeks. Captain
Tyler, ot the English Board oil Trade,
who IS 10 inspect the Erie road, is ex-
pected to'arriVe In q few days. : 49,
RACE STABLE ARRIVED. 4
The racing stable OF a P. McGrsIh has
arrived at Jerome Park from Lexington,
Ky. II comprises six horses-Tom Bowl.
ing, Aaron Pennington, Jury, ArlsLIdes,
Chesapeake and Calvin. Tom Bowling
will run In mile and three quarters eel
ling race at jerome Park. on the fourth
day OF the meeting, carrying eleven
pounds extra. He has grown into a foe
looking horse, standing l49 hands high
Pennington is In the Belmont stakes. aud
his driver has backed him to win $40 900
In that race. Aristides Is in the juvenile
stake at Jerome Park, and on s ,turdsy
McGraih took a bet OF s2 600 TO $500 that
he would win. Calvin and Chesapeake
are entered in the two year old stakes at
Saratoga, but they have no engagement
at jerome Park at present. 8. ID. Jones'
bay FLY Congoman has arrived from
Illinois, to run in the Wilhers stake, the
only engagement she has at tho coming
meeting, and her owner thinks SO highly
OF her that he recently took bet oi
$1,000 TO $3.50 that she would win her
race. It was reported Saturday at Jerome
Park that Col. McDaniel's stable Of horses
at Saratoga were suffering from sickness
and that he would not have anything 10
run at the jerome Park Meeting. John
Hunter has offered TO match King Bolt
against any OF McGraths two year olds,
one mile dash, for $4,000 side.
THE CAROLINE AFFAIR.
The following Is on extract from a tel
egram received Saturday by his sons from
james Watson Webb, who Ia in Europe
Let any friend Of Secretary Seward or
mine In Congress demand that all cores.
pondcnce in relation to the Caroline afFtir
be sent 10 the House. 1t will officially dem.
onstrate what will follow. The claimant
In the Caroline case proposes that certain
Brazilians should collect the claim and rc. |
ceive all over $25,000. In 1906 / submit. |
ted this proposition TO Secretary Seward
for his approval. In 1867 the claim was |
paid, after a standing Of twenty years. l |
sent $25. 900 to Seward, together with the
claimants original authority 10 pay the
balance to his agents, which did. Sec.
retary Seward formally approved by say.
ing, "You have shown much energy and
sagacity Ia the adjustment Of this claim"
Five years aiterward Secretary Fish and
Ackermsn decided that BrszIl was no,
liable, that Polk, Buchanan, Marcy, Cass,
and Seward, we're all wrong, and l was
called upon to refund the money. In aid
to the clsimsnts agents I will be home as
soon as my health will permit"
STRIKE AMONG THB DRIVERS.
The stage drivers struck this morning
for an advance Of wages from 50 so to $3 |
a, day, and Broadway is stageless thus far
today. -
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Charles Il Thorne, Jr., the actor, has
mysteriously disappeared. A note was
received from him at the Union Square
Theatre on Saturday afternoon, stating
that he was too III to appear. ltwas sub.
sequently reported that he had sailed for
Europe in the steamer Baltic.
now oARsMAN.
Walter ]. Otis, Of Chicago, has been Sc.
lected as bow osrsman for the Harvard
crew In the approaching inter- collegiate
race. Oils Is Secretary Of the Hatvsrd
Universally Boat Club. l..-
MOTION DENIED.
Judge Douohue has denied the motion
OF Paulins Luccs to restrain her former
husband, Baron Won Rhoden from con.
testing the decree OF divorce obtained by
her In this State on the ground Of
adultery, and grants the motion of Won
Rhoden 10 strike ont the answer Of Lucca
to bis plesdings that he has himself pro.
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