The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-06
NEW YORK.
Moody and Sankey Meetings Fall
ing oil.

perceptible falling of in the attendanc,
at the Moody and Sankey meetings in tn
Tallmadge Tabernacle every morning
The decreased attendance was accountet
for Tuesday by the election, Wednesda!
by the anxiety to know the result, ant
Thursday by the rain. To-day there i
neither rain, election or anxiety, and ye
there is the smallest attendance Of th'
week. There were about one hundred
requests for prayers, and Mr.. Neadham
the Irish evangelist, offered prayer, Mr.
Moody then spoke Of the necessity o
prayer.
OPENING FOR BUSINESS.
The direct cable will reopen for bust.
ness at midnight. The tariff from New
York will be 70 cents, gold, per word,
SPANISH ORDER FOR PROVISIONS AND AN
UNITIoN.
The Spanish Government has forwarded
to their agents in this city orders TO buy
and ship al once provisions and amuni
tion to the amount Of$5O,OOO.
THE II. u, CLAFLIN & co. INDICTMENT.
Judge Benedict to-day rendered dc.
Cision on the motion 10 quash the crimi
nal indictment against The firm Of II. b
Claflin & Co., who were indicted for con.
neCtion with the silk smuggling frauds.
Judge Benedict sustained the indictment
with the exception Of the fourth count.
The opinion In brief is as follows:
The indictment contains four counts,
first, that Of concealing smuggling goods
second, that OF facilitating transporta.
tion; third, that Of facilitating the sale OF
certain merchandise. These three counts
are similar In form. The fourth count Is
different and will be considered by itself.
The first objection which examine Is
that the goods forming the subject Of
transportation charged, are not sufficient
ly certified. Therules by which the sutf-
cheney Of an indictment Ia to be deter
mined have been too often stated 10
require repetition. These rules az they
have been understood, and applied In
adjudged cases, are 10 be applied here.
Plainly the language In the deScrip.
ton Of the goods, to.Wit: Certain goods,
wares and merchandise: A large quantity
OF silk goods, to.wit Six cases containing
silk goods valued at $4,000, a more
particular description OF which Is to the
Jurors unknown, IL sufficient. There IL
also additional, the statement that the
goods were dutiable goods introduced
into New York from France. Judged by
above the description Is sufficient, The
next objection Is that Illegally In the
importation Of these cases Is not properly
supported. On this objection PROPOSE.
tiOn Is advanced that an indictment for
buying goods which have been brought
into the United States contrary to
law must set out the offence com.
mitted in tile original importation with
the same particularly that would be re.
quired in an indictment for original Of
fences. Such n proposition cannot be
maintained, The next objection, section
4 OF the act Of 1866, cannot be applied In
other cases than that Of smuggled goods,
need not be entertained.
Fourth. Ia the indictment confined 10
such CaseY Tho Court proceeds to de-
fine the word smuggling, and adopted the
statutory definition OF 1874. The real
difficulty Of the defendants lies not In
the form OF the indictments; but In the
fact that the charge made does not con-
form 10 the proofs which they suppose
the government 10 have. Upon the ar.
gument the District Attorney was chal-
lenged to admit that none Of the goods re-
ferred to were smuggled goods; but itcan-
not in this way be made 10 appear that
the indictment is void. The fourth count
in the indictment makes general allega-
tionS OF violation OF the law. This Ia
vague and cannot be sustained, and there.
fore the motion "a 10 this count Ia granted;
but as to the first three counts In the in
dtctnent the motion to quash Is denied,
and the indictment sustained.
GEN. DABcocK.
The government officials here have no
confirmation OF the statement concerning
the indictment OF General BabCock at st.
Louis, and The friends Of the General do
not credit The report.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The stockholders Of the Missouri Paci-
&c Railroad, held an adjourned meeting
this evening, with Alderman Van SchaicE
presiding. Half Of the capital was re-
presented. Resolutions were unanimous
Iy adopted requesting the present Board
Of Directors 10 resign. They also appoint
ed committee to procure the resignation
OF the directors, and 10 nominate their
successors. The committee we're instruct
ed to cooperate with the County Of 81.
Louis, In getting an assignee In bank
ruptcy, II IL becomes necessary, In order
to yet the lease Of the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad Company cancelled. The COM
mittee OF the stockholders consists Of N. A.
Cowdrey, Jacob Cromwell, Peter Trosie,
A. W. Shepherd, Geo. r. Terry, +. A.
Otis and VIM. II. Merrill.
FLORENCE r1LroN ASKS A LETTER.
Miss Florence T'ilton sent commuhi-
cation to the Plymouth Church Commit
lee tonight asking for letter Of dismiss
sal from that Church.
FURRY OF EXCITEMENT.
There was considerable excitement this
evening in certain circles In consequence
Of a rumor Of the presentation to the At
tofney General Of papers and evidence
looking to the Indictment Of certain Off
cinls and contractors in Brooklyn. The
papers emanate from prominent taxpay-
ers and from the Taxpayers Association.
EX.Mayor Booth said tonight that those
who were engaged In the movement were
In earnest, but al present he could not
disclose their action. Whoever had given
information in regard to the matter was
guilty Of a violation Of confidence. The
papers, he presumed, were now In the
hands OF the Attorney General, but wheth.
or there was sufficient evidence to take
action on Tie matter he could not say.
IoIItNu Alfalfa