The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-01
NEW YORK:
Arrest OF CounterleIters.

New York, June 30.-The United
, States Detectives have discovered tn
, headquarters Of u gang Of counterfeiter
at 5S Wilson street, Brooklyn, and ar
rested Tom CoDgdon, a notorious conn
terfeiter, who was engaged in printing
national bank notes Of Eve dollars do
, nomination, OF the Castleton National
Bank, aud Charles Conkhn, who wa
stamping bills with q United States Treas
4 ury seal, The house, on being searched
was found to contain every facility neces
sary for the manufacture Of counterfeit
money. In one Of the closets were fount
plates for printing Eve dollar bills on tht
Hamden National Bank Of Westtield
Mass; Merchants National Bank OF New
Bedford, Mass, and National Bank 'oi
Castleton, N. Y. Fifty thousand dollars
worth Of national bank bills were drying
near one Of the windows. Theplate from
which the back Of the bills was printed
was said by one OF the arrested counter.
ieiters to be in the hands Of George
White, one OF the finest workmen in the
country, and he was arrested and taken
| to Brooklyn yesterday. The prisoners
were taken before Judge Benedict in the
United States Court! White was indict-
cd, pleaded guilty and was remanded for
sentence, and Congdon and Conkling
pleaded not guilty. .ua
The National Board Of Trade to.
day adopted the resolution submitted
by the Board Of Trade Of Chicago, favor.
ing the establishment and continuance OF
fast mail trains and their extension
where the necessities Of the service de-
mand and they can'be adopted atreasona-
bic cost. - ... - -
A resolution was adopted reciting that
the remedy for abuses In existing forms
OF bills Of lading and railroad receipts,
covering merchandise to be transported
from one State to another, lies within the
scope and power Of Federal legislation,
under the power to regulate commerce,
and that 1t is The duty OF Congress to reg.
ulate said abuses by appropriate legisla-
ton. .s.-, l. 4.,s
A resolution was also adopted sugges-
ting that the rights and duties Of rail
roads should be properly defined and the
relations existing between the public and
those who. now control the public high
ways be equitably and permanently ad-
justed.
Resolutions were also adopted COM
mending 10 the consideration OF the Leg
islatures Of the several States, the desira-
bility Of the modification Of the laws OF all
States relating to trade and commerce,
declaring that the best interests OF pro-
ducers, merchants, and exporterso grain
require the adoption Of the uniform
standards Of quality in the principal
markets Of the country. y
The next questions for discussion were
the action OF the National Board OF
Trade iavoring the repeating Of the bank
rupt act offered by the Scranton Board
ofTrade or the combination Of the bank
rupt law offered by the. Philadelphia
Board OF Trade. -
Mr.. Busby, OF Philadelphia, offered the
outlines OF the bill for amending the pres
ent law. no /;
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that all officers should be salaried in
bankrupt proceedings instead Of the pres.
ent system Of fees.
Another resolution was adopted re-
questing Congress 10 amend the bankrupt
law and make it uniform throughout the
country, and copies. the Of resolutions were
telegraphed to'the Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives. ~ wa.
The Boston Board OF Trade offered the
following resolutions which were adopt
ed:
Resolped, That the existing confusion
and irregularity in allrbranches Of busi-
ness and industrial pursuits, call for a
thorough revision Of the tariff Of duties on
imports, not made in the interest Of any
class or classes Of products, manutactur.
ers or merchants, but for the benefit Of
the whole people, and the maintenance
and augmentation Of the national reven-
ues and the demand already urged will be
far more imperative and Irresistible
when the esumption Of specie payments
shall have brought our commercial VAL
ues into equilibrium with those Of other
nations. 900 -'+fs
Resolved, That we recommend to Con-
gress the appointment, of committee
OF intelligent, practical and thoroughly
instructed personsfor the purpose Of nc.
complaining this most important work:
The following resolutions were offered
by the Chicago Board and adopted: T.
Resolped, That the Congress OF lie
United States be earnestly requested to
cause an early and entire revision Of the
internal revenue system Of the country,
and that all existing laws be 80 modified
as to produce the largest possiblerevenue
from the smalleStpumb OF articles and
be rendered easy Of comprehension, and
so adjusted rs not to invite system OF
corruption among those who are called
on to pay the same, and those officials
charged with the supervision Of lis col
lection.
The following, offered by the Philadel.
phia Board OF Trade, was laid over till
the next convention The Philadelphia
Board Of Trade submits for inquiry what
amendments in the judgment Of the Ma
tional Board Of Trade should be made to
the National Banking act. ~. Hn'
The following, submitted by the New
York Board Of Trade, was also postponed:
The consideration Of the proper rela-
tionship Of commerce and commercial
men to the politics Of the country.
The resolution by the Boston Board Of
Trade on the best means Of re.establish.
ing our commercial marine, was referred
to the Executive Council.
A resolution by A. Stevens, Of New
York, asking Congress to appoint an In.
ternational Committee, and invite dele.
gates from Central and South America,
Tor fostering and increasing the CONNER
cial intercourse between the countries,
was adopted. 1,
A resolution by the Boston Board Of
Trade asking Congress to abolish compul-
sorry Filotage and compulsory pilotage
fees, was lost.
The, subject Of tho establishment Of a
postal telegraph was referred to the Ex-
ecutiye Council, to be brought up at the
next convention. =, III
A resolution offered by Mr.. Grubb, Of
Philadelphia, instructing the Executive
Council to call ameeting Of the National
Board for the middle OF January at Wash
ington, was carried unanimously.