The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-07
REDUCING THEIR WORKING uOvRS.

"eHHtOT thurman tOlu nm TINS morning
that he would not 90 to Columbus on We'd.
nesday.
REDUCING THEIR WORKING HOuRS.
The Posts special from Cohoes, y. Y,
says: The Harmony Cotton Mills, EN-.
blowing thirty.tive hands and producing
@o0'OOO, yards OF cotton goods day, have
reduced the working time TO three days d
week IN order to reduce the production
aud stitten prices.
TlIE GOLD DEMAND.
NEW YORK, January Gone Of the citv
banks made Il mistake few days ago Of
exchanging double the amount OF gold for
legal tender that ii intended, and today
i rectitled the mistake By exchanging
S2VO'OO0 in legal tender notes for gold.
WIN the exception OF this the entire dc.
inand on the treasury for gold in exchange
iOr legal tender notes has to-day, up 10
hoon' amounted to less than 5000.
THE vASDERBILrS.
There was Il great crowd OF spectators
present in the SurrOgate'E Court TODAY TO
hear the argument on n petition for the
citation filed last week to Wm. II. Wander.
blIt, TO show cause why the executors OF the
anderblIt estate should not be removed,
because, asallcgcd, they were allowing its
resources to be exhaused and sQuandcred
by VIM. II. Vanderbilt.
Owing to the absence OF counsel in be.
half OF the will, the case was adjourned
till Monday next.
rELEGRArltEC CONcSDRUM.
The United States Supreme Court yes.
terday afternoon gave decision in the
case OF the United States vs. Union Pacific
Railroad Company and others, commonly
known ms the Credit Mobilier Case. 4
decision OF the lower court sustaining
demurrer to bill in equity is affirmed, and |
suit is ordered dismissed. |
GurTA rERCHA ISsuLATORS.
Judge BlatchiOrd to-day rended deci. |
sion in the case Of Colgate vs. the Western
mon Telegraph Company, being an ap-
pIlratlOn tor permanent injunction re.
straIning defendants from using Rutta |
percha inSulatOrs. His Honor denied a
motion iOr the injunction but prohibits
the sale by the defendant Of gutta pcrcha
wires or cables which it now has or NAV nc.
quirc, and also prohibits the manufacture or
use by the defendant OF any gutta percha
covered wires or cables other than those
which are now in Use.
MAYOR COOPER SUGGESTS SOME REFORMS.
Mayor Cooper's inaugural message urges
that the burdens imposed upon New
Iork's commerce, in the way OF tolls,
charges or cxactons, be lightened, and
that the hnrbor facilities and dock and
wharf accommodations be extended and
adapted to modern cheap methods Of
handling bulky products. These and 9th. |
or recommendations, purely local, can be !
attained at lower rate OF taxation than
now imposed and without increasing the
debt. lie advises Il reduction in the
number of city officials and an |
equalization Of salaries. lie thinks the |
expenses OF the Courts OF Justice too
heavy, and asks for modified excise law,
which recommends taxation upon ali |
corporations enjoying special privileges
and fanchiscs, and insists on efficient
economical and cnlightend administration
OF public business.
Mayor Howell, Of BrOokly, in his an.
nual message says that the city deb,
amountSto S27,47j,3lS, the increase with. |
in Il year is 81 ,:2l35, jG6.