The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-12
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
MANIFOLD MISERIES OF MANKIND
AT THE METROPOLIS.
Attempts to Eradicate the Low HauniS
VIcs-Strests which VIVIdIy Re.
nInd Us OF Those OF tue Nail
City-Other Affairs OF
General InteFest.

NEw YORK, February 11,-Police In
spector Thorn, commanding the Second
district, was in conference to-day with
the Excise Commissioners, SO that there
may be an organized effort for the sup
preston Of low drinking saloons. The
dealers whose places have had that reputs,
tion will come before the Excise Csmmis'
slonen with applications for the renewal
Of their licenses, These were individually
made the subject Of the conference and
were checked on the excise books accord
ing to the mutually understood plan. AS
their applications are received the owners
Of these places will be summoned before
the board, and II unable to disprove the
charges the license will be refused The
police will then shut up their shops. The
Excise Commissioners have already re-.
jeCted sixty applications for licenses, and
avow their fixed intention 10 allow no one
but men ot known respeCtability TO sell
liquor In the CITY,
Nineteen evil resorts In the First In.
speCtion district have been pointed out to
Inspector Murray as selling without
license. They have not all been closed
yet, and Commissioner Friedsam said
to-day that unless those concerned made
haste their cases would be laid before the
Police Commissioners.
DIRTY STREETS.
AT noon to-day the temperature in the
sun was higher than on any previous day
this winter. The effect OF this sunshine
upon RCcumulations oil ashes, garbage and
filth In the streetB Is readily perceptible TO
any one who will venture Into the Fourth
and Sixth wards, The air In this part OF
the city was heavy with miasmatiC odors.
In many streets the aCCumuations OF
filth and garbage are simply indisCribable
all about the roadways was strewn with
garbage, deCaying vegetables and the
vilest refuse. In many business streets
down town the occupants oil the stores
have engaged men to pick up the Ice aud
snow and pile 1t In heaps. Along Chat.
ham street the Street Horse Gar Company
have men breaking up mounds Of Ice aud
snow and Carting 1t TO the sCows Of the
street cleaning department. There was a
lam of trucks and carts on the west sids
streets below Canal street, and many
truck men were compelled to stay In line
four or five hours before they could ship
goods. Cars on all the surface roads are
delayed.
WHITAKER COURT MARTIAL.
In the Whitaker court martial to-day
the argument closed and the decision was
reserved. A motion Of the Judge Advo.
cate was made to admit all OF the record
before the Court OF Inquiry referring di.
rectly to the proceedings Of April 9th.
Ex-Governor Chamberlain opposed the
motion. He said that IL was bis intention
10 try this case fully In the interest OF his
client, He would deal fairly with the
Court, but would make war for his client.
Whitaker was examined at West Point
In an atmosphere OF the most chilling and
pred Judicial character, and there was
not an eye the audience that looked
upon him with either favor or
sympathy. His faithful friends were not
present and he had no counsel OF his own
choosing. The proceedings were OF the
hardest order, over bearing and diCtatorial.
lie did not propose this testimony should
be admitted before this court II he could
help it, and he should give the Judge Ad.
vocate oil the trouble be could. Tie rec.
ord Of this inQuisitorial investigation at
West Point should not be presented here
until Whitaker had given his testimony.
Whitaker is willing 10 abide by anything
he has said on the former trial. Surgeon
Alexander, who examined Whitaker on
the morning Of the Injuries, read report
Of the former testimony, and did not
think the condition OF Whitaker indicat.
cd In any way that he had passed through
such an outrage as described.
THE roe BENEFIT.
The performance In Booths Theatre To.
day for the benefit OF the Poe statue Iund
tletted over 95, 600,