The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-30
New York Items.

New YORK, October 29.-Judge Bene-
dict delivered a charge to the Grand
Jury relative to the crime of fraudulent
naturalization similar to that of Judge
Blatchferd's, yesterday.
InitiatOry legal proceedings were TAX
en- to-day by j. w. Simouton against the
New York Tribune Printing Association
for publishing a libelous article this
morning, of personal nature, over the
signature of enc Geo. III. Butler.
The steamship Alaska brings $3.50, 900
in California treasure.
r. +. Perkins, Postmaster of San
Francisco, died on the passage to Pana-
ma.
At 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke
out in the large fve-story building,
No. 80 and 81 Wooster street, occupied
by Audrus Bros, shirt factory, j. X
w. Lyall, manufacturers of looms, and
Blossom & Co., paper collars. The en-
tire building was destroyed with its
valuable contents. At o'clock the
walls fell, damaging and destroying Nos
SO and 80 Wooster, and 40 Lawrence
streets, and other buildings. The fol-
lowing are the losses Audrus Bros,
$4,000, insured; Lyall, 800, 900, insured;
Blossom & Co., $4,000, insured; A. n.
Oracle, ST 900, insured in Western off,
ces; Thompson estate, $4,000; public
school building, S5000 Total loss,
quarter of u million.
The CorOner's jury ia the case OF
Thomas Kane, who was shot at the
Hunters Point fire, on Sunday, returned
verdict yesterday, charging David
Burke with the deed. Burke was there
upon committed to Jail at North Hemp
stead.
Butt REILLY and Abe Hecker, two no
ted pugilists, were up in the Jefferson
Market Police Court, yesterday, hav-
ing been arrested by the police while
engaged in a prize fight in the rear
yard Of q drinking saloon, III Broad
way. They had locked the doors aud
when the police came, at the call of the
proprietor, they had to be broken in
before they could gain adnittance.
REILLY was badly punished and the en-
tire party were released on $500 bail
each.
The HobOken murder trial was con-
cluded yesterday. Roche, the prisoner,
being found guilty of manslaughter.
Sentence was deferred
Joseph Bender was shot yesterday
while viewing the target practice of 4
large company ut Atlantic Garden
1t Is stated that new contract be
tween the Post Office Department and
Wells, Fargo IL Co for transportation
of overland mails TO California was
closed yesterday. By its terms the con-
tractors receive Sl5O,0O per anuum for
carrying the mails $40 miles and as the
progress of the Pacific Railroad de
creased the distances of transportation
the price paid is to be correspondingly
decreased. H. is estimated that the
contract will not cost the Government
mere than $4,000 if the railroad is
completed next July.
Two houses in Brooklyn were cOnsid-
erably damaged by fire last night,
caused by rockets sent up by political
procession.
In the Hudson county New Jerscy)
court, this A. NJ, Beigiu Hedcn, u negro
twenty years old, was convicted of
rape on girl eleven years old and SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment at
hard labor.
The examination of John O'Keefe
before the United States Commissioner,
Jackson, in Jersey City, on charge of
selling certificate of naturalization
to Michael Kelley, was resumed this A.
NJ. After the examination of witnesses
against the prisoner, further hearing
was adjourned to Saturday morning.
simon II. Liesser was brought before
commissioner Osborne this MORNING..
on the charge of uttering, as true, q false
certlheate OF naturalization. and selling
IL 10 person other than tho opa for
whom 1T was originally issued. The ac.
cused makes no secret of the transac-
ton, and says that seeing there wo" =
chance to make some money bv tbnsa
naturalizations he went into them and
realized handsome amouAt. He saws
the certificates cost him one dollar each
for the perquisite of the Clerk of the
Court, and he sold them for two dollars.
He was held for examination next Mon
day in default of 5000 bail.