The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-08
New York Items.

NFw YORK, September 7.-General
Satos Ocostora, ex-president of Colum
bia, who headed the movement which
resulted in the deposition of MOsquera,
has arrived in this city. He is accredit-
ed as Minister of Columbia to this
country.
The reign of ruflianism has been in
augurated in Newark, n. j., and assaults
on officers have been very frequent.
Three separate fights, i'll all of which
officers were severely handled, occurred
there yesterday, and another affair as
sumed such riotous aspect the Mayor
was called On personally to restore
order.
A gang of Yorkville roughs were, yes
terday, arraigned before Justice Reilly
of the Fourth District Police Court, on
q charge eff making descent Cd a Iiq'
uor saloon, corner of Seventy-slxth
street and Third avenue. According to
the affidavit of the proprietor they
robbed him, pillaged the place, destroy
ed the furniture, and then set tire TO the
premises. Bail was required OF each to
answer the charge in the COurt OF Cen
eral Sessions.
The inquest on the body of Henry
LYON, who was killed in his store, at VI
South street, on Friday last, was held
Yesterday afternoon by Coroner Keenan,
aud Jury, who found the deceased
died from pistol shot.
A strong determination is evinced by
certain manufacturers i'll New Jersey to
resist the operation of the new law for
the prevention of boiler accidents. They
claim that it was job foisted through
the Legislature by interested parties III
New York, and that the preventive
measures directed were less effective and
more expensive than those now i'll use.
Trouble is expected if the attempt is
made to enforce the law.
1t is stated that q powerful and rich
company has been formed in London,
with Cyrus w. zelda controlling man,
to form n continuous line of telegraph
from England to China, by way OF the
Mediterranean, Egypt and India. This
Company has purchased the cable linz
from Malta to Alexandria and is abOnt
to relay the cable in deep water.
The base ball match to-day between
the Athletics of Philadelphia and the
Atlantics of Brooklyn was won by the
former, the score being 81 against :.
y
clerks from the Custom House yeStor
day.
A contract has been made by Gen.
Newton with the Submarine Company
for the removal of the wreck of the
steamer Scotland, at SANDY Hook,
for SG3,3OO. Congress appropriated
100000.
A billiard match, French carCm game,
has been arranged between Foster and
DecIy.
Five prisoners, including four burg
lars and one highway Iobber, escaped
from Queens county jail, at Hampstead,
on Saturday. They knocked the iailor
down and made their way off, but the
TAILOR shortly recovered, raised the
alarm, and, with the citizens, captured
three of them. The highwayman es
capped.
A young man named Crabtree was
run over at Fremont, yesterday, by the
Hudson Railroad train, losing one leg.
Suit has been commenced by the firm
of A. T. Stewart x Co., of this city,
against l.. T.. Hopkins and others, Of
Cincinnati, for the foreclosure of a
mortgage on real estate. The amount
claimed by Stewart & Co. is sol.
jim Hagerman and Patsy Dillon yes
terday fought forty-four rounds in one
hour and iifty-nine minutes, at the Pal
isades, for 500. Patsy won the money.
Both were severely bruised.
Robert w. Hopson, who killed Lyon,
the liquor dealer Friday night, was adj
mitted to bail this morning in the sum
of $4,000.
Three days have been set apart for
prayer for the intentions of the Pope in
all the Catholic Churches of Brooklyn
this week.
Abijah Mann, formerly prominent
politician, died in Auburn yesterday.