The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-21
8g Telegraph
10 TRR REGISTER.
New York Items.

of Dnblin. arrived in this city on Thurs
Sav last. from the Arctic regions, and
Gives some interesting particulars OF
HALLS Arctic researching expectation.
CAPTAIN Hall has ascertained definitely
the circumstances of the death of the
last two survivors of Sir John Frank
Inns party. Captain Crozier and a
Steward of one of the vessels died in
1864 near Southampton Island. Cap
tain Crozier's watch and other relics
are in Mr.. Halls pos secession, and he was
to start in February or March last with
an armed party of natives and Europe
ans to secure some records left by
Franklin's men in King Williams Land.
The women of the Workingwomen's
Home No. 4, Elizabeth street, have
formed Workingwomen's Association
No. 2, with nearly one hundred men,
bers, appointing Mrs. N. X. Putnam as
. delegate to the National Labor Union
Congress, which is to assemble ia this
city on Monday next.
The floating pen litigation, which IN
wolves the right to patent for re-
cording instrument in ocean telegraphy,
was called up before Judge Bennett, In
the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday,
on O motion to dissolve an injunction
against its sale by the defendant. The
Court reserved its decision.
The Werkingnen's Union held
meeting last night, at 267 Bowery, to
arrange for the reception of delegates
from other cities to the National Labor
Union to take place next Monday in
the forenoon, at Gernania Hall. Great
indignation was expressed at the dis
couragement lately given by the Beard
of Supervisors to the eight hour move
ment by their notification to the brick
layers on the new county court house
that they must in future W ork ten hours
q day, instead of eight. A committee
was appointed to demonstrate with
them and to explain the great benefits
that would accrue to the workingmen
hours of manual labor.
Officer Herman, who was committed
by Coroner keenan, for the shooting OF
McCabe, as the Coroner disagreed with
his Jury, who rendered a verdict to the
effect that the shooting was accidental,
was yesterday released on his own re-
cognizance, by order of the District
Attorney.
John Rogers, who was committed to
the City Prison by Coroner keenan,, on
the charge of having caused the death
of one Michael Mullane, alias Miller,
was Yesterday liberated on bail.
John Reilly, alias Red Reilly, WIN.
Phillips and John Kelly were yesterday
charged before Justice Dodge with
breaking into the premises of Emil Els
man, of 1874 East Twenty-sixth street,
aud stealing quantity of household
goods valued at $500. The prisoners
were caught in the act.
Temk lie & Marsh, brokers, publish
card pronouncing as totally false the
report of their failure.
Two men, who refused to give their
names, were arrested yesterday on sus-
picion of swindling. They have re-
ceived letters addressed to X. Clyde,
which showed that they pretended to
be fortune-tollers.
The shipment of specie for Europe
amounts to $4,000.
The extensive carpet factory of +. s.
Higgins a. Co., on West Forty-third
street, was partially destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, $4,000; not fully
insured.
A special from Vietz, France, last
evening, says: A closer examination of
the ruins of the cartridge factory and
an official investigation as to the num-
Der of persons employed in the works
leads to the still more sorrowful conclu-
sion that as persons were killed and ITO
very badly wounded by the explosion
which occurred this morning.
The loss by fire in Higgins carpet
factory this morning, was Sl75,0O0.
Some eleven hundred people are thrown
out of work by the fire.
Senator Sprague is reported as being
confined to his house, in Providence,
with broken leg.
The deaths in this city the past W eek
were sis.
A negro girl committed suicide, yes
terday, in Jersey City, by taking Paris
green.
An apparatus used to hoist bricks and
mortar, at the building, corner of Canal
street and Broadway, fell this evening
in consequence of tackle block becom-
ing unlocked, and killed two labOrers.
A boy standing on the walk Twas struck
by falling brick and badly injured.
1t is now stated that none of the firms
announced as having failed, in Wall
and Broad street, yesterday, have sus-
pended, but on the contrary are in full
operation.
John Septon, a we'll known comedian,
died suddehly to-day at his residence in
this city.
An extensive fire occurred at Bergen
City, N. j., this evening. Seven new
frame houses in Bergen avenue, only
three of which were occupied, were
destroyed. Loss $4,000. Six families
were made houseless by the conhagra-
ton. 1t is understood that the build
ings were insured.