The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-14
New York Items.

New YORK, November 13.-Nine thou
sand dollars in bills were stolen from
the Mechanics Bank, in Court street,
Brooklyn, on Tuesday, by all adrolt
thief, who, with two confederates, en-
tered the Office about enc o'clock in the
afternoon. The two clerks present
were engaged by two of the thieves,
while the third emptied the drawers
nearest him. -,
William and Manghen Carter, broth
ers, from Canada, while on q drunken
spree Yesterday morning, attacked Mr.
England, managing editor of the Sun,
and got beaten themselves. They were
arrested and held to bail.
The Cigar Manufacturers Association
Yesterday agreed to pay an advance In
prices of one dollar per thousand antll
the LIST of January next, and an addl-
tional one dollar from that time until
the 1st of May next, provided that the
state of business will permit.
Christopher Huffman, who was MUIR
derously assaulted by ruffians on the
Friday preceding the election, is recov-
ering from the effects of the severe beat
ing which lie received.
General Grant and family are at the
Metropolitan Hotel. The General goes
to West Point tomorrow and will re-
turn on Monday to spend the week.
The steamers Erie and Ontario, at
Boston, have been purchased by Gem.
modore Vanderbilt, and it is said will
run between the Pacific coast and some
foreign port. ;.
DR.. Hayes, the Arctic explorer, in his
lecture last evening before the Geo
graphical Society, expressed his utmost
confidence in being able, with steam
er, to reach the Polar Sea, and said he
was willing to attempt it in the interest
and for the honor of the nation. lie
thought the Government might be per-
suaded to lend the expedition a good
stout ship.
A Raleigh special announces the ar
rival Of quantity of arms from the
North at the State Arsenal.
The so-called Gamble poisoning case
resulted in thedischarge of Mr.. Gamble,
and Mrs. Hujus is accused of being GRIM
inal to the death of Mrs. Gamble.
At special meeting of the Metropol-
itan Board of Health held yesterday
evening, it was resolved that after the
first of January next, the law requiring
underground lodging and sleeping
rooms shall not thus be occupied, unless
with the sane lion of the Board, shall
be enforced. The Sanitary Superintend.
ent was directed to make inspection OF
all such rooms in New York and Brook
llyn. and report the location with the
name of the proprietor, aud state
ment of the condition of the premises
General w. +. Smith has telegraphed
to the Captain General of Cuba that
there is no truth i'll the rumor that he is
in any way connected with tho tiliibus
tering expedition fitted out for that
Island. The Captain-G General in his re-
ply begs him to assist as far as possible
in discouraging such an unlawful enter
prise.
The Rev. DR.. LittlejOhn, of Brooklyn,
will decline the BishOpric of Central
| New York. An election will be held
next Wednesday for Bishop of the new
Diocese of Long Island, fsr which Mr..
LittleiOhn is candidate.
A call, signed by large number OF
clergyman and laymep of the Evangel-
ical denominations IN the United States,
has been issued for convention IN this
city, from the 18th to the Goth inst, for
discussion of the topics and an eluci-
datiou of views for q more free develop
ment of Christian zeal, and rendering
more efficient the energies of the church.
Joseph Moore and Michael Kennedy
in this city, and Aaron Franklin in Jer-
sey City, have been held to bail for be-
ing concerned in the naturalization
frauds.
James Henderson, alias w. z. Moore,
was committed for trial rs the author
of an attempted swindle on the Fourth
National Bank.
The subcommittee of the Congress
sional committee on Retrenchment con-
tinued its investigation to-day into the
alleged whisky frauds. Some of the
principal witnesses have not yet been
secured.
Horace Mann, eldest son of tho late
Hon. Horace Mann, died ut Cambridge,
Massachusetts,, on Wednesday, aged "a
years.
Messrs. Mayer, Morton, McNichol and
number of members of the Philadel-
phia Common Council, left here for
Boston this evening to inspect the work
ings of the municipal government in
the club"