The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-20
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 19.-The names o
the killed by the explosion OF the MT
engine last evening are not yet known
There were five killed; all young meI
under twenty years of age. One o
them was blown from the sidewalk
into the doorway of the Bowery The
atre, 20 feet from the concussion, which
also nearly overturned 3 street cal
which was crowded with people. Tit
wounded will number nearly forty
but many are hurt only slightly. Ont
account says the engineer in charge
was not a competent person, being
blacksmith. Edward Roche, one o
the firemen, who was wounded, states
that he was about fixing the safety
valve, the spring of which was broken
when the explosion occurred, the boil
er fortunately exploding downward
All the wounded but one, Mr.. +. Clark
of Connecticut, belong in this city. y
is thought that three or four more will
die of their injuries. The utmost ex-
element and conformation ensued In
the vicinity OF the explosion during
the night, but all Is quiet this morning.
The steamship Erin, from Liverpool,
has arrived.
The assault case of Mrs. Pollard
against the Crafty women was dis
missed yesterday. Pollard has filed a
complaint against his wife for threaten
ing MS NE.
has obtained verdict against Caroline
RiChingS for salary due for professional
services in opera.
A large number of valuable presents
from different German societies In the
West and other parts OF the United
States, continue to be received by the
Committee in charge of such things,
for the forthcoming SchutZenfest.
A National GOnUanfiOn nf work inc
men is called to be held i'll this city on
July 2, to take into consideration what
course shall be pursued by them in the
present political campaign.
Mr.. Fenton will preside at the BAN
quet to the Chinese embassy on the 23d
inst.
The Committee of Arrangements for
docs not meet until two days before the
assemblage of the Convention, when
arrangements will be made for the dis
tribution of tickets of admission.
The Court of Appeals has decided
that the Board of Health has the power
TO forbid Strengthening in the built up
portions of the city and to forbid driv-
ing cattle through the streets.
The President has pardoned Joseph
Hasbroek, cashier of the First
National Bank of Hudson, who served
one year of term of i've years. i'm
prisonment for embeZzlement.
The prize money for the British ship
Cheshire, captured in 1861, by the war
steamer Augusta, while running the
blackade at Charleston, and amount
ing to 800, 900, is now ready for distribu-
tion.
General Grant and family leave
Washington next Wednesday for
Cheyenne.
The annual legatta of the Now York
Yacht Club was concluded to-day.
The sloop Gussie, AZ tons, owned and
built by Henry Steers, sailed the 40
miles to the light ship and back in four
hours and thirty-three minutes and
won the cup. The sloop White Wing,
1853 tons, carried away her center board
on the west bank. The schooner Mag
gle, IL tons, won the schooner cup by
allowance of time, her actual time be-
ing four hours and twenty-three min
utes; the schooner Idler, 1873 tons, be-
ing second, and her time four hours
and twenty and half minutes; Silvie,
106 tons, third, in four hours and
twenty-five minutes; and Ramble, 164
tons, fourth, in four hours and thirty
minutes.
Vice-Commodore Benefits DaunL-
less, 262 tons; Sappho, 274 tons; Fleur
De Lis, 90 tons, and Pauline, 81 tons,
dill not start to-day.