The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-26
New York LIENS.

New YORK, August 25.-The journey
men tailors here last night organized
for a strike.
Mrs. Jordon was discharged from Gus
tody yesterday on the charge of killing
one Nicholson, who murderously as
saulted her and her husband.
Nash's harness factory, on Flatbusl
avenue, Brooklyn, was burned las
night. Loss $4,000.
Seventeen diseased cattle found theil
way to this city. Five were traced to d
butcher on Stanton street, where they
had been cut up and sold to the inhabit'
ants of the 18th ward. One died before
it could be slaughtered. The butcher
was not arrested. The others have not
been traced as yet, but it Is supposed
they have been ssld to citizens as good
beef.
Patrick Morrissey, yesterday after
nosn, stabbed his mother while in York
vile Police Court, where she had just
entered complaint against him for NOR
tally stabbing his sister. lie was ar
rested. His sister will die.
Henry King and Jacob Meyer fell
overheard during the fight of roughs on
q steamboat going to the prize hight,
yesterday, and We're drowned.
The examination of the councilmen
arrested on a charge of contempt OF
court, was not proceeded with this morn
ing, owing to the absence of Charming
Sbafer, counsel for the contestants
Judge Barnard said that from the state
ments made to him this forenoon, he
did not believe the Board of Council
men intended to commit contempt
against the court. The case was then
continued until tomorrow.
Henry j. Raymond, Esq, returned Oh
the steamer Perriere, greatly improved
in health by his European visit.
The past sixty days have been anu
sually prolific of criminal deeds. Dur
ing that brief period eleven murders
sixty-two murderOus assaults and TWEEN
ty suicides, besides the usual compile
ment of minor Outrages, have beer
chrOnicled.
Samuel j. Beebe, one of the founders
of the New York Stock Exchange, died
recently, aged eighty-three.
John Hoffman, n French chemist
committed suicide yesterday with cor.
rosive sublimate, dying in horrible ag
ony. Domestic difficulties was the
cause.
Rumor says that the recent death OF
of the keeper of an up town fashionable
brothel is being Investigated, and sus
picions are entertained that her deatl
was FASTENED by poison administered 10y
q boarder.
Jerry Croker and Henry Andrews, o
Hartford, have gone to Troy, where
they will start for this city in light
wherries. They will row to Peck Slip
where they will ship one of their boats
on one of the Hartford steamers and &c
as far as Sayshells and pull up the river
to Hartford, where they expect to reach
by Saturday night.
The managers of the New York, New
foundland and London Telegraph Com.
pany announce that on the first of Sep,
TENDER the tariff of rates, will be re-
duced. Messages of 10 words will be
sent from this city to any point in
Great Britain and Ireland for Sl6.65 in
gold or S24.25 in currency.
Sheriff O'Brien, in q letter to Justice
Shandley. defends the action of his
deputies at the Broadway Theatre, and
expresses willingness to assume all the
responsibility. He asserts that they
were assaulted by an armed mob OF
carpenters, seene-shif.ers and actors,
and believing themselves in jeopardy
resented the violence with firearms.
The Fenian Convention continued in
secret session to-day. The annual re-
port of Chief Executive Savage was
n
nent President, made an address. The
military members of the brotherhood
are also holding a convention, with
Gen. Dennis Burke as temporary chair
man.
There is nothing further in relation
to the cattle disease.