The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-01
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NEW York, August 3I.-Mrs. Alice
Mcmahon, charged with strangling hel
husband at tenement house up town
Friday night, was discharged yester-
| day, the Coroner's Jury finding that
death ensued from disease of the heart.
Alien, tho "wickedest man." who has
been preparing for a reform, made up
his mind on Saturday, and closed his
Water Street Dancing. house, and at
tended the Howard Mission services,
devoutely engaged in prayer, and last
evening held prayer meeting in his
Water Street den.
Charles Newell and James Malcom
were arrested last evening. charged by
Mrs. Sargent, Indy of fifty years OF
age, with having assaulted and COM
| mitted an outrage upon her person In
Central Park yesterday afternoon. AT
ter she and lady companion had driv-
en- in carriage about the park, two
men thrust themselves into the car
riage, and the driver drove under
committed, the lady companion affect
ing her escape by flight.
Recent disclosures relative to some
fire insurance companies in Jersey
City prove them 10 be frauds and bo-
gus concerns. The names OF these boz
gus companies were, The Mariners,
The Merchants, The Mechanics, The
agents are said to be in every State In
the Union, but the concerns have been
closed for several days. Officers are
in search ofthe principals. The prime
movers in the companies was n man
named Logan, assisted by relatives
named Gambia, but the names of re-
spectacle persons were used rs pre-
text, and other officers OF different
concerns.
The Turner Festival, embracing del
egations from this vicinity, Boston, AL
bany, Troy, Buffalo, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Nashville, Richmond,
Savannah, and a large number OF other
cities, is in full blast at Morrisania.
Gen. Sigel is to deliver an address.
Hon. Francis Granger, Postmaster
General under Fillmore, died Friday
at Canandaigua.
At Session of the Fenian Union on
Sunday, President Savage delivered an
address urging tho members to vote
for Democrats or Republicans in COM
ing to political campaigns, who were
favorable to FeniRn cause. He then
insisted upon resigning and his resig-
nation was accepted, subsequently, n
Union of the two Savage wings of Fen
ians was affected and they met as one
body. a new constitution was adopt
0d at last nights Session, and remained
in Session Till after one o'clock this
morning.
All the cattle arriving are healthy.
a bale of new gulf cotton. unusually
long staple, sold to-day at 90 cents per
pound, for shipment to Havre.
A gentleman had his pocket pickea
of one hundred dollars at John Aliens
prayer meeting, to-day.
The authors of the Broadway theatre
outrage were o.day admitted TO bail in
$4,000 each, as the sufferers are proba-
bly, out OF danger.
The Post says the statement that the
Fenians' and Mechanics Insurance
Companies of Jersey City are fraudu-
lent is incorrect.
James Reilly, who twice previously
attempted the life of his wife, murdered
her on Saturday evening by throwing
her into the Thackemack river. He
was arrested. ...
The Tammnny delegates to the AL
bRuy Convention were selected 10 day,
and instructed to vote us II unit for
Hoffman for Governor.
Gen. Rosecrans arrived here ycsler-
day.