The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-26
New York Items.

NEW YORK, June 25.-A heavy hail
storm fell in Broome county, this State,
yesterday, and materially damaged
corn fields, frnit trees and gardens
Some hail stones fell as large rs hens,
eggs.
At the inquest over the bodies of the
victims of the late disaster in the Bow
cry extended testimony was taken.
That of the practical machinists exam
ined went to show that the engine was
undoubtedly defective The valves
were out of order, and the boiler rusty.
Isaac c. Applewhite and Joseph Chap
iran, arrested recently on charge OF
killing a man named O'ROmke, in Fer
nandina, Florida, were yesterday dis
charged by Justice Bowling, as the
Florida authorities had failed to take
any actiom in the matter.
4 call is to be issued for an Interna-
tiOnal Convention, in Portland, Maine,
fer the purpose of attracting attention,
if possible, TO the harbOr of that city,
as point for the expectation of West
ern produce and to the advantages of
direct line of railroad across the con-
tinent, uniting Halifax, Portland, Buff
falo, Detroit, Chicago and San Francis
CO by one connected chain of railways.
The convention will probably be held
on Tuesday, August 4.
A Washington dispatch TO the Tele-
gram says considerable interest is felt
here from the indications that the lead
ers of the Soldiers and Sailors COnven-
tion, TO be held hero on the 81 of July,
strongly insist on the nomination of
Hancock.
After the boat race yesterday. Brown
was tainted by the mem bers of row.
dy boat club, who had bet upon him,
with selling the race. A disturbance
arose in which the club were only pre-
vented from roughly using Brown by
the intervention of the police.
Mr.. John W. Denver, Esq, an atlida-
Wit clerk of the Commissioner of Emi-
grafton ut Castle Garden, recently re-
signed his position, and has filed
with Richard o. German, Chairman
of the Irish Emigration Society,
several very serious charges of mis-
treatment of emigrauts against the Com
missioner.
Three alleged Lottery dealers were ar
rested yesterday on n charge of vio-
lating the laws of the State against lot
teries, and they were held to bail in the
sum of $4,000 each.
The master masons held another meet
ing yesterday evening. A number of
resolutions were unanimously passed,
all tending to resist the eight hour sys-
TEN sought to be introduced and invit-
ing all other master mechanics to join in
the opposition. A more permanent or
ganization was perfected and :he Exec
utive committee will meet every even
ing until the strike is ended.
In the case Of Sedgwick. assignee,
against James X. Place and others, a
motion was made in the United States
Circnit Court to set aside the assign
ment of the defendants prosperity; that
the assignee be compelled to account
and be restrained from further eXecu-
tioI Of the trust. The motion was
denied.
Ferdinand Sulzbergcr, Geo. Strauss,
Charles Hiestna, Jacob Fletcheimer and
William Silver were convicted in the
United States District Court, on Mon
day, of defrauding the revenue. Silver
was never arrested, and the other de-
PENDANTS were out on bail. When the
jury returned their verdict of guilty
the prisoners were not to be found, nor
has any trace of them been discovered.
Governor Seymour addressed the
Jackson Central Association this oven.
ing.
Hartman, convicted of conspiracy to
remove whisky illicitly, was to-day
sentenced to $4,000 fine aud ten DAYS
imprisonment.