The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-28
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81.
About $40 900 in checks and 446 shares
belonging to the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, in a tin box, were stolen
from the Company's office in Wall ST.,
yesterday; no arrests. The payment
Of checks and transfer oi stock has been
stopped.
Ellen Whalen, of Brooklyn, died
last night from the effects of burns
received Sunday night during the fire
in her room, which caught by the
upsetting OF 81 candle by her husband.
Both were drunk at the time.
The Tribune says that last October,
one George Williamson, hired base
mont, No. S. Canal Street, for the os-
tensible purpose of opening trunk
store. He cut the floor one night into
the shop above and robbed the store OF
$4,000 worth of millinery goods and
was arrested with the plumber in his pos
session as he was attempting to get
IL away and was committed to prison.
The paper in his care was sent to the
district attorny's Office, but were taken
away from there by Alderman Cornan
lust before the election and no further
proceedings have been taken. This
man has been identified as the man
who made a daring attempt to rob the
York bank last Saturday.
A champion skating match for 81 600
took place ut New Jersey, resulting in
favor off. Swift.
An investigation was held yesterday
in the case OF DR.. Kennedy, whose part
ner, Powers, is in custody on the charge
OF producing his death. 1t was shown
that Powers was living under an as
sumed name, and great portion of the
property claimed by him was in Ken
nedV's name. The jury rendered ver-
dict to the effect that whisky supplied
to the deceased by Powers, with fraud
ulent intent, had caused his death.
~ Canacos, Venezula. letter OF De-
cember 11th, states that Mr.. Tallmadge,
the American Commissioner in the
convention for the settlement OF Amerl-
can claims, has been accused OF fraud,
and the government, it is announced,
Immediately demand the abrogation or
the treaty. Mr.. Tallmadge is fully able
to disprove any imputation against
him, and the whole trouble Is supposed
10 have been induced by a wish to avoid
paying the heavy installments already
| adjusted to the United States. .
Neil McGawn, one of the seamen on
a strike. while in dispute yesterday
with one Mccarthy, saloon boardi ng
housekeeper runner, was knocked
down and shot by the latter. Mccarthy
was arrested.
Rev. DR.. Littlejohn was, to-day, con-
secrated Episcopal Bishop OF Long
| Island.
H.O. walbridge, a wealthy citizen OF
Ithaca, was killed at Bergen Tunnel,
on the outward bound Erie Express
train, while endeavoring to take train
bound in another direction.
The examination of Tom McGibney,
TO Ciav, showed that he knew nothing oi
the Rogers murder, and he Is to be re-
turned 10 Sing Sing prison immediately
The sailors strike Is ended. the ship
ping masters having acquiesced In the
new and higher scale of prices. AS
regards that of the job printers, the en-
plOyers have resolved to give an ad-
vance OF three cents per thousand ems
At meeting of the Fire Commits
sioners to-day, list Of 15S persons
upon whose premises had been found
kerosene oil of quality below the hrt
test, was reported by the Committee or
Combustibles, who offered. a resolution
that thew be instructed to prosecute
each person for violation OF the law
No action was taken.
The same committee reported that thu
sloop Southgate, from Connecticut
brought few days ago to the foot o
Broome street, 2I cases of nitro-glycer
Inc, it being impossible, on account o
the ice in the river, to remove 1t to thu
magazine. The explosive article was
seized.
ROCHESTER,, January %.
A: HYATT alias Samuel r. Allen anC
seven others, were arrested here on
charge of conspiring to defraud tn
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
ont of S., 600. Hyatt had his life insur
ed to that amount and sold his policy
to a lawyer named Garlock, and shortly
after had report circulated that he wa
drowned while hunting. The case will
be tried Immediately.