The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-28
New York LIENS.


New YORK, January 27.-In the in
vestigation held yesterday in the cas-
of DR.. Kennedy, whose partner, Powers
is ia custody on a charge of producin:
his death, it was shown that Power
was living under an assumed name, anC
that a great portion of the property
claimed by him was in kennedy's name
The Jury rendered verdict 10 the effect
that the whisky supplied to the deceased
by Powers, with fraudulent intent, was
the cause Of his death.
4 Caracas, Venezuela, letter of De-
cember IL, states that Mr.. Tallmadge
the American Commissioner in the Con.
vention for the settlement of American
claims. has been accused of fraud, and
the Government, it is announced, will
Immediately demand the abrogatiOn OF
the treaty. Mr.. Tallmadge is fully able
to disprove any imputatiOn against him
and the whole trouble is supposed to
have been induced by a wish to avoid
paying the heavy installments Already
adiudged to the United States.
Neil McGown, one of the seamen on a
strike, while engaged in dispute yes
terday with one Mccarthy, sailor
boarding house keeper runner, was
knocked down aud shot by the latter.
Mccarthy was arrested.
The Tribune says that last October
one George Williamson hired base
ment, No. Is Canal street, for the oSten-
sible purpose of opening trunk store.
He cut the floor one night into the shop
above and stole $4,000 worth of millinery
goods and was arrested with the plum
der in his possession, as he was attempt
ing to cart it away, and committed to
prison without bail. The papers in his
case were sent to the district attorneys
Office Just before the election, and no
further proceedings have been taken.
This man has been identified rs the man
who. made the daring attempt to rob
the Pork Bank.
A champion skating match for $4,000
took place yesterday at the New Jersey
Rink, resulting in favor of Frank
Swift.
About $4,000 in checks and 4l6
shares of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, in tin box, were stolen from
the counter of the cOmpany's Office in
Wall street, yesterday. No arrests.
The payment of checks and transfer of
stock have 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
candle by her husband. Both were
drunk at the time.
Rev. DR.. Littleiohn was to-day con-
secrated Episcopal Bishop of Long Isl
and.
II. o. Walbridge, wealthy citizen
of Ithaca, was killed at Bergen Tunnel
by the outward bound Erie express
train while endeavoring to take a train
bound another direction.
The examination of Tom McGibney,
to-day, showed he knew nothing of the
Rogers murder, and he is to be return
ed to Sing Sing prison Immediately.
The sailors strike is ended, the ship
ping masters having acquicsccd in 4
new and higher scale of prices. As re-
CARDS that of the job printers the om-
ployes have resolved to give an ad-
vance of three cents per thousand ems.
At a meeting of the Fire Commission
ers to-day, q list of l5S persons, upon
whose premises had been found kerosene
oil OF aquality below the fire test, was
reported by the committee on Combusti.
bles, who offered resolution that they
ee lhsIIucte" TO prosecute each person
for violation of the law. M action was
taken. INC same committee reported
that the slOOp Southport. from, o.
necticut, brought, few DAYS 400 - tLo
foot OF Broone street, ~ cases Of MIR.
glycerine, aid it being impossible. on no
count Of the ice in the river. 10 remov,
it to the magazine, the explosive article
was seized.