, 1869-02-01
NEW YORK,
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune;

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune;
New YORK. Jan, al.
WALL STREET BRoKERs EXCITED.
There is excitement among Wall Street cspl-
la1eS oses the movements Of AttceEof Webster
toz collecting the tar upon capitalists in business.
Most OF the leading brokers have consulted their
concsc a to the proper courte to pursue when
unaef examination. They agree that the Assessor
has no right to question them about their busl-
Eeex but the latter has determined to mako a
tno1ongh investigation Of the matter, The or
deial examination will commence on Wednesday.
Ihe brokers are cndeRvo,tng to have the pro-
cceoings secret. hut are not likely to.sueeeei,
cRETAE RELIEF Fund,
Parties engaged in raising money for the Cfe-
tan relief 'tnnd say that they hare been rcsy sue
ecsstpl, and subscriptions poorlng In rapidly,
and talr In aid OF the Increment Is contera-
plated.
TIE RIGHT 70 KAEE r1LocrrKpEs.
Makers Of yelocipedes here and elsewhere arr
oc1rR 1otided that oce dim Of New YORK carriage
makers haTe purchased the right for the United
oAtes granted TO & Frenchmau in 1866, and will
oppose Infringement The announcement
eantea much eomnoiion among vcloclpodists
here.
.. GONE 70 WASHINGTON.
seTttA capitalists wtrt 10 Warrington, TO.
night, to use lhesr influence in favor Of the meas.
ard railways.
1HE TRENCH cApLn.
The New jersey Legislature will pro babls rlve
permission Tor landing the French cable on tic
Jct:ey ccast. Partlc. from Massachusetts arc
endeayos1rg to secure t.s landing at place near
Du1buEy, and have commenced the erection OF
buildings for the receiving ~cnd ol the cable.
tCsT TOO IATK.
An officer from ultnots arrived here this N ora.
if1U AffcJ EbnrtcA Mnnfrn4n Hafs svs,
called yesterday In the Liverpool steamer.
POLLARD ACCUSED or LING
The private secretary Of Collector Smythe re.
piles to the card Of E. 4. Poil11d, and aecu.cs
him Of lying about his appointmen, aud his In
tetVcE With smythe. The et,tetnent ia the
original card are repested. and chow n great dtf.
tcrc1ce Of opinion between smythe and Poi.
lard.
HE1StIvE RoBBERT.
Wn. Aorri, proprietor Of the G,mh!tug house,
tbd broadway, was robbed to nictt by two men
who tnicred hts eetAbll. hmgut and bound hin,
haEd and foot under threat OF instant deatb n hc
Feslstcd. They took 1890 In 1noucy, and hts
watch and 1ewclrJ, VALUED At 1900. stripping The
ewelry from Lis fingers afcs bi1dinR him The
police have no trace Of tho robbers.
COLLECTOR txyrHE wI1nnHAws
FEW 9osk. Jan. 3i.-lk II reported that 4 LET.
fss ae nss eeen secs,Sed II Washington from Col
1esos 1 Snyshs .ahorl.tnx tne wl'hdrsv.1 OF his
DECLINES 70 bE CANDIDATE.
Ex-aovescos Harley has written letter to tue
Rcpnhlican State Committee Of ConLcctjcnt
Withdrawing BIZ naEnE ~ a candidate for Con.
Gre6a from the Fret District.
1dEkT PACKAGE tTpLKy.
Henry Thoma*. a!los q. King, yesterday stote
paek.ee Q! money containing sl,ss5 nom The
counter ot the Chatham National Bank, bui be
Nas ectzed and the money Was recovered ue
N3s committed for tsiAI,
ATI1AF1kD MURDER.
"A mFstsr!ous attsmpt al murder was made In
Williamsburg inst night. 4 peEton named Or
mond visited the residence Of Rea:cc wui'c, On
Second sirech and for some unkkoHu reason at.
tempted 70 take hin HE with a razor or bowie
mig; Wh!te's head was terribly cur, but he CT
e1ped with life, and warned the police, who At
IN search OF the intended murderer.
~ 1AW-HtLL hCAxtp.
MnH fonK. Jan. 3l-The raw EuIlf Of John
~, =, Fs1ningdae, Paesaic Comfy, n j.,
~ Inss Ssa pn da, ,rh1.sdaJ night, BY ,necndary
6Tw IoxK, sAn. 81 -ThC steamer Dnran ~,
rived from Bfcmen, tta southam p,on. Janns1r "a
soprHAHr1od; y4n. sl.-'he ste1mthip Tcuto.
arrived to-day, on her way to Hamburg.