The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-24
NEW YORK.
Reduction on Freight.

NEW YORK, August 23.-All the
western freight lines reduced the rates
yesterday and ruinious competition is
being carried on. The rates now are
the lowest known since 1861. A heavy
amount of freight will probably be
Immediately shipped by the western
merchants.
Horrible Tragedy.
A horrible tragedy occurred in East
Fifteenth street, early this morning.
A man named Felix Dorsey, returned
to his home about three o'clock this
morning, and quarreling with his wife,
seized knife and cut her throat from
ear to ear; he then attempted to cut the
throats of his two children, who, how
ever evaded him by hiding beneath the
bed; one of them was badly cut in the
hand. He then deliberately cut his own
throat and fell corpse. 1t is supposed
Dorsey became insane as he had been
previously subjected to attacks of in
sanity.
The Vacancy In the commissioners
Office.
The question of whether there is a
vacancy in the office OF the Chief Dep
uty Commissioner of the Revenue Bu-
reau will have to be submitted TO the
Law Department for decision. The
Auditor, by whom accounts for salary
would have to be passed, still holds
that there is no vacancy until the SEN
ate has confirmed Mr.. Douglass as
Com missioner.
The Italian Demonstration.
The general committee for the con-
duct of the forthcoming Italian demon
stration met last night. The General
Assembly has received communications
from several societies in response to in
vitatons and also letter from Governor
Hoffman stating that official engage
ments at the Capital prevented his at
tendance as requested. Horace Greeley
also excused himself on the grounds Of
prior engagements but gave the meet
ing his earnest sympathy.
Success Of the New Loan I'm Europe.
The following is from a Washington
special to the Times: News from
London to-day reports the success ofthe
Syndicate in disposing of almost the
whole of the $S,O00,O00 of the new loan
which was assigned to Europe. 1t
creates much enthusiasm here. 1t IL
expected the advantage gained will he
followed up as fast as possible.
Another Murder.
Another horrible murder occurred to-
night at 9j Greene street, where Thos.
Lynch quarreled with man named
Robine native of Calcutta, and was
stabbed by him in the left breast. The
wound will probably prove fatal. 1t
was done with an ordinary penknife.
Both the men were under the influence
Of fliQuor.
The Trouble in the Republican
Party.
NEW YORK, August 23.-The Times
and Tribune are still discussing the
movements of the Republican factions;
the Tribune correcting what the Times
asserts, and the Times declaring that
the Tribune seeks to avoid the Times
charges by mixture of denial and
accusation. The Union Republican
General committee, OF which Mr.. Gree
lev is the chairman, is charged with
aiming at division among the Re-
publicans of this city, by reason of its
refusal to cooperate with the organl-
zation known as the Custom House
party. and out of the dilemma caused
by these two organizations, Mr.. Gree.
lev believes the safest and easiest way
is for the Republicans, under the Union
Republican General committee, to de-
feat the Murphy circulars, as they had
been before defeated AS it now stands,
the State Convention will have to decide
between rival parties. Mayor Hall
saws he will send statement OF the city
accounts and debts to the Board OF
Alderman, and the county accounts
and debts to the Board Of Supervisors
to-day, and that the statements will be
accompanied by message o; recon-
mendation.