The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-25
NEW YORK.
Preparations for the Reception OF
the Grand Duke Alexis.

New YORK, September 23.--The
committee appointed to make prepara-
tons for the reception of the Grand
Duke Alexis are preparing for an i'm
posing display, including torchlight
procession and military parade, grand
ball at Academy Of Music, banquet
at Jerome Park, and steamboat ex-
cursion to West Point. ,
New YORK, September 23.-Last
evening destructive fire broke out in
the chair factory Of Platt, Ingersoll &
Co., at the foot Of Oak street, Green
point The flames spread rapidly. and
were with difficulty subdued. The loss
on building and stock was about SD.
900. The fire originated in the engine
room.
The International.
New YORK, September 23.-Euro-
pean advices say that the international
is spreading so rapidly in Germany that
Bismarck, in alluding to the subject,
remarked that political cares have given
place to the cares of socialism, and that
the latter disturb him more than ,ythe
former.
TaiIn-s' Strike A~it.tpd. "a
NEW YORK, September PA strike
is now being agitated among the tailors
in large establishment, which prom
ises to become general. The men de-
mand an increase Of wages, which the
employees are unwilling to grant.
Accident TO the Yacht Liy0nia.
Intelligence was received here yester-
day, that Commodore Ashburys yacht
Livonia, which sailed from Cowes, on
the % instant, for New York, to COM
pete with the New York yacht club, in
the coming regatta for the Queens cup,
had her bow stove in bv a gale, after
being three days out. She was taken
to Portland, England, for repairs.
Surrendered Himself
Captain George S. Leach surrendered
himself to the authorities yesterday to
answer charge of scuttling the ship
Euterpe at sea, the punishment for
which is death. The examination will
probably take place next week.
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY.
John j. OBrien, President Of the
Olive Social club, and a well known
politician, was stabbed about haltpast
one this morning by a man named
Daniel Foley, at the Broadway House,
corner OF Grand and Elm streets. The
wound, which was on the left side be-
tween the sixth and seventh ribs, was
fatal, and the unfortunate man died be-
lore reaching the Spring Street Station
House. The murderer and victim were
iellow-boarders and friends, and the
quarrel was concerning the reputa ton
of a cousin of the deceased. Foley
was Immediately arrested.
Discharged for Political Reasons.
A large number Of men employed in
the general postoflce were discharged
yesterday on grounds OF political ma
ture.
After n FOrger.
Detectives arrived here from Chicago
late last evening to arrest Sands, late
book-keeper OF Silzebaker & Gulfn, in
this city, whose check for S6l5 he had
raised to Sl6l5 and then abscouded.
The RosenwIs Case.
Jane johnson, servant of DR.. Rosen-
wig, the late abortionist, charged with
the death OF Alice Bowlesby, is now
convalescent and will be able to appear
when called upon. 1t is stated she can
iully identify the trunk in which the
remains of Miss Bowlesby were placed
as belonging 10 Rosenwig. The.exam-
ination will be fixed for an early day.
Suicide.
William Chamberlain, OF No. 81
Lexington avenue, formerly clerk IN
the Board of Health departm ent; shot
himself through the head, this alter
noon, in Central park. No cause for
the act is assigned.
Fatal shooting ARRAY.
This afternoon, during a fight, be-
tween Joseph Memlan and Jno. Nc
Mel Dicks, on the schooner Mary, OF
Belfast, the latter was stabbed in the
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