The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-20
Sundays Dispatches
NEW YORK.
Concert and Banquet.

New YORK, May l9.-The concert
and banquet in honor Of Franz A6t,
the German composer, now in the city,
came off last night. The concert was
held at Steinway Hall and the banquet
was given at the quarters OF the Eeetho-
ven Mmnnerchor on Filth street. Both
were largely attended and brilliantly
successful.
Destructive Fires
are raging on Long Island in the Vi
cinity OF Yaphauk, on the track Of the
Long Island railroad. Above :hree
thousand cords of wood have been de-
stroyed Loss 5000.
Decoration Day.
the Memorial Committee Of the
Grand Army of the Republic net last
night and arranged the programme for
the services on decoration day. < pros
cession of the posts of the Grand Army
OF the Republic in conjunction with the
orphans Of the Union and home
schools takes place, after which they
participate in the ceremonies Ct the
Academy OF Music in the afternoon.
The Eight.Hour Movemort.
The carvers and plumbers intend
striking in a few d tys tor the eight hour
movement. The master builders and
carpenters met in Cooper Union last
evening, when the advisatlity OF con-
ceding to the demands Of the eigh!-hour
strikers was discussed. Nothing definite
will be done until the action OF the mas
meeting OF master carpenters, to he held
Monday evening, is learned. Numerous
strikes are now in progress in this city
for the eight hour law and are com
, mented on by the morning press. The
World deprecates the irtrmidations
oh have been used by some classes
"t,Lo strikers toward the workmen not
;ncI;ned . join the strike. 1t however
,h;nls ,ho me for the strikes ha. been
weII M cboaer @ I'd that they will most
nrobsbIy be- an, 'cesSfuI. The Times
suggests the estabIis tment OF boards of
Cancellation and arbiu 'tion, a. in hu
rope, to settle the difFere ' r. E'Iy
the strikers and employers '"s ne,ouI oou
thinks the masters can affol - .En .Gn
cede to the mems demands, ~ a'
combinations OF worklngmer : "
taught capitalists lesson.
There is considerable excitement
among the workingmen here relative to
the general strike for the eiCht-hour
system of labor tomorrow. All the
principal trades have decided to turn
out, and not less than 10000 men will |
leave work tomorrow. Work is brisk |
here now, and employers have large
contracts on hand, and it is thought
they must soon concede to the demand. |
The brlcklayes decided tonight rot 20
accept the compromise offered by the
employers, that made the first Of July |
the day on which the system should 60 |
into effect. They strike to-mor:ow.
The Summer Exodus
Of tourists, &c, to Europe continues. |
Upwards OF one thousand persons, in
cluding many very prominent citizens,
have left as cabin passengers BY the
various European steamship lires.
Robbery.
Yesterday forenoon daring robbery
was perpetrated on the bank messenger
OF the Gallitan National Bank. The
messenger was collecting and bad a
large sum OF money on his person, when |
three men accosted him, aud after jost-
ling him somewhat roughly, they lett |
He discovered that they had robbed
him Of $1,000 in gold certificates and
S400 in cash. The detectives are work |
ing up the case, and payment ot the
checks has been stopped.