The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-06
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, June O'-h. uC1NMni VI
the late firm Of Selmalr & Co., stock brok.
ers, charged with victlmizing the firm Of
Gebstan & Busy, by purchasing stocks
and paving worthless checks on the Bank
Of the Republic, was held in $4,000 bail
for further examination.
The greater portion Of the employees o!
steinway's piano factory, have accepted
the COMPROMISE offered by the firm, and
went TO work yesterday for ten hours win
ten per cent Of al increase IN pay,
The piano makers ore still holding OUT
In conjunction with the cabinet makers
Alta meeting In Ger.nania Hall, last night,
thew resolved to prevent the men from
going TO work on Steinway's compromise
to-day. ,,-,,.-,
Tho wood.turners, wheel.wrights and
backsmiths held meeting yesterday to
organize for action. The latter society,
including the Brooklyn membership,
number 1000 men and anticipated no
difficulty, as large number are already
working on the eight.hour system. The
car drivers will probably take similar
action soon. 1t Is said that the drug
clerks are beginning q movement for in
creased compensation.
Alfred Lagrave, q jobbing dry goods
dealer, has absConded leaving large
number Of heavy creditors, including
A T. Stewart g. Co., Il. B. Clatlln q
Co. and Arnold, Constable & Co
Lagrave secured goods Of various
firms on credit to the amount Of a quarter
million, and sold them at auction at hall
price and decamped, He is supposed to
bG in Europe.
VictOriaO. Woodruff, in q letter somt
three columns in length, accepts the nom
inAtion oil the Apollo Hall Convention FOL
the Presidency.
Red Cloud, Red Dog and the remainder
OF the Council, o part Of the Ogalla Sioux
arrived here last night and are quarteret
at the Grand Central Hotel. u
The depot Of the Underground Rail
way, the construction Of which will b.
commenced this week, will DO so con
nected with the new post office building
that the mail cars will be switched imme
diately into the basement Of the building
This arrangement, It Is expected, viii
save an hour on all mails coming over thl
New York Central, which are now trans
ported through the city by horses.
In tho Superior Court, at chambers
before Judge Bennett, application wa
made for an injunction against the North
Grn Pacific Railroad, TO prevent the com
pany from using subscriptions for bonds
10 purchase stock Of other railroads
Mr. Wolf brought the suit and the hear
ing Is set dOwnifOr Monday next
The grand jury today found an indiCt
ment against Abram Nelson, on charg
Of purlOining the private correspondence
Of Phelps, Dodge & Co.
This morning twenty-five men resumed
work, but half Of them quit before noon
fearing the crowd Of strikers who haI
gathered in the neighborhood and threat
ened to drive all the men from their work
The police were present to prevent dis
turbances. The striking blacksmith
marched in procession to Brewster's car
riage shop and arranged with the black
smiths working thele for q strike this al
ternoon. Demonstrations were also mad
on Suigor & Co.'s factory and half Of tn
men struck. Two hundred and thirt
men are employed in this factory. Suigo
&Co say the strike gives them no IN
easiness, as they can well afford to remail
idle few months. A grand demonstra
ton and parade will take place to-day.
The jerome Park races have been post
pOned on account Of rain.
The Brewers Congress met this morn
ing. Hon. Henry 0hausen made th
opening address, in which he contendeC
that the use Of beer was q necessity TO
the people in all northern and middle
climates, and the only way 10 diminish
intemperance was TO encourage its use
The Legislative Committee presented
report, in which they hope Congress viii
abolish the tax on malt liquors.
Gov. Hoffman; In reply TO communi
cation from the furniture employers, say
he has no control over the New Yofl
police, but it is his duty to do all in hi
power 10 preserve the public peace and t
see that the laws are fully and firmly en-
forced, and that capital and labor havC
IN equal interest in the discharge Of tina
duty.
The chairman ofthe furniture manuIac
turcrs, Haines, protested TO the Governo
against the way in which the eight hOu
law question is precipitated on them by til
league to the injury alike Of capital, ant
abor, employee and employer, and Il be
comes, he says, as law abiding citizens t
submit to the Governor, whethera secre
organization, with no known responsible
ity does not, in changing its movement
as recently transgress law, and whethe
they do not in carrying out what the,
call philanihropic movement in carry
ing 1t out 10 conspire against the peace
good order and law OF the State.
The car drivers have apparently give
up the meditated strike. The carpenter.
at Prospect Park threaten to strike 70
eight hours, and the Brooklyn BARRIERS 10
twelve hours, with o holiday on Sunday
In the case Of G. B. Lowar US. Charlie
A Dana, for false imprisonment while tn
latter was Assistant Secretary Of Wal
Judge Woodruff refused 10 remove III
case back from the United States Circui
to the State Court.
Judge Brady to-day issued an order il
the case of Gordon Is Jay Gould, that th
complaint Of Gordon be struck of the lis
unless he appears in the Supreme Cour
on Friday to testify.
The General Synod OF the Reformed
Church In America convened in Brooklyl
this afternoon. The session is likely t
continue ten days. Organization was onl.
effected to-day,
Weather Report.