The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-10
NEW YORK CITY.


New YORK, September 9.-John Cos
grove, one OF Il gang OF dCsperadOCs, at
tackled Henry Benson, quiet, inoilGnsiv(
citizen without provOcatiOn, beating him
50 severely that he cannot recover. Cos
grove was not arrested.
Charles /. Locw, County Clerk, has
written u letter declining to be Candi'
date for Mayor.
The Eight Hour League OF the furniture
trade, which has 1850 members, held Il
meeting yesterday, at which report was
submitted showing that $4,000 had been
expended during the recent strike Tor the
support OF the men, and that $4,000 re-
mains in the treasury. The organization
is 10 resume the movement next spring,
when central organizations will be formed
covering all the other trades.
EX.GOv. Curtin, who has been removed
from Brooklyn 10 this city, is again in n
critical condition, having been prOstratcd
by the large number OF visits from iudis-
Greet persons.
The new statue of Walter Scott, dc.
signed for Central Park, arrived from
Europe on Saturday.
Great dissatisfaction prevails among
the lntcrnatlOnals here At the decision Ol
the Hague Congress, 10 remove the Gen.
cral Council from London to New York.
The cabinet makers and uphOlstcrcrs'
Eight Hour League dissolved yesterday.
According to the report OF the Finance
Committee the recent strike ended disas.
trously TO the net funds OF the league, and
the officers are accused OF peCulatiOn and
dishonesty in the management OF the
treasury.
The Coach Drivers Association has held
u special meeting to take steps To have
the wages OF the coach drivers increased
from $l2 to $ll per week. II was re.
solved 10 enter on strike October Isl.
Arrived, the City Of London, from Liv-
erpool.
Amy information as to the whereabouts
OLA young man named Zcnas Lawry, Jr.,
native OF Brewer, M4iuc, is uaNiuu,ly
desired, and anything known OF him
should be sent TO Geo. Holyoke, l99
Front street, New York City, or to his
father, Zenas Lawry, Brewer, Maine. lie
was last heard from At Topeka, Kansas,
July 9th, andhhis carpet bag Was found
ut the old Colony depot, Boston, Aug. 10.
Geo. Lorcnz,a u boy nine years OF age,
while stealing ride on the horse car on
Fulton Ave last evening, lcl of and had
his head nearly severed from his body.
The conductor and driver were arrested.
The Grand Jury of Brooklyn to-day
protested against the room furnished them
MS beng nuisance, filled with sewer gases
ana MT III ior the occupancy OF human
beings.
Jas. Burns, the murderer Of Jno. Halo.
ran, who was acquitted on the ground OF
insanity, was brought before Judge Leo
nArd IRON Utica Asylum on writ of
hiJedS corpus anu an application made for
his discharge on the ground that he is
not now insane. A decision was render.
ed dismiSslng the writ and rcmauding the
prisoner TO the asylum.
a number OF rOughS, accompanied by
Edwards, the prize fighter, rendrzvuuscd
NJ an appointed place to-day to accept the
challenge OF Chambers for a fight for
5? 1000, but neither the latter nor any OF
his friends put in IN appearance.
y second attempt 10 release on haJcdS
corpus Charles Moore, the notorious emf.
grant swindlcr, from Jail, was refused TO.
day by Judge Leonard.
In the Board Of Supervisors to-day the
amount to be raised BY taxes in this city
for the year, WAS fixed at $50. .431 ,523, Or
NJ the rate Of 81 90 on each 500
Gov. Holman has not furnished any
rcqalsition upon the Governor of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia tor the delivery OF For.
ester, the alleged Nathan murderer, TO
the New York officers, and he will prOba.
bly, be seized by other officials and taken
To Joliet, Illinois, 10 serve out term
there, from whence he escaped some time
ago.
Judge DalrymplC, OF Jersey City, has
fixed the bal Of Proctor, Dorman and
Foley, the bank robbers, al $4,000 each.
Nearly one hundred printers are on
strike here against Il violation of the law
OF their Union relative TO apprentices by
former employers.
a special from COnstantinoplc states
that MHhmond PaSha, has been con
demned by the Sultan to banishmcnt and
his estate contlsca,cd, Tor uppropriating
public moneys 10 his own use.
The Fcnccring factory Of Cole, Com
stock " Co, was burned this afternoon.
Loss $4,000.
Billy Forester, the alleged Nathan
murderer, arrived from Washington this
evening in charge Of detectives and was
taken 10 prison.