The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-16
NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, September 14.-A defalca.
tion in Wall street by one Butler, amount.
Ing to $4,000, Is reported. -
Gen. Sherman Is s passenger on the
Baltic, which Is due here to-day or to-.
morrow.
1t Is asserted In commercial circles that
the tea and coffee markets have virtually
lost about two months demand during
the present year owing to therepeal Of the
tariff.
A somewhat mysterious letter, torn in
shreds, was found yesterday in front Of
the cell OF Forester, the suspected Nathan
murderer. After It's having been pasted
together, 1t was found To he a missive Of
Detective Eagan, Of st. Louis. The ad-
dress was blank and its purpOrt difficult to
determine, though hints are thrown out
regarding Forrester's whereabouts on the
night OF the murder, and mention made
Ot q scheme to secure his release by per.
iured testimony.
Jos. Watts was found dead in bed at
tho Park House, Chatham street, last
night, with his face and neck shockingly
cut, and pitcher one.third full Of blood.
The Broad street deiaulter Is Robert Il.
Butler, of the firm of Clarke & Butler.
1t is believed he has fed the country as
there are no traces Of his whereabouts.
The senior partner Of the concern is the
Mr.. Clarke who was the last president of
the New York Exchange. Butler had
been In the habit OF signing the checks,
and Wednesday drew one for seventy
thousand.
Thomas Hughes, Of Jersey City, died
this morning, 1t is believed from the effects
OF poison.
In BroadwaylconCert saloon last night,
Edward Wellington was shot by the bar.
keeper, named Edward Perkins.
Vice Chancellor Dodd, Of Newark, has
issued an injunction against the WeehAw-
ken Stock Yards prohibiting them from is.
suing bonds to the amount OF 1894, 1000,
and also from selling any of their personal
property. Among the owners in the
stock yard company are Jay Gould and
the Fisk estate. The injunction Is brought
at the instance Of the Erie Railway Com.
pany, which claims that all the cash re.
quired for carrying on the business OF the
yards was supplied from the Eric treasury,
and that the Erie company bought ten
shares Of stock, while Jim Fisk was Presi.
dent, with six thousand Eric shares, and
the remainder Of the Weehawken stock
was divided among Fisk's confreres. The
amount involved is fully 81 100000. The
progress Ol the suit promises some rich
developments within q week.
Ttvn rnnr lunoftNa hnth hOHu1lnua vi
one Of them cripple, have been literally
kicked to death bya brutal keeper named
Thomas Farrell, at the New York Asylum
for the Insane, on Wards Island. Farrel
is arrested.
Tho owners Of the yachts Rambler and
Madeline have agreed to sail an ocean
race for challenge cup, on September
10Th, from Benton's Reef Light Ship to
Sanky Hook Light Ship and return.
A fire this morning at 4S Mercer street,
destroyed property to the amount Of
SAC, 900. Seymour Sc Co. and II lrgravcs,
hatters, and Il. Moore, suffered the most
severely.
The steamship Ocean Queen, from As.
pinwall on the 5th, has arrived, and brings
the following news: Some uncasinGss
was felt at AspinwalI and Panama over
tho non.arrival OF the steamship Bien.
vile, the disaster to which was not
known there.
Judge Milligan, formerly of Lima, an
American, who has been missing since
last April, was found in the bushes q
short distance from Panama recently.
Casas, Secretary General Of Gutierrez,
has fled TO France.
The ship Cameron foundered off Cape
Horn. Allhands were saved and brought
to Calao.
A severe norther at Valparaiso, August
10th, caused the French steamer Vile dc
Bordeaux to cut adrilt. She collided
with the British ship Diva and sunk her,
with the captain, mate and three seatnen.
A spanish brig was also sunk and six
other vessels badly damaged by collidng
with the steamer, which was compelled
to put To sea.
The treasure and machinery of the
wrecked steamer Dover Castle has been
recovered
In political riot in Santa Marta eight
persons were killed and twenty wounded.
Arrived, steamship City Of New York
from Liverpool.