The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-27
NEW YORK.
Extensive Fire.

lO o'clock this morning, ana ~ tnls
hour, 1l:30, there are but slight hopes
OF saving anything in it. The loss will
be very heavy. The building was owned
by Whitney IL Co.. and was insured. II
was leased by Charles Zutz.
Rev. Hugh stowell Brown,
the celebrated Baptist minister of Liv-
erpool, arrived by steamer yesterday
morning and proceeded to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. He intends making q
lecturing tour OF the United States.
Suicide.
Mrs. George, residing at All Fifth
street, committed suicide last night by
taking Paris green.
Steamboat Sold.
The steamboat Connecticut, OF the
New York and Troy Line, was bought
at auction to-day, by Daniel Drew, for
SlS,500.
The Bonded Warehouse Fire.
The fire in the bonded warehouse on
Washington street was got under con.
troll at about l2 o'clock and the flames
are now entirely extinguished. The
loss has not yet been ascertained, but it
will not he as heavy as was at first an
lincipated, and it is now thought will
amount to about $500, 900, mostly GOV.
cred by insurance. The explosion Of
the whisky which was stored in tine
building was feared, but it did not take
place.
Not steiner.
A dispatch was received at the de-
tective office on Saturday from the
Chief OF Police OF Troy, New York,
setting forth that young man had
been arrested there who was supposed
to be Berthold Steiner, the agent Of the
Garde Republicaine Band, who alb
seconded from Chicago with about
$50 600 Of the proceeds Of the concerts
Tor the benefit OF the French benevolent
society OF that city. The billiard player,
Garner, went to Troy to identify him,
but this morning Captain Irwin re-
ceived dispatch Informing him that
the man arrested was not Steiner.
Successful Newspaper.
The New York Evening Express ap-
pears in bran new dress to-day, and
has been enlarged. 1t is one Of the Old
est and most prosperous newspapers IN
the United States. 1t was established
in 1886 by Erastus aud James Brooks,
the latter of whom ia now member OF
Congress, and who are its present pro-
prietors. Erastus Brooks is Chairman
OF the Executive Committee Of the New
York Associated Press.
The Tammany Organization
met this evening and made arrange
meats for the election Of delegates to
the Democratic Stale Convention, to be
held September 4. The primaries are
to be held tomorrow evening.
Committee Meeting.
A special meeting Of the Liberal Re-
publican General Committee was held
tonight. Mr.. Conover, chairman OF
the Executive Committee, submitted the
call for the primary elections to be held
August 80, when three delegates will be
elected FROM each Assembly District to
attend the State Convention at Syra-
cuse, September 4th. Speeches were
made by General Cochran and others
Base Ball.
The Mutualss and Baltimore played
the seventh of q series OF champion
ship games on the Union grounds to-
day. The Baltimoreans won by score
of 10 TO I.
Leased.
The Tammany Board OF Sachems
bis afternoon gave lease to the Ger
man Theatrical Company Of the hall
formerly occupied by Bryant's Min
strels, for one, year, for ten thousand
dollars.
n new DFHLnd.
The Grand Opera House was packed
tonight from pit to dome, about 1000
persons having assembled to witness
the great spectral drama OF King Car
rol, from the French of Sardon and
Offenbach. The spectacle is put upon the
stage by Augustin DAILY with degree Of
msgniticence and splendor never
before witnessed in this country, and
IS at once stamped a. grand success.
Among the prominent artists in the cast
are John Brougham. Robert Craig,
Stuart Robson, Mrs. John Wood, Emma
Hawson, Rose Hersee, the celebrated
Majiltons and the Lauri family. The
audience was OF very select character
aud was the largest that ever assembled
at any theatre in this city except the
Academy of Music. Everything passed
off pleasantly, the performance closing
st 1890.
The total loss by the FIRE in the bonded
warehouse on Washington street o-day
reaches $75, 900.