The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-31
NEW YORK.
Attempted Suicide.

New YORK, May 30.-Edward Wolfe
stock, q boarder at No. Is New street, at
tempted to commit suicide, at Plain
field, \. j., to-day. No hopes of re
covering losses in stock speculations
csused the act.
Bennett's Condition.
Reports from James Gordon Bennett
tonight, state that he is in a sinking
condition, and is not expected to sur
vive until morning.
:The Piano Makers Strike.
The strike of the piano makers doe.
not augur favorably for the strikers.
No firms have as vet conceded to the
eight hour system. ....
The June meeting at Jerome Park
commences tomorrow with two races.
The first race is for the Fordbam handi'
cap sweepstakes, mile dash. The Sec
ond is for the Belmont stakes, dash OF
a mile and fve-eighths.
. Held to Ball.
Robert L. Crawford, brother-in.law OF
Commodore Vanderbilt, was arrested
this afternoon on a civil suit for dam
ages by Albert Guerin, whom he shot
accidentally while attempting to kill
Detective Henderson. He gave bail in
$4,000.
Free Traders In Council.
A meeting Of the advocates Of free
trade was held last night at Steinway
Hall. The assemblage was not very
large, and from their demonstrations it
would be difficult to decide whether the
majority weremore in favor of the party
which held the meeting, or OF the Hon
Horace Greeley, against whom it was
specially directed. Mr.. Mahlon Sands
called the meeting to order, and nomi-
mated Mr.. Cullen Bryant for Chairman
of the meeting. Mr.. Bryant said that
four men out of every five were OF
the opinion that the law which prohib.
its free trade is destructive to the best
interests of the community. This is the
general judgment on the subject and
the proof that it is 80 found in the
continued attempts Of Congress to
patch up the tariff laws as the cobbler
on his stool does the almost worn out
old shoe, with this difference alone, that
the cobbler having something not Who'll.
" rotten to work upon produces some
good results, while Congress failed to
produce any.
A meeting OF the Free Trade League,
called for the purpose OF protesting
against the action Of the Cincinnati
Convention, was held at Steinway Hall
tonight. On taking the chair Mr.. Bry-
ant addressed the meeting in reference
to the revenue laws, which he said had
been greatly abused and this meeting
had been called to consult on a remedy.
peeches were made by Prof. Perry,
David A. Wells and others, advocating
that means be taken to remedy the evils
arising out Of the mistaken action taken
by the Cincinnati Convention iu noml.
mating for President man who insisted
upon the rejection Of the main plank
OF the platform, which every man who
answered the call of Missouri was bound
10 adopt. Resolutions were adopted
setting forth that both the platform aud
the candidate of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton have caused deep disappointment
in the minds of this community and
have rendered impossible that CO.
operation of all reforming influences,
without the union Of which success is
impossible; that the late Convention at
Cincinnati having been held under
call which specified free trade as one OF
its leading principles, and that issue
having been ignored in its platform,
while the most prominent protectonist
in the country was named as a candi-
date, no obligation to support him rests
on those free traders who participated
in the Convention and under whose au-
spices the Convention was evoked. We
therefore call upon all friends OF free
trade and kindred reforms to unite in
the efforts to secure the nomination OF
a candidate who shall adequately rep
resent our principles Of tariff reform