The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-19
NEW YORK CITY.


SEW YORK, June lS.-One hunIre,
Gnt eighty policemen have charge OF Du
rants sugar factory to prevent the siTikrri
from interfering with the men Al work.
Arrived, the steamer Franklin. Iron
S,etliu.
An explosion occurred IN WArren's oil
works, Al Long Island City, this morning.
MlchAel HAuAhAn was blown distance
OF forty irrt and fatally injured, and irag.
men,s OF the building were blown a great
distance. The building instantly took
IRE, and !, Is impossible 10 eslimaie the
iOss Al present
The Eight Hour League propose hold
ing an Anu'police indignation meeting On
Thursday next
Secretary Robson inspected the Brook.
lyn Navy Yard to-day.
Collins aud SeddOns, fight 10 Canada,
in September, for the Light weight cham
piOn,hip.
The Americas club house, in Green.
Wich street. was sold 10 Mr.. VOORHEES,,
one OF is creditors, for $1,000
The district Master Of the Orangemen,
denies the rumor that they will parade
with revOlyers, and says they intend TO
be peaceable and law abiding citizens.
The trial OF G. GleSs, the abOrtionist,
was commenced to-day.
II Is reported that General Sicklcs is on
his way home and will be elected Presi.
dent OF the Erie Railroad.
The jury are unable to agree In the
case OF several Irish Catholics who were
indicted tor the murder Of Protestant
during the riot Al Byunuc, New Jersey, in
April last
No decision has yet been made in the
Kings county court upon the application
iOr tue permanent Injunction 10 restrain
the Pacific Mail Company from decrcas.
ing their capital stock
There Is no new deyrlOpements at
police headquarters In relation to the
private strikes. The entire police force
are on duty in Case OF emergency. A
large force Is on duty at the Metropolitan
COmpany's Gas Works protecting the new
gang OF workmen. Durant's sugar re-
inery is still protected by a strong force
IN anticipation OF an attack. Meetings OF
the various striking associations were
held to-day. Three hundred and fifty men
employed In the gas works assembled
this afternoon, and resolved 10 demand
eight hours u day or twenty per cent ad.
vance on wages
The LongshOremcn working on North
River have begun a movement for an ia.
crease Of wages, demanding eighty cents
an hour after five o'clock, or double the
amount received for day work.
The jersey City sugar house employees,
who are on a strike for 81 90 a day, held
q meeting this morning, and resolved to
accept the offer OF $2, provided the hours
Of labor be eight, and twenty cents an
hour for extra labor to be paid.
A large majority Of the boiler makers
and machinists of Jersey City struck this
morning.
The New York metal workers feel con.
tident that their strike will be completely
successful within week or ten DAYS.
The Eight Hour League held q picnic
1t Jones woods this afternoon.
The case Of TildCn rS Gen. Butler
again occupied tIe attention of the United
States Court to-day. Geo. w. Hume.
well, formerly owner Of the steamer
Nashua, testified TO her seizure. DeYelin
opened the case for the defense.
The lager beer brewery OF Andrew
Fink, Nos, 322 and 32G West 3ith street,
was destroyed by fire this evening. Loss,
$4,000; insured, Cause Of the fire un.
known.