The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-28
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, May 27.-six lives vert
lost by the explosion on the tug Epsilon
eapt. Hallinbeck, engineer Hailen6eck, q
deck hand Of the same name, Patrick Nc
Cormick, fireman, and two other deck
hands, Another engineer, Bernard Car.
rie, was injured; the cook and one hand
were unhuSt. At the time OF the explo'
sion ofthe boiler the tug was perhaps 175
feet beyond tho pier line, from which
point pieces were thrown q distance oil
from 400 to 500 feet, landing on the pave.
ment OF South street. The persons known
to be wounded are Capt. Charles II.
Mitchell, Sandy Hook pilot, both legs
fractured; John Bishop, mato Of ship
Seminole, and resident Of Boston, com.
pound fracture Of left arm; Oliver Ander.
soA, Bernard Carrie, James Parsons, resi-.
dent OF Brooklyn, and w. ]. Keeser. The
boat was blown to splinters above the
water, and the hull sunk at once. The
largest piece Of the boat yet found Is the
pilots wheel, which Is uninjured save by
few scratches.
The constltutionality Of the new Jury
law Is to be tested tomorrow.
The receiver OF the Ocean National
Bank Is paying additional twenty per
cent divivends this morning.
w. Thomas, Paul Z. Lowe, son OF ex.
Governor Lowe, of Maryland, VIM. De.
vine, Alfred Evans, VIM. Gould, and E.
Treadwell, were brought up at Jefferson
Market Police Court Tor being concerned
in the shooting afray on Mercer street,
on Saturday night. Treadwell, Gould
and Evans were discharged. The others
were committed. Lowe, who did all the
shooting, was committed without bail
Gardner, the most seriously wounded of
the victims, Is not likely to recover.
A mass meeting of the workingmen
was held in the City Hall Park this after.
noon In favor Of the eight hour move.
ment. About 1900 persons were present
Addresses was delivered by J. Connolly,
Marshall, McDermott, Hawkins and Jno.
Gums and appropriate resolutions adopt
ed. Workingmen have been sent to Bos.
ton, Philadelphia and Chicago to induce
cooperation. A Committee OF the eight
hour league, who have in charge the fur
niture trade were in session today. The
Upholsters report $50 new members hay.
ing Joined their organization since the
strike begun.
MIR. Kuha has returned from tour
through the western States and reported
the trade in that section fully resolved on
enforcing the eight hour law.
The Piano Makers struck to day for
eight hours work al,the same pay as they
have for ten hours.
The Pattern Makers are actively at
work for the success OF their movement
and form permanent league tonight.
Tne workmen Of the Etna Iron works
have gone out.
The suit OF James Fisk, Jr., against the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, credit
Mobilier and others, has been revived in
the United States Circuit Court, Judge
Blatchford allowing Mrs. Fisk to be sub.
stituted as plaintiff.
The attempt of the Second Avenue
and Fourth Avenue Railroad companies
to lay tracks simultaneously in Eighth
street, Is likely to create trouble. The
police have orders to prevent breach OF
the peace.
The Committee Of Seventy have spe-
cial meeting tonight. They are to hear
another report on the ring frauds, in
which it is said an attempt will be made
to implicate ex-Mayor (now Governor)
Hoffman.
The directors of the Duanesburg Rail-
road have perfected the lease OF their road
to the Delaware & Hudson Canal.
Captain Allston, of the Retriever,
steamer lost during the terrible storms
which prevailed during the Newfound-
land seal fishing, this spring, reports the
total wreck Of forty.two vessels, including
several steamships. The total number Of
lives imperlled by these disasters amounts
to nearly 1000, Of whom very few have
yet been accounted for.
A riot occurred this afternoon, at Jer-
sey City, between q large body Of men
who had struck for the eight.hour system
and men who were employed to fill their
places. Three men were badly wounded.
The riot was broken up by the interfer.
ence OF the police.
The workingmen employed in the fur
niture trade in Brooklyn, held meeting
tonight and took measures to cooperate
with their fellow-workmen in New York
in the eight-hour movement.