The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-30
NEW YORK CITY.

| NEW YORK, Aprll SS.-AD0ut mid
night last night, some flremen of Morris
onia, entered the premises OF Lawrence
Erkhard, adjoining the railroad station q
Melrose. The watch dogs gave the alarm
and Erkhard went into the yard to sei
what was the matter, when he say
he was attacked. He ran into The
house sgain, and In the fight that followed
fatally stabbed John Morrison, aged 23
The prompt arrival the police prevented
the associates Of Morrison from lynchlne
Erkhard. He was taken TO Jail.
George johnson aged seven, died lasI
night, at 2S9 Seventh Avenue, from the
effects Of poison, given him by his mother
in mistake Tor citrate magnesia.
This afternoon as Jay Gould was
taking lunch in Delm0nicos', on Broad
street, with Z. ]. johnson, his broker, ].
Marvin, a lawyer, came up 10 Gould, and
after q lew moments conversation, struck
him in the face. Gould did not retaliate,
but left for his Office, and shortly after
wards drove up town with his counsel,
ThOmus G. Shearmsn.
Tho wiia oil VIM. COrse, OF Hempstead
Long Island, local preacher of the Alri.
can Methodist church, was arrested, u
day, on the charged Of killing her infant
child found in the woods. She Is now
thought 10 have previously killed three
children, all illcgitimGte.
The Benchman Branch Of st. Crispan,
in the down town shops, struck, to-day.
Fifteen out of forty shops gave the
advance, and tho men resumed work.
Two flAtly refused, and tue remainder
promised an early answer.
Commissioner Duncan has succeed In,
exciting tho opposition ot sailors board
ing houses to an extent almost TO para.
lyze the commerce Of the port. Vessels
with valuable Cargoes on board, have
been detained moro than q week, and no
prospect OF getting crews. Commissioner
Duncan has telegraphed 10 the commits.
Sioners in Philadelphia, Boston and Balti.
more to send along seamen by railroad,
but boarding house keepers there de-
cline 10 furnish men here aud none come.
A third deposit was made yesterday In
a wrestling match between Homer Lane
OF this city and John McWahon, of Ruth.
land, Vermont, for $3 900 and champion
ship of America McWahon won the toss
for choice Of ground and named Troy,
May 9Th The betting Is in favor Of Lane
800 TO 70.
Sanford Murray, collector OF the New
York Gas Company, attacked by Doctor
Brown in the office Of the latter few
weeks ago Is not expected to recover.
John D. Bets and VIM. Walsh, two
men who witnessed the shooting OF Robt.
Dunn by W. J. Sharkey, in Houston
street saloon last fall left the city and the
trinl Of sharkey had 10 be postponed.
Fred Hessick No. 343 Third street
quarrelled with his vile yesterday, and
she called upon q workman Peter Rither
to take him away and in the struggle
that followed Hessick was stabbed fatally.
Ritter was arrested.
The body recently found In the river, at
the loot Of Kent street, in Brooklyn, Is as.
cerlained to bo that ol Theodore
SchrGiner, the orgauist in st. Peter
and IT, Paul churches, at Williamsburg.
II Is not known how he to his death.
He had been missing since FGUIuNTy 18th,
A dispatch from Constantinople says
the Sultan Of Achen has sent an official
note to the Sultan OF Eureka, requesting
him 10 act Gs arbitrator in settling tho dis.
pute with the Dutch.
Receiver Strong reports that tO.day's
examination shows tho Atlantic Bank to
ba in better condition than was antlcl-
pAted. Some ol tho stock, supposed to
have been hypothcated, has been found
in security box, and II is believed moro
will ba discovered. The suspense &C.
in which call loans amounting 10
100000 were voted, shows that although
the amount had been carried on year,
at least so per cent was owned by parties
whom it can be collected from. The de.
faulting cashier Taintor was indicted to.
day by the United States Grand Jury.
The difficulty between Jay Gould and
to-day, is said to have arisen
from an old Ere litigation. A warrant
was issued for Merrin's arrest, and he
will appear before Judge Bowling to-
The jury in the case OF Mart Allen,
well known 10 the police ot the country,
to day rendered verdicts ol guilty on two
similar charges Of burglary. Allen was
sentenced TO five years on the charge Of
grand larceny, Of which he was convicted
in 1860, and five years more for the pres.
ent offence.
The assignee Of the deIunct Central
Bank, declares another dividend May
Goth.
The Board of Indian Commissions to-
day received proposals Tor beef, bacon,
flour, coffee, sc.
Tho officCrS of the Hoboken Bank have
offered q reward Of 5000 for the arrest
Of tho abscondiBg clerk, Kenau, and the
recovery oil the lost bonds.
Application was made to-day tc Vacate
the order Of arrest against Wm. Van
Name, President Of the Market Savings
Bank, charged with emhezzling the funds
OF that institution. HIS counsel also
urged the $4S,0C0 bail be reduced. The
decision was reserved.
Ten jurors have been obtained In the
Blakeley trial.
A reQuisitiOn has been made on the
OF the Eighth National
Bank for flfty.iour per cent, the amount oil
their stock for the iullpaynent oI claims.
WrntbcF Report.