The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-01
NEW YORK CITY.

Of the Free Labor Bureau sustained by
the Commissioners Of ChArities and Cor
rection deliberately fslsifed the records
and made II appear that many thousands
Of persons seeking work were aided
therato, when, IN fact, only an tnhgnih'
cant number obtained employment
through this agency.
No official estimate has yet been made
Of the losses by the U. 8, bonded ware
house last night. The damaged Green
Wich street building is placed at 800 OOVi
Trinity PIGce building 5000 the value
Of goods in Greenwich street building
100000, damage thereon about 40 per
cent; the goods in the Trinity Place build
I'M worth $4,000, were damaged sat
least is per cent; damage 10 surrounding
property about $4,000. - A..
Il seems that the District Atlor-
news office has not been adVlsed
upon the subject OF a pardon for Frank
Z. WRlWorth; that there Ia no peti.
tion for his pardon In circulation, and
that no published letter relative 70 y, puIr'
porting to come from the Pardon Clerk
at Albany, was within this city. a.ss'5
EARLY this morning, while asleep i1
bed, Joseph Guides, ol SD avenue, aged
thirty.three, was stabbed by Geo, Lohn,
Of the same house, for the purpose Of
numbering him, and who thinking bis
purpose accomplished, Immediately shot
himself. Both men were removed 70 the
hospital, where LOhn is dying. Guides
will probably recover. A woman the
cause. , ... ..,5.,,t,
A million Of gold was awarded at from
1876 10 1l5,77 LILO. ..s i
From such examinations Rs can be made
at present Of the bonded warehouse, OF
which a fire took place last night, II Is be.
lleved that while the roof OF the Green
Tich street building has wholly lallen,
the sixth, or upper floor has not fallen a.
all, although at first even this could not
be sscertained in the work Of the upper
story: The fifth story is still in position;
but In the fourth story the floor was burn
ed through. Below this the damage was
wholly bY water. The goods on the sixth
floor were carpets, wool hurlaps, gunny
bags, iute thread, etc. The fifth floor
was mainly devoted 70 French flowers,
hosiery, dress goods, etc. On the fourth
floor there were leather, book, and drug
rooms. The leather room is not thought
10 be In o much damaged condition. 1t
Ia also believed that the loss on the drugS
viii be Vefy heaVy. Among them were
a large quantity ot Turkey opium and
one hundred and thirLy.six cases oi bali
sam copsba, all'very valuable. But
these were protected from tho water by
cases OF tin, while the fire did not reach
the room ID which they were stored.
Among the valuable goods destroyed or
badly damaged, were sixteen cases oil line
French books. The cutlery was in the
cellars, so It Ia thought the damage 10
this has not been extensive, There was
no fire in the cigar or liquor rooms. The
total number Of packages In store yester-
day morning was $3.50, whose average
value Is variOusly estimated at from 500
TO 5000.
By the government officers il Ia thought
that 100000 will cover the entire loss on
the goods. Loss on the building from
$4,000 to $4,000. -Four watchmen 10
the warehouse at the time OF the fire were
promptly discharged this morning. -
The loss on the stock and building by
the fire in the bonded warehouse last
night will not exceed $125, 600. Tho
building was owned by DR.. Jas. o. Aver,
of Lowell, and Is said 10 be fully insured.
The fire Is supposed TO have originated in
the wool room on the sixth floor from
spontaneous combustion. The silks laces,
and other more valuable goods wero on
the lower floors and only damaged by wa
ter The insurance Ia by New York and
Eastern companies so far Os sscertained.
The Netps reiterates the statement that
petition for the pardon Of -Walworth is
in the hands of Governor Dix, and that
he has sent 10 the District Attorney iOF.
the papers. in the case. ,G.H iLssiI
The will Of E. 9. Mills, late President
of the Brooklyn Trust Company, was ad-
mitted to probate today. His property
is all devised to his widow y awyt:
Alta special meeting Of the New York
Board OF Fire Underwriters, this alter
noon, II was, found that the risks Of dit-
fsrent condpapleS interested In the fire at
the Government warehouse foot up to
S25O,OOO on stock and $4,000 on tho
6nildinU = .4dn t'- tEh "a
Petitions we're filed In the Clerks Office
Of the U. 8. District Court to-dBy Iby
George J. A. Rhest, asking TO have, the
books OF Simon Haas, clerk merchant for
Platt & Boyd, crockery dealers, and
Edward Rourke, glass! ware, seized on the
ground that they have on fraudulent in
voices got goods through tho custom
house Rf 25 per cent lesstthan their real
vhlun 20. ai