The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-13
NEW YORK.CITY.

NEW YoRK, August 19-VariouS trade
unions are making Arrangements tor
masss meeting in September to brinL
about more general observance Of thC
eight hour rule. They complain little b.
lll6lle that the Observance lOl- the eigh
hour day work Is being diEegarded By
the employees, --,s.
Ono thousand six hundred and fitly-
six emigrants arrived at Castle Garden
yesterday. T. l-'
The police ccompsnied by. carts made
q tour Of the city yesterday and all greer
and stale fruits exposed for sale wert
William Vannaimc;; formerly Presiden,
Of the Market Savings Bank was reman-
ded TO the Sherif's Keeping ~.
The Collector Of Customs has decided
that importers cannot lawfully receive In
voices and withdraw entries on the out
lay ,ot agents, even though tho latter are
furnished power OF attorney. Hereafter
the impoFter himself must make the nee
esSarY oath, or the goods will go under
general orders. ~ gar-.. d
A new and ingenious plan Of conceal
ing smuggled goods was exposed on the
Havana steamers Yesterday, The Gus
toms officers discovered that the crew
had slowed a large box Of cigars and
cigarettes in the sails on the foretop mast,
Seizures of goods thus concealed were
made on the steamers Cleopatra and
Moro Castle. - .
The World Gays that during the past
three weeks nearly i've hundred painters
have been on q strike, and hSVe managed
the matter with secrecy until now. The
strike was declared in consequence Of the
losses In attempting TO return to the ten
hour system. Already several chops have
been cleared out by the strikers.
On the Goth inst, q mass meeting ot
WorkiDgmen will be held at Cooper lnsti-
tute under the auspices Of the Working
mems Central Council. This new ofgani.
zation represents every trade In the city.
The object Of the meeting will be to agl-
tate the eight hour law. Joseph Arch,
the champion Of the English agricultural
labOrers, will be present and address the
meeting. The Crispins express greatldis.
satisfaction at the present condition of the
trade, and general strikeis threatened in
consequence OF the reduction Of wages,
The members OF st. Crispin Society cay
they do not think the employers will
make an effort for reduction ut tho pres
ent time when the busy season is just ap-
preaching. Should they do SC, the Society
would, of course, resist. No general atFik"
ia now talked about in the Soclety.
The striking painters deny that they
have taken measures 10 prevent the paint
era from the Western States coming here.'
Th0 strike Is to enforce the eight hour
rule.
In the wrestling match at Troy yester-
day, between John McMahon and Homer
Lane for $500 and the championship,
McAIahon won, throwing Lane the first
and third iAllR. "! s,n. Gli.t
Attorney General Barlow yesterday
held a conference with the District Attor'
ney to determine the time for new trial
Of William N. Tweed. They resolved to
try the case In September, il tho assistant
counsel for the prosecution can attend at
that time. II further postponement be
necessary, the District Attorney will pro-
ceed with the case oi Stokes instead.
Judge Davis this morning denied the
motion ior the release. from tho House ol
Detention Of the witnesses 'ihEhe Stokes
case.
Much excitement was pEeated to-day
among Petroleum dealers by q decline In
the price Of crude and refined oil, in face
Of the fact that the shipments from this
city this year up to the 9th inst. had
reached the unusual amount Of 78. .OOO,O QUO
gallons. The chief cause Of the decline Is
said to be tho increase in the supply result
ing'From She discovery Of eight new wells
In Pennsylvania, which are yielding an
average OF five hundred barrels per day.
The first bale, OF new hops was re-
ceived and sold here to-day on private
terms.
The sheds at the Catherine and Centre
Markets have been ordered to be removed
by the Health Board, aud the condscation
Of all unrip9 fruit hGB been ordered to be
continued during the week. a.,
George N. Sanders, 80 conspicuous on
the. Confederate side during the rebellion,
died very suddenly, this morning, Of his
residence on Seventeenth street OF heart
disease.
Although the CriSpins in some Of the
smaller establishments are on q strike, II
Is not believed the movement will become
general. Prominent manufacturers state
that theyknow of no movement to reduce
wages on the part Of employers or to ask
an advance on the part Of wOrkmen.
A fire broke out this evening on the
aecOnd floor Of the FIVE story building at
Nos. 108 and 10 Centre streets, and run.
ming up the open hstchwsy soon envel-
oped the whole building in flames, which
was completely destroyed. The adjoin.
ing building, No. 1885,, was badly dam.
aged. The loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The following are the principal losers !:
FTeickhorn, Cutler, G. W. Reed & Co.,
veneering; A. P. Birmingham, picture
frames; Levi Potts 6 Co., glass cutters.
The paper collar factory Of AlOnzo Peck,
No, i68, was badly damaged by water.