The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-18
NEW YORK CITY.

Of 2Ol Delaney street, while drunk, ia
tally assaulted Emma Byrnes, OF 28O De-
ancey street.
Special Agent Jaynes, Of the custom
house, has been made defendant in suit
for tresSpass brought against him BY
Plat & Boyd, glaSs importers, who are
being prosecuted for the recovery Of 81
900. .600 revenue. 1t seems that Platt &
Boyd have discovered that five OF their
clerks were giving information to rival
houses and discharged them. Jayne took
them into his service, anda from inIorma'
ton given, obtained . warrant giving him
the right to seize the goods and papers
relating to certain specific frauds; but, &C.
cording to tho affidavit Of the firm, Jaynes
was maliciously intending TO 1Dlnre taem
and to frighten them into the payment Of
large sum Of money. In order 70 OBTAIN
back! their properly, and 70 prevent an
Iintefruptien OF their business and the con.
seouent injury to their standing and
credit, violently seized and caused to be
carried of, all their books and papers, as
well as those which they were advised he
referred 10. Said warrant of the hrm
charges ,Jaynes with. inproprieties OF
speech, manner and action. When he first
entered their store, hG threatened 10 put
them in Ludlow Street jail, saying, as a.
legged, II will lock up, the whole damned
| LOT OF you tonight II It takes the whole
army and navy Of the United States 10 DO
it." .-,S d, .ls
Subscription lists are circulating among
the French residents of this city for q teS.
timonial 10 Thiers, in, recognition OF his
services and policy, by which the speedy
deliverance or the French territory from
German occupation, was insured. The
propagation to celebrate the evacuation
bV national festival has been abandoned
on the ground that Alsace and Lorraine
have not been restored.
Mrs, Watson, of Cleveland, who arrived
10 this city Thursday last, accompanied
by four children, In search OF the. fifth,
aged 10, who had left home four weeks
ago, was returned to Cleveland to-day BY
the Commissioners Of Chatitles, having
been robbed while In q street car.
An examination was held at the Gus
tom House to-day by the Civil Service
Examining Board, for the purpose ot test.
ing candidates for vacant deputy coLec-
toTshfps, The fifth division isnOw with
out head, and tits managed by the
chief clerk since he was made Postmaster.
There were four candidates for the two
positions. -, 4.
It Is again stated that a list Of nsmes Of
Customs Inspectors against yTh1tn cnSLsSS
ara made has been forwarded 10 WASH.
ipgton Ior action by the Secretary ot the
Treasury % y. .-...-..L......--. - ;.as.,.,
Tho EEprsSS says prominent Official
admitted TO its reporter that inVeshga.,
tions are constantly going on In cases OF
inspectors, who are being dismissed for
willull neglect Of duty. intoxication, and
beyond doubt some tor receiving brides.
Suit has been commenced against Ben
ior Haas, importer, to recover $40, 600 ior
alleged under valuation Of invoices.
Bishop James, OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Is seriously III at his residence
near Biskinridge, N. ].
The funeral services over the remains
of Colonel Meline will take place to.mor-
row morning In St. PeteEs Catholic
church, and in the evening the body will
be forwarded to Cincinnati for interment.
VIM, j. Kellett, reporter o. the BROCK
lyn Journal, was Killed by jumping from
o train at Barnegat Junction, N. j., today,
A steamship line between here and
Venezuela will soon be established by q
company oil leading merchants, who have
obtained certain grants and privileges
from the Venezuelan Government. Their
ships will saiI under the U. s. flag.
The whereabouts Of IL. b. Rodman, ex'
Assistant City Treasurer, Of Brooklyn, Is
slill unknown. II IS claimed that his Sc
curlties on deposit with the Trust Com
pany are more than ample to cover his
advances, and that no serious errors exist
In his account. ~ mo,
The counsel for Carl Vogt has received
letter from the Secretary Of Stete TO the
effect that the Government will take such
course as will conform with the views
expressed by the Attorney General, that
the case does not come within the provl'
sions Of the extradition treaty with
Prussia.
Daniel Donovan, one OF the four con.
victs who escaped from Sing Sing q few
nights ago, has been recaptured and re-
turned 10 prison. .
The number Of emigrants who arrived
this week was 3.68S. ~
The list OF deaths this week amounts 10
CSS, decline Of 81 from the previous
week.
The cigar makers In some shops have
struck Ii opposition 10 the new rule In
making the cigar, requiring that right
punches be rolled in right wrappers and
left punches in left wrappers. The en-
ployers say business IS dull, and the strike