The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-02
NEW YORK CITY.

| trAtriX OF her late husDanQI aBAlnSL 7. n
Lane, counsel for the estate, Judge Prat
has given q decision that II the plaintiff
conseis TO a reference and proceeds viii
the trial, Lane shall deposit, pending thI
trial, $4,000 which he paid himself 81
percentage ont OF the estate.
The railroad controversy is continued
and manufacturers and shippers are ex
pressing their dissatisfaction with tht
freight lines. Benjamin B. Sherman
Vice Chairman oil the Committee OF SeV
enty, and President oil the New Gorh
Sugar Refining Company, states that un-
fair determinations by the railroad COM
panies In favor ot Boston, Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and against New York
were the principal grounds Of complaint
on the part Of the New York merchants
and that they were determined to put al
end TO such uniairness. He says they
must no longer be permitted to water stock
three or four times, and then charge eighl
per cent. As soon as cold weather begins
public meeting will be held and the sub
jeCt be pressed upon the attention oi the
people. Other heavy shippers say the
contest Is o continuation OF q fight last
year and has been brought up at this time
In anticipation oil the fall trade. The
agents OF railroad and forwarding COM
psnies state that the rates for the ship
ment OF freight arc lower now than they
have been Tor a long time. First-class
freight Is now charged at the rate Of sew
enty-fve cents per hundred pounds to
Chicago, and proportionately 70 other
points, Chicago being the basis.
Two italian boys have appeared before
the Consul General OF Italy and asked
that they be protected against their pa
drone, Michele Corcone, whom they
charge with having inflicted upon them
the most barberouS cruelties. The boys
were given by their parents to Corcone,
for consideration Of fifty dollars year;
that they be well taken care OF, and be
taught music. A warrant was issued to-
day for the arrest of COTcone, but he
seems 10 lave left the city. One OF the
boys, sixteen years Of age, says his state
ment was made under oath 10 the Italian
Consul. He was, by private contract be-
tween his father and CorCOne, given to
the latter for q term Of five years, TO per.
form under him in the profession OF an
ambulant musician, with remuneration
Of sixty ducats, equal to about fifty dol
lars in gold for, the end Of said term,
Corcone binding himself to use kind treat.
ment and to instruct the boy III the pro:
iession Of a musician. The boy started
from Italy under the guidance of Cor
cone and arrived in New York
two months ago, whom Corcone,
instead of teaching the boy to play the
harp, compelled him 10 90 about from the
first as o bootblack on the streets, and IN.
structing him under the menace OF severe
threats 10 tell anybody that might CUES
ton him that he was living In New York
with his own father, and not with a pad
rome. Whenever the boy does not bring
home TO the padrone sufficient money TO
please him, he Is ill.trcated and severely
beaten, with punches, slaps, ETC.; and at
one time the padrone caught him by the
neck, pressing him with his fingers as
though he meant TO strangle him, besides
giving him bite Oh the nose.
Christopher Schweb, wife and child,
while crossing in o wagon the track ofthe
Flushing & North Side Railroad, Long
Island, yesterday, were struck BY pass
ing train. Schweb was killed and his
wife and child fatally injured.
Isidore Koukle, OF Crawford, New
Jersey got drunk while holding wake
over the body OF his newly BON infant
and brutally cut his wife, who was lying
sick In bed, from tho effects OF which she
died. Koukle was arrested. BE says he
was only brushing away flies when the
fatal blow was inflicted.
Judge Pratt in the Supreme Court has
denied the application for an Injunction
made on behalf of Stephen II. Alden to
restrain his recently divorced wife from
recovering $1,000 in bonds, which Alden
alleges he was forced 10 surrender while
under arrest and to be freed from the
companionship Of the sherltI's officers.
Casper sChule, who fatally stabbed his
wife on Saturday at their residence, 5O
Remington street, has been held by the
Coroner to await the action Of the grand
Jury.
were seized to-day by the Custom officers
on charge Of smuggling from the State.
The charges arc only against the old mem
bers Of the concern, II having passed into
new hands since tho alleged smuggling
took place, over two years ago.
John A. Belts, q real estate agent oil
Brooklyn, failed today, owing TO connec.
tons with the late President Mills and
the Brooklyn Trust Company. His liR-
bilitIes are $7,OO00O0..
The Broadway National Bank, Tenth
National Bank and Tradesmen's Bank,
having refused to comply with the de-
mand Of the Chamberlain for the payment
Of the accrued interest on the city depos-
its. the Chamberlain has notified the
counsel to commence suits
for the recovery Of all interest due BY
them. =,
Late this afternoon the sheriff seized
two steamers Of the Pacific Mail Com
pany on suit begun by the city TO re-
cover $4,000 taxes. D ,I...'
The Hoboken Bank suspended pay
ment under pressure Of a two days run.
The defslcatlon Of Klener, the abscond-
ing cashier was discovered 10 be $50 600.
Frederick Monks, young German who
had ran away with his unclc's vile, on
being discovered by bis uncle In his hiding
place, 400 Ludlow street, shot himself and
died instantly. Tho wife threatened sui
eide and drew q pistol, and in the scuflle
for its possession it was discharged, seri'
ously wounding her.