The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-08
NEW YORK.
Stay OfPrOeeedings.

stay OIfEOceeu1uRs.
New YORK, August Judge Pratt
to-day granted stay o! proceedings In
the Sharkey murder case.
Steamer Missing.
Great excitement is manifested by
German residents here concerning the
fate of the steamship Earnest Moretz
Arndt, of the Baltic Lloyd's line, now
eighteen days overdue from Steppen.
She left there on the % Of July, with
four hundred and fifty passengers,
chiefly German immigrants, and was
last heard OF at Havre, on the Sth OF
July. The agent of the company de-,
clsres there is no cause for alarm and
believes she has broken her machinery
and is proceeding under sail.
Wrestling Match.
A wrestling match for $3.50 side
and the championship of America, best
two in three falls, between Albert Ellis,
champion of London, England, and
John Mcmahon, took palce this after
noon at Harry Hills Varieties tn eatre,
in Houston street. The match result
ed from a challenge issued by the Eng
lish champion to wrestle McMahon ac-
cording to the English rules of wrest-
ling. Considerable interest has been
manifested i'll the contest, owing to the
style of the wrestling being new in
America and the house was packed.
Betting was in favor Of Mcmahon at
ten to seven. The men commenced the
struggle at four o'clock and wrestled
one hour and twenty minutes when,
owing TO dispute regarding q fall
claimed by McMahon, the latter re-
fused to wrestle any longer and the
match was decided draw. The men
agreed to wrestle within Six weeks for
$3.50 a side.
A Japan letter says that on the 2lst
inst, ten thousand men, mostly farm
ers, armed with bamboo spears, assist
Ell by the former Daimio retainers,
armed with swords, attacked the Gov
ernment castle at Fukuska, set fire TO
the buildings, and destroyed all the
official books and papera. They also
killed six officers, four OF whom are
said to have died by their own hands,
as they saw the rebels overpowering
them. Three of the officers onI y escap-
ed and fled to Loga. sixty miles above
Nogasaki. The telegraph line from No.
gasaki to Yokohama, and which passes
through TsiknIzu was utterly destroyed,
and the overland mail road Was block
AIDED SO that Information is obtained
slowly. A report has reached Nogaslkl
that the houses OF all the people in
Hakate and the country round about
who would not jein the insurgents had
been burned and that the dwellings Of
the rich men and the banks have been
robbed. The insurgents are said to
number at least one hundred aud fifty
thousand The cause OF the revolt is
that the Government has required the
taxes OF the farmers to be paid IN mon-
ey instead of produce, together with the
probable failure OF the rice crop.
The Constitutional gives q favorable
account Of the harvest prospects in
France. There has been q marked i'm
provement in the appearance OF all the
crors, and there is promise OF an abun-
dant harvest OF excellent quality.
Mr.. Whally, member OF the British
Parliament, has arrived in this city.
he comes to collect funds for the benefit
OF the Tichborne claimant.
Charles Coburn, g fireman, was ar
rested yesterday, charged with compli-
city in the murder OF an unknown man
on Spring street, Monday night. Wit
nesses have been found who testify that
they saw Coburn scu1ile with the
stranger, then throw him on the side
walk and leave him. The murdered
man had not yet been identified.
James Kelly and his wife Bridget,
separated some time since, and last
night James watched for her on West
street and asked her to live with him.
He called her aside and plunged dirk
into her neck, stabbed her in the cheek
aud gashed her arm. Her cries fright
ened him away. She was taken to the
station Souse in an apparently dying
stste. Her wounds were dressed and
she was taken to the Park Hospital.
Capt. Lowery started with the officers
in pursuit but were not able to capture
him.
The Captain OF the Port to-day gave
his decision in the alleged charges
against Hsrbor Masters johnson and
Frost, and recommended TO the Govern