The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-23
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News Items.


November have already commenced.
The committee OF seventy meets early
in September, and will take part in the
contest. Nothing can be predicted
with any certainty until the middle Of
next month. Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders are holding frequent eau
cuses at Long Branch and Saratoga,
but little o. importance has resulted
30 far.
The Times Washington special says
Senator Lewis of Virginia is 80 i'll that
physicians advised him to abstain from
taking part in the canvass, if he wishes
to be able to resume his duties in the
Senate next winter.
The special further says the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury authorizes an explicit
denial OF all published statements re-
gardiug the alleged deficit in the Treas.
ury. There is and has been no deficit
of dollar or cent. 1t is known that
all stories to the contrary are TO assist
gold speculatiois in their last extreml-
ty.
The Herald says to-day at Long
Branch will be privately celebrated the
silver wedding of President GRAFT.
Twenty-Five years ago he was married
to Julia Dent. All cabinet officers, II
is understood have been invited to be
presentand a number OF private friends.
The affair will be OF an informal char.
scter.
A civil suit has been begun against
Carl Vogt to recover twelve thousand
dollars worth OF property. Stephanlc
Du Vlade, a relative or the murdered
De Blanco, is the plaintiff.
The produce Exchange has appoint
ed Greig D. Cragin, Abraham S. Jew
el, W. McCulloch, Asa Sterns, Col
umhus Seguin, Albert S. Roe, Walter
f, Bush, Horatio Reed, j. A. Ameling
and George Hincken, Jr., delegates to
the National Pork Packers Conven'
ton 10 be held in Chicago.
BENJAMIN B. Sherman, Chairman OF
the Merchants Committee arranging
for the macs meeting to advocate
cheaper transportation between the
east and west, has informed his as5ocj-
ates that nearly five hundred promis
nent firms have signed the call, while
many branches of trade have not yet
been canvassed. Mr.. Sherman says tie
movement was welcomed by all merch-
ants with whom he had conversed, and
he knew OF no issue that had ever met
with such general appreciation. The
canvas for signatures to the call for the
meeting will be continued until all the
business interests have an opportunity
to be represented.
CORPORATION Counsel has written 10
the Department OF Education, that the
UNCONVENTIONAL schools are not entitled
to any part OF the money which the city
raises by tax for school purposes.
John A. Lazou, a Chinaman, was cert
10 the Ludlow street Jail, on a charge
OF attempting to swindle cigar mer'
chant out Of five thousand dollars worth
OF cigars. Counsel for plaintiff showed
how John, a short time ago, married 4
colored lady ofmeans, and later obtain
ed seven hundred dollars from q coon-
tryman whom he sent to the Be!!evil'e
laundry, and having made another
thousand by his peculiar practices, at
tempted his operation in cigars ou Z
Mr.. Solomon.
Prize Fight.
i prize fight took place yesterday,
near River Head, between John Pau,
Of Philadelphia, and Ike Smith of Nor
rissana, for 5000 a side. Twenty one
rounds were fought, when Smith $ sec
ond threw up the sponge, giving Paul
the victory. They fought at catch
weight.
q DrnnIscn Man Brutality Beats His
Family and Fatally Slabs Que Som
Michel Broderick, who has been
drinking for some days past, quarrelcd
this morning with his mother-in-law al
their residence, 81 Carmin street, and
one OF Bvoderick's daughters, becoming
alarmed at his violence, called to her
brothers in an adjoining room to save
her grandmother. James, aged nine-
teen years, ran into the room end en-
deavored to take his father away, when
the latter turned upon the youth and
stabbed him fatally. Another brother,
John, now came upon the scene, and
was in turn stabbed by the maddened
father, but not fatally. The cries OF the
family and ntighbors attracted the pc
lice, who, after severe struggle, sue
ceeded in pinioning Broierick and TAX
ing him TO the station house, where he
expressed himself ignorant OF any
qnarrel or murder having taken. place.
Owing to the beating ard excitement,
the old grandmother lies in q critical
condition. Broderick and his sons are
cartmsn, and because Of liquor were
frequently quarreiing.
Terrible Accident-Five Men Killed.
The building which fell this SITTER
noon was No. 327 West 1lth street.
Workmen were altering from three
story and attic dwelling, to four story
tenement house. The front wall had
been removed, with the exception CT
the first story the gable ends were also
removed with the exception OF the first
story. The gable ends were supported
by small ioist and beams, and gave way.
Some Of the workmen were on ladders
and some in the building. Five men
were instantly killed names yet un.
known. Six more are now reported
TO be fatally and seven or eight serious
ly injured. All the ambulances of the
city hospitals were brought into requsi-
ton TO convey the wounded 10 the
hospitals. The fireman were set at