The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-13
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News Items,
NRw YORK, August l2.-The eteam-
ship Idaho, from Liverpool, arrived
here last night.
Last evening while Thomas Keeyon,
aged eleven years, was fishing at the
foot OF Clymer street, in Williamsburg,
O pile oil lumber fell over on him and
crushed his head, causing instant death.
For some time past there has been
considerable dissatisfaction in several
large wholesale boot and shoe shops IN
this city, consequent on the gradual re-
duction OF wages, and the men declare
their intention Of engaging in general
strike on Wednesday next, for higher
pay. The busy time in the boot and
shoe trade commences in about one
week, and this, in conjunction with the
success OF the Crispins in their strike
last spring, encourages the presen.
strikers with hopes OF success.
During the past week nearly five
hundred painters have been on a strike
and have managed to keep the matter
a secret up to the present time. The
strike was declared in consequence oil
the bosses calling on the men 10 return
to the ten hour plan. Already several
shops have been closed by the strikers.
Arrangements are being made by
English capitalists for the formation OF
a company to trade between Llv-
erpooi and New Orleans. 1t is propos-
ed to establish a line OF steam barges Of
such capacity that they will carry very
large cargoes of grain as well as cotton
at such draft as would be required for
the safe crossing Of the bars at New
Orleans harbor, at all times. A model
sufficiently large for carrying out this
scheme on large dimensions. combining
speed as we'll as lightness O. irs' and
capacity has been co.,. .."c"' hey
propose to constr"": Zee steamers
to be called IT, 60, lat i c-rcrn
and the Quee '"' n.
President t. 60, VIII his son ~
daughter and accompanied by Gen 3
Babcock, was in this city for few hour
Yesterday. The party left for Lo"f
Branch at noon.
Vienna advces state that the medal
for merit in the group No. 26-educa-
ton, teaching and instruction-has been
awarded to the collection OF the periodl-
cal literature Of America.
Judge Davis this morning denied the
motion for the release, from the House
of Detention, Of witness in the S!okes
case.
On /, "@ \ ;,s.7r' n.r-s meeting
OF Wo.kugmsu NIil DC neld at Cooper
Institute under the auspices OF the
Workingmens' Central Council, new
organization which represents every
trade in the city. The object OF the
meeting will be to agitate the eight
hour law.
Joseph Arch, the champion of the
English agricultural laborers, will be
present and address the meeting.
One thousand six hundred and fifty
six emigrauts arrived at Csstle Garden,
yesterday.
The police, accompanied by carts,
made TOUR Of the city yesterday, and
all green and all stale fruits exposed for
sale, were seized.
The steamers Pereirie, from Havre;
Greece, from Liverpool, and Mans,
from Rotterdam, have arrived.
The Collector OF Customs has decided
that importers cannot lawfully receive
invoices and withdraw entries on the
oaths OF agents, even though the latter
be furnished with power Of attorney.
Hereafter the importer must make the
necessary oath, or the goods will 60
under the general order.
A new and ingenious plan :or con-
cealing smuggled goods was exposed on
one OF the Havana steamers yesterday.
The Custom Officers discovered that
the crew had stored q large lot Of cigars
and cigarettes in the sails on the fore-
top mast. The seizures OF goods thus
concealed were made on the steamers
Cleopatra and Merso Castle.
The translation published here Of the
Papal Allocution, delivered on the 25th
Of July, denouncing the recent law en-
acted by the Italian Parliament for the
disposal OF the church property. TO all
in the execution Of the law,
or who purchase church property un-
der it, his Holiness says that what they
have done or will do is worthless, null
and void, and that they have incurred
the major accommodation and other
censures, and that they are in manifest
danger OF eternal damnation.
George n. Sanders
Who, twenty-five years ago, was one of
the most prominent politicians in the
country and a leader of the Young
American Democracy, died thi. norm
ing very suddenly from heart disease,
at bis residence on Seventeenth street,
in this city. Sanders was U. S. Consul
at London under President Pierce, and
Navy Agent at New York under Bu-
chanan. His sympathy during the late
rebellion was with the South. HE
became somewhat notorious during the
closing years OF the war by his efforts
in connection with Horace Greeley to
bring about the famous peace negotia-
tions at Niagara. Since then he has
taken no part in politics. He retained
many personal friends among bis polit-
cal enemies from his generous and
social disposition. He was born at
Lexington, Kentucky, on the 2lst day
OF February, 1872, and consequently
was in his sixty-sscond year at the
time of his death. He leaves a wife
and two children, both lawyers in this
city. The funeral takes place Thurs
day evening.
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