The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-06
NEW YORK CITY.


New YoRK, August 4.-Commissionel
Van Wort thinks that the person who
forced open the safe in his department
was familiar with the Office, and was In
search Of something else than It contain
ed. Among It's contents were vouchers ol
bills paid by the department, but as these
are made out In tripicate, no damage
would have been done the city had all
found been taken. The only papers in
the safe Of importance to Commissioner
Van Wort were records Of the convention
of Robert Jardine with the department OF
Public Works "
| A fire in sumpter street, Brooklyn, this
morning, burned Turner Hall and the ad.
joining houses, Loss $4,000. Partly in
sured. ., e.
A grand reception, promenade, concert
and ball will be given at the Ocean House,
Long Branch, next Saturday evening, for
the benefit OF the Portland, Oregon sui.
terers President Grant, a former realdent
Of Portland, will be present.
Il is understood that the court Of Oyer
and Terminer convened to-day expressly
10 receive bill OF exceptions to be pre-
sented by Walworth's counsel. The bill
will comprise every exception taken by
the counsel during the trial, and anew
trial Is confidently looked for. The coun-
sci not being ready with their bill, no &C.
ton was taken in the matter. ....
Henry Dohr baker Of south Brook.
lyn, yesterday, discovered q boy named
Dou9herty attempting to steala loaf OF
bread from his wagoni he beat and kicked
him In 90 brutal manner that the boy
will die. Dohr was arrested.
The members Of the Grand Armyol the
Republic In Hoboken, compelled saloon
keeperto take doWnG d German flag which
was dying oyer an Aperican flag, and re-.
verse their position. vsm if-
Gov. Dix has commuted the sentence
Of David Murphy, convicted TOR The muir
der Of David Barry, and sentenced 10 be
hanged on Friday next to imprisonment
1t Is noWsGRted that the burglary in
tho department Of Public Works was no
burglary, but that one Of the clerks forgot
to shut the safe door and his companions
concluded that q afobbery had been at
tempted. TG s,H i 3 ~ "H
Collector Arthur announces all the
merchandise in the burned public stores
on Greenwich street, which was so much
damaged ss 10 make identification impos
sible, 10 be sold at public auction. The
goods are now being removed Tor that
purpose.
This morning Brooklyn police ofa-
Ger, on duty at the Atlantic DOCKS, over
heard the remarks of Charles CoDuIn, q
fireman on board the tugbost Chas. AL.
len, about the case Of an unknown man
found dead in Spring street, and conclud.
ing thus that he knew something about
the cSse, arrested him. On being brought
to New York, Cobdrn Wld Captain VIII
liams he was In the saloon Of Schwartz
at the time Meyer, the barkeeper, and the
unknown man had the fight Both men
fell and he separated them. Nellie
Welch, who was In the saloon, stated that
she saw Meyer knock the man down
first, and then Coburn put something like
q pair ol brass knuckles on his fist and
gave the deceased blow on the head.
The Brooklyn Trust Company stock.
holders met tonight, at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music. Seymon l.. nustGd
was chosen chairman. Judge McCuc
read q statement Of the affairs OF the
company, and said that the capital Of the
company was impaired so per cent All
were in favor Of making this good, and
proceed with business. A resolution
was passed TO pay so per cent when called
upon by tho Directors, end open the bank
for business on Saturday. ;...