The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-16
NEW YORK.
The steinhardt Tragedy.

New YORK, August 15.-The par
ties engaged in the Vesey street shoot
ing affair are still under the care OF the
physician and Schork is fast gaining
strength, but is in state OF the great.
est nervous excitement. He is howev'
er, considered out of danger. Stein
hsrdt is in q critical condition. He
suffers very much and is very weak, but
the doctors do not yet announce bis
ultimate recovery improbable.
Several theories are current respect
ing the motive OF shooting. Stsinhardt
denies any previous difficulty be-
tween the parties, and it is said that
the defense will be insanity in case he
recovers and is brought to trial. 1t is
said several cases of insanity have oc'
CURED in his family. His sister COM
mitted suicide two years ago by taking
Paris green, and that his aunt, residing
in Louisville, had also committed sui
eide. Stsinhardts father is verv sick,
and not yet been able to see his injured
son.
A special 10 the Times from Long
Branch says the following are the en-.
tries for the West End Jockey Club
meeting at Monmouth Park, on Satur-
day next: John Shorty, Sr., enters
Lord Sewing; Charles Williams, names
Modoc L. G. Remington, will ride
Gold Dust; F. Durance, enters lmpe-
cunious; and Colonel Villar, names
Ibert. Much interest is manifested.
The programme of the races and the
occasion, will doubtless be gala one.
The Great storm.
During the past three or four days
several storms have been gathering on
the Atlantic coast reached their culmin-
ating point apparently, on Wedr esday;
when the entire disturbance moved
from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and
New York. Various reports go far,
shows that the greatest amount of dam.
age was done in Pennsylvania. The
city OF Philadelphia and suburbs
having suffered materially. In the
immediate vicinity OF this citythere has
been no great destruction Of property.
All along the New Jersey coast the
tide has been unusually high and the
gale violent. At Jersey City cellars
and shipping yards were flooded while
at Long Branch the beach was scanned
and broken up. In this city the rain
fell in torrents accompanied sometimes
with high winds. The yachta OF the
New York club fleet, which left Glen
Cover on cruise to Newport, were
driven by heavy winds into quiet wa
ter and nearly all are now storm bound
in New Haven Harbor. No marine
disasters are reported, although severa!
incoming vessels narrowly escaped
running ashore below Sandy Hook DUR
ing the gale Of Wednesday night.
Dismissed.
The recalcitrart witness, Charles
Moran, broker of this city, who was
ordered by Judge Davis to answer
the questions Of the commissioners in
the case OF Smith Us. Gest better
known in Cincinnati ss the Case o'
Route No. g." to-day gave the testl-
IN ony desired, and the case was dis
missed. he paying ten dollars, costs OF
the suit.
The Custom Frauds.
The Custom House authorities still
deny the truth OF the rumors that n
charge OF bribery has been brought
against number OF inspectors. 1t ia
not denied, however, that there ls to
be large number OF remova!s.
The District Attorney states that The
charges OF bribery made against the
Costom House officials, are the result
of statements made by Kalborg, a
Swede recently arrested On the charge OF
smuggling kid gloves, and upon state
ments made by Slatt and Boyd, that
they had paid certain officials TO
watch their property.