The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-12
NEW YORK CITY.

sion OF @. D. Camp l. Co, cotton mer.
chants, was announced yesterday.
Daniel Butlerfeld, Of this city, has sub
mitted to the Postmaster General an
elaborate report upon the local postal
system OF collection and delivery In Lon
don and Paris, with suggestions in refer
ence to the adoption OF their best features
In New York.
The details OF a daring burglary, COM
mltted In West Filth street week ago,
have lust been disclosed. Three masked
robbers entered the sleeping apartments
Of q Mr. Gardner and ransacked the
house, taking away, however, but little
money. The imates were terrified by
the burglars, who brandished drawn
knives. with which they commanded ST.
lence.
Employers and workingmen are now
beginning to discuss the proposed move
ments In the various trades In reference
to wages and hours oil labor, Conflicting
opinions prevail on both sides. The EN-.
ployers seem TO be unanimous in opposl.
lion 10 reduction OF hours, while the
worklngmen are not united, many re-
gsrding favorably the ten hour system.
An Investigation into the condition Of
the Tombs and Blackwell's Island by one
of the morning papers shows that crimi-
nal Justice here is administered in the
most reckless and unjust manner. The
prison discipline and management Of
Blackwell's Island are wanting In inau-
ences calculated to inspire an encourage
ment for the reform ol the Inmates. The
police Justices are constantly committee
prisoners in disregard Of the facts. 1t Is
q common thing at the tombs 10 have
cases disposed oi at the rate OF one min
ute.
Prot. Jno. Tarrey, OF Columbia College,
formerly chief assay officer al the sub
treasury, died last evening.
1t Is now publicly charged that Mrs.
Putnam received $15, 900 In consideration
Of be appeal to Gov. Dix to have Foster,
the carhook murderer, committed TO lesser
punishment. A number OF gentlemen
cognizant OF the facts have petitioned
Gov. Dix 10 decide the case only on It's
merits.
Treasurer Winant, of Staten Island, is
said to have defSulted TO tho extent OF
FOO,UUU. u6 OulICi NlaOIS aAS ~ SAS
him for the amount.
The Times again urges the cnmmuta.
tion of Fosters sentence. The case eS-
cites much public attention. A letter
from Hon. WIN. Orton, President OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, is
published to-day, in favor Of commuta-
lion, based on the application OF the |
Jurors thatthey never regarded the con.
demned guilty Of murder in the first de.
gree. -,
This morning the lower floor Of build.
ing on Twenty.third street, First Avenue,
formerly used as house OF refuge, Tell
into the cellar Of the building, Oi late
used as a silk mauufactury. Three boys |
are reported to be buried in the ruins.
New YORK, March 1.-Two moro
floors oil the old house Of refuge have
fallen in. Tho police refuse parties ad-
mittance to search for the boys reported
10 have been buried in the debris. An
extra force of police have been called out
to prevent the crowd from becoming
riotous.
at meeting Of the Eric directors TO.
day, the only business transacted was
voting thanks TO General Diven, who re.
signs the Vice Presidency on account, as
he states, of III health, and the urgency
Of his private business. No successor
has yet teen appointed.
Tho Atlantic Mail Steamship Compa-
ny's steamers Moro Castle and Colum-
blu were sold at auction to-day by order
OF the U. s, District Court. Both were
purchased by W. II. Starbruck. II iS
rumored they will soon be transferred 10
the old company.
A FIRE to-day, occssioned by an explo-
sion oi gas, caused tho destruction OF the
brewery and Ice house Of Charles lllig, IN
Williamsburg. Loss on building and
stock $l50,000; insurance $8800O.
The impending strike oi the carpenters
has not been fully developed, but the men
are determined TO resist payment by the
hour. Committees have been appointed
10 confer with the bosses In the hope Of
en- amicable arrangement.
Tie Board oil Apportionment has au-
thorized the issue Of bonds 10 the amount
oi $3s000O0 for widening and paving
Broadway. ann.
The homicide cases Of Rosenzweig,
Hcggi and sharkey will be ready for trial
next week
Patrick LearY, the Yife murderer, is be
by medical experts on insanity.
The Brooklyn vile polsoner has been
refused a writ OF habeaS corpus and the
trial set for April.
In the Oyer and Termlner o.day when
the District Attorney moved the trial Of
Bleakley Tor the murder OF his niece,
Maud Merrill, the counsel asked post.
saying the accused insisted he
was sane, while the counsel considered
him insane. A medical commission will
probably consider Bleakley's sanity.
The counsel for Nixon said insanity
ronld mt he raised in that case.