The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-31
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ANOTHER BIG FIRE.
A Bonded Warehouse and
Contents Destroyed.
LOSS 100000.
News Items.

News Items.
New YORK, July 30.-Suit has been
commenced against c. G. Gamson, and
others, bondsmen of General Daniel E.
Butter6eld, who ls short in his accounts
with the sub-Treasurer, to the amount
of $4,000.
The steam propeller City OF New
York, built at this port for the Havana
and New York trade, was successfully
launched this afternoon. She is q
magnificent specimen OF American
architecture and cost $3OO,OOO.
The Commissioners OF Emigration
have complied with the request OF the
Raumanson Society to return to Rou-
mania five immigrants who are unable
to support themselves here, and think
that the Consul at Bucharest ia deserv.
ing of censure for permitting such em-
igratiop.
Thirty thousand German Catholics
OF this city have petitioned the Conn
missioners to give the Catholics on
Wards Island separate place ofwor-
ship.
The will of the late Lewis Tappan
has been presented for probate. The
property, which is valued at less than
five thousand dollars, ia left to the wife
and daughter Of the deceased.
| Alexander Brill, of No. II Beacon
street, New York, delivered himself up
last evening, saying that be had just
killed his brother James during quar-
rel at the above place. The murderer
says his brother made the attack and
cut him in the neck.
The specie shipments to-day were
$4,000, in silver bars.
| Fire.
A fire commenced at half.past seven
o'clock tonight in the United States
public stores, on Greenwich street near
Rector street. The fremen were quick
Ily on the spot and got the fire partially
under control, when it suddenly burst
forth afresh and communicated to a
large bonded warehouse in the rear OF
Greenwich and near Church street.
The buildings are large, new six story
block, all OF them being bonded wares
houses filled with valuable gooda. The
second alarm brought more engines to
the scene. At this hour, IL o'clack p.
M, the fire is raging more fercely than
ever, and the destruction OF property is
already immense. Il:30 p. m, the fire
in the United States public stores, near
Church street, at this hour is burning
as freely as ever. The position OF the fire
being inside of the block makes it dis
advantageous for the fremen. The in
mates OF the tenement houses adjoining
are moving their good as fast as possible
into the street. Trinity school, fine
new stone building is also in danger, as
the flames are tending in that direction.
Dense volumes of smoke and flames
arise from the centre OF the block, and
sparks and fragments are flying every
where. Almost the entire fire depart
ment is on the ground. Immense
crowds fill the streets in the vicinity
of the United States stores. The build
iugs will probably be Quilted before the
| fire is extinguished, as these buildings
are filled with the finest aud most val-
liable imported goods of all descrip-
tons. The loss will be very heavy but
cannot as yet be estimated.
SECOND DIsPArou.
The fire is now uuder control and it
is ascertained that the fire was confined
to the top floors of the building. The
damage by water will prbobly amount
to more than the damage by fire, for the
building was saturated with water
The fire lines extended over one mile,
and there were more than twenty en-.
gines playing at one time upon the
building. The loss on the building is
SIS 900. The loss on the goods cannot be
estimated Tonight. The building is
full OF velvets, silks and imported goods.
The Fire Marshal who examined some
of tie goods in the building, believes
the loss will NOT be less than $500, ,0OO,
while it may exceed 81, 100000. Until
the goods are opened tomorrow, the
general extent OF the damage cannot
be definitely sscertained.
Eoss Tweed Escapes
A report is current that VIM. NJ.
Tweed has escaped new indictment
through stupid bluuder or design on
the part of some official. Andrew j.
Garvey testified before the grand jury
that he collected fraudulent bill from
the city for sl26,7O7. and that he COL
lected the bill through Ingersoll, to
whom he gave on the same day his
check for sos, 900. On this and other
testimony concerning the parties I'M
plicated, the Grand Jury ordered an
indictment against Tweed, Ingsrsoll,
and William E. King, Tweeds private
secretary; but when the bill of indict-
meut was returned for the signature oi
the foreman, the name OF Tweed was
found to be omitted, and the mistake I'll
such it was) was not recti6ed. lnger-
soil and King having fled, new iu'
ldictment is worthless.
Suit Commenced.
District Attorney Bliss has instituted
suit against q A. C. Downey 4 Co., i'm
por.ers OF glass, ito recover $5,OOO fo'
alleged violations of the Custom house
laws, in relation to an invoice Of glass
imported by the firm.
Severe Storm.
The storm of yesterday was the most
severe one thst has visited the vicinity
of New York for some time. The rain
| fell almost in sheets, accompanied by
most terrific thunder. One man was
struck by lightning in Harlem and In
stantly killed. Four others were Sc
verely injured from the same cause IN