The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-17
NEW YORK CITY.
Desperate Attempt to Murder, a Gas
Collector

OUAI6GbUEO ...
NEW York, April 16-Sanlord Muir;
ray, collector ior the New York Gas Com.
pany, yesterday afternoon, entered DR..
Edward NJ. Brownies private medical Of
fee on the second floor OF 25l William
street, TO collect q small gas bill. The
Doctor handed q SEQ note 10 Murray, who
sat down 10 make the change and entry,
placing package containing about 5000,
the collections OF the day, beside him.
While Murray was writing the Doctor
closed the door and Immediately struck
him with d hatchet, a keenly sharpened
sheath knife having been substituted for
the wedge. Murray attempted TO rise
and was struck again, when the knife in
the weapon broke. The Doctor then took
from his breast q heavy hatchet, and as
he was about 10 strike, Murray closed
with him, when q desperate struggle tol'
lowed. Murray succeeded in wrenching
the weapon from the Doctor and felled
him to the floor, and then broke the lock
from the door TO get out. The noise had
caused an alarm to be given, and by this
time tho police arrived and Murray and
the Doctor were taken to the hospital.
Murray is thought to be fatally injured.
The Doctor will recover. The Doctor az
firms 1t was IN unknown man, patient,
who assailed Murray, but the police dis
credit the story.
Barton s. Allen, brokers, nephew and
grandson respectively Of Commodore
Vanderbilt, have failed. There Is much
excitement in Wall street. and stocks
have generally declined. The commo.
tion which followed the announcement
that Commodore Tanderbilts relatives
had failed is rapidly subsiding, and 1t is
now SAID that the affair does not amount
10 much. The Commodore Is represent.
ed to care for himself In Wall street, and
allows his relatives TO take care for them
selves, II they can. &c is just now fully
occupied with bis contest with the gov.
ernment, relative TO the taxation on the
locomotives and engines Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
roads, seized at Albany by Collector
Bailey and repIevled by the Company on
Saturday, have been returned TO the Col.
lector, who has announced their sale for
April Esd. Tomorrow, the necessary
papers will be filed for removing the Com.
pany's suit from the State court to the
United States Circuit Court,
A banquet was given last evening, to
Jackson Schultz, by the members Of the
shoe and leather trade, over which Isaac
Bailey presided.
The Erie Railroad now puts emigrants
through to Chicago in 49 hours. Three
thousand are now at Castle Garden, and
arrangements have been made to send
to Illinois, Nebraska and Southern Kan.
sas, all who can measurably support
themselves.
A full Jury was obtained In the 6chet.
lin murder case at noon, and the trial
commenced. DR.. Brown has been com.
mitted to prison TO await the result OF
the wounds inflicted upon Gas Collec-
Tor Murray yesterday, he persists In the
statements that 1t was an unknown pa
tient who made the attack.
The examination Of Mcdonald, the
Bank Of England iorger, adjourned till
tho oath inst,
Horencis Ribas, the Venezuelan Consul
at this port for the past four years, died
tQ'uhYs uuGA hl uCAb OuuA0ys
The Convention OF Advertisers met
here to-day. Sixty'one persons were
present from various parts Of the country.
8. NJ. Pettingill was chosen President
Hon. Demss Barnes is making ar
rangements 10 establish an evening paper
in brooklyn, which Is to beneutral In pol.
itics and TO espouse the cause Of reform.
1t is to be about the size of the Brooklyn
Eagle. -
At q meeting OF the Womaus Union
Missionary Society to day, highly encour:
aging reports were read OF the progress OF
the work In Japan and India.
The Corouer's jury in the case Of Jacob
Young, who was fatally stabbed on St.
Patrick's day, have rendered verdict
against James Mcdonald and Michael
Buckley as accessories 10 the crime, which
was committed by some person unknown,
President Grant has purchased Of Col,
E. s. Sanford the lour year old trotting
stallion Claymoure, by Peacemaker, the
latter being a son Of Hambletonian, and
sent him TO his farm near St. Louis.