The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-23
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News Items.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The argument
In the Train case is postponed till
Monday.
Johnny Murphy, pugilist, challenged
Tom Denny, OF Baltimore, to match
at catch weight for one thousand side,
Richard 8. Evans, the Londan capi.
talist who has been in conference with
President Watson, Mr.. Barlow and
others, respecting the Atlantic and
Great Western, New York, Boston and
Montreal; Erie, Boston, Hartford, ,Cleve-
land, Columbus, and Cincinnati
road and other moneyed corporations
in the country, returned to England
yesterday, having concluded important
negotiations in relation to these enter
prizes. Before leaving. Evans express
ed his entire approval Of the acqisitions
and management of the Erie Railway.
| Annexation.
The following resolutions were
sent yesterday to Governor Dix,
in reference to the annexation OF the
lower portion of West Chester county
with New York:
Resolved That the two hundred
thousand working men and women OF
New York earnestly ask Governor Dix
to sign the act before him to annex
lower West Chester county to this city,
since it provides an area in which poor
men may acquire home now render
ed impossible this side Of the Island,
by reason fthe enormous price OF land
and is imperatively demanded in the
highest interest of health and 0ood
government.
Strong efforts are being made BY those
opposing the scheme, to induce the
Governor not to sign the bill as
passed.
This being Ascension Day the usual
impressive services will be held in the
| Protestant Episcopal and Roman Catho'
lie churches throughout the city, for the
musical portion of which considerable
preparation has been made by the va
rious choirs.
The Workingmens' Meetings.
Preparations for holding series Of
public meetings in different parts OF the
city with view OF alleviatipg the pres
ent social condition OF the workingmen
are in progress. A number Of prominent
citizens have taken up the matter, and
promise to use their influence by at
tending the meetings proposed. The
following paper bearing a large number
OF signatures will be issued throughout
the city with view of drawing the at
tention OF the people: "The working
classes have long been victims OF gross
injustice inflicted by unscrupulous pol.
iticians, moneyed corporations and
grasping monopolies, thus rendering
their condition everything but COM
Portable; privation and misery staring
them in the face on every hand. This
state of things exist, owing chiefly to a
lack of energy as we'll as political edu-
cation on the part Of the working
classes" In view OF these proposed
meetings committee has been ap-
pointed consisting of A. G. Hewitt,
Peter Cooper, S. E. Church, James
Connolly, 1saac Wood, General Franz
Scigel, and leading workingmen.
Fighting Over the Stakes.
The return Of the prize fighters Sed-
dons and Chambers to the city from
Boston, caused considerable of futter
among the rougbs here yesterday. The
friends Of each denounce the other bit-
terly, while not few, who admit that
Seddons won the stakes according 10
the articles disagreement, still denounce
him for taking advantage OF Chambers
absence. The stakeholder says he paid
tie money to Seddons notwithstanding
the threats of Chambers and his friends
to cue him tor their money.
Butter Machinery.
The Sun OF this morning says: A
company has been formed called the
Etleo Morgarine Manu- acturing Com
pany, with q capital OF five hundred
thousand dollars, for the manufacture
of butter. A we'll known chemist has
introduced the plan, and number Of
wealthy persons, including several OF
the leading men in the butter trade,
have purchased stock in the Company.
The butter is made from fat or suet
bought from slaughter houses, and al
ter passing through certain processes
with the necessary mixture Of milk and
salt, and is said to be equal to the finest
country butter. The profits are expect
ed to be over one hundred per cent.
The Polar Expedition.
A gentleman Of this city who has
been connected with shipping house
in New London, Connecticut, which
formerly employed both Capt. Tyson
and Capt Buddington, makes a mum"
Der OF interesting statements in regard
to the disposition OF these two men,
whose character reports received thus
far seem to place in such strong cor'
trast. Captain Tyson, some six or sew
en- years ago, was in command OF the
schooner Era, on 8 whaling voyage
from New London to Greenland. In the
fall Of the year, in Cumberland Sound.
the vessel broke from her moorings
and he was obliged to abandon her with