The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-05
NEW YORK.
A Trick Of John N0rrIssey.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Ihe I7oune
states that just before the three mile
race on Saturday at Saratoga, John
Morrissey made a declaration in front
of the pool stand to the effect that Hub
bard being compelled to start, would
do so, but would not run to win, as he
would be pulled up after starting. Many
believing that Wanderel could beat
Harry Bassett, and that Hubbard was
out OF the race, backed Wanderer. He
did beat Bassett, but both were beaten
by Hubbard, which horse. it was semi
officially announced, was not going to
contest the race.
A Prize Fight.
A prize fight between Jack Boylan
and Peter Croker took place at five
o'clock this morning at Sands Point,
Long Island. Twenty-three rounds
were fought occupying thirty.two min
utes, when Croker was declared the vic
tor. Boylan was punished severely,
and his lace was beaten almost to a
jelly. Croker escaped comparatively
unhurt. The fight was for five hundred
dollars, and the middle weight cham
piopship Of America. The fight was
witnessed by large number of persons.
A number OF liquor dealers were ar
rested this morning on charge OF tall
ing to pay their United States special
tax, and were held to bail in the sum OF
five hundred dollars each.
Vandalism.
Yesterday afternoon some vsndal en-
tered Old Chris! church, Alexandria,
famous as the place where Washing
ton worshipped, and turned the furni-
ture upside down, destroyed all the
music, saturated the cushions and books
with oil, and removed the silver plate
from Washington's pew, besides com,
mitting many other depredatiors.
The Persian Concession.
The London papers say that state
ments have been officially made that
the English Government knew nothing
of the Persian concession to Baron
Reuter- until it had been granted. Earl
Granville stated in the House of Conn
mons that he first heard Of it from
Reuter- himself last September. The
correspondent says that Reuter- regard
ed his concession with the eye OF an
Englishman, which he considers him.
self by residence and interest," aud offers
Granville an opportunity to reap the
political benefit OF the grant for Eng glani,
which Granville Ignored as OF political
insignificance aud OF concession, and
treated it entirely as a commercial
speculation, which was out of the ordi.
nary line of the policy OF the Govern
ment to protect.
News Items.
A motion for the discharge from the
House OF Detention. of Thomas aud
Patrick Hart, witnesses in the Stokes
case was denied this morning by Justice
Pratt.
Helvetia Manerchor had an excur-
sion to College Point yesterday, but the
rain drove the party on board the boat,
and a number Of pickpockets attempted
to follow, but being resisted, made an
attack with bricks and stones. Two
men had their ekulls fractured aud sev-
eral women were seriously injured. The
excursion party used their pistols with
effect.
Timothy Donovan brutally kicked
his wife yesterday. fatally injuring her.
at their residence, No. IL Jacob street.
During an alteration in south
Brooklyn, between John McCallum
and Samuel Conors, the former threw
a large water pitcher at the latter,
which, missing it's object, struck Conors
child, lying in cradle, intiictlng a
fatal wound. McCallum was arrested.
A Washington special says: Cover.
nor Austin and Senator Ramsey. OF
Minnesota, have lad an interview with
acting Secretary of State, Mr.. Davis,
the Imprisonment OF the Min
neapolis officers at Fort Garry. Mr..
Davis said the State Department would
endeavor to secure the release, on bail,
OF all parties, pledgiug that if so releas-
ed they shall appear to answer in the
Canadian Courts when the case is
called.