The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-01
NEW YORK.
A Notorious Criminal.

the penitentlary. The jury found MIN
guilty and he was sent to the State
prison for ten years.
All the Virginius survivors this after.
noon, attended the funeral of the con OF
commander Braine, from the Church OF
Ascension, in Fifth Avenue.
A Bank President Sent to Jail.
The trial OF ex-senator W. NJ. Gra-
ham, president Of tie Waikiki Bank OF
Middletown, New York, charged with
embezzliDg 100000 Of the funds Of
tha. institution, ended to-day. The
jury after eight seconds deliberat on
returned O verdict of guilty. The
prisoner was remanded Tor sentence.
which will be not less than one nor
more than five years imprisonment.
A Troublesome Jury.
Tae jury in the case OF Maggie Jor-
dan, charged with aiding Sharkey's
escape from the Tombs, not being able
to agree late last evening were locked
up for the night, They will be brought
into Court this morning. The opinion
is expressed that the jury will disagree.
The jury in the Maggie Jordan case
cant agree, standing 8 to 4 for convic-
ton. Recorder Hsckitt this morning
decided to lock them up one day if they
don't agree.
The jury in the case OF Maggie Jor
dan came into court this afternoon and
reported that they could not agree up
on verdict. They were thereupon
discharged and the prisoner rsmanded
to the Tombs.
Compromise with the Locomotive
Engineers.
1t is understood that no strike will
take place on the part OF the engineers
on the New York division OF the
PennsJ lvania Railroad. A committee
Of engineers held q conference with
the superintendent yesterday, at which
it ig believed a compromise was effect
ed. The terms of the compromise
were not made public. The engineers
have stated their willingness TO continue
work provided the reduction OF salaries
is not made permanent, and it is be-
lievcd that this is the basis OF the coms
promise.
Ear=e Sales OF Coay.
The Delawa are, Lackawana and West
ern Coal Company, sold seventy thou
eand tons OF coal to-day, atthe monthly
auction. The bidding was spirited. The
following are the prices obtained !:
Steamboat, 5000 tons at 81 80; crate,
l45 tons at 4.S5 TO 4 80; egg, 10000
tons at $50 to $50; stove, 2S,OOO sous
at $50 to 374; chest, 10000 tons at
4 Oh to435. The prices obtained are
from 5 to % per cent lower than those
of last months sale.
Financial Crisis in Germany.
A Herald special from Paris says
that the fret monetary crisis is appre-
headed in Berlin. There are rumors OF
heavy commercial failures.
Mexican News Items.
A Herald special from Mexico City
via Matamoras ssys that the Mexican
newspapers publish the fact that the
IGua.emslean Legation hssretired from
the national capital for reason OF no
Mexican minister having been sccredit-
ed to Guatemala.
A frs. Methodist Churca has b cen
opened in Mexico City.
Attornev.Gencyal Leon Guznan ha
resigned his Office.
Congress is 10 session and everything
goes on peaceablY.
Pacific Nail Steamship Arrange
ments.
The managers OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company announce their
purpose to soon begin despatching one
steamer per week for Aspenwall, and
to take freight for California at one
cent and a quarter per pound, with an
equivalent reduction on eastward traf-
fic. They add that their China steamer
will come through from Hong Kong to
Panama via Yokohama and San Fran
cisco, thus connecting with the Atlantic
steamers via the lstbmus. This ar
rangement appears to grow out OF the
still pending controversy between that
com pany and the Union Pacific Rail-
road Com pany, in regard to the renew-
al Of an old arrangement whereby the
! two companies agreed to certain freight
rstee. The steamship company refuses
to renew, except on better terms than
heretofore, which the railroad company
is unwilling to concede.
Railroad Rnmors.
! 1t is stated in Railroad circles that
the Central railroad OF New Jersey is
about to reduce the pay Of its employe
> fifteen per cent. 1t is also stated that
t the New Jersey Central railroad has
= purchased the eastern division Of the
0 PENNSYLVANIA canal, which comprises
that portion lying between Esston and
J., Bristol, and is the feeder OF the Della
ware & Canton Canal. Of this State.
Intentional Accident
t A Washington dispatch to the Her
: aldSntimates, that the Virginivs wal
II sunk by order oi Fish; and asserts tha
J. the late war preparations were useless
e exrenditure., the ten millions beinl
/ o,rondsred To fatten q few fast favor