The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-24
NEW YORK CITY.
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

NEWl1oRK, Fen. 23.-At q, Union TEN
perance Meeting last night DR.. Deem
said that the Western women had WORKED
nobly. God bless them for every run
shop they had shut up. The rumsellerI
places belonged to the rumsellers, but thI
Legislative halls belonged to the people
The Capitol OF Albany should be sur.
rounded and the legislators sung to and
prayed for until they passed laws thai
would put the liquor traffic In the cate
CORY Of criminal offences. The ladies o.
the Union Temperance Meeting were tc
do nothing indlscreet, but they intended
10 create intense feeling against the liquor
traffic. The liquor sellers are to be visited
in private and asked to sign the pledge
II they consent and give up their traffic
the heads Of the city departments are tc
be asked to give them employment
Three thousand women are ready Ia
work, and they hope to shake New York
to the very core.
FATALLY SHOT. ~
Michael McNamara, q linen weaver
was fatally shot early yesterday morning
while resisting q forcible entry into his
premises OF some officers who were moi
In uniform. The police were looking fol-
notorious thief and thinking he was in
No. $50 west Twenty ninth street, went
through tenements, smashing in doors in
eagerness to effect his capture. McNa-
mara being Weakened by the kicking at
the door OF his apartments rushed to L to
keep ont intruders, and while thus en-
gagged was shot. The trades unions are
now obtaining affldavits OF the victims OF
the police brutality in Tompson's Square
on the occasion OF meeting there in
January with q view Of securing the in
vestigation by the Legislature.
Mrs. McNamara makes the following
statement: 1.-THE first we heard was q
banging and kicking at the door, which
woke US all up. My husband jumped out
OF bed and thinking they were burglars,
seized the fire shovel and ran toward the
door. Tho panel was Just then kicked in
and man thrust In his hand and was
trying 10 open the lock, when my hus.
band hit him on the hand with the shovel.
Immediately pistol was fired and the
door bursted open and eight men rushed
In and said they were officers. This was
the first time they said anything Of their
being policemen. Then they found that
my husband was shot and took him
away quickly, and told me not to say any.
thing about It. Some one proposed to
take my husband to the Twentieth pre-
cinct and get doctor, but one Of the men
said with an oath "Oh, do not go there"
Several persons who were attracted by
the disturbance say the detectives were
drunk, and that even with the wounded
man In carriage on the way to Bellevue
Hospital they halted and had several
drinks In saloons.
wAsHIHdToN's BIRTHDAY.
To-day Is being commemorated by a
very general suspension Of business, be.
ing State holiday. However, the Uni.
ted States courts are in session, but the
custom house and postofflce recognize
the day, the former by keeping open but
a short time only in the morning, and the
latter by closing at ten o'clock. The
gold room, stock exchange, produce ex.
change and other similar places did not
open today. Many Of the social clubs
are giving entertainments, and in the
evening number OF balls and banuuets
will take place. Salutes were fired at
sunset, and at 10 o'clock the Trinity
Church chimes played a long programme,
beginning with Hail Columbia and ending
with Yankee Doodle.
A $4,000 FIRE.
A fire broke out this morning at No. II
Laight street, and the flames spreading to
Nos. 8 and z, caused damages amounting
to $4,000; mostly insured.
ANOTHER DOG FIGHT PROPOSED.
Jem Mace writes from England TO say
he will accept the challenge Of Tom
Allen to fight for from 81, 600 to 5000, II
Allen will post forfeit to prove he means
business.
INCORRECT.
The statement published here yester.
day that the Aator House would be
closed May 10th is incorrect.
I'D, $4,000 BA1L.
Detective Leahi, who last night shot
Michael McNamara, today gave $25, 900
bail to appear for examination.
DECLINED.
Judge Lawrence declines to discharge
Carl Voght, the alleged Belgian mur-
derer from arrest on the charge OF theft.
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