The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-01
NEW YORK.
Arrest for Attempted Murder and
Arson.

NEW IOnN.
Arrest for Attempted Murder and
Arson.
New YORK, July 3l.-Henrietts
I,Waibel, aged fifteen years, has been ar
rested on charge of making three at
tempts to burn the hotel Of Leopold Ap'
pie in West Farms, and an infant child
The girl admits that she tried to burn ul
the child, and failing in this, attempted
to set fire to the house. When question
ed as to her reason, she merely said that
when she saw the baby asleep she took
the notion that she would Ike to burn it
and attempted to do so by setting fire tc
the bed. She then said that about tW
wears ago she was employed by Mrs
Kinney in fremont, and one day while
holding the baby in her arms she felt q
desire to burn it up and lit match and
was about setting fire to itS dress when
the child looked up into her face and
laughed. which had the effect OF staying
her hand. The girl afterwards went To
live with Uhling the man who buried a
coffin full of bricks and who is now in
the State prison.
No Corner Attempted.
Mr.. Holmes. of the suspended firm OF
Holmes Il LiSberger, says the firm had
not attempted to create corner IN
copper a. reported, but that after the
panic last fall. thinking that Reaction
would take place in the trade, they had
made contracts for the purchase OF cop
per direct from Lake Superior Mines, ut
prices which would have given them
good profit. With staple market the
business for manufacturing copper had
been exceedingly dull, during the year,
however. and other firm, in the business
had made efforts to injurc them. one
going 80 far Ns to purchase from them,
and then sell copper at lower price. for
the express purpose of depressing the
market. These facts, together with their
large stock ON hand, which they could
only carry by borrowing on their ware
house. bills had caused their cmbarraSs-
ment and suspensions. They declined to
give any figures or make II more dehnltc
statement.
The Stock Market
was quiet. with Slight improvement in
prices. until after the first board.
When tn" Reaction set III,
There was no positive decline
however till the second call when Il fall
ola to per cent took place. The
greatest decline was in {. {. 4 !. {.
which fell from II to ii, followed by
Wabash, st. Paul, Northwestern, and
Lake Shore. The decline WAS partly due
to rumOrs that some railroad companies
having interest to pay tomorrow would
default on some A Texas road was men
toned a. likely to be- in default, and sone
doubt was expressed as to whether the
{. G. IL l. &. Mould meet it, interest on
the second mortgage.
Jay Cooke d Go.
A Philadelphia dispatch says IN" "N-
animation of members of the bankrupt
firm of Jaw Cooke X Co. has not resulted
in any important disclosures. Jay Cooke
stated that the profits of the firm were
five hundred thousand dollars III 1871
and the same sum in 1872. and that III
1873 up to the time Of SUSPENSION tn"
accumulation of profits amounted I"
81. .325. 900. The firm took the Northern
Pacific bands at 50 and interest, making
about SG.l2. He understood the bonds
were now worth 30 in the market. If
aid should he granted by Congress the
bonds would hc above par. Henry W.
Cooke stated III his examination that
the firm owed the First National
Bank of Washington S6OOOOO.
for which the bank had no Sc
curitv except 100000 in Northern Pa
cifc bonds. The individual members "t
the firm were the principal owners of th"
bank. The owed the bank personally
$4,000 when it suspended. The account
of the Potomac Ferry Company, II con-
cen controlled by the firm. was overdrawn
5000
Grants Account Overdrawn.
Among the individuals whose accounts
with the first National bank were over
drawn WAS that Of |. :. Grant To th"
amount of S250,GS7. The bank WAS in
drbtrd To the Treasury Department
SlS5.OOO on account. of continuous trains
actions running back to 1862 Governor
Cook said hc advised the investments in
Northern Pacific Mr.. Fahnr>otck had.
however. expressed doubts to him of the
wisdom of advancing - much money to
the road.
Freedman's Savings Bank.
The commissioners investigating tn,
affairs of the Fre"pman Savings bank
here have returned to Washington. where
they will continue their investigation. In
response to their published notice, Il larg'
number of drpositorS presented their bank
books to the clerks to be audited and
balanced.
Guilty Of Attempted Fraud.
\ Dublin letter SAYS that William
Barry and Drs. Mchun and Shrcdy. o
kilwallack and Brutf counties, were
found guilty of attrmptin. to detraud /
New York Life Insurance Company
Barry. the CompanyS agent, wa> sen
fenced to imprisonment AT hard labor for
eighteen mont> and Mehan and ShecdN
at hard labor for twelve months each
The indictment on which the prisoner,
We're tried, charged them with attempting
To- drtraud the New York Life ln>uranc,
Company 10y fraudulent and prepared
applications, and medical reports pur
porting to he all TIA" bonatidr application
and reports for several gentlemen insured
Miss ShotWcII Discharged.
Carlota +. Shotw"ll. or Mr.. Genera
, Roddy. ~ she claims To be-, was di>charg.
.d from the tumh> yesterday uu her
parole, and it i said that a ,,"lir j,rnscg,,
will be- entered "n Monday.
! AmaIganiation Of News Agencies.
The European New Agencies. the Rrn.
ter Telegram Company. of London. ana
/ Hava>. Latflite X Co. of Paris, have beer
umalgamated under managcmrnt> mad,
/ between them for Il long term of wears
| The agency If thc former company il
this city, will hereafter be known a III,
! United States Agency of the Rrutc,
! House, of London and Paris. The bu<i
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