The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-22
at'heeling Re9ister.
NEW YORK.
Another Moiety Claimant for Pocket
Change.

Another MOiety Claimant for Pocket
Change.
New YORK, August 2l.- Rev. War
rick Martin, who became conspicuous here
In the revenue service Immediately after
the flight to South America of Joshua r.
4SniIey, defaulting collector of internal
revenue, is stated to have filed claims for
tour million dollars, which he says Is due
him from the government for information
and moirtirS i'm many costly and fruitless
prosecutions begun in this city against
di-tillrr,.
Shot Dead.
During quarrel last night in a saloon
un Cherry street, JOHN Crow, printer,
Wa, shot dead by the barkeeper, Peter
Van Twr>t"r.
Horrible Treatment Of "a british
Crew.
The British sailing vessel Juarani ar
rived from Calcutta on Monday, and
Yesterday one of the crew, all Mussel-
men took counsel concerning their brutal
treatment on the voyage He said they
were nearly starved to death, and when
they complained to the Captain, }. ID.
Davis. he met them with Oaths and curses.
Many of the men were nearly mad from
hanger owing to the mcanness of the
tanL and want of nouriShment. One man
lgI been left al ST Retina, another fell
from the top mast and was drowned
Two fell on the decks and had legs broken;
and still another died. The backs and
I,.r- THE men are badly sarred they say
hE the lash of the Captain.
Funeral Of Mary POmerOv.
The funeral of Mary Pomeroy. the al
h.,ord victim of Rev. John Glcndening,
'nok place Yesterday, and was largely at
tended. Just before the body was re-
moved from the house, the motherlcSs
babe WA, chri>tru"d by the Rev, Mr..
TnwnSon. of the VI. f.. Church, Ella
Stewart Glrndrming. The expressions
of feeling. against Glrndrnin% WAS very
-,rnn.s. and hr wa> denounced on all sides,
..nd a cali hu> been i,>urd for Il meeting
I. ,.,urr expressions Of the public s"nti-
rurnl
There /, large number of strangers
n the city. and business men ar" the
opinion that the fall trade will he unu>u-
ally mrg".
Letter from James 4. McMatters.
.Iumr- \. McMa,trrS, editor of the
F.s .0,a,,S Jouuol, which paper organized
tn,. story about the ,,.>>ion of Porto Rico |
~ Germany puhiShr, letter this morn
iug in the course of which he says: | |
have the transcript Of dispatches in evi-
druc, of which have received them. | |
du not hold them subject to the |
care Of Hamilton Fish nor
of amy ou,. holding public offices. Had
,h" pr"pIr Of the United States or tn" |
..oyrrumrnt had men fitted for their !
pn,,. either in thr Department of State !
1T Washington or ut Madrid or Mt Ber-
un. would have had II" revelations to
make, though the matter was on the |
rlrd, 81 wear ago. The ovrrturcs of the ,
Nrtrhrd Spanish .Iunta at Madrid and .
INr oyrrtur,> of Admiral Polo are such .
St. ! imy, stated them To be-, and | will !
compromise with n" one by revealing .
m, ,uurr" Of information at present. ,
ln 8, short time. it may be- in u month !
when Carlos ' will be in the EScurial, |
and hold Madrid and all Spain for their
h,nor. will. perhaps, tell who my in
,n.muut here has been. All have done |
.a, been in private in the st. Michaels |
A,-orlutiun of New York to help in /,
.,niug little aid 10 the soldiers in /
spain for hospital purposes, who are ,
irving under Her Royal Highnc>s !
Donna Bruvro, wife of Don AlphonSo, |
hg"th"r of the King, and which WAS |
r..l . gr...l L.. Z -, 81, b.,,,. n,usnr;n,s
"' lhr Madrid Dictatorship rs for the /
CrrH,t wounded. but coming some |
month, ago into accidental knowledge /.
ui the mtrigurS of the ovcrgrOwn and in /.
~nl"m, German Empire for getting foot
Au,d through which to expand It's power /.
81 this western hemisphere. My Scnti- |
mrnIs ~ Il DrmocrSt of the old school, |
wni AN alh"r"ut to IL fullest extent of /
Tho Mouru" doctrine has led me 10 sound /.
li" alarm. Perfectly we'll authorized (
that huv" done that To- the confusion of |
N"rrano and Of Bismarck, rejoice il has
perfectly sucrrrdrd
The STORY Absurd.
Baron SchlaScr, Minister of the Ger
man Empire in Washington, SAYS. a
tory of more monStrous ab,urdity could
not b" conceived. have scarcely pa-
,nncc when think of the mischief the
.aI,rhood Is designed 10 create. Nv
country has hut one ambition, and that is
g. establish itself ON foundation of
n-,!ug peace. Such rncroachmcnt, there
Tore, Il, i, now the subject of newspaper
discussion. would directly antagonize the
policy IF the empire. The policy, wis
am and sentiment, the very patriotism
" the people | represent, is hostile TO
,nHrLIug our domain.