The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-05
NEW YORK.
News Items.


NEW YORK, December 4.-Patrick
Short, William Murphey and James
Conners, after drinking freely last night
became involved in q fight at the corner
of Eighteenth and West Haven streets,
in which Conners stabbed both Mur-
phey and Short with q pocket knife.
Short was stabbed IN the head and in
the left ear, and Murphey cut across
the waist. Both were seriously injured
and removed to the hospital. Conners
was arrested.
Peter Greveny. aged ffty-two, resid-
ing st l56, Fifth street, died from the ef-
fects OF blows received in quarrel with
an 'uuknownman on New Years night
The police are endeavoring to discover
the murderer.
A mass meeting OF unemployed
workiugmen is to be held in Washing
ton Square on Monday. The object is to
force upon the city authorities the nee
essity OF speedily providing work for
unem ployed workingmeu. They propose
10 visit the Assistant Aldermen and urge
them to remove their objections to the
ordnance lately passed by the Board
of Aldermen appropriating $4,000, 900
for city improvements with the view oil
employing the idle. Many working
men declare their families actually
starving.
The New Episcopal Church.
The Reformed Episcopal Church OF
America was inagurated at Steinway
Hall to-day. Bishop Cummlns and
Rev. Feltwell officiated. The services
were participated in by large congre-
CATION. Dr.. Cummins read the "Coro-
nation" hymn which was sung by the
congregation. Rev. Feltwell read the
morning service, and after the reading
# les sons from the book OF Isaiah by
Mr. Leacock, Bishop CummiDs deliver
Il the sermon, taking his text from
hr.l Corinthians, third chapter and
eleventh verse. lie said the Reformed
Church was laying no new iounda~
tion and took DO new departure.
He said that it would simply
preach the Gospel that was preached
eighteen hundred years ago by the dis
ciples. The prayer book was the work
OF rivision Of men, some OF whom had
signed the Declaration of Independence.
They dwell in hope of union OF .
reformed Christendom, in hope Of q
church OF the future, which will not
be sectarian, not wholly liturgical, nor
wholly devoted 10 q temporaneous wor-
ship. At the CONCLUSION Of the sermon
Bishop Cummins announced that ne
gotiations had been opened for q cha
pei. which he hoped would be obtained.
burglars Detected.
The police auihoritively state that
the rob5eries on the Highlands at Cat
skill and at Staten Island were 'perpe.
trated by tee same gang. The detec-
tives have obtained the names Of several
of the desperadoes and such other evil
dence as will result in their conviction.
A number OF arrests will be made
shortly.
Charities.
The grand jury Of the Court to-day
having concluded the business ol the
term and handed a number Of indict-
ments to the Secretary. he read pre-
sentiment stating that the grand jury
had visited Bellevue Hospital, House
of Detention, County Jail and Police
| Head quarters. The House Of Deteu-
ton was condemned as insecure and
several Recommendations in reference
to the working OF that institution were
made by the grand jury. They report
the Tonbs 10 q cleanly condition but
overcrowded, and recommended the
erection of an additional house. The
other institutions they found in excel
lent condition. After receiving the
thanks OF the court the jury was dis
charged. The court adjourned Tor the
| term.
Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, January 3.-The bank
statement is favorable and shows
further gain of 81, 1861 900 in the Legal
reserve. The banks now hold sl6,-
7O6,25O above the twenty-five
per cent. required by law
The following shows the change in
the New York city banks this week
Loans, increase, S3,040,9O0; specie
increase s4,SSl 300 currency. in
crease, $50, 200; deposits, increase
$40, ,248, 400; legal tenders, increase
S10,794, 100. .,...
| Collision.
The fog to-day was the cause o
several minor disasters OH the river
The Fulton ferry boat, Clinton, col
llided with the tug boat, Ida Tabo
near pier fourteen. A general rusl
was made by the passengers for lif
lpreservers, but fortunately both boat
reached their docks safely. Th
ferry boat run into the engine room
of the tug boat.
A Contradiction,
There is no truth in tn
reported escape of murdere
Simmons from the Tombs. Z
representative of the American
/ Press Association visited that in
| stitution Immediately after the ru
NOR was started and found Simmon
l. oor, fortobIy seated in his cell enioy