The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-25
NEW YORK CITY.
SUIT. MATzEII ON THE SHOOTING OF NC.
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SUIT. MATzEIL ON THE SHOOTING OF NC.
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New YoRK, Feb. 24.-Supt. Matzell
when spoken 10 for information about the
shooting Of McNamara said: l know III.
tie about IL The terrible condition Of
President Smith, Police Commissioner,
has eoexcited me that ! have not given Il
much attention. The officers had right
TO go 10 the house, snda had right to
smash in the doors If they thought their
man was In any Of the rooms. Lohei was
evidently so nervous and excited that he
hred his pistol in absence oil something
better to do. A club instead Of a pistol
should have been In his hands, besides me
officers forgot to wear their shields, and
that was very wrong.
ROBINSON COUNTY REJoIcEs.
A dispatch from Wassneck depot, N,
U, says the shooting Of Steve Lowrey.
the last OF the Scaffoldtown outlaws
causes great rejoicing In Robinson coun.
ty, and that yesterday large numbers Of
people tlocked into Lumberton. where
the body lay. Lowrey when shot carried
a rifle, three pistols and knife, The re.
wards offered for his body amount to over
5000, oil Of which will be paid to the |
three young men who did the shooting.
L yn KILLED AND STABBED.
John Dacey, W. Edward Meahan and
James Cock, young men, got into fight
last evening at the corner Of Thames and |
Greenwich streets, and Meahan was stab.
bed fatally and Cook seriously. Dacey |
was arrested. The row originated at the |
opening ora new liquor saloon on Sstur-
day night last, 7sr
WILL APPEAL TO THE PRbfLE.
Ex.District Attorney Britton, Of Brook.
lyn, deposed from office by Gov Dix, has
addressed q communication 10 the Gov.
etnor TO show that his removal was not
for cause so much as for personal and DO.
ntcal reasons, and 10 say he will 90 be-
lore the people tor reelection next isll 10
SEQ Il the Governor Is right when he saws
he (Britt0n) seems to have forfeited all
claim to the confidence Of his fellow citi-
zens.
r A CONFERENCE TO BE CALLED.
RevS. Drs. Stores and Buddiprton. and
Rev. Mr., Beeoher, failing to agree ON
polity and discipline OF the Congressional
Church. A Conference has been called
TO include such churches with such emf.
inent ministers as may fully represent the
ripe and wise judgment Of the ConCregs-
tional churches. rr
BOOT BLACKS AND NEWS BOYS.
The boot blacks and news bows have A
Grand Duke Theatre In a basement In
Baxter street and recently have been Civ.
ing performances for the benefit OF tho
poor Of the neighborhood, realizing over
fifty dollars from the theatre. A fine Of
one hundred dollars Is now demanded
by the society for reformation Of juvenile
delinquents, sum which the law gives
the society as fine for public pertorman.
ces without licence.
MAcKY ARRESTED.
Macky, who gave testimoney before the
Governing Committee Of the Stock Ex.
change relative to the forged documents
OF the Western Union and Toledo, Wa
bash s. Western Companies has been ar.
rested.
Samuel Sloan has been elected Presi.
dent, Fredrick F. Chambers Secretary
and Andrew j. Adell Treasurer Of the
Delaware, Lackawana s. Western Rail.
road Company. Il
HRLD IN $1,000 TO ANSWER.
At the Tombs police court this after.
noon, Edward D. G. Mckay was held In I
S5, 900 to answer the charge Of being i'm.
plicated In the forged letters which caused
such futter in Wall street on Thursday ,
last.
TOO BIG JOB.
1t appears that the leaders of the tenn.
perance movement will discourage pray |
Ing and singing In or In front Of LIQUOR c
saloons, which they fear would lead 10 :
riotous demonstration, but instead, to uui. [
city circulate pledge against the use,
sale or manufacture Of any Intoxicating !
drink. Taking this especially to saloon
keepers and men who lease their build.
lngs for the sale Of liquor. No visits will
be made to the fashionable club houses.
but an officer will be met elsewhere and
urged to Danish liquor from their estab.
lishments. Il
FARE REDUCED TO THREE CTS. PER MILE.
The managers Of the Toledo, Wabash i
s Western Railroad have notified the
railroad managers in this city that after
the first of next month they will reduce i
their passenger tariff to three cents per !
mile for each passenger.