The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-25
NEW YORK.
The McE amara Shooting Case.

New YoRN, February 24.-Superin'
teudent Matzell, when spoken to for
information about the shooting Of Nc
Namars, said: ~ know little about it
The terrible condition of President
Smith police commissioner, has so ex =
cited me that 1 have not given it much
attentian. The officers had right to
20 to the house, aud had a right to
smash in the doors, if they thought
their man was in any Of the rooms
Label was evidently 80 nervous and e1-
cited that he fred bis pistor in the alb
seace OF something better to do. A
club instead OF a pistol should have
been iu his bands, besides the officers
forgot to wear their shields and that
was very wrong"
News Items.
John Dacey, W. Edward Meahan
and James Cook, young men. got into
a fight last evening at the Thames and
Greenwich saloons, and Meahan was
stabbed fatally aud Cook seriously.
Dacey was arrested. The row origin-
ated at the opening OF new saloon
on Saturday night last.
Ex-Dlstrict Attorney Brittou. Of
Brooklyn, deposed from Office by Gov
Dix, has addressed communication to
the Governor to show that .be removal
was not Tor cause so much as for Ier-
sonal and political reasons, and to say
he will 90 before the people for re-elec,
ton next fall to see il the Governor ia
right when he says that be, (Britton)
seems to have forfeited all claims to
the confidence OF his fellow citizens.
The boot-blacks and newsboys have
Grand Duke theatre in basement,
in Baxter street, and recently have been
giving performances for the
benefit OF the poor OF the
neighborhooj, realizing over fifty
dollars. Five hundred dollars is now
demanded by the Society for Reforms
ton O: Juveniles, the sum which the
law gives 10 the society as fine for
giving public performances without
license.
Samuel Saloon has been elected
President, Frank F. Chambers, Secre-
tary, and Andrew j. Odele Treasurer
of the Delaware L ackawana d West
ern Railroad Company.
At the Tombs police court this after
noon, Edward C. D. Mckay was held
in the sum OF 5000 to answer a charge
of being implicated 10 the forged letters
which cau.ed such a hutter in Wall
street, on Tuesday last.
The Shooting OF Sieve Lowery.
A dispatch from Mossneck depot,
North Carolina, says the shooting OF
Steve Lowery, the last OF the Seattle
town outlaws, causes great rejoicing In
Robeson county. and yesterday large
numbers OF people flocked iu'o LINN
berton, -.--a the body lay LoWery
when shot carried riae, three pistols
and a knife, The rewards ou.rfd Tor
his body amounted to over S6.OOO, all
of which will be paid to the three
youpg men who did the shooting.
The. Whisky War
1t appears that the leaders in the
tsmnerauce movement will discourage
the praying and singing in or in from
Of the liquor salooLs which they zeal
would lead to riotous demonstrations
but instead to quietly circulate q pledg'
against the use. sale or manufacture
Of any intoxicating drink taking thu
especially to esloon keepers and met
who lease their buildings for the sail
of LIQUORS. No visits will be maize Il
fashionable club houses, but the ottice
will be met elsewhere and urged to ban
ish liquor from the establishments