The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-07
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Card of DeRulting Ex-Auditor Of
Minnesota.
New YORK, September 5.-Mr. Nc
Ilrath, ex-Auditor of Minnesota, has is
sued the following card this afternoon:
NEW YORK, Sept. 9th, 1874.
Observing in the morning papers
charge of alleged defalcstions on my part
while Auditor of the State Of Minnesota,
purporting to be the substance ofthe SUBJ
stance OF u report OF committee appoint
ed by the last legislature, l have to re-
quest the suspension ofpublic opinion till
/ can have an opportunity to refute the
false and malicious charges thus made
against me. The committee in question
has acted entirely cr-parte, holding Sc
cret sessions and giving me no opportu-
nity to cross-examine witnesses, or ex-
plain INV official transactions. It's duty
TO report to the next legislature and not
before, and its present report Is wholly
unauthorized, and is made thus prema-
turely for political effect. L need only
sav that at u proper time | shall be pre-
pared to verify my accounts, vindlcate
my character, and show the utter taISlty
of every material statement and conclu-
sion to my prejudices, put forth by the
committee. To those who know me at my
place of residence, and know the circum-
stances connected with the appointment
of this committee, and character of its
proceedings, it would not be necessary to
make even this explanation.
rSirucd1 CHAS. MCILRATH,
State Auditor of State of Minnesota.
SDanish West india Territory.
A Havana letter says: Great indigna-
ton has been expressed i'll political cir |
clcs here ut the idea Of the cesSion OF
Porto Rico to Germany, and telegram
has been received from Madrid denying |
the correctness of the rumor. Spain Is
not willing to yield II single rod OF her
territory in the West Indies, and the |
Spaniards declare that they will die first.
Other kilograms have been received from
Madrid announcing that the recruiting of |
troops for the army in Cuba is rapidly !
going on, and that the government un- ,
dcrstandS the pressing need of reinforce !
ments to carry on the winter campaign.
German Order OF HarngarIs.
The Grand Lodge Of the German Or |
der Of Harngaris, which has been in Ses-
sion for the past week i'll this city, repre-
sents state lodges in twcnty-onc states. .
The report of the grand secretary gives |
the number of lodges in the United States F,
at 329; with membership of %, ,275. Assets
S358,0S3. The following officers have
been elected to the Grand Lodge: Mas
ter, Philip Marklc, New York; Deputy
Master, Aug. Waltncr, Indianapolis;
Ahnoner c. Bucker, Rhode Island; Sec
rctary, VI. Roscnthal, Reading; Treas
urer, :. Stark, Louisville. The Grand
Lodge will hold their next session in
1876, III St. Louis.
Hank Statement.
Loan decrease. $7600,100; specie in-
crease, sos, 300; lcgals decrease, II 81
600; deposit decrease, $254, 100; circula-
ton decrease, $140,90O; revenue decrease.
II, ,4Gl.l1j,
Drunken ScrRpe.
NEwYoKK, Sept 6.-This afternoon
rs christening party were going through
Dcvoc street, east district of Brooklyn, Il
German named Geo. Lutz came out OF
lager beer saloon and for the purpose of
giving them u salute drew out his pistol
and began firing it in Il reckless manner.
The ball from the pistol passed through
the arm of Lena Chumark and lodged III
the head of n child in her arms. PhySi-
clans pronounced both wounds rs fatal.
Lutz was arrested and locked up.
Report Orthc New York Delegation
TO the Pork Packers Association.
The delegates from this State to the
Pork Packers Convention depart on
Monday. They take with them statistics
proving that the packing of hogs in our
State exceeds l.OOO,Om annually, and
that the pork products handled here en-
title the State tO u larger representation
in the national convention than il pos
se>scs at present. Some changes have
occurred in the personnel of the dclcga-
tiun. i'm consequence of some of the
members originally appointed being un-
able to serve. ~ at present constituted the
delegation is as follows: Gen. Horatio
Reed. chairman; W. ". Rossiter, Sec
rctarv; Asa Stevens, james W. McCul-
loh, W. &. Marshall, Edward Flash,
Tho>. II. Stevens, John \. Ametun, W.
II. Fox, and Joel \. Sperry.
Charles Jensen, II retired business man,
while viewing the menagcric in Central
Park Yesterday. had his pocket picked Of
$4,000 in United States and railroad
bonds.
Brutality OF New York Policemen.
Details are published Of the incredible
brutality of two New York and on"
Brooklyn policemen. George and Michael
Malone. brothers. both large and power
ful men of the New York police, when
returning from the Caledonian picnic OH
Thursday night drunk, beat terribly over
the head with the butts of their rcvol-
vrrs. n coach driver named Bernard
Woods. A. the reply to civil salutation.
Alexander Mcknight. for simply inter-
ceding to save Woods was similarly
treated. Both We're then locked up on n
charge of highway robbery. Mcknight
and Woods are quiet, small statur"d
men of good character, and Mcknight
Is crippled cN-soldier.
An irish servant girl named Mary
Maguirc. appealed to II Brooklyn police
man named &. W. Burns for protection
from man who in>ultcd her on the
streets on a prctence Of e>corting her
home. Burns took her to secluded
place. outraged and beat her to inscnsi-
bility. She will probably die.
Publishing House Sells Out.
The statement is published that the
German house at Lcip>ic which is pub
fishing a translation of the first volume
of Bcecher'S Life of Christ, has di>con-
tinued publication, and offers for sale at
first cost all on hand. in consequence OF
the disrcputable charges against Bcechcr.
Governor Dix has appointed the 9TH
instant To- hear counsel on the charge,