The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-07
IdE NEW =.
Second Day of Chatauqua
Assembly.
More Suits Against Deacon
Mckee.
Wesleyan Female College
Burned.
Kentucky Election---Th
Usual Democratic
Victory.
The Famine in India---
Distress Increasing.
Concentration Of Troops in
Pennsylvania Coal
Region.
The Miners Show No Signs
of Returning to
Work.
Terrific Wind and Rain
Storm in Iowa.
Fined.

Fined.
NEW YORK, August 6.-Jay Gould
and forty-seven Others were each fined
$3.50 today, for failing 20 answer when
called on the lat Of petit jurors
suit Decided.
A decision was given to-day IN the
suit of Catherine Nesta Ennlsmore Hicks,
Countess OF Heinreucths, against Robert
Martin and others executors OF Daniel
Marley. The plaintiffs Sto'y is substan-
italy tnst Daniel Marley. ST., was her
banker; that ne owes her about $50,OOO;
that by arrangements with him, she
gave MIN release and sues for th"
accounting and setting aside OF the re-
lease The plaintiff, it appears, WAS An
Irish girl. Judge Van Brunt, in his de-
cison, averse to the plaintiff, says that
the case, when submitted to MIN, was
almost Impregnsble, but careful exam.
ination OF accounts shows, beyond ques-
ton, that majority OF that evidence Is
made up of fslsted accounts, of lorgerles
and of perjury, and prepared with 30
much art rs to entirely escape the atten-
ton of the counsel for the defendant.
Almost every paper presented by the
plaintiff on which claims for credit mot
allowed by the detendsnt) WAS founded
was mutilsted in some respect. The
plaintiff il not fool, although the case
shows her t. be most accomplished
Knsve.
look FOrcfbIe Possession.
Some time ago Elias Bros, OF New
York. took lease on the Marion watch
factory, at Westend, and entrusted
the management to Frederick Giles, OF
Giles Wales x Co, who formerly owned
the place. Last Saturday Elias Bros.
dismissed Giles, but he refused to leave,
claiming 10 own the machinery III the
west wing. During hiss sbsencn three
hundred men employed by Elias, took
possession OF the factory, and when lie
returned drove him from the grouuCs
with pistols and stones. Yesterday th,
same party removed ali the machinery,
and placed men to guard it so that GILES
could not recover possession.
Drawbacks on Sugar.
The question ef drswbscks on sugar
DeluS DcioIt LHe CeCIobhIN VI bE' L Tbas-
ury, in the shape of three reports by
owners appointed to consider the subject,
and the secretary having declined 10
allow the report 10 be published in sd-
vance of his action, q reporter has seen
the sugar reiners, Who think that the
government should not make a change
IN SO important a question rs the draw
back, without making proper enquiries
into all the facts of the case.
They say that irresponsible persons not
in the business had raised the disturbance
in the three cities. A person got himself
placed on a commission 10 get square
with certain persons in the trade. out
OF which he has been compelled TO retire,
and by reason of his former influence he
got the ear OF the government. One
rrtner says that the exportstion
ol hard sugar did not exceed,
even il 1t reached , per cent,
the rest being consumed within the
United States. The expectation, even at
n .oss of hard sugars, often regulated the
prices for yellow sugars in tue American
market, and prevented ruinous fall.
It was sometimes better TO lose one half
OF cent per pound on three pounds of
exported sugar, if sn eighth # II cent in
crease could be obtained on ninety seven
pounds sold in the United S:stes.