Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-07
HEAVY BOND ROBBERY.
Between SOC, 900 and 100000 Secured
by Buffalo Sharrs.

by Buffalo SharIs
BUFFALO, June ga robbery Of be-
tween ninety and hundred thousand
dollars worth of bonds from the Erie
Company's savings bank has just come
to light. The bonds were carelessly laid
on the treasurer's desk after number
of coupons had been cut from them and
were stolen. A number OF them have
been traced to Baltimore.
The facts, which have but just come
to light, regarding the robbery are sub
stantialy as follows: George GOrham.
prominent lawyer of this city, has for
convenience sake, for some time past,
placed in the vaults OF the Erie Com
pany's savings bank "a number OF bonds
which he held as attorney, amounting
to Sl06,0O0. About May lst Gorham
called at the bank, and after clipping
the coupons left them on the cashiers
desk lie called again on the 10Th OF
May and on inquiry for the bonds ii
was discovered tnat they had been sto-
len. About week after the rob-
berry Cashier Lee received q
letter from WIN. II. Whyte,
a lawyer OF Baltimore, which spoke
about some bonds stolen from the bank.
He supposed reference was made to
$500, 600 worth OF six per oent. bonds
which had been sent Oy registered mail
to the Secretary of the Treasury. Tel
egraphic communication with that Off
Ger showed that this batch OF bonds ar.
rived safely at the Treasury. All
thought oi the Baltimore letter
was dropped, the bank officers snppos-
ing black mail had been the object of the
sender. As soon as the loss was known
Gorham visited Baltimore in company
with a detective, saw Whyte and
learned the bonds could be recovered,
$4,000 being demanded as a ransom.
Nothing further has yet been done
towards their recovery. A liSt of the
stolen securities will be published.
Brewers Strike.
New YORK, June 6.-The employees
OF the lager beer breweries OF this city
and Brooklyn struck this morning for
an increase OF wages or a decrease in
the hours OF labor. The strikers con-
gregated by hundreds in neighboring
breweries and quietly discussed the sit.
uatiou, the strikers number over ,0J0,
leaving nearly forty brewing tirLs
without help. The strike has been i'm.
pending for some weeks, and is being
managed by one of the reporters of the
German Socialist newspaper, who
organized union. The strikers
marched in crowds from the various
breweries to their rendezvous in Fer.
nandas Assembly Rooms, where meet
ing was held and resolutions adopted
Employees Schaier aud John Eichler
were denounced because they compro.
missed with their employers and ie-
sumed work. After indulsing in some
speeches for some time, the men pro.
ceeded to Wenders Assembly Rooms,
where they were joined by the strikers
from Brooklyn. A secret meeting OF
brewery proprietors is in progress 10
Steubcn Hall. Manv prominent firms
are represented. The retail dealers
can't be affected by the strike for some
time, as nearly all are supplied for
three or four days.
Confederate HOSPITALITY,
CHATTANOOGA, June 6-An organi.
zation OF Confederate soldiers has been
effected here. Col. j. b. Cooke, Presi-
dent; J. A. Caldwell, Vice President;
ID. NJ. Key, Captain; Maj q. c. Conner,
Secretary. Every ex Confederate sol.
der in this vicinity approached on the
subject has become member o! the or.
ganiza.ion, which has been effected for
the purpose OF rendering a reception to
the Army OF the Cumberland, which
has its reunion in this this city in Sep
tember next. ltis the programm ofthe
ex-Confederate soldiers to have present
on the occasion most OF the promine'
Confederate generals and several thou-
sand ex Confederate soldiers, represent
ing every State in the late rebellion.
The citizen soldiers OF the South are tobe
invited, and many regiments will be
here. A formal reception will take place
on the battle field oil Chattanooga or the
National Cemetery OF that city. The
action OF the ex. Confederate soldiers has
caused much enthusiasm here, and their
plans will be successfully carried out.
The Greenbackers-
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 4.-The
National Committee of the Green
back Labor party will meet here to-
morrow. Lee Crandall, OF Washington,
secretary of the committee, and J. b.
Weaver, Stephen ID. DiIloge and several
other members OF the committee, have
already arrived, and others will be here
tonight The principal object OF the
meeting will be to elect n chairman oil
the committee to gil the vacancy ocia.
stoned by the resignation Of j. II.
Murch, but various questions affecting
the general interests of the party will
be discussed.