Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-16
NEWS NOTES FROM NEW YORK,
A New Paper.

NFy YORK. November 15.-The morning
Journal, a new paper, under the edltoriai
management of Albert Pulitzer, OF the
Herald, will appear in the morning. Nls
claimed it will be the largest one cent
paper ever printed in New York Clty'
Relics Found I'm the Old Postomce.
The workmen engaged in tearing down
the old postofice building have found
number of relics Of interest. Among them
were some musty old law deeds ano papers P1an
dated in 1876, and English penny oil li2s,
a Roman coin, date unknown, hall cent
of 1897, and an old bress pocket calendar
os 1892. On the last not only the months,
wears and days'were to be ascertained, but
all the secular celebrations and religlous
HOLIDAYS were marked. The kings and
oueenis birthday were stamped upon II.
< Spanish piece OF 176l was found IN
bundle of papers. An old almanac OF
1895, two Irish pennies Of 1872 and 1872
respectiyely, and some American COINS OF
lSO2 were also found The supposed cor
ner.stone has nof been reached.
An American Steamship Line.
Alta recent meeting Of the dock COM
missioners, II. X. Thurber stated that an
American steamship line would soon De
started under the title OF the United states
and Brazil Steamship line. Mr.. Ihutoe5
said
in conformity with the proposition OF the
Government of Brazil, so that We have
secured the mail contract, for which Brazil
is 10 nav the new company 100000 year.
Jobn Roach is president of the new COM
pany. c. p. Huntington vice president;
Cen RinIv' George E. Weed, H. R. Hetch,
and mvseif. We have now three first-class
iron steamships building for this line oy
Roach & Son, at Chester, the hrst OF wnich
will be launched the latter part OF TINS
month, and will be ready for service 70
begin with the January trip. The other
two new steamships will follow so as TO
make their trips in February and March,
| tbe contract recurring that the voyages
sbslI he monthly. These new vessels Will
be fitted with every modern improvement
and the passenger ACCOMMODATIONS VIII NC
excellent.
At the conclusion OF the plaintiffs testl.
mopy in the suit against Henry ward
| Beecher, growing out OF his failure 10 CON,
plete the second volume OF the Life Oh
| Christ" the counsel for Beecher moved to
dismiss the case on the ground that there
Was NO date fixed for the closing OF the con.
| tract. The Judge held that the plaintIri
| had failed to make out q case, but he would
4 GRANT until tomorrow for the production
| of evidence to show q limitation oil the
| contract, otherwise he would have 70 dis
| miss the case.
| Reception 90 q aJouruaIist.
| farewell reception was rendered Dr.
John B. Wood, the well known journalist
| tonight at the Astor House. Tomorrow
he will start for st. Louis to assume the
editorship of the Evening Chronicle
DIR. Wood was long connected with tne
Times, Tribune, Sun and Herald, OF TIM
city.
1 A package which ought TO have con
tanned diamonds 70 the amount OF aoou
$4,000, shipped on board the steamel
civ OF Chester, and consigned TO Louis
StrorburRer & Co, Maiden Lane, was OF
being opened in the examing room OF tbs
appraisers department to-day, found to b'
stuffed with paper packages.
| Notes.
Mr.. Blaine left for Washington tht
Five steamers landed 2,I56 immigrant
yesterday.
to be produced, yesterday filed plans at th
Bureau of Buildings for alterations IN tn
armory in West Twenty-third street. y
cost SIS, 900.
Joseph Levy and Dsniel Zettner, en-
ployed in the Sixty-drst Street Depot
the Third Avenue Road, quarreiied o
Sunday, when Levy stabbed Zettner In ID
, left side. Levy is in Jail.
The body of q man about ffty years
i. age. with side whiskers, sandy complexio
and dressed IN gray pantaloons anc dar
coat. with no other clothes, was yester dA
! foupd in the hallway Of No. 3S Mott stree
The body was sent to the morgTe.