The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-02
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NEM sYoRK. Deeember i j.

the right of suffrage be extended to all
male citizens of 81 years of age, and to
foreigners who have resided in this
country for one year.
The charter election Is progressing
with but little enthusiasm, and very
light vote is being polled. 1t is consid-
cred that the election is a mere matter
of form, and that Mr.. Hall will be
| Mayor, and Mr.. O'Gorman the Corpo-
ration Counsel. Several persons have
been arrested for illegal voting.
The total vote OF the city for Mayor
Is 96.0l4, of which Hall, (Democrat) re-.
ceived as, ,054, and Conklin 20, $50. Hall's
majority is 54,094. The total registry
| was 173. .5S3. O'Gorman Is elected by
nearly the same majority.
There was gold sale Of three hum
dred thousand dollars made at 1876 100a
l35 10-100.
The Tribune editorially says We learn
| from the best attainable authority that
General Grant is emphatically in favor
| OF SO amending the National Constitu-
tlon as TO limit the President to one
| term and to make universal suffrage or
suffrage TO male citizens of all races
and color above the age off years, the
supreme law of the land, next with re-
| gard to universal suffrage. We sus-
pect the Constitutional amendment, ar
Iicle 14th, which provides that the seve-
raj States may regulate suffrage, each
| 1t6ell, Uul h5
is restricted and representation shall be
restricted, is not considered a settle
ment by Grant, but likely to result
| in endless troubles fTom the conflicting
plans adopted by the States; hence no
doubt General Grant has concluded on
an amendment making universal man
hood suffrage the supreme law OF the
land in all the States and territories. is
the only decisive solution OF this other.
wise embarrassing question.
The HerdLd'S Washington special
says that Senator Sumner, recently In
conversation with a Herald correspon-i
dent, expressed himselfas determined
to take a stand in Congress for the i'm
mediate resumption OF specie payment.
Nothing more, he thinks, need 6edOne
| with the ereconstruction Laws, as Gen.
Grant will enforce them. With Rev
erdy Johnson, the Senator said, he was
utterly disgusted, and was sorry that
he consented to his confirmation.
It is understood in Washington that
Attorney General EVarts considers the
practice of compromising internal rev.
enue frauds as illegal, and that in con-
sequence Mr.. Rollins is to be notified
that he must in the future submit all
such cases 10 Secretary Mccullough or
the Attorney General.
Yesterday between noon and 9 O'Clock
| in the evening a box containing certid
Gates and bank notes, amounting to
90 600 dollars, was stolen from the
Peuuannock Bank, Bridgeport, Conn.
The box was inside vault OF the bank.
No trace has been found, or the where
abouts of the missing property
A case came before the Court at
White Plains yesterday, in which a
half million dollars left by Mr.. Taylor
is involved. He left no will, and his
wife who died twelve years ago leaving
three daughters and one son.. and
woman who was formerly employed
in his family, claims TO have lived with
him as his wife for several years and to
have had three children by him, he
always supporting her and her
children and treating them atfec-
tionately. She claims her share of
the property. The legal point is Mr..
Taylor's action in supporting the wo;;
man, holding the relation of huSband
fprtwo years, makes herself and chill
lren heirs to the property. The case is
still on trial.
The anniversary of the Polish revolu-
tion of 1890, was celebrated last even
ing by the Polish residents ofthis city
and neighborhood.
Horace Greeley delivered a lecture
last evening IN the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, about the conditions and rela-
tions of the colored people in this coun-
try. Mr.. Spellman in the chair. The
principal toPicwSs to impress upon his
| auditory the absolute necessity of being
more self-dependent. AS 1t was, they,
with all men were too willing to have
others to provide for and eeafter them.
He Bdvised strongly the principle OF
cooperation.
Inthe United States District Court
to-day the jury returned verdict OF
guilty against Baker, the late teller In
the Trademarks Bank for embezzie-
ment.
In the United States Court the entire
1 afternoon was occupied by arguments
of the counsel in the Erie case.
| General Grant arrived at the Metro
poleton this evening. Last night he at
tended the dinner at the Andrews So
ciety at Philadelphia.
The letter OF instructions from Secre.
tnry Seward to the American Consul ut
| Panama, under date of October 18th,
| directs him to ndmonish American clti-
zens that they have no claim to the pro-
lection fthls governmental If they take
part in the civil wars OF Panama. 1t
also instrucis him to demand
protection of United States citi-
zens and prompt redress and
Indemnity for any injuries received,
also that he shall insist that United
4 States citizens shall not be required to
submit to forced loans, or perform mill
tarv duty in the service of either party,
Naval commanders have been ordered
10 afford full protection to every citizen
in danger.
The charter election to day has passed
off very quietly. Little interest was
manifested, and the vote has been light
a large number of arrests were made
for attempted Illegal voting at the diff
ferent precincts, and the prisoners have
been detained at the station house and
will be examined tomorrow.
The latest suit in the Erie railroad Il
J that brought in Broome county, THU
State, which authorizes the Attorney
General TO take charge of the road. Tht
Attorney General has done so, anC
. placed thunder the management OF jay
Gould, which virtually leaves every
thing as it was before.
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