The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-27
NEW YORK CITY.
Attorney General Akerman Locates
The Law to be Enforced at all Haz-
LNEw YORK, October go.

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TTl' NEW York, October go.
Attorney General Alderman has estab.
lished his headquarters at tho AstOr
House where no will remain until after
lhe election, to pronounce upon all ques'
lions oI law that may arise. He is in.
structed 10 sec that all the rights Of the
citizens are respected and that the author.
ity of the United States government Is
maintained In all It's integrity. He was
In consultation with United States Sena-
tor Conkling yesterday, and the Senator
subsequently remarked that the deterni.
nation was to enforce the act OF Congress
at ull hazards. NJ doubtful or question.
able power will be assumed By officers,
but they will enforce such processes
and provisions as they arc assured
they will be sustained in executing.
The preparations for the purpose. are be.
ing perfected every day, and there will be
no lack If authority TO back up the Off.
GERS. The Eighth q. S.; Infantry will ar.
rive in New York harbor tonight from
Charleston. This regiment Is about GOO
strong and will be reinforced by 400 re.
cruits who await Its arrival. It will find
quarters on one Of tho islands in East
River, and when tho emergency is over
will proceed to tic Canadian frontier and
20 into winter quarters. Other forces Of
considerable strength will find 1t con-
venient to concentrate In the vicinity ol
New York during the next two weeks,
and though lew people will probably ever
sec them, the fact that they urc on hand
will be consoling to;one6party, and will
exercise q wholesome restraint upon the
evil doers Of the other. The United
States officers charged with the duty Of
executing tho laws Of Congress for the
preservation Of the purity Of the ballot
mean business this time, and the Govern
ment means To sustain them. .e.
The Attorney General telegrNphed TO
the President last evening that matters
were quiet in this city, and that the resis.
tance on Monday was not Of a serious
Secretary Robeson lett this city on.
Monday.
The naval forces at Brooklyn and upon
tile waters Of the New York Harbor will
be held in readiness 10 sustain the officers
In the execution Of process and enforcing
the laws. There Is no backwardness any
where.
Another Vessel Missing. n
No intelligence has yet been received
OF the arrival In European waters Of the
corvette Shenandoah, Commander Clark
e. Wells, which sailed from Boston on
tho Cd or 3D. day Of September last. She
Is now over fifty days out, which Is an
unusually long passage to the eastward
for this season Of, tho year. 1t Is quite
probable she may have been the shipsecn
dismantled by an English ship about the
18th Of Sept.
The American Bible Union held Its 2tst
anniversary to-day: Tho expenditures
for the year were S53,5G7, and the receipts
$60,600; leaving balance due the tea
In the Episcopal Board Of Missions
Bishop Whitehouse presiding, there was a
long discussion on the resolution sustain.
Ing the work Of rcgenerating tho colored
people, which was fina1ly adopted and
$4,000 devoted to tho object. A Com.
mitteo was appointed to induce railway
managers TO pass missionaries ior little or
nothing to their fields Of labor.
About 5000 special deputy marshals
have been sworn in for election day.
A verdict was given to-day against the
Insurance Company under charge 0t the
Judge, that the oral contract Of the insl.
rance was binding tO the amount of co..
400 in favor Of the owners Of the wrecked
steamer Sheridan, .