The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-19
NEW YORK CITY.
mayor Iiall'S Answer to the CiIi-
LeR'S Association,


NEw YORK, August Is.
The members of the Citizens Assocla.
lion OF the l?th and 10Th wards. who re-.
Gently asked OF the Mayor Information a.
TO the city accounts, stating thatunless he
acquitted himself Of the charges against
him, he should withdraw his position
have each received II printed reply from
the Mayor, who says he returned to the
Association the communication sent him
because II was one no gentleman could re.
ccivc or should have signed; because il
is incorrect and untrue in many particu.
lars, and because of its general insulting
tone, The Mayor declares that his sup
pOrtGrs at the last election are satisfied
with him now, and that he will do In his
office what his official oath and judgment
may require. While he is grateful for
courteous advice, he rejects the thrCaten-
Ing language and insulting communica.
tiOns.
The attorneys for the contestants of the
ownership Of the JamCl estate give notice
to-day that no sale OF that property will
bG made, The report was thai cx.CmpG.
ror Napoleon was negotiating for It.
The Tribune to-day says the personal
views Of Horace Greeley on the renomi.
nation of Grant are these lie iavors one
term principle, and believes that another
Republican candidate for President can
be selected who will encounter less OppO.
sition and win more support than General
Grant. lie therefore advocates such a
selection; hut should his views be over.
ruled and General Grant nominated, he
holds his election infinitely moro probable
than that Of any candidate whom the
Democrats may nominate Ills personal
views impel him to dCprCcatC u Demo.
cratic national triumph as ono ol the
gravest national CAlamitics, and this Is his
main reason for wishing the selection of u
Republican candidate for President who
will he more certain OF success than
Grant.
Tho E6ening Post Of today says We
were yesterday informed byH gentleman
from the Custom House that all the
clerks had been assessed for political pur.
poses, and that the assessment will be
taken from their salaries this month. ln
one instance, Il clerk who receives $50 a
week IS called upon to contribute that
entire sum
Horace White, Of the Chicago Tribune,
is in the city.
In suit brought by Jay Gould agsilst
the town Of OncOutG, OtzegO C0ulIly, to
recover $70,O00 Of town stock, alleged to
have been paid for II motion was made
in the Supreme Court to-day, by the de.
iendant to change the venier to OtzegO
county. The plaintiff resisted ON the
ground that the feeling In that county Is
decidedly hostile to him. Judge Souther.
land reserved his decision.
The Hudson AmGtGur Rowing Associa.
ton, have decided upon an annual reget.
ta to all Amateur Rowing Associations In
the United Smtcs. Entries must be made
by the Goth OrSeptember, and addressed
to Benz. i. Brady, Commodore of the
Hudson Amateur Rowing Association, Of
this city.
The captain and entire crew Of the
brig Victoria, which arrived at this port
from CienIuegos, Cuba, Wednesday, were
attacked by the yellow fever during their
voyage. Sam. Cloudy, 2d mate, Is now
In the Westbank Hospital The rest of
the crew are recovering.
A fire this A. 81, in East New York de.
stroyed Hills planning md moulding mill,
with part of the stock, and four frame
houses on the opposite side of tho street
The mill was situated on Miller avenue, be.
tween Atlantic and Liberty avenues.
Loss estimated al $65,000 insurance,
$4,000.
Ten persons have been drowned since
June 1st, while bathing at Cony Island.
The FCnlah brotherhood and Irish Con.
federation have unanimously ratified the
articles Of union and consolidation.
Louisa Moulback, the German author.
ess, will visit us during tho present year,
and give public readings in the principal
cities.
A man named jacob Weller, the wifo
murderer, was caught at 0 o'clock last
night on II country road. Walter VIII.
liams, the bond rObbCr, was with him
and was fired upon but escaped. Five
COnvicts IN all hive been recaptured.
Dennis ConrOy, who was caught, this
afternoon, told Russell, tho agent, that
two strangers on the tug boat were
eX ConviCts, but nothing would tempt
them to give their names. Mr.. Russell
stated that each prisoner captured would
be punished with ball and chain attach.
cd TO their leg for three months. II lsa
singular TACT that at least five Of tho fugi.
tive convlcts were well supplied with
greenbaCks Jake Weller, tho vic mur.
derer, who was brought in To- day, had $25
on his person, and offered his CaptOrs
$500 to let him go. He told them that
Walter Williams wouldn't be caught as
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