Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-14

New YORK. Sept. 13-Tweed yesterday in
formed several reporters that he had no inten-
ton of resignng his position, and that his re-
lHtons with Sweeney were Just as pleasant now
as they had eyer been.
August Belmont was clOsetcd with Mayor
Hall about an hour yesterday, and it is reported
he will be COnnoly's successor, II the latter Is
compelled to give up his place.
Connolly said yesterday Mayor Hall told him
privately Monday morning that he must 90, TO
which he emphatically replied, he would do no
such thing He declared that he knew nothing
whatever OF the abstraction Of vouchers, untll
he was informed by the iantOr on Monday. lie
had a suspicion, however, which lie did not dare
to breathe at present. but of wllich the pupnC
would hear very soon, and which wotild entirely
eXoneratc him. He was now SiXty-two years OF
age, he said of failing health, and tired of pup
lie life. He would, therefore, in all probability,
soon retire into privacy, but not until he had
been fully yindicated in the matter; ut any rate
lie would not allow himself to be driven out by
men who should stand by him.
1t is reported that John w. Norton, supcrin-
tendent of the money order department in the
post Office in this city, is deiaultcr to the eX-
tent Of Sl42,C00. He was arrested, but settled
with the government and resigned his posi-
ton.
Ephraim Jones' suspected of having murdered
the man whose skeleton was discovered recently
at Unionyle, died suddenly Sunday OF heart
disease.
Van 1ipps. superintendent of the SusquShanna
Valley home, BiughamtOn, was arrested yestcr-
day on charge Of cruelty to the bowman boy.
The examination of Van Epp is postponed until
the investigation OF the management Of the IN
sttutiOn by the committee be closed.
The dwelling house Of Billings Spring, WAY
crly, N. y, was robbed Of $4,000 worth in
money and lewelry, Monday night.
Governor Hoffman sent a dispatch to Buck
hOdt's counsel on Monday, stating that he
would not coihmutc the sentence Of their client,
who will, therefore, be executed Friday.
The committee of seventy yesterday appointed
a committee, including Edward PerrepOni, Gen,
Dix, Robert d. Roosevelt, Isaac II. Bailey, and
Judges EmUtt and Le,lwith, TO wait upon Gov
efnOr Hoffman, and request his aid, with that Of
the attorney general and district attorney, in tue
prosecution of civil and criminal suits against
persons implicated in the frauds on the city,
which they have resolved to institute at once. A
committee was also appointed TO examine the
city and county accounts and the question of
assuming the pending Foley injunction suit was
referred to the committee on remedies, with
power
John Moon, cerl, in the post office, this city,
for the past twenty-five years, has been held to
bail for abStracting money from letters.
William lleycr was arrested to-day, on suspic-
ion of the murder of David Darian at the Cali
douiau picnic at Jones wood last week.
james NJ. Cronlmcliu, a well known Wall
street broker, mas sued AlyGr y. Newnarkj Il
merchant Of this city, for $4,000 for the seduc-
ton of his wife. Newmark was committed to
the lombs in default Of $4,000 bail
The publisher Of Pomeroy's Democrat offers
one thousand dollars reward for the return of
the stolen vouchers.
In the injunction suit to-day the entire after
noon session was occupied by Mr.. OGorman's
argument for the defence, In which he main-
tanned that Foley could have no legal standing
in court, the act under which he sued having
been declared unconstitutional aud void; that
Mayor Halls official record was above reprOach,
and that no unauthorized issue of bonds have
been made. Without concluding his argument,
the court adjourned until tomorrow.
The boulevard workmen will be paid to-mor
row.
meeting of workiugmen, terminating the
demonstration in favor of the eight hour law,
was held at Cooper institute tonight. The hall
was crowded, The chair was occupied by VIM.
J. Jessup OF the worISinemen's union. Alexan-
der TrOup denounced Tweed for signing the pc
tition OF the Albany workingmeu AM after
wards telling the commissioners { >, works
that they ought to evade the eight hour law by
putting on men by the hour. (HisseS. Reso-
lutionS were passed condemning the officers who
failed to enforce the eight hour law, etc.