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New York, Sept. 4.-Ths Fourteenth
Ward German Democratic COmmittee at q
meeting last night endorsed the action OF
the German General Committee demanding
80 investigation of the administration of
the city government. Similar action was
taken by another German Democrat organiz
alton. In the Sixteenth Ward was another
mass Democrat meeting last evening. Meas
ures were discussed for consolid AIing the
German vote st the approaching election.
At g meeting of the leaders of the Demo
crat MON party held last night, Congress
msn Roosevelt presiding,I ii was decided to
give political reform meeting TO be held
next week
The Clerk of the Committee of the Board
of Supervisors and Aldermen, believes that
all the gentlemen designated IS co-workers
IN the examination OF the city accounts, will
consent to serve Royal Phelps, Psnl n.
Spofford, Thomas W Pearsoll aud William
a Booth have already signi6ed their accept
ance. A meeting is promised to take place
at an early date.
/ The horse disease is reported TO be on the
| increase in Brooklyn. Forty-two horses
/ died from the Core Bros. Spensl, Meugetus,
and the Atlantic stables. The disease has
/
number Of private stables.
The Supervising Inspector of the second
District has sent out circular, calling on
the local Inspector to rigidly enforce the
steamboat law.
TaoY. Sept. A letter from Senator
ConklinR TO J. 81. Griswold is published to
day, in which the Senator says the RepubIi-
cans of the State are not divided upon any
principle at stake, or upon any practical
measure, and asks if Republicans will de-
sert their cause merely because the iosves
, have not come 10 their baskets or fishes to
their nets. He declares his willingness to
. labor side-by-side with any and all Repnbll'
, cans He announces for Gen. Grant, be
cause, aside from his personal friendshiPfo
a him, be believes he has made q better Presi
a dent than he or any who voted for him hsc
A a right to expect he is better Presideu
= every day than he was the day before, Anc
!, because he believes that with him as g eau
n didAts success is assured, while With AZ.
n other success is not certain. He urges th'
q necessity of the union Of all Republican
= and others who would redeem the State ant
! CITY of New York from control of the pres
p eut rules, aud denounoes strongly all effort
' to divide the Republican party on persons
grounds.
NJ WAsH1NGrox, Sept. 2.-The President hs
ID appointed the following Postmasters: Wn
10 Weldon, Iowa Falls, re-appointed, and /
McOaHister, Champaign, Ill.
Itis thought Executive measures will 500
- be taken ordering the Kansas squstteFs wh
have settled on q portion of the Indian Te
ritory, to vac&te it under certain pains an
penalties, the land having been set apart fC
y the sole purpose OF the Indians.
4 The amount drawn from the treasury du
ing the month of August, on warrants in
vor of the several departments, was as TO
Is lows: War department, SIS, ,90l 09; Nav
$3l,499 81; Interior Pensions and Indian
$56,379 Sc; civil and miscellaneous, $5l IL
=. l8; total, $197,89 IA.
Y Chief Engineer Sherwood has been q
tached from the Mare Island (Cal Ma
Yard, and placed on waiting orders.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Last evening as
u vonnu vorkwoman named SRllie Sherry,
walking down Clark street on her way hon
she was aocosted by Sam Coleman, torn
. lover, who she had quArreled with. The
made q short reply, when the eoWaroly Ok
started toward her in threatening mann
She sought SeIety IN I'D uJscoho ioi
Just ss she WAS entering the door, Ooien
drew revolver and shot her, the ball tak
effect 10 her side, iuficsing supposed II
wound Coleman escaped, but the po
are on his track.
A locomotive on the Toledo, Wabash
Western railroad exploded the boiler J
terday near Harristown, so ipjuring }
Moore, engineer, and w. Cannon, 6reu
that they died in an hour. Cannon
blown 100 feet into the air. and fell on
roof of a car fearfulIy mangled. Nj
was blown into ditch thirty yards from
engine.
Nh. SANTA FE, N. NJ. Sept 2.-This moral
Post contains the following correspond
from La Maseille, 10 the southern pal
this Territory:
The election excitement over nom
lCI tions eliminated to-day in one of the
fearful affairs ever witnessed II is nc
agqeratiop to say that the plaza was lit
ASS " dreuched with human blood. AT pr,
made writing SUNDAY evening, 9th, it is H
1aNi, that seven persons have been killed, WI
,r.n.. ru is estimated that the wounded reach
sr. high as thirty, of whom seven or eieh
morsally injured. From o'clock thl