Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-11
Our New York Dispatches.

New YORK, Nov. 1O.-Charles O'Conor Esays
that Field will never take a seat in the legisla-
ture to which he was elected on Tuesday.
The discharging of men who voted the reform
ticket commenced yesterday, in the fire depart
ment repair shop.
At a meeting of the union league club last
night, resolutions cOngratulatOry upon the
triumph over the ring in the recent elections
were passed, and that the people demand that
the reform be continued by legislative enactment
securing the purity of the ballOt-boX, and that
mscreants shall be punished to the full extent of
the law; that the charges of yenalty against the
judges Of our courts be investigated, in order
that the people may feel assured that justice can
not be bought or sold in the future, and that
legislative investigation into all the departments
and offices of this city he made
Slgel publishes card thanking the people for
their confidence in him, and requesting that eY-
dence of repeating be sent him in order that the
culprits may be punished.
Samuel Iiden, in an address at the banquet
of the Mercantile library association, urged
young merchants to uphold the future integrity
of the state by attending TO political as well as
mercantile duties, and eulogilng the action of
the merchants during the past month in favor OF
political reform.
The Herald states that Tammany members of
the board of aldermen and assistant aldermen
held secret caucus on Wednesday night and it
is believed that they will attemp to hold over
another year, alleging that the new board this
year was unconstitutional. They threaten
damaging exposures of the leaders unless they
are backed up in their claims.
1t is rumored that Hilton will resign from the
department OF parks. Hank Smith, Tammany
republican, will resign from the police commits
sion and Hitchman from the fire commissioners.
The orders for the arrest of lngersol Carney
and Woodward, all will be returned to-day. In
gcrsoll is in town ready with bail. All these
cases will be brought before Judge Learned
The case of Haggerty and Baulch, the voucher
thieves comes up next week.
The Sun says that Tweed will soon resign,
and the mayor will appoint Mcclellan his sue
cessor as commissioner of public works.
The republican majority in this state is II 900
The amount of independent voting is unprece-
denied, and the majorities for republican sena-
tors and representatives is much larger than the
state ticket The assembly will be fifty-cight
republicans and thirty-two democrats.
In accordance with the writ of habeas corpus,
the counsel for Jim Irving appeared this morn
ing and requested a pOStpOnement Of the hear
ing till the afternoon. lG is understood that
United States Attorney Davis agreed to the bail
ing of Irving, which will release him from Gus
toby
Judge Henry Keller to-day sent communica-
ton to the mayor rendering his resignation as
park commissioner, to take effect upon the APP
pOintmcut of his successor. He says: "Ihe de-
partment has been long time largely in arrears
10 the employees and those who furnished labor
and materials under contracts and upon pur-
chaSes made for the uses of the department in
the prosecution of extensive works under its
charge. acquisitions for the necessary moneys
have been made from time to time upon the cod
troller, but with noefIect, and under the circum-
stances, am unwilling to remain longer in the
department"
Rutnors SAYS the bureau of correction of mu-
ncipal corruption has discovered evidence
against Peter b. Sweeney upon which they pro-
pose to ask for his arrest. Charles 0'COnor is
retcent upon the subject.
1t is reported that a number of reform leaders
will, Immediately upon the assemblage of the
legislature, ask the removal of Police Justices
Ledwith, Bowling, Shandey, Hogan and Cox.
Members of the board of aldermen are said to
be determined to demand their own reappoint-
ment by the mayor. In the event of his refusal,
some threaten TO impeach him for fraud and in
competency, for having affixed his signature to
the Keyser and Ingersol warrants. Alderman
Conan denies the latter part of the report but
says he has no intention of vacating his office,
and believes no certificate of election will be
issued to the aldermen chosen Tuesday.
Six or seven hundred large pipe men, nearly
all discharged since election, were around the
court house most OF the day endeavoring to get
pay for six weeks of work. The controller eX-
poets to compensate them in a day or two.
James w Pair is dying from u blow on his
head by James Conkling, election night, in the
eleventh ward. Conkling was arrested.
The publishers of the Spectator have issued a
table, showing the aggregate losses of companies
by states, the number suspended and assessed,
and the number unaffected by the Chicago fire.
The total number of companies in the United
States is 355; aggregate capital, S74, 939 PIG;
total gross assets, StS5 400 1926; total losses,
$50. s2f 100; companies suspended, tfty-seven
number assessed, twenty.eight; number not in
the fire, eighty-seven. Losses OF companies by