Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-03
Our New York Dispatches.

New loRK, Nov 2.-This morning tie com
mite of seventy, acting in concert with the re-
form party, obtained n mandamuS from the SUI
preme court compelling the bureau Of elections
TO provide the proper boxes for the reception Of
the vote for aldermen and assistant aldermen at
the coming election. This settles mootcd qucS-
ton. The ring hold that the present boards,
appointed by Mayor Hall, should hold Office I'M
Ill 1872, while on the other hand the rciOrmcrS
claim the right TO elect new board. The man
damus was Obtained because the ring had an
nOunced its intention to nulliiY the vote of the
people by refusing 10 receive those cast for the
offices named.
Judge Noah Davis is reported as having stated
TO a committee in the western part of the state
that he has ample proof that Senator Bowen "a
republican,, in the last session of the lcgisla-
ture, received $4,000 for voting for the tax levy
bill, $4,000 for voting for all the ring bills $1,000
for voting for the Erie bill and $1,000 for voting
Tor the city charter bill.
There is now very little doubt Of Garvcy's es-
cape TO Europe, under the name of Mcdonald,
which was his wfeS maiden name.
Deputy Controller Green still refuses to pay
the city Judges, and Judge Bedford intends hav-
ing a mandamuS issued compelling him TO pay
them. Several court attaches who were dis
missed by Green have been reappontcd by the
judges.
At n meeiing of the bar association, last eve
ming, resolution was adopted that the nomi-
nation of Thomas A. Ledwith for the supreme
court ludgeship does not deserve the support of
the legal profession nor the peoples association.
1t was also resolved TO supply the legal brethren
of Chicago with full set Of law reports.
new democratic state organization, under
the title OF the jackson democratic state assOc-
alton, was completed in this city yesterday. 1t
comprises state central committee, an eXCcu-
tie committee, &c, and the names of the most
prominent reform democrats throughout the
state appear on its list. The platform adopted
opposes corruption, favOrs political reforms, a
better caucus system, opposes Capitalization
power, pledges all efforts for the publication of
the ballot and the democratic party, and lavors
the payment OF the national debt and the main
tenanCe of the public credit. A. b. Caldwell is
president of the association.
The federal employees at the custom house
and other places have been assessed twenty per
cent of their salaries for electioneeriug pul-
poses 100000 was raised yesterday.
The Times reports that when Andy Garvey
fled TO Europe in the steamer Hermann for
Bremen, under the name Of Mcdonald, he was
accompanied by his wife, who was conspicuous
among the passengers for her display of dia-
mondS. When the steamer landed at Southamp-
ton Garyey was greatly alarmed by an officer
who came on board, whom he supposed to be
detective come to arrest him. From Bcmen
GarYcy and his wife went to Switzerland.
The Times says Oakley Hall and the inspectors
of election mean mischief. Yesterday they uni
iormly and with evident concert took down the
names of voters on separate and loose slips Of
paper. This is glarin9 violation of the spiit
of the law. The rcgistra ion yesterday WIS
heavy. The voters turned ont in large numbers
and the total registration was brought up TO
seyenty-tive per cent of the vote Of last year.
The mayor announces that the aldermen and
assistant aldermen will be voted for Tuesday,
leaving the legal question as TO the latter to be
decided upon after the returns
The chamber OF commerce unanimously Or
dered an investigation as to whether any of its