The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-29
NEW YORK.
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buIent AssembIage - Disgraceful
scenes Enac ted-The Greeley.Fen-
ton Delegation.

bulent Assemblage - Disgraceful
scenes Enac acted-The Greeley.Fen-
ton Delegation.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-Special
accounts represent that the opening
scenes at the Syracuse Convention were
of a most shameful character. One
reporter states that when the delegates
gathered at the hall they found the
doors barred, bolted, and guarded by
several policemen, who obstructed their
entrance. The cry was at once set up
that the Custom House had brought it's
marshals here. A voice was heard
in the crowd - "are there any
Gatling guns here?' When the door
opened at halfpast eleven the rush
commenced which was met from the
outside. Chairs and table legs were
freely used by the defenders Of the cita-
del, and fists and canes by the attack.
ing party At last one ofthe latter drew
a pistol, but before he could use it he
was felled to the floor by blow from
the back by one of the iron seats, laying
his cheek open, placing him hOrs du
combat. Atthis juncture detachment
Of police arrived, which no doubt, pre-
vented much bloodshed, as the attack
ing force was constantly increasing in
numbers, and resistance from within
could not be maintained much longer.
Another dispatch says that gangs Of
New York roughs came into town dur
ing the night. Early in the morning 1t
was evident there would be serious
trouble, if not actual bloodshed. At the
opening of the door, about halfpast
eleven, when the confusion began, sew
eral revolvers were drawn and flourish
ed by parties in the crowd outside,
while those in the inside tore loose fur
niture apart standing ready with legs
Of tables and chairs to club the intrud-
ers. Put down the pistols" " Don't
shoot, don't shoot; " Kill the son of
a; kill him blow his brains out"
open the door," mot id one OF
you will get in" You'll all get in
CALCULATIONS more expressive than ele-
CANT were INDUCED in until the place
seemed worse than bedlam.
There was much surprise last night
among Mr.. Greeley's adherents in this
city at the course taken by the Conven-
ton. Expressions of dissatisfaction at
the apparent temerity shown by the
Greeley-Fenton delegation were very
general. 1t was believed that they
would have defeated the Conkling party,
had they acted with becoming boldness.
The Tribune editorially Gays that the
Chairman OF the Convention, White,
used his position in the narrowest and
most unfair manner, packing the COM
mittees exclusively in the Conkling-
Custom House interest, giving only two
out of fourteen members Of the COM
mittee on Credentials to the wing of the
party which voted against him, which
lacked only fifteen of majority OF the
regular delegates, and it adds, they
were to withdraw after the accusations
contained in the speech of Conkling. 1T
thinks that the Custom House clique
care nothing for success in the State or
nation in comparison with the accom-
plishment Of their own sordid, selfish
schemes.
Attempted Assassination.
New YORK, September 2S.-A feud,
of long standing, between two rival
practitioners, Ex-coroner DR.. William
Shine and DR.. John NJ. Merrill, cul-
minated, last night, in an attempted
assassination of DR.. Merrill, by the Ex-
coroner. There have been several quar-
rels between them lately, and, last even
ing, DR.. Shine fired two shots, from a
revolver, through the Office window Of
Dr. Merrill. Neither, fortunately. TAX
ing effect Shine was arrested at mid
night and locked up.
Completely Denied.
The reported arrest of Thomas c.
Dunn, a well.known Tammany politi.
clan, of the Ninth ward, last night,
charged with conplicity in the theft Of
the vouchers, is positively denied.