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The New York herald., 1871-11-14

great deaf OF exaggeratlon In all the damaging re-
ports circn ated about the stealing here. II man
grows suddenly rich; his neighoors will see it one
Of the papers today speaks OF Dan Northrup, AS
IN
Board .,a sy wsrs ssne%ss s9s
rich. don't tnink tnat Register McLaughlin,
VINO has been spoken OF as second tweed, Is
though he has been Ave years in Office where his
position Is worth $4,000 year. The place ne
occupies IS not saared office. the fees are re- re-,
ceived from recording mortgages. He never held
contract under the city. l never heard OF him as
adlshonest man and have known him for many
Standard IN fact Is respected By eas very few
nay e IN Congress- Eas
SensS' eiscn has aWays Soassea aons So The The
offence Is an indtctable one, Notwithstanding,
and Is punishable by dne and Imprisonment ! was vas
surprised that they should have him preside at the
Academy meeting the other night In view OF TINS
circumstance"
lis the debt OF the city OF Brooklyn $33 OOO 0o0 as
has been stated by the re ormersYn
"inere are three kinds OF debt The aggregate
liability Of the city may oe tnat gureM ~ pls ba y sta w
bonus, which have been counted IN In the aggregate
OF the debt for political effect (wthout explanatory
issued only to provide tor the prompt OF
work done in the Improvement OF property, winch
property WILL when the assessments are collected,
credit. In former years the Contractor was com.
PEELED TO wait so long until the taxes were collected
that ne found 1t necessary TO have ms notes t,s
shaved taking fifty cents on the dollar for his
money. Tnis. Of course would not pay the con-
tractor 80 thar he had to be allowed double price
back on the taxpayers as penny wise and pound
foolish' Now this was Obviated by issuing bonds
which enabled the contractor to perform the work
for b fair price. There Is the Fourth avenue Inn
provement-t cost $4oO. .OOO-the cty's bonds are
issued for 1t, but the property on the line OF the
Wild statements concerning the financial status Of
Brooklyn nave done much to injure her credit"
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TIE BROOKLYN PRESS AND THE REFORM.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
In reading, In your issue OF this date, the article
upon the alleged frauds and corruptons In our pub
Nc affairs In Brooklyn, find the following
very feature OF this awful syscm OF NUM-
cp robbery and corruption and Of rascaies aud frauds
melancholy fact, reported. tna
not single newspaper in Brooklyn dare speak It's hones
mind subject because they are all In the stocks or the
pory of Ring" You then ask the question, but can
be true that there s press In Brooklyn equal 10 ns
say, I'll this be rue II there Ia no puDio
journal river which be secured or trusted by
honest citizens In the OF city reform the ndepende
press OF New York must 20 to their rescue"
thank you for your profrered assistance, for we
need 1t.
In the early spring OF tins year an association
calling itself sThe council OF Vigilance In Pubic
Anans OF Kings County, was organized, OF wnich
Luther o. Carter was chosen President rms coun'
cal tid not style itself "rejorm association" out
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORRIS-PAST AND
PRESENT.

Two years ago District Attorney Samuel d. Morris
undertook TO put ON end to election frauds In
Kings county. After the election OF November 1859.
when 1t became so apparent that the work OF
counting certain candidates out and counting In
certain others in their places had been carried on
to an alarming extent by some Of the canvassers,
Mr.. Morris went promptly to work and secured the
Indictment by the Grand Jury OF large number OF the
Offenders. He subsequently succeeded in convict
ing several OF them. The cases were appealed, and
long afterwards, by consent or the District Attorney
O noQe prOseQui was entered In the most II not ALL
OF the cases OF tine indicted parties, and nothing
more was heard OF the matter; There was great
deal of talk at the time this disposition OF the
cases. and many people asserted that It was the re-
SUIT OF Mr.. Norris fight with tne Rng" The readers
excitement over the frauds was at It's height ana
after thai excitement had died away, Mr. Morris
and the @ "Ising" @ and Charged them with pun6erna
tie people. MI Mclaughlin tnen appeared before
the Board Of Supervisors and charged the Dls. @
Board Of Supervisors made an investigation,
sustained Mr.. McLaughlln's charges and called
The Governor heard the case and subsequently APP
pointed Corporation Counsel William q. DE Witt
s as poe to s s
trict Attorney, but as weeks passed aud Mr. De VIII
took no action the public began to lose sight Of
In the meantime Mr.. Morris became reconciled
with the "powers that be-" ana everything ling was was
lOVely again. JuuSc 1TOy, WIN, WAS Cua!k !kcu,
had been trying to carry water on both shoulders
ChaJ Is, work Mclaughlin and Morris at the same
tmeh was kicked overheard by Dotn parties Morris
had buried the hatchet and abandoned the war.
path. AMI peace and quictness reigned in political
circles again. This fail Mr. Morris came out and
advocated the election OF the regular democratic
ticket and. II he fulfilled the promise made BY nim
IN the County Convention, workeu for II as hard as
any other man.
Yesterday reporter OF the HERALD called upon
the District Attorney Tor the purpose OF asceYanng
his views with reference to the frauds He found
r.
porter stated the object OIL his visit, when the Dis
trict Attorney ceased writing and replied that oil he
had To say could be stated IN a few words II have
not yet investigated The matter, SAID ne; vhat Is;
have not made . personal examination. All
have to say is that nv views as to those matters
have not changed from those held two years ago.
II there been any repeating violation OF the
Election law, whether by republicans or democrats.
] am IN favor OF having them thoroushly investi-
gated. My views on that subject are SO " ell known
that do not consider IT necessary to state them.n
He paused o moment, and then, turning quickly,
said :-.I am favor 0l y most thorough lnvestlga-
tion with reference TO the frauds upon both Sides
ana have no doubt they have been committed on
both Sides" And this was all he said
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A TALK WITH PRESIDENT sTRANAHAN.

reporter Of the HERALD called upon Mr. James
S. T. Ssranahan President OF the Brooklyn Board Of
Park Commissioners, at his office, corner Of Court
and Schermerhorn Streets yesterday. Tor the pur-
pose Of obtaining an idea Of what the Commissioners
intended to do about the inslnuations which have
been cast upon their alleged reckless and extrava-
giant expenditure OF public money. The President
came forward, though engaged in an evident multi
pliclty Of business, upon the receipt OF the writer's
card, and expressed his readiness to answer any
interrogatores that might be propouDded.
REP0RTER-Mr stranahan, now that charges Of
corruption rife in this municipality and that
1t has been publicly charged that the Park Commits
sioners are so extravagant as to require check
upon their transactions, have called to learn what
CoMnlssIoNER-Why just this No one dare for q
In The management Of the affairs OF this depart
ment. We DEFY them to assert any underhand pro-
Mr. Green Ia in his department OF present. and do
not in the slightest degree object TO the closest scru
ns ss01 saV en as the o1er Tesy and
influential cillzens on this Commission, 1t may be
safely asserted that the breath Of suspicion cannot
ssioners. sis - ~
Mr. Cuyler. the engineer OF Prospect Park, who
Was nc we es III an
by Mayor Kalbneiscn against them grew out OF q
misunaerstanding-an obstinate one-concerning
tho purchase Of o stOnebTpaktng machine. They
had bought one down in Connecticut tor 81 1882 and
1t got out OF repair so that they were compelled to
Sl.65O. The Mayors accountant figured IL out that
the cost was only 200, ana would not be corrected
REpoRTER-But how can you account for the
Mayors persistent opposition to the Park Commis-
sioners' mode Of iransacting buslnessY
Mr. Kalbnelscn. You see he don't distinguish be-
tween rogue and an honest man. Sometimes IT'S
the good he abuses and sometimes the bad. All
come moro or less under the ban with him.
REPoRTER-Are not your expenditures n limited oy
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BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Dennis Meany, OF l5s Cherry street, was passing
the corner oil Hamilton aud Market streets late on
Sunday night. when ne was suddenly attacked bJ
four m n. One Of them, whose name proved TO 90
William Thompson, caught MIN by tue throas
and cut his hand with knife, wme
the three others rned hm pockets, taking sao
tnprefrom. lie cried FOR assistance out IL was TOO
late The men VINO TOOK his money gov away.
Tnolpson was arrested. On being arIaisHu De-
fure Ji,,lne Eocn at Essex Market yesterday morris
inr. alter being positively ideatled thompson de-
cIaped nc was not guilty. The JUDGE heid hip '0s
trial puucr So
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THE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN As CANvAssERs.

The Brooklyn Aldermen met yesterday afternoon
and organized as a Board of City Canvassers-the
President, Jacob J. Bergen In the chair. The fol-
lowing communication was received from the City
Clerk
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
BROOKLYN, nov. II, lS7l5
GENTLrMrN-HerewlbI transmit your honorable body
IN this Office. Accompanying is statement showing when
From the Fourth district the Seventeenth ward no return
The return OF The vote In the Fourth district of the Twenty
twenty minutes q The time q Is receipt missing ana
The utmost publicity Of the TACT Of Its was Al
ON hc morning of the bearing outwardy every
evidence Of the same as the missing one was oaad
my knowledge deposited. All knowledge as to how the
he % 't
Alderman RICHARDSON moved that the returns be
sent tack to The canvassers.
Alderman BERGEN did not think they could pur-
sue such course,
The motion OF Alderman Richardson was lost, and
after some further discussion the returns were
opened and the vote read.
Alderman RICHARDSON tnen moved that the COM
mittee on Election Returns be empowered to sum.
mon the canvassers before them In order to see II
the return was the same as made out by them.
Tnere were no returns from the Fourth district or
the seventeenth Waru. Tne City CLERK explained
that the inspectors said they were unable to make
the returns for the want OF proper blanks.
Alderman RICHARDSON moved that the COM
mttee Election Returns be enlarged by adding
Aldermen Cunningham and Walter TO 1t.
Alderman CLANCY wanted to know II the Alder
man wished to lnsinuate that.Jhe Committee OF Five
would not properly perform their duties.
Alderman RICHARDSON replied that ne did not
wish TO insinuac anything OF the kind He did this
TO calm the excitement now existing IN the CON-
munty IN regard to those alleged fraucs. lie
wanted them canvassed In manner tnat every
man and woman in the community would be satis-
fed that 10 had been done fairy.
Alderman CLANCY thought 1t would be better TO
name one VINO was not an interested party.
Alderman Cunningham, he said was cOntestinG the
election IN the Fifteenth ward.
Alderman RICHARDSON pald high compliment to
the honesty ana integrity OF Alderman Cunning
ham. There was no member OF the Board In whom
the community had more confidence than they did
In Alderman Cunningham.
Alderman BERGEN said ne saw the necessity at
the present Ime OF doing oil that could be done TO es
tablish public confidence III the committee. Personal
ly he desired that fnr and open canvass OF the re-
turns should be made, and that II his opponent was
elected he hoped nc would get the certificate.
Alderman CUNNINGHAM said, under the circum-
stances, he desired 10 be excused, and after some
further discussion, Alderman Rober was substi-
tuted In his place. and the committee this year Will
consist OF seven instead OF i've members.
After the returns had been opened they were
taken charge OF by the City Clerk. The Board then
adjourned TO meet at twelve O'Clock today when
they will commence the Official canvass.
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even terma with her. He then carried her 10 q
break, and trottiEg steadny home. won the heat BY
q length.
The race was then postponed to this afternoon, al
two O'Clock.
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FIRST Hedt--Alen had length the best OF the
send-on, but before he made the turn American
Girl was III 'front.' anl she led to the quarter pole
one length, In tnlrty-lve seconds. Going around
the lower turn Allen lay at her wheel, and she
passed the haif-mle pole In LILO. Then Allen
went up to the mares head, and they trotted side
and Side up the backstretch 10 near the three
quarter pole, when Allen broke all 10 pieces, and by
the time Nance gathered him together American
Girl was eight lengths ahead OF HIM. She then
came on lelsurely, and won the heat by three
Second Heat-rnere was no betting on this race.
as 1t was considered certainty tnat American
start, but the mare having the pole led around the
turn one length, and this advantage she carried to
the quarter pole In thty-scven and a half seconds.
On the lower turn the mare showed half length OF
daylight, and when she passed the half mile pole
she Two lengths In 'front.' Time, l:13. Coming up
the backsretch Alien lay at her wheel. and he never
stretch when Nance pulled him out and made play
for the heat. The struggle home was very close,
American Gir only winning the heat by neck.
Tniyd Heai.--Aen mad length the best OF the
send OF, put before he mad trottcd one hundred
yards American Girl was leading by length. she
increased her advantage to the quarter pole, pass
ing That point two lengths ahead, in thirty six sec.
onds. Alien closed up trife on the lower turn and
was at American Girls wheel at the nalfmile pole,
in HOY. On the backstretch Alien pressed hts
suit and reached the mare's TANKS. Al the three
quarter pole she was about threequartcrs OF her
length ahead OF nim; but as they swung into the
honestretch Allen was ut her neck. a tine tussle
ensued 10 Within thirty yards OF the stand. when
American Girl broke up and ran home, Allen pass
Ing under the wire q winner bv head. Time, 2:26.
Fourth Htdt.-Allen had q slight advantage at
the turn, AMI beat nm length TO the quarter pole,
IN thrtys and quarter seconds. she opened
O gap oil three lengths around the lower turn, and
stretch Allen closed gradually OH her until the mare
was entering tho nomestretch, when he came with
magnificent rush. and Of the drawgate was on
The New York herald., 1871-11-14
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Two Capital Tro.s-0ne Finished and Four Heats
TrOttsd Of the Other-cray Eddie the Win.
ner Of the Sweepstakes, and American
Girl and w, h. Allen Have Each
Two Heats on the Match.

Four trotfinq races were announced to come on
Yesterday at Fleetwood Park; but they were so late
IN getting ready for the sport that two only were
commenced. or the first one four heats were
trotred, when postponement was necessitated by
darkness coming on. The second trot however,
which was '-sandwiched" In with the frst was
completed. There was great delay In getting the
parties interested In the matches and sweepstakes
to bring their horses on the track and 1t was near
three O'Clock before the first race began. THIS was
match between b. Daniels bay mare
American Girl ana P. Manec's bay stall
lion W. II. Allen mile hears best three
IN nve, In harness, American Girl 10
carry ten pounds more than Daniels weight while
Allen went with catch weight, the difference being
about thirty pounds. Notwithstanding the addi-
tiona weight that American Girl had to carry she
was the favorlte In the pool sales previous to the
start AT three, and In some instances four. to one
Allen. she won the first TWO heats, put after
that the stallion began TO trot better, ana tho
weight commenced to tell on the mare. and the fol-
lowing heats were won by the stallion. Darkness
coming on saved the LAYERS OF the long odds their
money, as 1t was very evident when the race was
postponed that the chances OF tho stallion were the
best What will be the result tomorrow remains to
be seen.
The second trot was for purse and stake Of $500,
mile heats, best three in five, harness. The con.
tcsrants were II. Loomis' gray gclding Gray Eddie,
M. Rodents bay mare Belle or Orange, II. Casey's
chestnut geld,ng Hickey ana John Murphy's roam
mare Lady Wells. Gray Eddie was the first choice
In the pools, one OF the sales OF which was:-Eddie,
500; Belle OF Orange, $55; Lady Wells, $40, and
Hickey 20. Belle or Orange won the first heat, but
this did not change the betting, as Eddie st sold
for first favorite He won the three subsequent
heats and the race very handilv.
The match for $1,000 between Judge Fullerton
and George Wilkes was postponed until Saturday
next, and the sweepstakes between Ed White, Gray
Jack and Johnny Reb was postponed indefinitely.
The following arc the details Of what took placc:-
TnR FIRST TkOT.
FLEETWOOD PARK, Nov. l3.-Purse and stake
$500; mile heats, best three in Ave. In harness.
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The Brooklyn Aldermen met yesterday afternoon
and organized as Board Of City Canvassers-the
President, Jacob J. Bergen, iu the chair. The fol-
lowing communication was received from the City
Clerk
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-02-24
AbbOti's EIllpudencc.

General ABBOTT 6 preposterous claims u
the SeIatorship is being laughed at by his
own party friends. He is year or SO toe
late. Two years ago, upon less grounds II
possible, Senators and Representatives
were made and unmade. Now it is differ
ent. States have been lost to Radicalisn
by the party ultraisms, and the leaders
grow circumapeot. "a six years seat n
the Senate" said personal and political
friend of our carpet bag Senator, "is q
nice position and is worth the trial. SO,
too, is an hundred thousand dollars nice
sum of money, and is worth a triaI to earn
it. But We cannot see that on this account
stand the point upon which General AB-
Borr bases his claim it is that the members
of the Legislature were aware at the time
they elected Governor VANCE that he
labored under political disabilities. he
quotes precedents from English Parlia-
mentary usage to show thai he is entitled
at the seat-not as a minority candidate,
but as the eligible candidate securing the
largest number of votes. He has nothing,
however, to say in regard to his having
failed to receive the votes of q majority OF
a quorum, without which no one can be
elected, nor any bill passed, by the Legis-
lat0re of North Carolina.
But there is one precedent in the jour.
nails of the United States Senate, involving
the principle upon which General ABBOTT
relies, which was decided adversely TO his
claim This was the case Of General
SHIELDS, elected to the Senate from Illinois.
and who had not been resident of the
United States for zine years as required by
the Constitution. That question being
raised, he was sent home, and in a few
menths-the nine years having elapsed in
tho meantime-he was again elected by the
Legislature. In SHIELDS case it was not
claimed that the candidate receiving the
next highest number of votes was entitled
to the Senate. but it was conceded that this
minority candidate had no claim. Such is
the principle now acknowledged to be set
tied by the Senate of the United States.
General ABBOTT must forego the Eena-
torship which he criminally coyets. He
was one of the earliest carpet-bag Senators;
he only leads the van again in retreat. He
has the consolation of knowing that his
disrepntable fellows will attend close upon
his heels. A patriot who followed the
flag with so much gallantry and credit
from New Hampshire to North Carolina
and then to the Senate Chamber. shout
find consolation in the fact that his " dear
country will not suffer by his premature
retirement from the Senate.
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and Augusta Railroads " already under
their management che trade of our princl-
nal city. Wilmington. has been materially
;niured il has become q mere way sta-
ton" wy,
In relation to the prosperity OF VIII
mineton, we offer the following facts from
the CITY records: Value of property IN
1870, So. 600, 900 in 1860. 81, 400 OOo IN
crease so per cent, 81, 2OO, OOO
In 1860. according to the reports OF the
IorrSA1. less than %. 900 bales of cotton
were shipped from this port. In 1870
more than 50, 1000 bales were exported
With the exception of turpentine, some OF
even greater increases of exports is notice
able.
The CITY Marshals Office shows that 182
new dwellings were built during the year
and the work is still going on.
Ths census returns show during the Ias'
ten years an increase OF about 40 per cent
We think no Southern Atlantic city car
show as good record as this.
As to making Wilmington way station
we have been furnished with an othcla
statement from the record by Charles
Flanner, Esq, Master of Transportation o
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
showing that during tho present fiscal year
beginning the 1st day of October, less thar
three car loads of freight of eight tonI
North and South included) have passed thu
CITY OF Wilmington daily. and weareinform
ed that large part of this class of freight
| never came here until recent date.
In this connection we leg to remind
Mr.. @. T.. Harris, Superintendent Of Public
Works, that the trade of this city has beer
very much injured by the exclusive con
tract of the Raleigh and CASTOR and the
North Carolina Railroads working with thu
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad and Ole
Dominion Stea mship Company.
This exclusive contract between these
Railroads does not permit our city to par
ticipate in the trade of the North CAROLINE
Railroad and its connections on equa
terms with the Virginia cities, which has
done us great deaf OF injury i'll taking
away trade that ought to come to Us,
The steam lines to this city are praS
tically excluded from thcco lines Of railway
on the through business.
AS the Superintendent of Public Workf
seems to be waking up to the importance
of "our principal city," we hope in the
coming railroad meetings. in which the
State CONTROLS, he will use his power to
give us an equal chance this is all we ask.
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ton: therefore to secure that end and to De
properly represented in said Convention, should
it be called. - - 80.
be tearnestly requested TO assemble at their
usual places OF voting on Saturday, the 25th
inst. for the purpose of choosing their delegates
be held &c Kenansviile, on Saturday. the 4th of
March next. to select suitable candidates to rep
resent the county in the proposed Convection !;
and for The purpose of making arrangements TO
fully arouse tho people to the Importance OF the
question before tbem Do p.
The same was unanimously adopted.
On motion. the Chair appointed two in
each township, viz: Fer Cypress Creek,
Ct. W. Lamb and III. g. Maxwell; Lime
stone, G. L. Smith and 7. J. Armstrong
Smiths. H. Smith and J. r. Miller Al
bertson's, w. II. Grady and j. X. Outlaw
Glisson's, H. Jones and ]. Il. Branch
Woliscrape. Joel Loftin and H. B. Hunt
Faison's, DIR. J. W. Blount and e. J.
Faison Warsaw, ID. Bowden and DIR. L.
Hussey ; Magnolia, A. Robinson and DR..
J. ". McGee Rockfsh, W. r. Ward and
S. A. Williams Island Creek. J. G. Boney
and J. e. Fusscll Kenansville, J. n. Stul-
| hngs and &. W. Carroll whose duty it
shall be to endeavor to arouse the people
| of their respective townships, and get as
many as possible to attend the primary
| meetings and to act decidedly for the Cor.
vention.
The Secretary was instructed to inform
these gentlemen of their appointment.
On motion, the Secretary was instructed
| to send the proceedings of the meeting to
the Wilmington JOURNAL, with request
for their publication, aud to request all
papers friendly to the Convention to copy.
ISAAC B. KELLY, Chairman.
d. BoWDEN, Secretary.