The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-22
Startling Developments Expected
The Voucher Thieves known
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.
The Cholera at Perth Amboy.

New YORK, September 2l.-The ex-
citement began to increase last evening
upon the announcement made in one OF
the evening papers of the discovery that
city vouchers for over 100000 were
abstracted from the Comptroller's office
one year ago, and when it became public
last evening that the man who stole
the vouchers from the Comptroller 5
office about ten days since was known
and that his statement, which will be
made to-day, would directly implicate
leading city officials and exculpate
Comptroller Connolly from all GRIM
inality in the matter, and also that the
abstraction ofvouchers for $2,00O,OO0
a year ago was the the work Of the
same parties, the excitement grew
intense among Tammany politicians and
hangers on throughout the city. An
investigation is now being made by
Deputy Comptroller Green, which will
cause the development OF evidence Of
a startling character. Evidence will be
brought to light against the plunderers
of the city Treasury which they will
be unable to controvert, and will assure
the speedy conviction of the guilty par
tines.
The Times says, edtorially, that be-
fore many hours one of the gang Of in
famous thieves who have been publicly
denounced will be rlanAd in "hars" ef
the authorities Of the law. 1t declares,
however, that Comptroller Connolly has
kept back nothing, and that persons in
possession of all the facts fully exoner-
ate Connolly from all participation in
the robbery of the papers from his Of
flee. The same journal cautions the
public to be on the alert in this matter,
as in the letter in the Hall correspond
ence there was expressed considerable
anxiety about the prospects of peace,
and that the hints given in that quarter
may possess a meaning OF significance.
The Tribune declares that 1t is not
interested on either side of the contro-
versy which has been raised between
Hall and Connolly. The only object
which it seeks is the criminal punish
ment OF the thieves for their misdeeds.
To secure this no cooperation with any
one implicated with any Of the persons
seems necessary. There are enough
Democrats to carry out successfully the
work of reform. 1t may seek the coali-
ton of all honest men, irrespective of
political preference, and that end SO
much to be desired can be accomplished.
Many Of the most prominent Demo
Gratis apposed to Tammany last night
formed a preliminary organization tor
the purpose of joining in the move
ment of municipal reform. 1t was
authorilatively announced that the
delegation from Tammany Hall will be
excluded from the Democratic State
Convention.
The United Republican delegates to
the State Convention last evening re-
solved to act as a unit in asserting that
they were the regular and proper rep
resentatives of the Republican voters in
this city. A general desire was ex.
pressed to give the utmost latitude to all
attempts to harmonic the existing diff.
culties that might result in presenting
a united front against Tammany Hall,
but it was determined that the deiega-
CATION will be subject to no action ig-
noring the claims.
The alleged cases Of Asiatic cholera
in New Jersey are being investigated.
1t has been ascertained that recently
arrived German woman died at Wood
bridge, near Perth Amboy, last week,
of a disease which the physicians pro-
nounced cholera. Woodbridge, in con-
sequence OF this report, is nearly depop-
ulated.
When it was published last evening
that the thieves who took the vouchers
from the Comptroller's Office were
known, certain parties became so un-
easy about the matter that they sent a
woman around to the newspaper offices,
offering the stolen vouchers for the sum
OF $1,000, in hopes to ascertain correc-
tions of the report.
A telegram from Washington states
that the new German Minister has in
formed the President OF one of the
Schu,zen-vereins here that the EN-
peror William has sent them present
of six cases of Chassepot rifles, which
have already left Berlin; :.
1t is also stated in Washington teie
grams that some of the Catholic clergy
are starting an enterprise of their OWL
for the reformation Of abandoned wo
men. Steps have been taken to estao
lish in Washington a branch OF th'
, Catholic institution called the House o.
the Good Shepherd. ,
The jury Of inquest at Maucl
Chunck, Pennsylvania, has returned
} verdict of death by collision in the cas-
of the three persons killed on the Della
f ware and Lackawanna railroad, censur
ing the company and placing the respon
sibility for the accident to the officers o
, the road.
, At one o'clock to-day two men wer
arrested for stealing the vouchers b,