The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-02
NEW YORK CITY.
SUITS of Recovery Against the Ring.
NEW YoRE Sept. 80.

aBaluob AAANCy uuu OtuCLpI VIZ PASSt-S'
be followed by the initiation OF like mea!
ures against other persons supposed to 2
connected with the robbery Of the cit
treasury. The leaders of the ring are gel
ting alarmed for fear that they VIII b
brought into court. From indications
appears that the Judicial investigator
which they have with such apparen
anxiety desired, will be afforded them.
THE ATTEMPT TO INsTIGATE A MOB,
Thomas C. Fields, the gentleman VIII
stated that the inCendiary article in tn
Star newspaper was inspired by Judg
Hilton, which charge the latter denied
publishes card saying that the da!
when the article appeared, Judge Hilton
informed him that he (Hilton) had sug
gested the ideas 10 MIR. Howard, editor o
the Star that Howard said he llket
them; that he would make an article o
them, but that he (Hilton) had no idet
that he would make the article the length
he had. Mr.. Field holds the office o
Corporation Attorney.
TIE PINCH FOR FUNDS.
1t Is expected that the Board of Fire
Underwriters will make arrangements tc
advance the funds for the payment of sal
aries to the iiremen, which the Treasurer
OF the Fire Department says he cannot
meet owing to the lack of funds.
A LEVY BY TIE "Boss."
A clerk in one of the city departments
writes that he, in common with others en-
ployed in the various city officers, has re.
ceived a communication from Mr.. Tweed
asking a contribution oftwo per cent from
their annual salaries to goto the election
fGud.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
Chief Justice Chase yesterday arrived
here on his way to Rhode Island.
TIE DEMOCRATIC REFORMERs.
The demonstration OF the Democratic
rc!ormers at Apollo Hall last night was
an immense affair. The announcement
by the chairman OF the meeting, Mr. G.
Courtney, that all Democratic organiza.
tiOns In the city had been consolidated in
opposition 10 Tammany vas received with
tremendous cheering, as was also the read.
ing Of a letter from John A. Dix announ.
cling his concurrence In the movement and
his willingness to cooperate for its sue.
cess. The general committee Of the or.
ganization, which is headed by eX.Mayor
Havemeyer, is made up Of the best men in
the city. Some OF the friends OF the Comp.
trOller last night held n meeting and ap.
plauded the course of Connolly. Mayor
Hall was denounced as Know Nothing
EMIGRANT swINDLER SENTENCED.
Judge Bedford yesterday sentenced an
emgrant swindler named Oscar Davis to
five years imprisonment to hard labor
Tor swindling, a month ago, @. Maillard, an
emigrant, returning from Ills to England,
out Of some m 0ney. He was keeping o
house where emigrants are taken in con.
fidenCe.
Judge Barnard will not settle the In
junction order till Monday.
The Board ofStpervisors to-day passed
the annual levy the amount of which is
$23, ,3G2 527G2. Judge Barnard has grant.
ed on order 10 compel the senior member
of the firm OF Ingcrsoll & Co. to bo ex.
amined for the purpose Of eliclting tcsti.
mony in the suits that have been in
stituted against some Of the city officials.
THE COMING ROCHESTER, CONVENTION.
There Is dissatisfaction among the
Tammany politicians at the assurances
given by Tilden, Chairman Of the Demo.
cratic State Committee, that the anti
Tammany delegation from New York
will be admitted to the Convention and
the Rochester Tammanyites excluded.
Mayor Halls organ, the Leader, says that
il tho chairman of the Convention under
takes to be arbitrary he can substantially
rule the Convention.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEFAUtTER,
Geo. o. Evans, the defaulting Pennsyl.
vania State Agent, was before Judge Nc
Cam to-day on writ of haJedS corpus,
his counsel Contending that he should be
discharged. No decision was rendered
Counsel for the State Of Pennsylvania de.
sire that Evans be sent to that St&te for
trial.
The Academy Of Medicine recently
adopted a series Of resolutions expressing
approval Of the address of Judge Bedford
to the grand jury when he advised an
amendment to the statue so as to render
abortion manslaughter in the first degree
Robert B. ROOSEVELT, II Is reported, has
devised plan whereby the corrupt inllu.
ences Of Mayor Halls dishonest election
inspections will be nullihed. The plan
has not yet been made known, but pro.
baby will be announced after the Demo-
cratic State Convention.
A row took place last night between
some politicians, when Stephen Garrahan
and Daniel Mccarthy had each b leg
broken. They were removed to the Park
Hospital. .1r,a g#- --.
J.H. Keyser has issued a card asking
the public not to pass too hasty judg-
ment upon his accounts He says the
work will be found to embrace two years
and half and that nearly all of 1t was
furnished to the Croton Board, sewer,
lamp and gas departments. ,lN.Li
The grand jury at Brooklyn this morn.
ing indicted one DR.. J. Q. Davis, charged
with being an abortionist. Apractitioner
caused him to be at once arrested.
The Tribune says: 1--WE will not-any
honest paper will not-make war upon
the Tammany thieves and spare worse
criminals in our own party holding our
highest offices Thos. Murphy must get
out Of the custom house,
Several branches oil the city depart
ments were unable to make their usual
payments to-day, owing to restraints upon
the city treasury. Some Of the persons
against. whom suits have been commenced
in connection with the city frauds, are
avoiding the service Of process papers by
keeping themselves out Of the way OF the
officers II Is stated that criminal pro-
ceedings win be instituted against certain
city officials Monday iNt
There was q wholesale discharge today
Of mechanics from the construction de-
y,o.N,,orV rf Vl,n y,oyty ward AmOnd thOun