Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-11

al condition. A commission IF physicians was
appointed to examine his state. General Me-
nuwell was present in court, and ii was deter.
mined not to remove Irving to a fort at present.
There is no penalty for killing an officer under
the United States laws, and in case of the death
of Dowley, after punishment for assault Irving
must be turned over to the state courts to
answer to the charge of killing. Subsequently,
on a report of Dr. Place, that DOwley'S life is in
danger, but he did not think he would die, Ir-
wing was admitted to bail in $4,000,
There is said to have been a cordial meeting
of Senator Fcnton and Collector Murphy, last
evening and the Ratchet was buried. Greeley
is less tractable, but it is understood that he
signs the truce.
Judge Bedford to-day, refused an application
for delay in case where the complainant was
in the house of detention, saying that such
eases should have the preference on the calen
dar
Isaac Bell has resigned rs a commissioner of
charities.
Gen. Banks and family left this morning for
Waltham.
The reform committee hold daily sessions
Brooklyn returns from several districts in
that city are still missing.
Flee and Gustave May, Paris communists,
were acquitted on charge of smuggling dia-
monds.
Henry A. Shenbrener was sentenced to five
years in the state prison for highway robbery.
Of the election law.
A German boy named Frank, fourteen years
old, was arrested for incendiarsm in llOOOken.
IhC republicans OF Brooklyn to-day claim
that, by fair count Of the votes cast Tuesday,
their candidate for mayor, Samuel Booth, is
elected by Il large majority, and also their eau
didate for city auditor, Nelson Shaurman. The
democracy admit the election Of the latter and
also the election of Charles B. Morton, republic
can candidate for the assembly in the seventh
district. The returns are not all in, and those
received arc in almost hopeless confusion. Those
of the fourth district, Dist ward were stolen to-
day from the office OF the city clerk by I'M
known parties The investigating committee
to-day examined a number of poll clerks and in
spectors in regard to repeating and other cleo
ton frauds.
Judge James of Ogdensburg, sitting at Lake
George, decided yesterday that the consolidated
mortgage bonds, amounting to S30,000,000, is
sued by the Erie railway company in Sept, 1870,
are valid in every respect 1923 500 900 of the bonds
were to be placed with the Farmers loan and
trust company, to be exchanged for Old bonds,
and the remainder put on the market. The "a
lidity was contested by some preferred stock
holders, who, according to the decision, failed
to prove the allegations impeaching the ISSUE
great indignation meeting to denounce the
Brooklyn democratic ring was held tonight at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The building
was literally crammed Mayor KalbAeisch pre-
sided, and spoke at great length, to the effect
that false counting of votes had taken place at
every ecent election, and declared that it was
necessary to go TO the legislature for a law to
require certain qualifications in the inspector of
elections United States Attorney Tracey said
a gang of twenty reDeaters went round openly
on election day, and voted in almost every dis
trct and every ward in the city, with the cOnniv-
ance of the police; at least 10000 fraudulent
votes were cast.