Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-07
Grant and the Mormon Question.
NEW YORK.
Suit against HOratiO SeymOur's OppO-
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Suit against HOratiO SeymOur's 0ppO.
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New YORK, Nov. 6.-The Attorney Gen
eral has begun suit on behalf of the people
and Mayor and Aldermen and Commonalty
of New York, against Thos. c. Fields, in
the Supreme Court, TO recover $45S,977
fraudulently obtained from the city treasury
in payment of certain claims brought by
Fields in behalf of members Of the old fire
department. Fields is the candidate for the
Senate from the 10Th District against Horatio
Seymour.
The Sheriff has not yet received an order
granted this morning for the arrest of
Fields. No effort VIII be made to serve one
until after the election.
Election Day-CIearing the Deck for
Action.
1t is ordered to-day that members of the
militia shall be relieved in time to enable
them to vote.
The Fisk-Mansfield injunction was to
have been argued in Brooklyn to-day, but
was postponed to Wednesday.
All the State and United States Courts
! adjourn over tomorrow.
In Brooklyn, to-day, Judge Gilbert charg-
ed the grand jury in regard to the election
law and the punishment Of fraud on the
ballot.
This evening Alderman Bernard O'Neil,
of the twenty-first ward, was arrested and
locked up in Ludlow street Jail on a charge
made by Patrick Connolly, who accused
! O'Neil of having induced him to vote lille
gally at the last election.
The Last Trick on the Board.
One of the rumors concerning election
! frauds is that the Tammany ruffians intend
having many names on the registry list
voted upon early in the day to the exclu-
! sion of their legitimate owners. Where a
man votes on false name there seems to
! be no remedy.
| Very Fresh Voters.
! A number of prominent gentlemen, in
Guiding Chas. O'Conor, John Z. Devlin
and Oswald Ottendorfer, have sent COM
municatiou TO the Emigration Society di-
recting attention to report that the emf
grants on Wards Island are falsely regis
tered, and asking that measures be taken
to prevent the men voting.
Going to Fight Nit SigeI.
Cards are published by O'Donovan Rosa
and Gen. Sigel, the one soliciting support in
behalf of the other. Rosa states that Sigel
promises to give a third of the patronage
of the office of Register to Americans, a
third to the Irish and third to the Ger
mans. He calls upon the citizens to keep
a lookout for the count, as, if he gets fair
show, lie thinks he can defeat Tweed.
Alias.
r. o. Bemheim, alias Williams, alias
| Watson, alias Cassidy, was arrested to-day
charged with raising a draft on Homes d
| Marcy from thirty dollars to three thousand
dollars and obtaining money on it. He has
also operated in Washington and is said to
have committed fOrgeries on the house of
Clark q Co., bankers, Philadelphia.
Ludlow Hail.
The Times is authorized to state that
| Gov. Hoffman viii recommend special leg
islation regarding the undue detention of
witnesses.
An order for the release of one prisoner
at the Ludlow street jail, signed by Judge
Barnard, not being complied with by
the Sheriff. who has taken the advice of the
counsel. the matter of jurisdiction will
come up on habeas corpus Wednesday.
Stealing Title Deeds.
One of the Register Clerks named NevirS,
attempted to take from the Registers office
about 2G0 deeds, mortgages, ETC., involving
four or five hundred city lots, but was pre-
vented by the Waterman. This morning
he was arrested and committed in default OF
$1,000 bail to answer
Suicide in an omnibus.
The Cornoner thinks the testimony proves
the case of the young lady found sick in a
. Fifth avenue stage, who subsequently, died
one Of suicide. Mr.. Naples, of Middleton
her father, was at the Coraner's office to-
day. The deceased was a highly respected
and intelligent lady.
Ku-KIux i'm East India.
Intelligence received here to-day report:
[ that the assassin of the late Lord Chief Jus
tice Of India has been hanged and his body
burned by number of natives oil the low
est caste. ..r.a aHr.