The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-18
NEW YORK CITY.
Report of Committee on City Frauds
-.-TammanY Secretly Drilling the
Park and Boulevard LRbOreTs.

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Park and Boulevard LabOrers.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Times states
that the report of the b.committee on
the city frauds has been finished and will
soon be made public. Their report fast.
ems the conviction at last upon the thieves
who have robbed the citizens.
The same paper also states that the
fact has leaked out that the laboreTs in
the public parks and boulevards are un.
dergOing q course, Of military drill for
any and everything that may arise in the
coming election. The police, however,
know nothing of 1t.
THE DEMAND FOR AN HONEST ELECTION,
A movement is also on foot that a mass
meeting OF citizens be held at Cooper In
stituiG to make arrangements for n general
suspension OF business for one day and
the parade of q committee of five thous.
and citizens, who shall wait upon Mayor
Hall and demand proper safeguards for
the purity o! the election in November,
James SnowdGn murdered Charles Coo.
ley last evening, Cause-jealousy. Both
colored.
Mrs. Seguin, while performing in Pa
repa's troupe last night, was taken with
paroxysms of grief, in consequence of the
announcement that her daughter, Mrs,
Fordsham, had been killed ut Chicago,
Mrs. s. was removed to her hotel
Boerce & Bros, lace establishment,
Brooklyn, was robbed last night of $l0,.
900 worth oflaCes. No arrests.
A match is sarranged between tue Amer.
ican Girl, and gelding Judge Fullerton,
for two thousand dollars, mile heats at
Fleetwood Park.
Within fortnight over five thousand
dollars has been subscribed Tor the suller.
ers by the Michigan fires,
Yesterday James Fecly, was fatally in.
ured by Thomas Carey, in apolitical row
in the 22d Ward, last night, The latter
was arrested,
Tho steamship Colorado from Liver.
pool, has arrived,
The Neward Zinc works having been
eDjoined from using the new patent fur.
mace, will stop work, throwing two hun
dred workmen out Of employment.
A number of refugee Ladies from Chica
20, are at the nGwsbOys lodging house.
The Gold Board, yesterday elected
VIM. A. Gibson, President, and w. A.
IIoyt, Vice President
At the Democratic meeting last night,
Samuel j. Tilden, Chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee, denounced
Tammany as den Of thieves.
Private letters from Chicago state that
ladies of wealth there are sending what
remains Of their rich wardrobes and jew
elry to New York for sale to raise money
to help the sufferers.
The revenue officers, supported by Gov.
ernment troops, made raid this morn
ing on illicit distlleries in Brooklyn, and
captured several stills and other property.
The fifth and deciding game Of the
championship series between the Bostons
and Mutuals, was played in Boston, yes.
terday. The contest was so close that
eleven innings had 10 be played. The
DostOns were winners by n score OF to- 4,
Up to noon over three hundred barrels
of whisky were seized and carried of,
and fifteen Illicit disilleriCs broken up in
Brooklyn. Tho revenue officers were
supported by 500 troops, who were sta.
toned on the roofs and other advan.
tageous points to prevent the mob from
attacking the officers. There Is great ex.
citemcnt, and the raid will not be finished
before dark.
The Custom house officials state that
there Is no truth in the reported resigna.
tation or removal OF Collector Murphy.
Fircmen Nrc forbidden to act as can.
vassers, clerks or inspectors of elections.
The steamship HamlOyia, for Europe,
took $4,000 in specie.
The CALEDONIA Clubs have voted 1000
each to Chicago and Michigan sufferers.
The projected union Of the Fenians and
Irish Brotherhood yesterday at Jones
Wood, took place, but the head centres Of
the organization were not pre- ent. The
late raid Of O'Neil was strongly denounced.
Judge Barnard TO day granted tho ap.
pllcalion for tho examination of lngcrsoll.
The Baltimore subscriptions Tor the
Chicago relief to date, Is $4,000; Bos.
ton, $403,000. A liberal provision Is be.
ing made for Michigan and Wisconsin;
Binghamton, N. Y, $1,000; G. A. Lenorie,
bl,lUU y OulCClS uul NllployNSo VI thS
Boston Navy Yard give $3,G3S. The
Executive Committee Of tho Chamber of
Common Relief have asked the General
Committee for power to use donations for
the sufferers in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Judge Ingraham has ordered the sup.
preston OF scandalous testimony in the
suit of Stokes rS. Fisk.
Two thousand tickets are to be issued
for the Alexis ball Price $40
Property has been seized in Brooklyn,
by revenue officers, valued Nt from $4,000
to $4,000, and includes over 800 barrels
Of whiskey, thirteen stills, and two large
rectifying establishments.
Security Insurance Company, Of New
York, has suspended, and A. I. Hastings,
appointee, It Is rumored, lOoses over
million and half dollars. The Lorillord
Co. have discontinued business, and will
hold a meeting tomorrow, to consider the
proper course to pursue. In view of the
heavy losses an injunction was granted in
the Supreme Court. AT the instance Of
the stockholders Of the Excelsior Insu.
rance Company, NJ l. Hodges was ap.
pointed receiver. Delegates from nearly
every State will attend the Insurance
Convention tomorrow, and active meas
ures will be taken to relieve this great in.
crease Of strain upon these companies.
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