The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-28
NEW YORK CITY.
Stress of CITY FinanCes.-SuspensiOn
of Public EmplOyments.
New YORK, Sept. 81.

New York, Sept. 81.
The financial troubles of the city will
probably cause stoppage Of work at tht
public parks. The Commissioner o
Parks, Judge Hilton, declares that tho
work cannot be carried on a week longer
unless funds are furnished for paying the
lAborers, clerks and others, whose wages
are now in arrears. The Deputy Comp
troller expects to be able to pay the en-
ployes Of the Department Of Education
this week. A large number Of labOrers
were Clamoring for their pay ut the Cham
berlain's office yesterday. They wert
quieted by the assurance that the authori.
ties would pay them to-day, and pay oil
200 per day until paid. ~ N"'
A SOLEMN JOKE,
The Tammany Association in the Thir'
teenth Ward, appointed committee OI
one hundred and iorty.nine to inquire
into the doings OF the Committee of Seven
ty, and ascertain what they are aiming at
1t is thought by some that this attempt Is
done to throw ridicule upon the gentle
men composing the Committee Of Seventy.
OPERATIONS UNDER THE SURFACE.
Although the situation OF municipal
affairs is apparently quiet, 1t Is asserted
that the work OF reform is being prose
cuted with increased Vigor, and that there
are movements on foot which are liable
any day or hour to reveal gratifying
results. #fni tfEf
C0I.oRED VOTERS DEN0UNCING TAMMANY,
The colored voters OF the Fifth Assem-
bly, District last night passed denunciato.
ry resolutions against the Tammany So
ciety ,...t.. N .i,
TAMMANY TACTICS.
Tammany is preparing to send a dele.
CATION from tho city to the Democratic
State Convention 1t lssaid that an at
tempt Is being made 10 have selected as
men who, though not Tamma'
ny, are not identified with the anti. Tam.
many Democrats of the city, and hope by
this means to assume to their organization
the claim of respectability.
Tho Times, In commenting on this, says
that it is q game that has been played DO.
fore, and declares that II such men as
Charles O'Connor, August Belmont, Geo.
B. Mcclellan, Charles p. DAILY, s. l.. NJ.
Barlow and other respected Democrats,
by their presence In tho Tammany ranks
afford thieves an opportunity, such rea-
'oning will be disgrace.
The Democratic Union organization
last evening elected as delegates to the
State Convention, among others, Smith
Ely, Jr., John w. Chandler, Daniel r,
Tiemann, Arthur ]. Delany, John Nc.
Keen and Roswell D. Hatch,
lTARBoR MASTERS RING.
The Tribune has discovered the exist.
,nce Of Harbor Masters ring, who have
charge of the docks Of the city, whom II
accuses of blackmailing shippers by the
The Harbor Masters have
arrangements with tug owners Of tow
)oats by which three or four prices Tor
owing are paid. The latter must be
hared with the former for tho privilege
If berthing the vessels. This imposition
las been levied upon every vessel enter
ng the port, and several outrages of this
lind are about to be proved in court.
Tho attention of Gov. Holman has been
allied to this business.
Both branches Of the Common Council
lave authorized the Mayor to offer a re.
yard Of $1,000 for the arrest Of the
thieves. a&
Over $4,000 was dlsbused to-day
o tho labOrers Of the Croton Works
Deputy Comptroller Green refuses to pay
nut any more money to the Department
VI Parks. He says $2900,0 1000 have been
expended from January / to August %,
S7l, and that that department Is not en-.
tiled to any more.
II Is reported that Thomas G. Dunn,
lie person described by Mary Conners In
he affidavit as the man In gray who as
listed In the voucher robbery, has been
rrested. Dunn is employed In the De.
,artment Of Public Works as IN inspector
# small repairs.
One hundred and thirty thousand tons
f Scranton coal were sold at auction at
a 1871 to SO 10. These prices are slightly
u advance Of those realized at the August
die. Stove sold at 80 OO@G 10.
ATTEMpT TO SIT A mon ON TILE TIMES.
A newspaper called the Star publishes
O.day an incendiary article headed "a
Yarning-Jones, Foley and jennings"
nd proceeds to charge these individuals
With the responsibility Of imperilling the
Employment OF five thousand laborcrs
N the public works, and consequently in.
iting bread riot against the residences
f these gentlemen The suggestion Is
made that action on their part would
vert thousands Of .calamitiGs. The Star
irculates mainly among the working
lasses.