Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15
Our New York Dispatches,
The Recent EIectiOn-The Excitement in
BrOOLIYn-NarrOw Escape from Ter
ribIe Railroad Accident - Mysterious
Murder, etc.

ribIe Railroad Accident - Mysterious
Murder, etc.
New YORK, Nov IA There are rumors of
All alliance between Tweed and the Tammany
republican members Of the new legislature.
Controller Green has removed all the Tamma-
ny clerks of the different markets He also,
yesterday, paid over s16O,00O to the department
of instruction, for teachers salaries.
There is no doubt that Tweed's resignation
has been in the possession OF Mayor Hall since
Thursday last, and yesterday consultations were
held with prominent citizens by the mayor, in
an endeavor to urge them to accept the position.
Tweed has sold 700 shares, worth $1,000 each,
in the Metropolitan gas company. This ac-
counts for 500 900 of the many millions amassed
by the great king of fraud.
1t was also reported yesterday that he was
trying to dispose of his stock in the Erie rail
road.
The Subcommittee of the democratic reform
general committee, appointed to prosecute the
election frauds, met yesterday. Information
has been LAID against over one thousand per-
sons - policemen, Watchers challengerS, and
Others. The committee feel sure that several
thousand illegal ballots were cast at the cleo
ton.
The counsel for Mr. Tweed have served excep-
tons to the order of Judge Learned.
Several sewer and street contractors were in-
formed by Controller Green that he would pay
them seventy per cent during the work when
completed he would pay the remaining thirty
per cent.
Tweed advanced COO to pay the pipe labor
erS to-day.
| adopted a resolution that Il committee of TWEEN
| ty-One be appointed TO decide what legislation is
proper for the republicans of this city TO urge in
| the state legislature.
The bar association adopted resolutions heart
| lily confirming the verdict of the people at the
l9tp election rpcpUniyjnU tho 1utinS inn
the association thereby, appointing committee
to prepare the draft of the amendments required
to the code of procedure and the law relating
to judicial administration. The judiciary COM
mttec was instructed to inquire INTO the charges
rejecting on the administration OfjuStice in this
city, and procure evidence regarding it, The
committee on eXtortion was directed to inquire
into the practice OF making illegal eXactiOnS and
other abuses of public Offices state and federal,
connected with the administration of justice.
The board of supervisors to-day finished the
official canvass of six wards. 1t has been de-
temined to postpone the canvass of the alder
manic ticket until Monday next.
The committee of seventy has adopted reso-
| luton, thanking the investigating committee, of
| which w. A. Booth was chairman, for having
brought to light positive proof of extensive
frauds.
| An unknown man was found dead in the
| New Haven depot this morning with 92500 in
| his pocket.
| Louis Lppard, a professional garroter. was
| to-day sentenced to eight years in prison.
The brig Scotland from Port-au- Prince lost
| Capt. Willis and one other crew from fever dur
ing the passage.
member of the Brooklyn investigating COM
mittee states that the evidence is cOncusiye that
| Booth, republican, for mayor was counted ont
| fraudulently. The Brooklyn board of alder
| men yesterday increased their committee to can
yass votes, and finding evidence of fraud have
notified the election inspectors to appear before
| them.
Gen. Sherman and party did not embark on
| the Wabash yesterday, as the vessel was not
| ready for sea. 1t will probably be three or four
| days before she will be ready for sea. She en-
| cOuntered a severe gale on the trip from Boston,
| and three men ut the wheel were severely in
| jured.
John Smith was robbed and beaten nearly to
death by highway robbers, on 13Sth street, Sun
| day night.
In Brooklyn, the election frauds form the all
engrosSing topic of conversation in political cir
ces just now. Mayor KalbfeiSch proposes to
support his right to the mayors seat COR another
| term in the courts, as he thinks he can ret
| more honest vote on fair election than either
| Powell or Booth. The evidence which the in
| Vestigatng committee of five has accumulated
| is said to be overwhelming, and they promise
some startling revelations when the proper time
| arrives. inspectors will be convicted of fraud
in counting votes, and it is stated that the facts
| to be presented will inTalidate the election of
| every local and county democratic candidate eX-
| cept county treasurer. Further developments
| are awaited with anxious interest.
| Joseph Ulding, while intoxicated, Yesterday
| quarreled with John Hegewick, fellow board
| er, at 532 Pearl street. and stabbed him seriously
| in the neck and back. The aSSailant was at
once arrested, and Hegewicll removed to the
| Park hospital, where lie lies now dangerously ill.,
| An ante-mortem statement was taken last night
| as dpo * o. ppptp1 ITllinu Ua
| the tombs.
Several protests against the returns of sew
| eral districts in Brooklyn were received to-day
| OF the official canvassers
suit for $4,000 damages by the wife of John
| Madden, killed by the explosion of steamboat
| Westtield, was commenced TO day against the
| Staten Island railroad company.
United States Commissioner White has Or
dercd the Erie company TO prepare six thousand
stock certificates, duplicate of the shares Origi-
| nally placed in the hands of the receiver, and
| send them to his, Whites, office before one
| O'Clock on the 23d, TO be then delivered to the
| attorney of Heath and Raphael.
Two cars, with one hundred passengers on
| board, ran off the track on the Hudson River
| railroad at Spuyten Duyyel bridge, this morn
ing, stopping within few inches of ithe edge of
| the bank.
The board of aldermen, organized as county
canvassers, to-day proceeded to count the votes.
| Several protests were received and referred to
| the committees.
The health board feel no uneasiness about the
cholera, but profess to have some relative to the
small pox; but only eight new cases have oc-
CURED in the whole city since Saturday
The new point was to-day brought up, in the
Riverside park case that all state laws allowing
commissioners to assess damages are void, under
the fourteeih amendment to the national consti-
tuition, the defendants claiming thar awards
must be made by Il jury; decision reserved
The case of Bowen VS.. Chase, in which the
former seeks TO Gust the latter from the Madame
Jumel possession, two millions of property will
be tried on the 23d.
The subcommittee from the reform associa-
tons in Brooklyn are in attendance on the Off
cial canvass in that city.
Gen Sherman visited Governors island to-
day.
Assistant Engineer Miller of steamship Erin.
was killed to day, beng accidentally thrown
among the machinery by lurch of the ship off
Sandy Hook. His remains were brought to this
city.
The taxes of Long Island city are per cent;
real estate is growing cheap.
The inquest on the body of Roster recently
found on the Hudson railway track, resulted in
a verdict that death resulted from pistol shots
by unknown persons. twas found that he had
two bullets in lis head.
The directors Of the Hannibal and ST. joseph
railroad have elected Henry N. Smith president,
b. F. Carver vice president, and voted to remove
the office from Boston to this CITY, jaw Gould
is elected director, to fill vacancy.
AT three to-day, us Frederick Da Costa, editor
OF the Spanish paper Cronista, was passing
Exchange place and Broadway, a Cuban, name
unknown, threw large tin pail full of filth into
his face aud escaped. Da Costa stood with
blinded eyes until some gentlemen put him in
a cab.
A train on the New jersey railway ran into a
Hudson city horse car, at Newark avenue cross
ing, this evening. There were eighteen or
twenty inmates. Two were fatally and six
dangerously injured The driver jumped from
the car and has not since been heard from.
The accident is said to have been the result of
criminal carelessness on the part of the keeper
of the gate at the crossing, whose nameIis
Thomas Lannegan, and who has disappeared.