The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-03


4 monthly stipend under an assumed
name. Michael Norton, State Sena-
. tor, is said to have no less than twelve
! of these lucrative sinecures. The in
1 vestigation OF these matters has caused
| the greatest CONSERVATION among the
city pay receivers. The salaries for the
4 Department Of Public works makes a
4 yearly aggregate of nearly four hundred
Thousand dollars. The payment to the
Legislative Departments makes nearly
three hundred thousand dollars, and
the costs for the annual services at the
Mayors office is nearly fifty thousand
dollars.
The Tribune is demanding the prosecu-
tion Of the ring thieves, and says that
tehre must be produced more tangible
evidences of crime than these figures
represent. The figures do not show
criminality clearly, standing alone, and
they will send no rogues to the State
prison. The publication of these fig
ures has certaiuly killed the party that
perpetrated these frauds. There is no
doubt, however that the course taken
by the Citizens committee in securing
a preliminary examination Of suspected
parties in open Court will result in lay
ing foundation for the commencement
of the legal proceeding desired in this
respect. The failure OF the Board OF
Supervisors to delegate the committee
OF Seventy power to make examinations
of city officials, though causing temper
ary disappointment, yet, in view ofthls
action, this power is not now deemed
to be absolutely necessary.
The Democratic journals OF the State
are still boldly denouncing the Tam
many corruptionists. They nearly all
say that the Tammany delegation should
be excluded from the State Conven-
ton.
The Republican press in the interior
ofthis State universally endorse the
Republican ticket. As general thing,
however, the custom house is thought
to be in need Of publication.
Many preachers yesterday took
another opportunity to denounce Tam
many. Mr.. Beecher make his first ap-
pearance in Brooklyn since his summer
vacation, and INDUCED in illusions to
official corruption. He said if all men
that have been guilty Of fraud In New
York were to have q tower fall on
them, there would be funerals enough
for fifty years.
The eliminating point in tue city
troubles has arrived and tomorrow it is
expected that Mayor Hall and VIM. N.
Tweed will be brought before the Police
Justice on charge Of misappropriation
of money. The political situation here
is very changeable. 1t is reported that
Andrew Fl. Green, present Deputy
Comptroller, will accept a position in
the department of public parks, filling
the place which Senator Thomas Fields
now holds. Should he do this it is not
unlikely that Judge Hilton will 60 into
The Comptrollers Office. -..
The 1tommittee OF Seventy held a
meeting this evening and appointed a
committee to wait upon the laborers in
the parks and state to them the reasoho
why they had not received their wages,
also a committee to wait upon the
Mayor and ask him to allow the com
mit;ee Of Seventy to appoint half the
selection OF inspectors
The idea is generally entertained
here by the Democracy that the Tam
many delegates to the Rochester Con-
venton will not be recognized. The
Tammany leaders favor this believing
that tue apparent throwing out OF Tam
many will give strength to the Dem
ocracy ticket throughout the State.
Convention OF Coopers.
The International Society Of Coopers
hold their third annual session here
commencing tomorrow. Delegates are
present from the various States in the
Union and Canada. Some important
business, including the adoption OF the
eight hour system, will be discussed by
the Convention.
More Shooting.
About l. o'clock tonight John Flan-
aCan, fireman on the tow-boat Niagara,
and Charles Kelley, engineer, with two
other men got on board the tug Jacob
Nephew at Pier 26, East river, and
began an alteration with VIM. Purdy,
fireman on the Nephew. Kelley finally
struck Purdy, when the latter fred upon
the party wounding both Kelley and
Flanagan. Neither of them can re-