The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-06
NEW YORK.
Murder by . Contractor

Murder by . Contractor.
| New YORK, November 4.-Thoma'
Cole, contractor on the Midland rail
road, shot James Feach, a laborer, be
cause the latter refused to work, OF
Thursday morning. He died yesterday
Cole fled, but yesterday returned and
gave himself up.
Registration proceeded quietly yester
day, the challepgers rarely having oc'
casion to enter a protest, or ask for the
naturalization papers. The Sixth
Eighth, Tenth and Fourteenth wards
from present indications, will poll a
vote much below the average. In the
other wards the chances favor q heavy
vote. When the registration is closed
a strict investigation will be instituted
and every one whose name does not
correspond with the residence given,
will be challenged at the polls.
The Missing Contractors.
Yesterday several Of 1ngersolr
friends called on Sheriff Brennan and
told him they had expected Iugersoll
back during the day, but he had not
yet arrived. They then submitted the
names of several persoLs who propose
to become Ingersoll's bondsmen, and
the Sheriff pronouncing these satsfac.
tory it was promised that Ingersoll
should be produced at the Sheriff s
office this morning. Then, unless the
bondsmen should decline to become
sureties for defendents appearance fer
trial, he will be released.
AS to where Garvey is, Sheriff Bren-
| nan has no accurate information, but
he has reason to believe that he is some
where in Canada, and will eventually
return. After leaving the city, Garvey
sent instructions to his brother to pay
all small claims against him, and sew.
eral of these have since been paid. An
attachment was obtained against Gar
vey a few days ago for three thousand
dollars, claim for work done for him
by firm in the city, but it was paid to
the sheriff by Garvey's brother.
The Congressional appropriation for
removing the hell gate distractions is
exhausted, and several workmen have
been discharged.
Charges Against Judge Ledwith.
The members of the committee OF
Seventy state that Judge Ledwith sold
out to Tammany during the Rochester
Convention; that his reward was to be
heavy in pecuniary considerations, be.
sides the Supreme Judgeship.
u, Court OF Inquiry mt Spezzia.
A letter from Florence saws, as Q re-
suit of the Court Of Inquiry held at
Spezzia, Capt. Stevens is suspended
from the command of the Guierierre
and Capt Creighton will arrive in few
days to succeed to the post OF chief off,
Ger of that vessel and take her home.
Capt. Stevens will return in the vessel
he lately commanded, to answer to the
Department for the charge made
against him of gross blunder in navi'
CATION. Several officers of vessels are
now in Florence.
The Case OF Joshua d. Miner
who has fifteen indictments pending
against him for counterfeiting, has
been put over for the present, owing to
the absence of material witnesses for
the defense. Bail in his case has been
refused by the District Attorney.
The Park Commissioners
have under consideration a project for
erecting draw bridge over Harlem
river at the cost of sl50,00O. The
scheme for tunneling the river has been
abandon ed as it would entail an ex-
pense OF 81, 100000.
The westneId.
The Staten Island ferryboat, West,
field received new boiler yesterday.
1t will undergo a hydraulic test Of sev.
enty-fve pounds to the square inch, and
steam test Of fifty pounds, before
being used When working it will be
guaged to thirty pounds.
Mysterious Disappearance.
James Denning, a wealthy and vel!
known politician, Of Long Island City,
has mysteriously disappeared. Finan-
cial embarrassments are hinted at az
the cause.
Railroad Accident.
New YORK, November 5, ISL
The Hudson River railroad train
which left Tarrytown Tor this city at 8
IN. Yesterday, on emerging from the
cut of Spuyten Daycil road, near its
junction with the Harlem road, ran
against hand car containing five men,
smashing the car to atoms, and threw
one Of the men a considerable distance,
ipjuring him severely, and probably
fatally. The other four had narrow
escape from death by jumping from the
car Immediately before the collision.
A New feature
has been this year added to the system
of registration inasmuch as the female
suffragists have determined to come 10
the front and claim their rights. The
example seems to have been given by
Victoria C. Woodruff and Tennie C.
Claflin, who registered on Friday, since
which time a number of women have
endeavored to become voters at the
coming election.
In case OF an outbreak on Tuesday
next ample preparations have been