The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-08
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, a, M-The city is
very quie', and many business houses and
all dram shops arc closed. No business
WI be done at any of the exchanges or
III Wall street to-day.
Charles OCOnner has delivered the
opinion 'Iat each person whom any can
| d!pate may designate to be present ut the
cahvass should bc assigned by the inspec.
tors 70 a phce enabling him to see all the
acts of tho inspectors making tho canvass.
Hundreds of young men have been desig.
mated tor this duty throughout the city,
antil protected in their rights will secure
fair ballOting and count lH. ... ...
Great excitement prevailed yesterday
At the headquartGr of the Committee on
Elections Of the citizens Committee OF
Seventy. The many thousand ballots
distributed to the various Assembly dis.
trirls Is positive verifCatiOn OF tho large
number Of rcpcaters, who were 10 operate
to-day, fhey were brought in and num-
berol warrants procured for the arrest of
the parties implicated Counterfeit re-
form tickets, posters, end other election
documents were brought in and measures
taken to destroy their effect. ''
About 10000 in pools on the election
were sold last night The Republican
State ticket sold ahead, but on the city
ticket the Tammany candidates were still
the favorites, though at lower prices than
heretofore. .
The New York Tribune says II to-day
passes without serious trouble in certain
parts Of the city, those who arc best able
to Judge Of such affairs, will be very much
mistaken. All indications go to show
that there will be serious outbreaks in the
18th, Goth and 2lst Wards. In the Goth
Ward there are also indications OF trouble,
especially In the river districts, west of
Ninth avenue Elsewhere danger Is not
so threatening, though there may be out,
breaks in the 9th Ward between the
Bowling and Brennan factions,
Thomas O. Fields, for whom u warrant
was issued yesterday, had not been ar.
rested Mt late hour last night II isru-
mOrCd that tho officers are unable to find
him. lIC was seen Rt his office after tho
order was issued, but subsequently left tho
city.
ATyed.-W Wyoming, from Liverpool,
match GamG Ol billiards between
Henry Rhine, Of Chicago md Maurice
Daley, Of New York waspIaycd at Brook.
lyn last niSht.' The game was French
carOm, of five hundred points iOr one
thousand dollars Daley won by five
hundred u three hundred and eighty.
eight The highcstrm by RhinG's was
illiy.eight; Daley highest was iOrty-l0ur.
A meeting was held yesterday after.
noon of the stockholders Of the G.. W.
Il, K, Of New York al their Office in
Nassau street 10 take into consideration
tho agreement made by the Directors Of
tho Company for tho consolidation OF the
interests Of the Company with those Of
tho A. r. IL q. W. r. r. of Pennsylvania
There was full attendance OF the stock.
holders. Over nincty.nino per cent Of
the stool; being roptescnted. The vote
for the consolidation was unanimous. ....
EN.Goy. Mccormick, OF Arizona In an
interview relative 10 tho Indian affairs,
reports that tho Indians there continue
to be treacherods, and so long as they are
fed on reservations will continue to be Il
source OF great trouble. lie advocates
the presence Of good force OF troops,
who will be ready for aggressive move
mcnts and for prompt punishment ofin.
tractors OF the laws, as the only means for
securing peace with them. ........
Secretary Fish states he has no inten.
ton Of resigning, at least not until after
all matters pertaining TO the treaty OF
Washington arc finally arranged.
MIR. Fields presented himself to the
Sheriff last night, accompanied by his
bOndsmCn. Tomorrow, however, tho
form Of arrest will be gone through.
Bail for one hundred thousand dollars
was given.
In Sweeney's letter TO Mayor Hall hG
states his resignation Is In nnccOrdanCe with
the intention expressed several weeks
ago to retire from public life at the termi-
nation Of this election. He did not feel
at liberty to resign earlier. Ills duty to
tho party impelled him 10 continue TO Ia.
Dor lOr its success. / have explained to
you personally, he says tho reasons
which have prompted this action; these
reasons arc 0vurruling In character, but
| do not propose NJ this limo TO give
them to the public. Tho position / have
held in the Department of Parks, al.
though responsible IN character, was at.
tended with no pecuniary compensation,
has nevertheless been exceedingly agree.
able to me in the opportunity 1t has afford
cd to advance important public i'm
pr0vements, and In tho present official
relation which Ihave enjoyed, | sever my
connection with the Department with re.
gret. | havoIelt an ardent interest in the
Improvement Of the city park, and de.
sired to continue my cooperation with
their development under new plans until
their completion and they are practically
finished. lie bcgs leave TO request that
his resignation will not be made public
mill in.lnY