The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-07
NEW YORK CITY.
Suit for HaIra Million Against ThOs.
g, Fields.


people and the Mayor, Aldermen and thl
cOmmonRlity Of New York, agalns
, Thomas Q. Fields, in the Supreme Cour
to recover Sl59,977 iraudulently obtained
from the city treasury in the payment o
certain claims brought by Field in behal
Of the members OF the old fire depart
ment. Fields is the candidate for the Sen,
ate from the 10th district against HoratiC
Seymour.
The Tribune says that in some of the
districts, more notably in that Of Bradley
and O'Brien, IN intense interest Is taken
in the election, which threatens TO dis
disturb the peace, while the prospects Ol
quiet election generally are not enCOur.
aging. The canvass Of the past two
months has been noisy and vigorous. In
contests where the struggle Is narrowed
down to q single candidatein the ring and
the reform tickets, frequent disturbances
are almost certain, though 1t Is
hoped that the police and militia
ry preparations are sufficient to sup
press iaCtiOusness and prevent O gen.
eral riot, which has been threatened, and
more have been feared. Practically, there
are only two tickets in the field, that of
the ring or Tammany, and the ReiOrmers.
On the county ticket Of the latter the Re-
publicans Of both organizations and the
honest Democracy are firmly united, The
ticket Is being made up Of both Repubi-
cans and Democrats, and Is heartily In
dorsed and actively supported by several
reform organizations which have sprung
into existence for this canvass. N. ~
The Times Is authorized TO state that
Gov Hoffman will recommend the next
Legislature TO SO amend the laws as to
prevent Imprisonment for debt, Hc will
also recommend special legislation regard.
ing the undue detention ol witnesses.
Pratts oil works NJ Hunters Point,
were burned yesterday. During the fire
n large tank OF gasoline exploded, serious.
ly burning four ilremen. Loss $4,000.
Miss Alice Mapes, OF this city, was taken
from Fifth Avenue stage In u dying con.
diliOn Saturday, and died shortly alter at
st. Luke's Hospital. The post.mOrtem
showed poison. 1t Is believed that she
was drugged by williams who answered
her advertisement for n position as gov.
Grncss. ....
The fire in moulding mill on East
Forty.second street, destroyed about
100000 property, half covered by lnsur.
anCe.
Judge Bedford, this amorning, at the
opening Of court at It's general session,
charged the grand Jury with the excise,
usury, lottery and election laws against
rGpeaters, and that those violating the
election laws should be promptly punish
ed.
A mandamus compelling Mayor Hall
to appoint new Inspectors Of Election,
was vacated by Judge Barnard.
The Office Of the Hoboken Leader, was
gutted this morning by unknown parties.
II Is believed 1t lias been done at the In
stance Of the rival Democratic iactionl
The water police have demanded, but
did not get two months pay, ol the Comp.
troller, today. ...I
There arc many rumors floating to-day
in regard TO the anticipated troubles at
the polls tomorrow II Is reported that
gangs Of roughs have come from Phila-
delphia for repeating purposes.
The Sheriff has not yet received the or
der granted this morning to arrest Fields.
No elIOrt will be made to serve one until
after the election.
An order for the release Of one of the
prisoners In the Ludlow street Jail, signed
by Judge Barnard Is not being complied
with by the Sheriff. who lias taken the
advice Of counsel m the matter Of jurlsdC.
diction, which Is to come up on hGbedS
corpus Wednesday.
II was ordered TO. day that members Of
the militia on duty shall be relieved a
short time to enable them 10 vote.
The Fisk.Mansneld injunction, which |
wNs TO have been argued In Brooklyn to.
day, Is postponed until Wednesday.
All the State and United States Courts |
have adjourned over tomorrow.
On Saturday, q clerk named Nevins at.
TEMPTED to take from the registers Office
about 200 deeds, mortgages, &c, involv.
ing four or five hundred city lots, but was
prevented by the watchmah this morning.
lie was arrested and committed In default
Of $4,000 bail to answer.
George Hoffman pleaded guilty to pass.
ing counterfeit money to day and was sen.
fenced to three years imprisonment.
Peter TenlaCher was sent to Sing Sing |
for fifteen years for assaultlng and rObbing
Daniel o O'Hhlleran in October. '9
The case'of the repeater Lazarus was
postponed indefinitely
In Brooklyn to-day Judge Gilbert
charged the Grand Jury In regard TO the
election law and tho punishment Of irands
on the ballot ia gT. IS II
The Coroner thihks.the testimony will |
prove, in the case Of tho young lady
found sick in n Fiflh avenue stage, who
subsequently died, one Of suicide. Mr..
ltapes, of Middletown, her father, was OF
the Coroner's officer to-day. The deceased
was o highly respected and intelligent
ladyi!r rN5l44I.e .I5i1 ..It
The Coroner's Jury to-day were unable
to fix the responsibility Of the death Of
John O'Rourke, who was found In dying
condition recently, in Second avenue.
One Of the rumprs concerning the cleo
tion frauds Is that the Tammany rufflans
intend having many false names oh the
registry list 10 be voted upon early 10 the
day, 10 the exclusion of legitimate voters.
Where q man votes on false name there
seems to be no remedy. .H.l ..,r.,e
Attived-Steamer Calabria.
Intelligence received here to-day re
Oorts that the assasslns OF the late Lord
Chief Justice Of India have been hanged.
His body was burned bya number Of
natives of the lowest caste. l''7 ''s..5
A number ofprominent gentlemen, In.
Guiding Charles O'Conner, John i. Deve.
lin and Oswald Ottendbtfe sent com.
municalion to the emigration society, di.
recting their attention 10 the report that
emigrants now In wards on the Island
are falsely registered, and asking that
measures be taken TO prevent their vot-
ing.
Cards have been published by o'Dono-
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