Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-07
Our New York Dispatches.
NJ ore Talk about the TammHny Frauds
Arrival of Senator Wilson Celebration
of the Birthday Of Lafayette OnIidence
Man Brought 10 Grief, etc.

New YORK, Sept. The executive commit
tee of seventy, appointed at Cooper Institute on
Monday evening, organized yesterday under the
name of the "Ctizens' and Tax Payers Asso-
citation" Henry G. Stebhins was elected per-
manGnt chairman; W. H. Havemcyer, vice
chairman; Emil Saver, treasurer; Roswell d.
Hatch, secretary; and VIM. f. Warren, assist
ant secretary. 1t is understood that active OPP
eratOns against the ring will be begun this
morning in the supreme coult chambers before
Judge Barnard. Its supposed that application
will be made for an injunction, restraining Con,
troller Connolly and Others from collecting
taxes, from issuing any more orders Of city or
county, and from tranierring any more real es-
tate.
The following board of directors of the Gold
and Stock telegraph company were elected yes
terday: James Nj. Banker, VIM. Orion, Horace
f. Clark, Marshall Letferts, Tracy r. Edison,
Alonzo Il. Cornell, and Joseph NJ. Cook
Alderman Mulligan and family and Thomas
Finnelly were assaulted last night on Eleventh
avenue by gang of roughs, led by Michael Loo
nan, who knocked Finnelly senseeSS with
paving stone. Mrs. Mulligan was kicked in the
abdomen by James Gillespie. Loonan and Gil
leSpie were arrested
The first meeting of the joint committee of
aldermen, supervisors, and citizens invited to
assist them in investigating the charges of fraud
against the city officials, was held to day.
Among the citizens present were Royal Phelps,
W. A. Booth, S. N. SpoffOrd Thomas jeremiah,
K. L. Kennedy and II. b. Clatin resolution
by the committee of citizens that they should
have, at all times, free access to the vouchers,
warrants, receipts, &C., in the ehamberain's
and comptroller's Office. and every facility that
they deemed requisite, was acquiesced in, and
the chairman of the committee of the alder
men said this was entirely proper, and every
facility should be afforded them
Mr.. Mailman and Mr. Booth were appointed
to wait upon the comptroller, and ascertain
win @ pitV will he ready The
comptroller replied that he would furnish all
the information required next Monday, and
that he was not anxious to have them examine
the books.
The democratic state convention is called at
Rochester Oct. 4.
The Brooklyn street commissioner to-day noti-
fed the Union ferry company to remove, within
five days, a portion of the new Fulton ferry
house, erected on city property.
Senator Wilson and George Dolby arrived on
the Cuba.
Smith, mate of ship Euterpe, which he is ac-
cused of having scuttled, was released on $4,000
bail this afternoon
The French civic and military societies of this
city celebrated the birthday of Lafayette to-day.
Jno. y. Haskins, a notorious confidence man,
author of several stories of the arrest of the
Nathan murderer, pretended detective officer
and Herald reporter, was arrested this alter
noon to await requisitiun for swindling the
president of the Gloversvie, Penn, national
bank out of $50.
John Schwartzmeyer German, died at his
residence, No. SS West Fifty-second street in this
city, on Monday night, from injuries received at
the hands of some men who brutally beat him
with club The parties charged withe the as
sault are in custody.
Paul Bolger died at Bellevue hospital day or
two since from injuries alleged to have been in.
fllcted by Lawrence Murtha, on Tuesday last. at
the corner of Avenue A and Fourth street
Disappointment awaited the citizens who as
semhed this morning in the supreme court TO
see what action Judge Barnard would take in
regard to the application to be made for an m
junction against the city officials as the coutt
was adjourned, sickness on the part of the Justice
being assigned as the reason. The uncharitabIe
of those in court, who were in a great majority
expressed much sceptcism about the reality of
the Iudup's ailments