The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-05
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New YORK, November 3.-Mrs
Woodruff and her sister, -Teunie C.
Clafiin, continue in the Ludlow Stree,
jail. The first-clsss cells for pay pris.
oners are all occupied. and the two no.
torIous women are together in a scan
tily furnished cell on the second floor.
No one has come forward to bail them
except George Francis Train, whose
offer was refused by the prisoners.
They look upon themselves as predes-
tined martyrs, Mrs Woodruff in partic.
ular claiming that she had known from
the first that she must suffer fer her
conscience sake.
The Herald says OF their nefarious
newspaper operations: 1t is alleged that
they combined q system of blackmail
more odious than any known in history.
1t is stated to have been their custom
to threaten respected citizens, men and
women, with the publication OF charges
against their honor, unless heavy sums
were paid, and many weak persons are
said to have complied with their villain
Gus demands rather than face a war with
beings whose motto is that OF vagabond
Instances are put forth in which proof
sheets containing unseemly libels have
been forwarded to intended victims.
Mr.. Beecher preached to an immense
congregation in Plymouth Church to-
dsv. selecting text from the second
Philippians, thirteenth verse. 1t was
q brilliant exhortation to religious duty,
containing no shade whattver of per-
sonal application. Members Of the
Plymouth Church say neither the pas
tor nor congregation will take any no.
tice whatever of the Woodhull vileness.
LATER.
New YORK, November 4.-Victoria
C. Woodruff and Tennessee Clafin,
charged with mailing an obscene pub
location, known as WoodhuH d ClaRin's
Weekly, containing the Beecher-Tiltpn
scandal, were before Commissioner Os-
borne to-day for examination. Assistant
District Attorney Davis notified the
Commissioner that indictments mad al
ready been found against the prisoners
by the grand jury, and tha. the bench
warrants were ready to be served on
them. Commissioner A. Howe and
Judge Reymont. for the prisoners. p-o-
tested against this course, and consid-
cred the district Attorneys action in
taking the matter out OF the Commits
sioners hands 40 insult to the Com.
missioner, and urged that the examina.
ton be proceeded with. The Commis-
sioner, however. remanded the prisoners
to the LUDLOW street jail. The bench
warrants were then served on the ac-
cused, the bail remaining at eight
thousand dollars, as previously fixed:
Stephen P. Andrews was also arrested
to-day on a warrant issued at the in>
stance OF L, C. Halls, charging him
with being concerned 10 the publication
of WosdhuH d Clofin's Weekly. 1t is
stated that Mayor Hall has commenced
suit tor libel against the publishers o.
WIH Oats, Harpsrs Weekly, Times and
Nation
The funeral OF Mrs. Vincent Collyer,
who was accidentally drowned in the
Connecticut river, a few days since,
took place this morning from st.
Georges Church. Rev. DR.. Tying
preached the funeral service. The re-
msins we're inferred in Greenwood Gem
etry.
| Reports from different parts OF
this city. Brooklyn and suburbs are
favorable for the complete disappear
ause of the disease from this vicinity In
a short time. All the car and omnibus
horses are recovering, and travel is
being gradually resumed. The streets
are crowded to day, the rest given the
horses yesterday having effected won'
deriul improvement
The Election
tomorrow is the all-absorbing topic OF
conversation to-day, and large
amount Of money is being wagered
on the result. Bank, stock, gold, pro-
duce and cotton exchanges are closed,
a. election day has become a legal holI-
day. 1t is thought smaller vote than
usual will be polIed in consequence ct
the polls closing at four o'clock T. NJ
The D0nOhue Muruer.
The scene OF the Donohue murder
vas visited by throngs Of curious people
Yesterday, and the ASSASSINATION was q
general subject OF conversation. In
the Eighteenth ward, where Scanned
and Donohue are both well koowp,
there was some talk OF lynching Scanned
among the friends of the murdered man.
In the post mortem examination yester'
dsy the ball with which Scanned sho'
him September l9, 1870, was found IN
the left side. An inquest into the iac's
of the case will be held next Friday.
A Daring Escape
VA, effected from Sing Sing State
prison Saturday night by John HALEY
and Samuel Moody, sentenced to fifteen
and five years respectively for burglary:
The manner OF their escape has not
been ascertained. The police have
beeu notified and are on the lookout
but it Is supposed they have escaped
to the woods in New Jersey.
Dispatches from Euglsnd state tha'
tbe horse disease has appeared 10 seV
eral places 10 Devonshire, and IN liver
ton and vicinity it is especially severe