Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01
New York.
HoRRIBLE DEEp BY AN INSANE NAN

HORRIBLE DEED BY AN INSANE MAN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Patrick Leary horribly
mutiated his wife and daughter this morning
with meat saw. Both will probably die. He
was arrested after a terrible struggle. He was
recently discharged from lunatic asylum and
had a recurrence of insanity.
NOMINATIONS.
The national reform democracy nominated to-
night John McCoole for mayor.
The workingmen'S central association county
convention made the following nominations this
evening: For mayor, James O'Brien; for judge
of the supreme court, John L. Burrill; for Judge
OF the superior court, Dennis Quinn; district
attorney, Col, Charles 5. Spencer; for city judge
Cunning S. Bedford
THE sUB-TREAsURY DEFALCATION.
The report of K. II. I. Leopold, who conducted
the investigation in the su,-treasury, will show
that the accounts OF johnson were examined
monthly, and every regulation calculated to
protect the government from fraud carefully
observed. This will eXonerate Mr.. Hillhouse
from all blame. johnson left for Cuba with
only $4,000. He anticipated the discontina-
ance Of the sale of stamps, and asked for a leave
OF absence for two weeks, that he might have Il
chance to leave the country.
FIGHT OF BALLOT BOX SUFFERS.
1t is stated that Alderman Dunn Ga prize fight
err, Pat Keenan, (mayor'S messenger), and eX-
Auditor James O'B,ien, all democratic candi-
dates ofthe sixth ward, brooklyn, fed last night,
consequent upon the publication of athdavitS of
OF Thomas McGitf proving them to have stuffed
ballot boxes in that ward at the last election,
aud then periuring themselves by swearing to
statements which falsely convict NJ. J. Walden,
a republican, of their crime.
McCilf, who is democrat aud a former MEM
Der OF the Mclaughlin ring in Brooklyn, swears
that he has been Il ward inspector the past nine
years and that not one demo cratic official of
that ward has been fairly ell It | during that
time, owing to the system of ballot Stuffing.
DEATH OF A MONSTER.
The DR.. De Leon, recently deceased at Sante
te, was chief of the re; 81 medical department
during the war, and responsible for the cruelty
to Union prisoners
MISCELLANEOUS.
This morning the locomotive of the Workers
special train eXplod | at the foot of seth street,
scading Engineer Benjamin Mills.
The second division of the National guard of
BROOKLYN was received to-day by Governor
Hoffman.
Charles Schneider was arrested to-day on sus-
picion of having murdered Patrick Quinn, who
was found in Brooklyn yesterday with his skull
crushed in.
In the United States district court to, Iay
Judge Woodruff examined the lists of names
presented by different parties of the city for
inspectors of election.
There are twenty-five murderers in the tombs
awaiting trial.
The recent fire on the steamer Dean Richmond
will be investigated by United States Inspectors
Hill of Boston and Rershon of Philadelphia
August Belmont, in replying to a letter from
the president oil the young mems liberal repub-
hcan ASSOCIATION, declines the nomination for
mayor on the ground that he has made arrange
ments to be absent from the city the coming
year
Mr.. Greeley delivers an address in Berks
county, Penn, on Thursday