The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-03
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK Octo0er IA Convention
OF straightout Democrats was held last
evening ut Apollo Hall. Delegates were
elected 10 the State Convention TO be held
to morrow at Albany.
The National Rifle Association held a
meeting last night, and the arrival Of tar.
get slabs, &C., from England for the use of
the Association was reported. 1twas also
stated that the work on the range will
shortly be completed.
AT meeting Of the reform party last
evening, Smith Z. Shaw accepted the
nomination OF Mayor recently rendered TO
him by the reform Convention.
The reform gathering which nominated
Havemeyer last evening, was sllmly at
tended, The Representatives Of the Ger.
man reform organization withdrew on ac-
count of the precipitancy Of the nomina.
ton.
The World says that 1t Is understood the
choice OF the leaders of the reform Tam.
many party has settled upon Butler Dun
can, prominent banker.
The Tribune says Henry G. Stebbins
and Comptroller Green waive their claims
in favor Of Duncan.
The Sun adheres to the name OF Alex
ander 7. Stewart for the Mayorality.
Tho decision in the civil suits against
Tweed and others yesterday ut Bing.
hampton, now brings up the question Of
the right Of the people 10 sue in cases be.
fore the Court OF Appeals. II this Court
atiirms the decision, the trials will at
once take place at Albany.
The Democratic and Liberal Republi.
can General Committee last night indca-
ted their desire for a union of the two or
carnations in the choice Of local ticket.
A Montreal dispatch says that st. Pat.
ricks Hall, corner McGlll and Craig
streets, was burned down early this morn.
ing. The fire originated in Ranagues
boat mandatory, and destroyed Shaw's
building, Hillons piano rooms, Decam's
auction store, Whiteside's spring manu-.
factory, f. F. Stewards wholesale liquor
store, Jones u Loomis and Higgins Bros
wine stores, Hills Piano Forte rooms,
and premises OF G. H. TuggeY. Loss,
about 100000.
At jerome Park, to-day, the race for
the Manhatten handicap and sweepstakes,
mile and quarter, was won by Fapchon
beating Tubman and Monarchist Time,
213.
Frederick Hegge, was discharged to-.
day, the jury failing TO convict him for
poisoning Frederick ], Slegfred.
The Board of Health TO day instructed
their attorney to prosecute the New Ha-
ven Railroad Company for bringing q
dead body from Vermont into the city
without permit, in violation Of the sani.
tary code. g..
The obsequies Of DR.. Vinton at Trinity
Church to-day were very solemn and i'm.
pressive. There was very large attend.
ance.
Commissioner Van Mort, OF the Public
Works applied to-day TO Judge Leonard
for nlGnddmws to compel Comptroller
Green to pay his warrant for $4,000 to
contractor McCauley for materials used in
the boulevard. The decision Is reserved,
aud Van Mort and Green arc to be for
some DAYS at deadlock.
Louis Zellner, sentenced in March, 1871,
to the Albany penitcntlHry for eight years
for counlerfeiting, was pardoned by the
President on the recommendations OF Da.
vid Dudley Field and other gentlemen.
Amos Clark, Jr, was nominated tor
Congress by the Republicans Of the Third
New Jersey district.
Two women named Reutlin were ar
rested and held in $1,000 bail for manu-.
featuring and passing counterfeit money
in Brooklyn to-day.
A subcommittee from the Reform As.
sOcialion, consisting Of Col. W. Il. Yer.
millyie, c. +. Simpson, r. 9. Root, Thos.
G. Freedom, s. V. r. Cooper. Charles NJ.
Hall, r. B, Roosevelt, John Foley, Myer
Stein and others, met at the Chamber Of
Commerce today and named a committee
Of fifteen, with Judge Pierrepont as Chair.
man, to wait on VIM. F. Havemeyer next
Monday evening, aad tender him the
nomination Tor Mayor on behalf of the va.
rious reform organizations of the city.