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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23
Richard Randolph McMahon.

We notice in the Cathoiie Mirror the
death. in Ciarkshurg, W. Va, of Rich
ard K. NJ C MahoH, n former member OF
our school He was yOunE man Of de-
clded talent, VINO would have made his
mark in the world st. Joi"ts ALecau.
dria, Academy Jo1unaL
The death of our friend, in May lest,
was so obscarely noticed in the Mirror,
1 that no one here WAS aware OF it for
weeks after. Mr.. Mcmahon was both a
student and a teacher at Georgetown,
and was always strongly attached to the
place. Lstterly, until his health gave
way. he had been engaged in theological
stacy and scholastic duty a. Nj. -
Mary's, Md. |. is but recently tntt We
noticed in these columns his pamphlet Oh
the Indians written during the intervals
OF h!S occupations.
We clip the above from the George
town Coiieqe Jo,rmal for July merely to
say that the rumo- o! Mr.. McMAHoN's
death is entirely unlounded and untrue.
He il now living ut Weston, Lewis
county, in this State, an active corre-
spondent ot some of the leading New
York dailles his health became broken
down from ovorwork and he retired for
recuperstrou 10 tie mountains Of West
Virginia.
sir. MCMAHoN Is A. accomplished
clocutionist and public reader and We
understand that his :erylces have been
engaged to give series OF recitations Al
Charleston, Ksuawha county. 1t has
been suggested that lie might be pre-
vailed upon to give Ink, course to our
citizens, say under the auspices OF the
Shakespeare Club.
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Vaudeville Mine Disaster

PorrsvILLE. PA, July 2l-The coro-
ners Jury in the case of the Wadesville
mine disaster, when eight miners were
killed, states that the mine was run IN
violation ot law. General fieasants,
chief Ell zlneel; Jonathan Bowen, super
intendent, and Edward Herbert aud
William Watkins, bosses, were required
to furnish 5000 bail for trial.
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before A NJ. tomorrow. The guard
are in good condition and spirits, anc
will do their duty. | desire to say tha
the charge Of timidity insinusted by the
Baltimore GGzette ana copied IN the
Wheeling REGISTER Of this date, is an
sstided, wholly untrue. Their piece:
were loaded in my presence while they
were drawn in line upon the station
platform before they started upon the
responsible and dangerous duty which
they had been detailed to perform
Upon impartial inquiry, can learn ol
no exhibition OF tear in single in.
stance. The REGISTER wIll Of course,
give them the benefit Ut this correction
Captain Faulkner mas placed eighty men
at my disposal 1t is first class COM
pany. News this evening from points
on the road in our State are not lmpor-
tant, the situation being little changed.
Quartermaster General MeIgs advises
US Of the shipment. OF tents to-day.
DELAPLAIN.
TIE SITUATION AT KEYsER.
KEYsEE July y -l2 A. NJ.
Special Disl atch 10 the Register.
A II has been quiet here to-day, and in
dIcations are that there will be no dis
tur1auce tonight, unless an attempt Is
made to move out trains, IN which event
the strikers will lntercede, and l.. possible
prevent such move. But lew miners are
in town. The presence of the military
will not deter the strikers in case OF M
attempt to put trsips in position.
Gen. French aad Col DeIap p.aine pass
81 through here on special west bound
train to-day. 1t i, said they are eu
route for Wheeling, out with what oh
ject no one could imagine. :.
The gentlemen mentioned in Sutur-
days REGISTER rs having gone to Wash
.ngto TO intercede with President Hayes
tor the withdrawal OF troops from that
place, did not 20 rs they intended, but
instead have petitoned Gov. Mathews IN
connection with a large number OF other
citizens Of this place to that effect. The
Governor cannot, OF course, grant their
petition. ).
A BoATMAE's BRou AT SIR JOHNS KUN
QUELLED BY MATHEWS GUARDS.
SIR JOINS Run, July %.
Special to the Register.
A quad OF twenty men from the
Mathews Light Guards and twelve men
from the Berkeley Light Infantry under
Lieutenant Lincn, were ordered to this
place last night. The boys were severely
tried on the way, but stood the test like
veterans To-day upon the arrival of
the western bound train AT noon, tight
having taken place in which the soatmen
were embroIled, peace was quickly re-
stored by the prompt action Of the men
under Lieutenant Lynch. They stood
t. their guns and quelled what would
have been a very serious riot The boys
are encsmped about the depot, and the
air is now resounding with the melodies
OF Moody and Sankey hymns. They feel
ike old soldiers b.
ALL QUIET At CUMBERLAND.
CUMBERLAND, July Pills Pm.
Special to the Register.
All quiet here tonight. The United
States troops under Gen. French passed
through here tonight to Grafton and
Keyser. The Mayor OF this city has Is
sued proclamation commanding peace
and calling on the people to stay IN their
homes. No trouble is apprehcnded here
now, but no telling what may transpire
when the trains begin to move, although
no apprehensions ARE teIt in we'll
posted quarters.
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Revenue Cutters Gums ou baltimore
and 500 Troops In the tiD.

BALTIMORE, July 22-AIl j. quiet.
The general opinion l. TIM, with the
revcnue cutter Ewing NJ Locust Point,
with her guns trained on the approbgAr.
g. the government bonded general ware
house ard elevators, the regular troop.
with batteries stationed ut various pUlHl-,
the Fifth and Sixth regiments Of MNH-
land National Guards, 500 regular Ari
800 picked special police force Is sufficient
10 suppress and speedily queIl my woo.
lence Of the strikers or pluuderIng By tie
mobs. There are already from go .p
500 regular troops IN the city.
II is stated 20 night by authority thai
smong the 100 men OF those arrested
last night and lodged IN Jail, that thor"
Is not one railroad man. About I O'Clock
tins morning while tJe Hre nj Nj Clare
station was burning. another alarm VA.
sounded ard the extensive planning AMI
sash factory OF Vaughan X Son. corner
East Falls over STILES street, ncar the
PhiIAde!phIz depot was discovered IN
flames. it was totally destroyed
BALTIMORE, July ~ -MiIhjght.-At
lhis nour the city j. quietcr than sIa o
the beginning q the strike here, and the
aulLoritI"- nppreheri 10 troubI" to-
llght.
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TuE MartInsburg independent says
the strike Is virtually ended at that
polut The same paper is serere upon
the war literature sent from that place
by the newspaper corresondcnts aud by
Col. DELArLAIN. 1t charges them all
with romahcing, and declares there bas
been no riot and substantially no re-
sistence to law at that place. That the
citizens of the place are lawiess and nave
been guilty OF dis lrderly conduct, 1t en-
phatically denies.
A similar denial comes IRON keystr
Indeed, 1t begins 10 look ss il there has
been no lawlessneSs anywhere along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and that we have all been lsboring u'-
der dreadful hsllucination these many
anxious days snd nights.
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Col. DELAPLAIN corrects the pleasant
r,as Of the Baltimore Gazette which that
paper INDUCED in at the expense OF the
Mathews Light Guards and OF truth.
The Guards have in every instance be-
hayed in sodiorly and brave manner.
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A MEETING OF CITIZENS.

At eleven o'clock in the morning it
became apparent that something
must be done to check the mob, aid Il
number %: citizens hurriedly prepared
notices calling msss meeting OF citizens
at the Old CITY Hal 10 take mcas urrs to
prevent gr,her q s.ruc.lOn OF property.
The meeting was held at noon, and IA
large number Of the leading citizens re-
sponded to the call. 1t was decided to
appoint a committee consisting Of Bishop
Tnigg, OF the Catholic Church, James
! Parke, Jr. DIR. +. Donnelly, James j .
! Bennett, and DR.. ). +. ScoveI, pastor of
| the FRS Presbyterian Church. to nave
! conference with tue rioters, while an
other committee was appointed tD wait
on the railroad authorities 70 ascertain
wha. course they intended to pursue, or
! 10 suggc.. a comprDaIs" that would put
| al end o. th. disorder which existed
! The meeting ther adjourned 10 NEE.
! again n. 1 O'Clock ~ the afternoon The
| COmmi.te 10 wait on the rioters ia led
! 10 induce them 10 refrain from the fur
/ railroad authorities could not be found.
/ From time 10 time the military fed. Up
/ To- three O'Clock in tne afternoon no e.
/ Tort was made 10 check the riot other
. than the meeting If ciGrI"rs referred TO-
| The mob worked very quietly, and II
was a noticeable tact that but few OF the
rsiIrosd employees were engaged N the
work Vi distraction. Here and there
man who had been discharged might be
. D
ring leader Were men who had never
been employ"t by any railroad. Many
half grown boys werr foremost 10
the work OF devastation, and
We'd with the older ones
in their efforts These operations were
carried on very quietly, snd the multi
tudes OF me1, women and children who
H..ed the streets and occupied positions
on the hillside south u the railroad
looked on with sstOnlshmeut while the
destruction OF property continued. At
$3.50, a burning car ~as n. down me
grade under the sheds surrounding
Union depot. Up 70 this time It was
hoped tie building would estpa, bHt
the mas o' pine lumber used 10 the
shedding over the rack and the
DEPOT BUILDIsGs WERE soON a sEA Or
FIRE.
While thefre Was raging the mob pIi.
ls.ed''.the freight agent Of tie Pts
bg7gh. Cincinnati and st Loui. rail-
rgad, which IS close in .le vicinity
Bo1e. Of f.eigl: received tor shipment
were broken open and vs.usbe contents
carried Cd. Alter p,undering the DEPOT
tar aa hour, and when -four, hams std
ell kinds o: provisions mad been carr Z
away, The torch was applied, and soon
tue vas. depot and the compaLie- ga.
era. Offices stjoiued were 3 nss. Of
flames. Union depot was large four
story building. Il had ,-or,sge o.
l oer.v street Of about 20 feet snG eI-
tended back about 200 feet. The lower
floor was useC ss waiting rooms, ticket
Offices snd compAL.e= Offices. The up
per floor was occupied By tns heystone
Hotel Company sld ws= one If The first
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aHowD. g gowINg SMALLER

The cr,~!. atgU. the burned district
ana along lie Pennsylvania road are
gradually z-owtIg .e--. Crowds OF
drunke, men sre 20 be seen or the
street. uu he wsy = lueir h7mes The
ylgilA.t -om.ull.re Is hourly growing
stronger. art i i, though. Luat the de-
.trlc.l,a o: .'e and property Is At an
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23
THE STRIk r..

The railroad strike, which has been
steadily gaining ground since it first
commenced one week ago to-day, has
assumed proportions beyond that ever
attained by labor strike in this country
before Six principal railroads are a.
ready involved and the trouble promises
to extend to many others. Nor SttIs all.
Lsborers in other walks of life, and what
/ is much worse. tramps, snd thieves and
| house breakers and all kinds Of dangerous
characters have taken advantage of this
turmoil and have rushed in 10 create
anarchy aud ruin. The siumS and dregs
of society have seized hold o! the skirts
of respectable labor, and rushed on TO
the commission of acts OF violence and
blood shed that hey may have opportunl-
ties for plunder. Having nothing a.
stake themselves they hesitate at moth
ing however foul, careless whether or
not it brings them good. The men
who irst struck against reduction
in their wages. meaning well themselves
in the main, are brought INTO disgrace
by their uniHvited associates. From the
apparently sms beginning OF one week
ago The openly expressed dlscontent OF
:ew men hss spread into y national ca
lsInity The military forces OF i've
States are already IN the field, and the
strong arm of the Fedora Government
has necessarily been invoked 10 aid
tho authorities of three States
in the suppression OF instr
rcctiousry violence Riot still runs ram
pant; reason has lost its sway NJ Pitts
burgh and at some other points, and un.
brdled passion rules the hour.
What is to be the end? No man can
answer the question. ltcsnnot be solved
5y passion aud violence. Law is the
safety OF every citizen, rich or poor. Sasl
that aside, aud neither life nor property
have any protection. Between capital
AMI labor there must be no con-
a,ct-no hard lines drawn. There
must be mutual torboarsnce aud
mutual cor cessions. Proper allow
ance must be made for the working
men who fee that they have been de-
MED the means of support for their tami-
lies; and the discree, must exert their in
duence toward toning down the excite.
neut aud resJju,;ing the differences be
tween labor and cspitaL Alarming son
sations should not be INDUCED in. Tx
aggerations but fan the flame already
burning. This is time for cool discre-
tigu. for calm delibsraton, Tor man J
bearing.
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No tram from Cincinnati last night
The train which arrived from the west
came only from Newark. The strikers
hold the fort at that point.
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here within The .z,t .werty-iour hours
can only b. s.tmsted Along the Penn
g,lysnia road from the Union depot to
the e.st tie rumeIog- tracks we're filed
with .oaIei CATS These were burned
:r8m M.ilvs,e 10 ThiFteeath street, = di-
,ance Of twenty blocks. l. is estimate !
that 200 cars osded with ore, coal an :
a. kinds o. rnerchandise were totally
destroyed All these together with en-
gines, bYilGirgs and other property
~ill wei ,Ee reLrsylvsnis railroad
company .,s.es - an aggregate amount
tns. = variouslv stlmated from three 10
tive mIlliOr dol :.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23

THE New York Heraii has not yet
published u map of the wsr operations IN
West Virginia Is the Hsraid losing ITS
enterprIse?
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as they We're moving slong, snd This
added fury 70 the cry for revenge.
When they reached the arsenal the
commsudAnt refused - admit them. He
.aid be had bu, ten men and wound be
powerles, 10 hold the plsCe i. the mob
should attack IT, He offered 20 take care
Of the wounded sni they were accord
ing carried into the hospitals The
main body Of the troops continuing their
march Ou! Butler street, fusilade be-
isg kept upon them by the mob as they
moved forward The shots fired kllnng
one ol the soldiers before they reached
the arsenal, TWO others were wouned and
were left dying or the sidewalk. They
continued their flight and crossed over TO
the north side OF the Allegheny river or
Sharp burg bridge The mob following
them ~ .a,t as possible. After reaching
tue North Side the troops scattered, ana
in this way the mob wss divided into
very sinai bodies In the mssntime
THE CITY WAS ~ 4 STATE OF ANAECHY.
Thousands who hat not Joined IN pursuit
of the g4aIng troops gatberei about the
brrring hrIii;ngs and trains and assist.
ed in spreading the flames wherever
thev bsj not bean snniie5 Bv seven
/ O'Clock the fire had extended from Mil
vale station to Twentieth street and en-
veloped hundred cars. the extensive
/ machine shops, two round houses, the
depots and offices Of the Union Transfer
company blacksmith 'noPs' StorenouSe'
and numerous other Ouldlhgs, making
up the terminal 'arI'I'eS oil 'hls MAIN
moth corporation, In the round mouse
were one hundred snd t"ehtl-n'e nrsI-
Class locomotives. Whi'n nSa oech nUu'eI 10,
IL consequent '' .'., ''''N'' lne'e
were 'oI"'l 1.s..'t p"' even 'He 'u'-
mehse loss NA!'A "''' oe sustained II
t"'s 't''n alone b, ou' tr'"' III 'ne as-
SreSH'e damage zone. ue sCe"e' ''"'S-
PiF'hE Oh Liberty street, HiohE Tue ''ne
o. whlch the TRACKS oi the 'aLlfosd run,
simply ocggsrS description. nile nun,
dreds were engaged IN hrlhE cars ana
making certain oI the destruction oi the
valuable buildings At the outer de-
pot, thousands oi men. women AID
children were rngsged IN PHI
.a-lng the cars. Men armed with
heavy s.cdGcs, would break open
the cars ami then their contents would
be- thrown out and carried of by those
bent on proftns by
ruE REIGN Of TERROR EXISTING.
Tb. .,-.., w.. .,u,., corrIo,e.
l.. ,I,cIsJsd w., ra,son. ,shorifg :,
r,rr,. l+T,bo ,I;rddr ,boy bsJ ,,stbersJ
..,yhor ''.' ~" W ',,,,H hnnJreJs 81 ;rs,"nns,
- ,,..'., ,,rassoj int,,h, .'r,,;nat.,
angbIo,ba ,6ieYss to oct sway with tbeir
.anJ. ~ ucCsr,bv csrh, ,n IN.
9r' a.. o,,...a,'Hr.d - .,nn t5o niIIsge hnt
t"S ha,'%rL 81 man ~ ~, nn63,,.rd
',a., m,aSIo n,,,r'I Tho nr~,,J
n,Ia J' ""J' ,r",a I,.nnr.,o ~, ,ho,r
~. "',2 ,,..,ro .ba ,,,,d. A, nno
q" N..I! ,,,J,s..o ~ @V % oha.I.aI bn, ,ho
.l''I' AZ p,L.'9o wa - -, ..i',,
,l,.U l., ~ - ',.L o"lS H"St '',' P'''''''
,,,.',,.,' ,,.D ''u wa rn.',rn5 80,
- - -.
It,s irnDnssihIe IN form, snv idaa of the
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-23
BALTIMORE.
Gen Hancock In Command.
The Firing Of OH cars.
United states Troops Attach -
ed with stones

BALrNuEE. JAIN 21 Thu mna4r
Al tnccudlsry drcd ir4,. of ,u.r,, ..,s
or forty oa-s .oaird with crude petroleum
~ EIAIu,. Station, beyond ,ho ct,
Imits Too lire sprc.d raulfl,. AMI ia,
cars Of = train ou An adjoining ,ra.h 49,
took fire. Locomotive. were s,ll ..,.
aud tia, portion Of the tram uu, .u ar,
was drawn ph auld The .,rr, vuU .ru. .
large crowd 10. ..uAr.-. Nu.n
Of the car, were Consumed N,,
wi,n,,.rdln, the ,pp,rrn. 1....,r.s- a..
r,rilet feeling ur,,t.. F... .nE,..d
rr-u.nr truup. Irr.ualr., those .r.m T.,
Cr,umhu. NaS NorL and Fnrrr,. Mon.
roe. arrived I'M, morning and are under
immedl,t,. command of Gen. u.ur.,,.
A. the troops from Ft. Columbia, match
ci from President street to the dcpo %.
the PnI.adcIph.s. Nimlustuu and b B,-
llmurc railroad. up Pruu stree. 90 Cam
don depot. \ few stone. N.rc
thrown from the crowd nu ..
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Continued on FonrM Haps ]
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WITH A FIENDIsH ALACRITY

by tie rioters. In consequence Of
the blockade which had existed
for two days, the sidlngs in the
outer Idepot yards rs well as those cX-
tending east some three or tour miles
were crowded with freight cars filled
with grain, products and merchandise OF
all kinds, besides which number OF
loaded oil, coke and coal cars were piled
up in the mass. While Il portion OF the
mob surrounded the building in which
the militia had taken refuge, large bodies
PRoCEEDED TO SET FIRE To THE OIL
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lOP. M.-The Pittsburgh and Fort
Wayne Company have notified their
men That they tsye scneded 20 their de-
nsndt and will pay The same wages as
bc.ore the reduction Of June 10Th. The
rneG are now 1usiIy engaged 10 getting
the road 10 running order. The fort
Wsyne DiccksIe pe,rg raised, il is likely
that tae Cieve.aEd ard Plttsburgh and
tae Ere arI Pittsburgh roads will be
able - rgu ~ .Isl. The situation on
other rugds remains uucnAn ged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
Ju0cx 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.

ApusENHyTs-llh pd0e-5th and 9th columDs
BOARD AND HOoMs-SM IaGe-Gth cO.umn.
BUSINESS NoTICEs-6h PGge-1st column.
BUSINESS CHANCEs-llh F0Oe-2d column "
DANCING ACADHMIEs-SM PdOe-6th column
DIVIDEND SOTICEs-l1h Pdge-2d column.
Dry GooDs-ll tn IGQe-5th column. as,
EUROPEAN ADYERIIsEAENIs-9M Iuge-0th anu otu
columns
fISlNCTlr-1OM PaOe-Gth column; 11h PGJc-lst and
"a columns.
EURNiTURE-SM PG0s-6th column.
HOrELs-Sh Id0e-6th coluiob.
ICK GRANDPA Pdge-2d column.
IKsrEr CTIos-sh Id0c-5th and 9th columns
LECTURES AND MEETINGs-llh Pd0f-dth cOiuinn-
LEGAL NOTICHs-9M PdOe-Jth column.
MApBIR AND SLATE MANTELs-oM Pdge-0tD column
NAEpIAGns AND DEATHs-7th Pd0e-Gtn column.
BILLINERY-9M Pa0e-4th column 80,
kIsCkLLASEOis-9h Pd0e-4th column; I'm fdge-Oth
and 9Th columns. -,
NEw PUBLCATONs-SM TdDe-od, 4tl, ana ON ColuihuS
pROTosALS-9M fuge-5th column.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE-CuY-0h PdGe-3d column /;
BRooKIYN-9M PdOe-3d column: CoUNTHY-9H Pgce
Sd and Attn columns AUCTION sAlES-0H F09e-ith
column. -, --,..,.
RFIIGIoUs NoTiCES-1lh Pacs-2d and 3D. columns.
sALEs BY AUCuOS-9h PAGE 9th column
SPECIAL NOrICEs-7M Pd0e-6th column
SITuATTBSs WAITED ALEs-l1M PdCf-5th coIuinn'
FRMAIFs-lIfh Paoe-5th and 9th columns: 80,
columns -, ,
STEAMERS OCEAS-11h Pd1e-3a and 4th columns
TgACHERs-Sta PaGc-6th column. 49,
To LHT-CITY PROPERTY - Oh PdOe-l th coiuinh ,
BROOKLYN-9m Poge-4th column; CoUNfRY-9mn xxx
18th column; APARTMENTS AND UNFINISHED hooMS
9M Pdgc-!th column.
WINTER ERsORTs-sh Pa0e-6th column
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sheep turn ont to be wolves, what shall we
think or say of the shepherd' From the losi-
cal conclusion of Youngs responsibility, there
can be no escape, though it may be technically
impossible to convict him Of guilt.
The execution yesterday marks something
more than the beginning of the end. 1t in
dcates the speedy decay and disappearance OF
that wretched compost of lust and blasphemy
which is called Mormonism, with all its I'M
clean social system, its ignorance, fanaticism,
impOsture and charlatanry. 1t completes the
divorce of the political government Of Utah
from its absurd and repulsve paganism. The
wretched old man to whose misapplied abii-
ties it owes its perpctuation may possibly out
live the delusiOn which he has done so much
to propagate. If he, too, would make full
confession of the Offenses against human ma
ture and the soul of man Of which he has been
guilty, the narrative would be as interesting
ms the statement of the guilty wretch who suf-
fered yesterday, and vastly more instructive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
OAKEY HALDS FLIGHT.

There is no evidence whatever that Oakley
Hall has committed suicide or that he has
been murdered Either would at least be
less painful solution of the mystery now sur
rounding his case than the only other theory
which seems to have much show of rational
probability-the theory implying his guilt OF
that of which he has already been acquitted.
Mr.. Halls bold fight in his defense against
the charges against the Ring, of which his OIL
cal position made him part, won HIM many
friends. Thousands of those who bad doubted
him on the general principle that he could not
be ignorant of the frauds to which his sigma
ture was necessary, and who could not
comprehend or accept his theory that he
acted only in a ministerial capacity i'll lndOrs-
ing papabe thefts in the form OF warrants
which Connolly and Tweed had signed,
reioiced when he was acquitted, and accepted
as final the verdict which the jury rendered
i'm the criminal suit against him. The pubic
also accepted with equal qualification the state
meut of Mr.. O'ConOr and Mr.. Tilden, then
most active in ferreting out the frauds against
the city, that nothing of the stolen funds
could be traced to Hall. When Garvcy
the informer turned up, his first utterance
was an exOneration Of Mr.. Hall; ana
this gave his friends additional relief,
in which the public heartily rejOiced. There
was apparently no evidence to connect the
Mayor of the city with the frauds of its Con-
troler, Chamberlain, and Boss"
But the air is full of rumors as to the final
breakup of the old confederacy. One has
turned States evidence. Another is said to be
contemplating it. third mysterously comes
home. Must we add that the fourth therefore
runs away9 1t is at least theory that fits
with other important facts, as yet little known.