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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

Do'sN IrOutOu, Ohio, they are feel.
!'s The pressure Of their debt and
oe,tqusul high taxes. The R<giter
d that place 'ays truly ths. a
city debt has the same effect upon
tairtaoa lnd new investments, that
uP. Fear and Cape Lookout have upon
al'iOsn Ou the Atlantic coast-they
nr people away. In these days Of
,aAp'oaa and small rents, one Of the
,m , Inquire. Of the man who intend.
''llal's'r alHaiActuriug is, what's the
ni a.fs' Three per cent makes him
aadd't Iud be glides by" Nothing
''a'd n i'usF than this, and we are hap.
E9 tn0E that the city Of Wheeling is,
ID 'as respect, lu exception to the gen.
3i fals among cities these days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

rErlvl Ch.rlestOn (Kanawha) Courier
,,nn,,ce, 40 editorial thus. at is idle
Ia J,l,d. ounelvss longer. Enterprise
il ,Li. community i. dead and business
idyirs.'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May Business light in
all Departments owing to the stormy
weather. Cotton goods quiet and un.
changed. Fancy prints dull. sheetings
less active. Gfpghams In moderate re-
quest. Heavy woolens, mems wear, NOV.
ing Elowly. Cotton dress goods dull and
unsettled. Foreign goods quiet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

TEST Clairsvills Chronicle publishes
accumulation from Barnssville headed
", loud call for DlafOrd," in which hi.
v,,uiu,tiOn 4. thi. time is earnestly ad'
,,t,lI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

CLEVELAND, Nay Sl.-The Bank oi
Fremont, at Fremont, Ohio, owned BY r.
s. White and VIM. z. Haynes, closes the
banking department Of its business To-
day and pays all liabilities on demand.
II has done successful business for
nearly twenty-five years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

.yr,IL to the Baltimore Sun says
s%iso,O persons witnessed the sham
S.n. Nothing like being liberal in
rou, stimSiss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
The Rhode Island House Depre,
cnlea PotteFs ResOlutIona.

Providence, May 3l.-The House
concurred in the Senate resolution dep
recating the Potter investigation and
efforts 10 ubsettle the Presidential title
by vote Of 42 10 10,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

New YoRK, May Sl.-william cullsn
Bryant, recognized bis niece this morn
ing. He also walked about the room and
took nourishment three times. His con-
dition iS therefore looked upon ~ encour.
aging,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
Ihslntelttgtttfsr.

..ttlso.,b tis' in which the grass is greene't'
iiS' s,..i.. rg ,.ddess and the daSs longest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

New YoRK, May 3l.-Marcy & Edwin
Epstein, hat dealers, No. rs Green street,
have made an assignment to Frederick
Lewis. Liabilities S106, ,674, nominal as.
acts S53, ,02l; real assets SSs, ,0S8; unsecured
liabilities S95,09S, secured Sll, $50. Be-
sides these there are contingent liabilities
of S27, ,l3S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

TaERE is not a good lawyer at the
Wheeling bar who will not say that the
bsi evidence in the world Of President
Hlys' integrity i. wha. be did immedi-
ikly lIlsr hi. Inauguration. Would
~ man who knew that his place had
Ssn bought Oi.such fellows as McLin
nd Anderson have ventured to offend
hen 20 soon atterNard7 Yet he pro.
Toted their intense anger by withdraw
iss he troop. from The South. He
'oali have been in bondage to the
EinP., instead Of which he has defied
hem.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

10, Washington, Pa, Eta"f"er an
~, ~ ,b,, ,hir,y-eight persons are to
s'I. ~. NJ, rpiou in .ha! county for Kan
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

.r.tx br come over the narrow
,,s,. extension project to Bridgeport
.,ss0 /, .b,.'. the msster.-&. G0r''
,LrIrmids.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
a stor.n ot Mud.

81. Loun, May Sl.-A special from
Gardner, IllinoiS, says that = tremendous
mud storm passed over that place and
vicinity between 2 and 8 o'clock this ai-
ternOon which did . large amount oi
damage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

rrr,Ia. placed on 5,7l. horse. in
,,...'. IL, couDI,, Ohio, i. 1921, 500, while
y. s','% ,.1s. placed on 3,4Ol dogs is sl7l,-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

sr1ra /, quoted at : cents out at D.l: =:
t. W., y,r,b.ll county, eggs s. potatoes 26
,,I olu 8.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

IN. AZ. quoted in lair demand in
ni.,ro al g 70.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

WAl DEPARIhKHI, \
OyyicH or rHR CHIKy 6IeaAL ogyicER.
WAsHnsroa, D. @, June IL a. ~
Plo1ABIIITIRs
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley and
Lake region, generally lower pressure,
tationary to rising Temperature, east to
Iouth winds and clear or partly cloudy
weather, followed in the west portions by
ain araaa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
rour Per Cent subscrIptiona.

WAsH1serox, May SI.-subseriptiOns
10 the four per cent loan to-day amount
ed TO SIS, 600.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
cCGAI.


PrnBuEsH, Nay Petroleum
eniet; crude At 81 4s1I At PArker'f refined
u 1iSfe Philadelphia delivery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

,.,,,,xcryEsr this year at Bethany
y. 18th and 10th Of June
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
SlNANclAL AND COMMERCIAL
By TRLRGRAPH.
New York money ana Stocks.

NEW YoRx, May sl.-MoSEY-closes
easy at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper SaiH per cent. Customs receipts
S259, 900. The Assistant Treasurer dis.
bursed $Ss, 900. Clearings $4,000, 900. Dry
goods imports for the week $667, 900.
Sterling steady: long 4sS1<, short 4.s51.
GoLD-opened and closed at l0i, with
sales In the interim at 10lh. Carrying
rates laa per cent. Borrowing rates 55a2
per cent and fat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

Captain David s. Babeock was TO day
elected President Of the Pacific Mail
steamlhip Co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01

LONDON, May S1.-stsamships Penn
broke and Marathon, Boston; arrived ont,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

TO TIE DAILY 1Yrkz1IeENoER
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12

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i,'s EulnNu 10y cur nshrrmth thNi tn' money;
I.u' Wnuu hol -" LOT my n.Nlh.lsv Enllr !
Nv our hshcfmen' put to muihtalh the hational
h',YN' =, 80, ,
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ssi,rnus"tls. az wei ~ mos" oi Maine. whlle
in.N uld NOV express an op'nioh or churaNur 10
hnu'h'r onNtp9S ~ r'fhru 70 tlo phVu'n' ol
TINS award. a. sired II 10 hr understood that no
lhAc Hhln'd Tor thrnl. III, hGr'ed lhW thc al
Nn'lgrs canned ny me brilsh toVeTnihrht
nnn t4e Hnuu,nh provinces ihr sNcccu,si any
snh@u ny our iien'rmrn. u ngu us "st W
W,Euin"d noiluhE hvt ;,,,,.,
. Mr. hhnnlln lh.p. Me- snlu ne Ulu not oppose
~ rrsVlull"n' AZ ihr prop'r ','ic We r''Nui, "i
n' Silly ,n',issivn Wuuiu ur M '' w.,
t ''nE l'NS' WIN ~ I,'V v,'h'HuNl,u ulhl ult
money to" arnrcopriaicd. He agreed that we got
HI,1IulNHl' ~ ifil wv. HlI.'D
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12

,,,,,t..,, o.,.,,,, ,.,., 81
nnk,nE m Htli. n on tn' 'lNll NrNl'r reform or
s',t wv IN, W. ~ ~ w.. u ~ uif
T.. miiS rv'''S' S"il'i'"' Nni' ~ i'pN' t'""'
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o. - ., ~ ~, Nv W w., VIZ IL IL I'll
Uu ~ ''l.i wrNtcr r,luIm " l.l" ~. Slu'iili Dr.,
V.u,, Nv t'u'.n. nr NV ~ '!Vl s'rNl', lVllry
WunuE nus "lN'r ~ p' h'ul'W7 W'iH lu'S' Ul
Nc.hi andersen SNs1nnN'' Hhr N'nh'r tLn
iuu SUM ana, ~ NttnS IN il'Il"H' lHN
ir.s.i'nt hnd also broken prs ,r ~ ~ ~
uolhuhg ur,H pFS"ual lIthle VIZ N,voN'
VINO nNd put hr, luWs u npmlnWi'n' ue Mlh,
~ fran 80, Nf, '.llN, WHO hul ,ilI, ,N'r,l
Mr; tnv1s, as MN st'rto ~" Snndwrh lslands :
an,i VIZ Leo. ns Ion-ullo fraukiott
mr.. II Wt tnen sent to ihr CLERK desk. and
nNu ~ " lr9u Mr, ,nmy !pa grNu'
lttr ~ prncipnlly gong 10 take another
ul!nk, Whlrh was rrhl anna niuch luughi'r.
mul, HiPolntm'nls. hnVnE mrnt,onri me
nnm, ol Mr. h"r' consul -Hrn.ral at fnnkiurt,
Ml. ions tiwp" OhIol shlu thnt Nv Lee was
Nh, Hl ,vtnture, I,nt'Xi and lnt,jrW -,
whether The, aplsnimcnt had not been made on
account OF Lees connection with the American
A,,nhtr. ,.,
Mr.Jonos answered that ne nad no knowledge
on that subject.
MI nnWi cont nu,,l ,iint IN r.irrrhee '" NE
lowell e. Spnin. Mr. Welsh TO London and Mr..
hlVard Ilylor 10 ,rmnny. th,rn wyre more or
rsS olcctnns To all ot thcn Mr.. Is! ssnn liai
pc.h onroi ihc VlSilng stdtcsWch. ne had
gone 70 riprlih. anu hhd rrnu'ir.l VInhhlc S'f-
vices IN the electoral struggle Mr.. Welsh was
lloh Wa net good one Tor such an important
posi-; Mr.. lpw,ll was po't. but, ~ view ~
me dciicat" aud intricate naiuro of tins coun-
NY f'iWions WIN SPUN. iir questioned the
I'n'rs on thht appointment. In view ol thn I'M
Iyil.nl pu,st ohSS spF nElns up IN Eur pc" ,he
Sott.th,nn Vl pr. lhyh'r WIS h'l lle u'S. uinl
i9,Eu' ,nnlNe p,cn nAi1. H,app'arcd 10 MN as
H. W. l teslpehl WIN n1u nrh phrhyNd 1y
thrr"lS mhur on clther Sue Olthe House ana by
newspaper dis.usslons.
~ 70 tlc tti' TO the, onl,e ne tMr. Hcwtt
Wi5hHu T." sly Hlslh'tly thht MIR. Hayes held Ms
Irf,t ui WIS., 'N',nt IN ms own ephrl rnr'.
- til'I' ~" u,,,'h WRONG 'iohr had l"'h
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
RESCUED ny 4 POLTCE OFFICER,
The Man who Deliberately Tied his WRISTS
and sprnne from last River PIer.

OIi,or NI.vlnnI zeriu,, n mn n rtup,ro in n,
'' " 0'''''r' " '"'" P'""t'' INV
the East river from pier 81 nj about o'clock on
SUNDAY afternoon sprnnp in and rrs.urd IA i'm
,rI,, ,,.,,Ii ,,a s,i,,,, n.I
in' ""u'" uo S"lr'u' "r's's Wer' hrhlV t'od
together The officer appeared with the I'M
nanny n,nn va4trr,lnv morning b,foro Juatirc
to.'. $500. H.. t.,,.... ta.'t., ,.,... -
tHlinin'r. ana inc i"tt'r hah"'u MN over To
the Com nissioncrs OF Charities and Correction,
vim committed hin, Ia tho civ Prison to await
,,,' '''"' ~ WV
hrulcal 'Naih'ha'loh'
Tho prisoner gave the Warden OF the prison
,bc mama nr Fr,l,ricL g.hr,idt Un anid.
Wv '''''''o " M ~
am German from maycnco, ana came TO
this city seventeen years ago. had u wife. but
~, ,hildron nor h,yo I cyor bodnnv I am n
Nv '"''.' 0"' ''i NV W NV '"' ' :,
WORK al good wages. My wie siVru me money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
HENRY -. TOss's SUICIDE
A Wsli-Known Produce Merchant Shoots
Himself In Pnmrapo. \. j.

The residents Of the pretty little village Of
Pam rapo on the Central RAILROAD Of New Jcr-
sey. were shocked on sunday by the announce
mcnt that Mr.. Henry b. Noss. a well-known
citizen. had committed suicide. Mr.. Noss who
kept large produce stores In Pamrapo and New
YORK city spent saturday night with his family.
and nothing unusual was noticed In his de-
meanor, although he had on previous occasions
shown signs Of insanity. On sunday morning
he visited the houses Of several of his neigh
hors. in search Of "a newspaper which he said he
was especially doSiruus OF reading. Having
procured the paper. he stopped. on his way
home. al the railroad station. and conversrd
with the ticket agent. The agent noticed that
Mr.. Noss had a peculiarly wild and restless ex-
precision about his eyes. and that his fingers
twt'hrd IL II from nervousness.
Mr. u-s walked from tho station 10 his home.
and went into the pantry as his family sup
posed. H. get lunch. Within few minutes n
pistol shot waS heard. and members of the
family running into the pantry found that Mr..
Noss had shot himself in the breast. The bail
had PASSED through his body and lodged in the
spine. lie lived nearly AN hour. and died with
ont having returned to conSc iuu~ne~s.
lie leaves a wife and four children. His do
nestle relations wcr1 happy and his business
Prosperous, and his friends can assign 10 rea-
son for his killing myself. Mr.. Nos- purchased
q fine residence in Pamrapo I've years ago He
has been conspicuous IN local politics. taking
special interest IN educational matters. He was
about 40 years Of age
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
BUSINESS WRECKS.
Faiiurc OF philadelphia Provision Denicrs-A
Uoston Lcnther Firm Smspendcd.

PHILADELPHIA March 1.-THE extensive
house Of Collins n Brugary. provision dealers
OF this city. suspended payment on Saturday
creating much excitement in the trade. Ashael
Troth & Son, VIM. A. Millar & Co.. and Troih
Brothers. all in the same trade. have also failed.
The total liabilities Of the embarrassed firms
will reach i2jO,0O0. Henry Troth, trading as
Ashael Troth & SON. has been Specializing
largely and his operations arr said TO have
caused all the above failures. The debts Of the
various firms are due principally to banks and
note brokers who negotiated their paper. All
four firms We're intimately associated in bust
ness and they all declare that nobody in the
trade besides themselves has been involved.
They attribute their failure to the general
shrinkag" Of values in hams, prices having de-
clincd from 10 cents n pound during the winter
To- & g cents today, the average price now rcnl-
izcd being "a cents for lftecn.round hams. No
time for meeting of creditors has yet been fixed
by any OF the firms.
BosroN March 11.-Whitc. Osborne 4 Co..
leather dealers on High street. in this city. are
reported % have suspended payment II Is es-
iimated that their Liabilities amount To- sl2uuro.
tn" firm claims TO have large assets. Their La
bilities are chiefly due 10 rough-enther denlcrs.
MONTREAL. March i1.-Messrs. Picault Co.,
wholesale and retail druggists. suspended to-
day. Liabilities. slOO.OOO assets not asc"r-
tuued. This house has been established over
flftv wears
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
siTTN AND TiNDERHOF
Members Of the New York stock Exchange
In n sauguinary Encounter.

About three weeks ago Messrs. Frank
Savin and 7. Stanley Vandcrhofr Of the Stock
Exchange had u controversy in the board room
relative 10 stock transaction. and were accused
before the Governing Committee Of using un-
gentlemanly language. II was said aiterward
that the charges were dismissed
Yesterday Savin and Vanderhoff met on
Change and engaged in war Of words regard
ing a sale of 200 shares Of Northwest stock.
Both were bitter in their speech. and at length
Savn invited vanderhoef to step out 10 the
sidewalk. saying that h. would mash his face. "
by the time the contestants reached New
street crowd Of many hundreds had gath
cred. and the Stock Exchange and Mining
Board were nearly empty Nanderhon cumc
out last. aud a. he stepped on the sidewalk
SnVin struck NJ him. the blow grazing his ch n.
Nanderhon closed with Savin. and for n second
ur So the two men wcrH SO mixed up that no.
body could determine which was which. Then,
after ia" writing mass Of legs and arms had
become somewhat discntangled. the spectators
SAW that NandcrhuN had pushed Savin half way
over the railing back of the Stock Exchange.
and that both men We're trying in vain 10 strike
each other.
One witness says that the legs and arms
looked like the spokcs Of n locomotive driving
wheel going AT the rate OF fifiy miles an hour.
II is certain that when the men were separated
Sayan had a scratch on the chin. from which
a few drops of blood flowed. and Nandcrhofl
WAS unmarked. Half an hour after this san
culinary encounter both were at business In the
Exchange rs usual, hut II was some time before
the excitement in the street subsidized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12

New YoRH. Monday. March l1.-Rccepts OF
hceNcs Yesterday ana To day 40 loads 3at3
h,a making total Of ~ Tor the week against $500
Tor the previous week There lite to trade
than ut The three previous market days and quail
ny considered prices were nom - r head To i,c p N.
higher than ON wednesday last hut not mp to the mark Of
Monday NJ last wecl few OF the choicest steers
spd at ipeipc r n To dress - NJ To the gross cwt
lut fine steers were going az VssHAc TO dress 80
n. lair Ia yrry good do at - 49,. common TO me-
dium de-. AZ tl,. 20 trt~, - ali ~ and poorest
Tie AZ 7s7lc 10 dr- - - About 100 tat steers
taken tor export mainly tHasc per N TO dress id ms
Exports for the week were $50 quarters VI beef and luJ
live cattle
Receipts OF sheen AMI lambs were ~ loads. or
sli3 head making total of ~ $50 tor the week, AGAINST
4i73 the previous week Not much change prices.
hut slow trade ordinary ~ Ntfa sheep ranged from
De- To SIC r n with some choice lamb, sold AZ ''4c
Receipts cot hos $50. loads OrN. SIS hogs. max
iug total OF - 10 tor tile week AGAINST 35al2 Tor tho
previous week Market iull tor live hogs. with half
dozen loads offered lut sold Clty dIt hy,
were triiic hrrner ut j. 9ic r. n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
Az UFCL HOLOC.iTST.
About Three Thousand Famine Refugees de-
stroyed ny Fire-Terribie Scenes.

rom me- Hn9 hNT hh
At Ticntsin on the 18th of January, n ter
riblc calamity occurred A fire broke ont at 10
O'Clock In the morning at one of the relief yards
established outside of the city wall for the
benefit of the famine refugees. A strong north
east wind WIS blowing ut the time. and scarcely
IN hour passed before all the sheds were burned,
and between 2, 500 and 5000 women and chill
dren were sulfocatcd or burned TO denth As
correct an estimate NJ can get gives the num-
Der Of inmates ~ 5000. OF whom only Il little
over 100 escaped. Tho location OF this soup
kitchen was. unfortunate. on the east side was
the city ditch on part Of the south and west
sides was nm ice pit while houses lined the re-
naming sides. In addition 1t was surrounded
by n strong fence of kaulinng stalks plastcrcd
with mud, in which there was only ono gate, and
II Is said that on the bursting forth ofthe nimes.
the gate Keeper locked the gate and ran away.
Many of the Chinese showed much courage
oy1 witness, who, passing lust at the Il me. has
toned to do what he could In tearing down tho
fence and rendering other services. lie speaks
of the scene Mt that time ~ terrible beyond do
scriptiOn. The scene presented after the fro
had done its work was Rhaslly and horrible.
and the picture Of it rises before my mind as
one that can never he cffaced. The comfort ions
of tho features. the positions of tho bodies
hands limbs, mouth. and eyes, the same rs
when the flame and smoke overlook them. re-
minded ono Of the descriptions OF POmpcii.
Had the gate been loft open probably many
more might have made their escape, but SO rap
idly did tho flames spread through the mat
ground rs n protection against dnInpness. that
before an opening could DO made in the fencn
few even were left 10 lingor on In suffering
How the lire originated no one seems to know
spark, possibly from the range where at the
time the INLET WIS cooking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12
REPEAT Rs CONEESSIN8.
six Men who Voted illegally and Knew that
~ was "a Crime.

Before the committee taking tho testimony
in MIR. Morrs's contest for Asscmbyman Pur-
dy's seat Justice ID. II. Shell Of Westchcstrr tcsi-
fled yesterday that he protested against the votes
of tine reporters being taken. 1t did not seem
best for him to grant warrants for the arrest Of
the thirty strangers. because there was no ono
To execute his orders. There WIS only one con-
stable, and he was neither Intelligent nor will
ling. In answer to Chairman Tcrrys question
Mhrtl.r Scott. the lrldcr, told the truih when
ne SAID that Justico Shell bud told the strangers
mat th"v could not vote unless they voted for
Mr.; Morris. the Justice said that II was not true.
Mni th"n. turning toward Mr. Purly, he said:
TINS story that your friends nre circuatln /,
about myconnertion with the reporters ~ false.
Aitrr thrcn inspectors Of elections had de-
scribcd how the strangers had voted on the
man, of JJOGrrrnwich street John Doyle ~ %
Perry street Thos. Mcdonald, an oyster opener
in West Tenth street: Timothy Murphy joan
Stonc, and James Smith Of &c Blocker street
testified that they were rcpcaters; that they had
been paid TO vote. and that they did vote for Mr..
Purdy Mr.. Lathcrs. and Mr.. pemborton. Three
OF these men were hnndcuffed when they were
led into the room. They had been arrested ON
other criminal charges and awaiting trial. Nor
ton was promised tl5. hut he WAS paid only IS.
joyce got tho tickets from Scott, tho loader
VI DonHld. at SCOTS request. had made an an
davit that he voted for Morris but he said
Yesterday that he sworc falsely. stone saw MIR
Purdy for the first time yesterday. ana rs II,
WIS being led out he spoke To MIN and said that
NJ he had voted for him II would be the square
thing ~ send u bottle Of wine up To- his room
After the prisoners had been taken back tt
their cells the room IN which they had been con-
fined in the Ashland House was examined. AL
the towels and soap had been stolen.
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