Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-19

Conkling's Successor Lapham Unable Yet to Squeeze In-A Probability of His
 Election To-day.
 ALBANY, July 18.-Two ballots were taken in joint convention to-day to fill the vacancy caused by Conklings resignation the first re, sulting in no choice as follows: Lapham 54, Potter 34, Conkling 27, Evarts l. The sec ond ballot showed no change and the conven- tion adjourned.
 A thinly attended conference of the stal- warts was held at Attorney General Wards office this morning. Senator Baker and As- semblymen Brehm. Sisson, E. A. Carpenter and others were not present The proceed ings were unimportant, except that it was re- solved not to desert Conkling for to-day at least. It was also resolved that the proceed ings should be kept inviolably secret The votes in the joint convention afterward showed the determination of the Conkling men, for no stalwart changed from his vote of Saturday.
 There is little doubt now that E. G. Lap ham will be elected to Senator Conkling' s place tomorrow, but possibly not until Thurs day. The half-breeds claim the whole thing will be settled to. morrow, Wednesday, The stalwarts conceded LSpham's election to- morrow, but do it in such an open way as to lead to the belief that they may have an ob- ject in leading members to believe they con- slider themselves whipped. confidential friend of Conkling said tonight, 'I have no doubt of the ultimate result in Laphams fa- vor." There are many rpmors af1oat, but none worth repetition. They are non-trace- able.
 When the joint convention met H. H. Tut hill defended the stalwarts for demanding a regularly called caucus and also spoke of the effect of ties in the United States Senate in the past. He said it would be stupid bun der to elect Miller and Lapham and thus give the House of Representatives to the Demo- crats He insisted that the time had arrived for an adjournment. The speech sounded like one that MT. Tuthill delivered several weeks ago which was said to have been writ ten by MT. Conkling. It is hinted that this also was written by the same author.
 Death in n Doctors Omce-Fatal Result
 of the Administrations of ChIoroform.
 NEW YORK, July 18.-Coroner Herman was notified this morning of the death of Mary J. Prescott, in the office of Dr. Thom- as Cleland, Mo- 195 Fourth avenue, last even ing while under the influence of anesthetics The woman was a nurse, and visited the doctor to be treated by electricity, as he was of the opinion that she had some internal trouble. The doctor in his testimony taken by the coroner to-day said that he did not want the case, but that she insisted that he should put her under the influence of chloro- form and examine her. T called in Dr. Block, " the doctor continued, ito assist me- She objected to this but I insisted ttat he be present and he was in attendance all the time. Soon after the inhalation began she showed unpleasant symptoms, but they dis appeared and she seemed all right, when she suddenly collapsed and died. I used all means to restore her, but to no purpose She died at , D. m. in my office had examined her heart previously and found it all right" Dr. Morris M. Block, of No. 311 East Tenth street, testified that he was present, and corroborated Dr. Cle- lands testimony. He averred that on- ly one ounce of the mixture was used Dr. Cleland is a practising physician, but is at present engaged in the electrical instru- ment business, He is also professor of electro-therapeutics in the United States Medical College. Deputy Coroner Waterman this afternoon made an autopsy to ascertain the cause of death.
 Fire In an OH Factory-A Destructive
 Forest Fire.
 BROOKLYN, July Io.-a nre at U enSlOW G Bush's oil factory caused $40, 900 Ioss Rog- ers' lumber yard was damaged $1,OOO, cov- cred by insurance.
 A terrible fire began this morning on the lower end of Rockaway Beach among the cedars The fire took it's course toward the new hotel about mile distant with alarming rapidity Life saving station No 3 was saved with difficulty. The progress of the fire was stayed before it reached the hotel A second fire broke out on the upper beach among the cedars and burned rapidly toward the lower beach, but was soon extinguished. It is evident that both fires were started to burn and meet. About four miles of cedar on the lower beach was burned and mile on the upper beach.