Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-04
Mayor Grace sues for Libel.
HE WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES FROM MIR. PUL

HE WANTS S50,OO0 DAMAGES FROM MR. Full
TIER OF THE WORLD.
The Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New
York World and congressman-elect from the
eleventh New York district, was arrested yes
terday at the instance of Mayor William X.
Grace, and he gave the required $1,000 bail.
The mayor, through his lawyers, has begun &C
ton in the superior court against Mr.. Pulitzer,
claiming $4,000 damages for alleged libel,
growing out OF statements published i'm the
World connecting the name OF Mayor Grace
with the failure of the Marine National bank
and the firm OF GrantWard. Mayor Grace, In
his complaint sets forth nine different causes OF
action against Mr.. Pulitzer for hbelous matter
published during October, November and the
present month"; and says that the transactions
and matter referred to in the published state
ments about the Marine bank and Grant *
Ward occurred in 1883 and 1854, while Mayor
Grace was not in Office. Prior to the first time
that Mayor Grace took office the Marine bank
was the depository OF moneys OF the city. The
bank failed In May, 1854, as did also the firm Of
Grant Ward. The latter failure the mayor
says, was believed TO be n fraudulent one and
numbers of people were defrauded of money be-
longing to them. During 1883 and L SS4 Mayor
Grace had business dealings with the firm OF
Grant Ward, and at the time the firm failed
charges that the statements connecting his
name with Grant d Ward and the Marine bank
were malicious and false, These changes, the
$4,000. The sheriff's officer holding the order
of arrest found Mr.. Pulitzer In the World build
Ing. Mr.. Pulitzer was not required TO leave his
Office He there furnished the necessary bail
Col. John A Cockerell, the managing editor OF
the World, and Austin Corbin, the banker and
railroad man, becoming bondsmen.
THE CINCINNArI ELECTION CASES. - The
governor and secretary OF state Of Ohio yester-
day made application TO the state supreme
court for q writ OF mandamus TO compel Clerk
Dalton, OF Hamilton county, TO make a return
to the secretary Of state Of abstract No. OF the
votes cast at the late election in that county.
The writ WAS allowed and made returnable this
morning. Abstract No. concerns the state
ticket only. A petition I'm error TO the circuit
court of Hamilton county in the senatorial
contest was filed, and motion argued 10 take
the case M out OF order Decision was reserved.
HoBoKEN Has A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE--
The marriage on Friday last OF Hugh Brooks,
superintendent Of the Jersey City and Hoboken
line of horse cars. with Miss Margaret Flynn,
the handsome daughter OF a wealthy resident
OF Belfast, Ireland, was brought about by a pc
culiariy unpleasant misadventure of the young
lady. She reached Jersey City i'm the steamer
tsrecian Monarch. and a lew evenings later,
while staying with friends I'm New York, took
the wrong ferry In trying 10 visit the steamer
alone. She found herself in Hoboken instead
OF Jersey City, and was knocked down and
robbed by John Gleason. Brooks entered the
statioD-house just as Miss Flynn and her assaii-
ant were brought in, and obtained bonds for
Miss Flynn that she might not be detained a. q
witness The acquaintance thug made lad -
the marriage.