NEW YORK POLITICIANS SUBPOENAED AND VILLAGE RESTRICTS FRANCHISE

New York State Senator Henry J. Coggshall.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, October 23, 1895.

POLITICIANS SUBPOENAED.

Investigations at Rome Commencing to Bear Fruit.

   ROME, N. Y., Oct. 23.—The grand jury has been in session here for over two weeks and the greater part of its time has been occupied in investigating the bribery charges of Delegate Robert Lewis and the story of a Utica paper that $10,000 of Tammany money had been received at Utica to secure the renomination of Senator Coggshall.

   The investigation was made by order of Judge Wright.

   Manager Howell of the Western Union Telegraph company's office at Utica appeared before the grand jury with a record of telegrams received Aug. 16, the day before the convention.

   As a result subpoenas were issued for Thomas Wheeler, Republican leader of Utica and superintendent of this section of the Erie canal, and David Dischler, Democratic leader. Dischler was reported as being in New York and Wheeler could not be found.

   Thomas Jones of Utica, who appeared for Howell, asked Judge Wright to set aside the subpoenas for Howell to produce the records of the 16th.

   District Attorney Klock objected and the court sustained the objection. Hence Howell's appearance before the grand jury by order of the judge. District Attorney Klock said he would go to the bottom with the investigation.

   Dischler was tried here for alleged connection with the escape of Buncoer O'Brien from Utica.

Grover Cleveland.

PRESIDENT VISITS THE FAIR.

Reviewed the Military, Made a Speech and Inspected the Buildings.

   ATLANTA, Oct. 23.—Fully 100,000 people crowded into the grounds of the Cotton States and International exposition today, the magnet which drew the crowd being the presidential party.

   At 11 o'clock this morning President Cleveland and party were driven to the exposition grounds from the Hotel Aragon, where the party spent the night.

   The executive received an ovation all along the way and his reception at the grounds was enthusiastic in the extreme. The president reviewed the military parade given in his honor, and delivered a brief address from the balcony of the administration building. This was followed by a public reception after which the president and party were taken for a tour of the buildings.

   This evening the president will be tendered a reception by the Capital City club and at midnight the party will leave on their special train for Washington.

RESTRICTED FRANCHISE.

Offered to the Traction Company by the Village Trustees.

   The regular meeting of the board of trustees was held at the office of the village clerk last night, the full board being present. Two separate petitions one for and one against the granting of a franchise to the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. over Elm-st. from Church to Pendleton-sts. were presented and placed on file. Arguments in favor of granting the franchise were made by Judge A. P. Smith, N. L. Miller and R. E Dunston, and against it by I. H. Palmer, E. E. Mellon, C. T. Peck, Theodore Stevenson, C. W. Stoker and H. M. Kellogg.

   On motion, the following resolution was adopted:

   Resolved, That the franchise petitioned for by the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. over and along Elm-st. from Church-st. to Pendleton-st. be not granted and be denied by this board, except upon the condition that the same shall contain the restriction and condition that freight cars or freight in bulk shall not be carried thereof, and further, that if said Cortland & Homer Traction Co. elect to accept said franchise subject to said restriction, then said Traction company present to this board at its next meeting a formal franchise containing such restriction and condition in such form as shall then be approved by the board, otherwise that said application by said company for a franchise over said street be denied by this board.

   Several sidewalks were ordered repaired and the following bills were audited and ordered paid:

   Street Commissioners payroll, $184.20

   John McComb, refunded tax, 4.94

   Buck & Lane, supplies, 13.78

   R. Morris, hauling hook and ladder truck, 5.00

   E., C. & N. R. R. freight, .28

   Hitchcock Manufacturing Co., repairs on hose wagon, 65.60

   McKinney & Doubleday, supplies, 9.15

   Homer & Cortland Gas Light Co., 2.16

   Cortland STANDARD Printing Co., 14.50

   W. T. Linderman, .95

   Police Force, 126.00

   Thomas Mulligan, labor, 14.90

   J. A. Graham, sand and gravel, 46.95

THE RICHFORD BURGLARY.

Mr. Allen With the Money was Followed Home From Owego.

   Further particulars have been received regarding the blowing up of the safe and the robbery of the Wrench & Paper Cutter Co. of Richford with which Mr. J. W. Allen, brother of Mr. G. V. Allen of Cortland, is connected.

   Monday Mr. Allen went to Owego and drew from the bank $500 which he took home with him. There is no bank in Richford and he acted as agent that day for some of his friends. Of this sum $300 was for Lewis Lacy, and was at once paid to him on Mr. Allen's arrival. The other $200 was put in the safe. Of  this amount $100 belonged to George Moreland, $61 to Emory Scott and the other $39 to Rev. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Allen. Mr. Allen remembers that a suspicious looking character was at the bank when he drew the money that day and saw him receive it. He also saw this same man on the train going home, and he got off with Mr. Allen at Richford. Three other tough looking customers were seen by other parties to get off the northbound freight train a little later.

   At 1 o'clock Tuesday morning Harry Swift of Owego and Miss Lillian Lyon, daughter of Mr. C. H. Lyon of Cortland, who was visiting in Richford, returned from a husking bee. They saw two men in one place and two in another, standing on corners in the village and wondered at it.

   At about 2 o'clock Mrs. Jennie Westcott and her mother, who live just across the street from the Wrench company's office, were awakened by an explosion opposite. Mrs. Westcott got up and looked across the street. She saw one man outside the office and three men and a light inside. The two women who were alone, were so frightened that they dared not make a sound until the four men started off together. Then they gave the alarm and aroused a party of men, but it was too late to get trace of the robbers. The $200 was gone, some postage stamps and some papers.

LANIGAN-GRIFFITH.

A Pretty Wedding at St. Mary's Church This Morning.

   St. Mary's church was this morning at 8 o'clock the scene of a very pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Mr. Frank Lanigan and Miss Mamie Griffith, both of Cortland. The bride was tastefully attired in a traveling gown of navy blue with white figure. The bridesmaid was Miss Anna Hayes and the groomsman Mr. Edward Lanigan of Binghamton, brother of the groom. They were married with high mass, Rev. J. J. McLoghlin officiating. Mr. Fred Hardy presided at the organ and the musical program was as follows:

   Bridal March from Lohengrin, Wagner

   Kyrie—Solo and Chorus, Leonard

   Ave Maria—Quartet, Werner

   Sanctus—Chorus, Millard

   Agnus Dei—Solo,  Millard

   Wedding March, Mendelsohn

   After the ceremony the wedding party returned to the home of the bride's father, Mr. Daniel Griffith, 15 Elm-st. and partook of an elegant and elaborate wedding breakfast. The presents which were there displayed were numerous and elegant.

    Mr. and Mrs. Lanigan left on the northbound train at 10 o'clock amid a shower of rice. After a short wedding trip they will reside in Cortland at 11 Church-st.

Judge Walter Lloyd Smith.

BREVITIES.

   —The Manhattan club give a private dancing party in Empire hall to-night.

   —The funeral of the late Andrew H. Day will be held from his late residence, 33 Hubbard-st., at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

   —Mr. Henry Sessions and Mrs. Adah J. Stafford were united in marriage at the First M. E. church parsonage by Rev. L. P. Pearce yesterday afternoon.

   —Mrs. G. W. Bradford and Mrs. H. R. Rouse have issued invitations for an "at home" at Mrs. Bradford's, 70 Tompkins-st., on Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, from 3 to 6 o'clock.

   —A reception' will be given in the church parlors to the Rev. Chas. E. Hamilton, the new Methodist pastor, on Wednesday evening by his church and congregation.—Geneva Times.

   —Mr. H. G. Livingston died of consumption at his residence, 96 Elm-st., this morning, aged 50 years. The funeral will be held Friday at 4 o'clock P. M. Burial at Manlius Saturday morning.

   —The bicycle mentioned in Saturday's STANDARD as being found by Patsey Garrity and Willie McMahon buried in leaves in the woods on South hill proved to belong to Frank, the young son of F. C. Straat. It was taken from the piazza at his home on Port Watson-st. early one evening about six weeks ago.

   —Yager & Marshall are removing some of the stock from their Cortland store to their new store in Homer. Mr. E. M. Yager started with a load of crockery yesterday at 5 o'clock P. M. and when opposite the new Graham block one of the horses became frightened at an electric car. The horse gave a sharp spring and broke the crossbar, but they were stopped before they had a chance to run.

   —Yesterday afternoon in court Judge Walter Lloyd Smith called an officer to him and said in tones that could be heard distinctly in all parts of the room: "Mr. Officer, I notice that some lawyers have their feet upon the table or rail. I want you to go to them and request them quietly but earnestly to take their feet down." The officer was spared the trouble of imparting the communication as every foot was lowered instantly.—Ithaca Journal.