New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-01
PUBLIC SToRE-KEEPERs DENOUNCED.

Purrusnt to call in the newspapers, a naurber OF
the laborrs discharged time ngo from she Public
Store az No II Broad street by the contractors, Nc
Ibtyre & Co., met last evening at Hbemnn Han, in
Prince street. for the purpose Of devisng means
BY which the late leasing Of the Public Stores rght be
shown up and the whole ~ stem of storage exploded
Tie hour for doing business having arrived Mr. JAMES
0REILLY was chose n president OF the meetinL and
Mr.. WV. OCoSSoR secretary. There lad only about
fifteen twenty of the aggrieved parties assembled up
To this TINE but business nevertheless proceeded
WITH the Secretary reading series OF resolutions, ana
Petition to Congress, the substance OF which Is 40
follows:
Hicrru, The Hon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Trcasa.
on the lss Of sept @ leg to Wan Nc James cssiy pss
Si,shsrns SIs nIsaSeT Of see,s5s esss,asn
and for the pPos Of oenehas the Psz'is. con-
Resided hal tie discharge Of these Govern
oca hash Oppressive sndyrsnnca and contrary
20 the interests OF The General GoNerneh and 'h' meoen'ue
Rcsorsd That Mr. Cobb you'd dOqo better by reduSins
salary ofo,errai ae THAI in discharsng bard working
Ss.olssS That we peioa Congress reference The
sreu, Of the CustoIIouse, public stores bonded wsre
and general order stores a. we consider ard believe
Lar The hole ~ en Of the management 81 the pabc stores
fol nd, upon tie srOssesi deception and fraud
IL was resolved 10 request the Hon. John Is haskni
and tie Hon. Geo. Briggs. TO move for Committee OF
inquiry in regard to these allegations II VIVA also re-
solved 10 bold public meeting at an early day;
ResoreS Dat In and help 10 elect Esruanda Wool
Appended 10 The resolutions the form OF pettioa
10 Congress, praying for investigation, and alleging
that The public stores disposed of coruPty, and
without advertising for counting competition and
that certain officers of Government prohted largely by
the procedure.
While the Secretary was still reading, company Of
rough fellows numbering about half score, entered
the room with the intention as II appeared, To break
up the meeting. They were led by the same Carpea-
Ter who acted prominent part in knocking Presient
Striker OF bis chair at Syracuse. small posso OF POI
lice Sere collected at short notice TO prote the ne et-
ing but by the time the Secretary had got through,
the mdde-aee6 men had unanimously concluded thaf
il was better to leave the field 10 their moro
youthful aud desperate invaders than TO get into row.
They, therefore made their way uncerimaelousy oas
of the ROOM and tho invading roughs AZ unceremo-
nously took possession Carpenter acting az Chairman
The tiumI hap party held short meeting, and passed
some sham rtsout out wages in the Nayy-fafdf
after which they adjourned 10 great glee.
Mr.. OREnLY, the President Of the scattered meot-
ing says that be knows that the better portion OF the
persons who routed then, in this manner are OF the
UpniOf, bneSlf i regard To .ho corruption Oh
The Public Store contractors but they sent there
for particular purpose There were formerly aboat
AGO aboreIs employ ed in the Store at 81 day, and
now they bad all been discharged, with the exception
of 100 who worked only every alternate week, making
it in reality only 81 day, and they worked Ike
niggarsp al thar.