New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-26
A GAMBLING OPERATION.

Tie other day was IN the Street Depart
mcut looking after some papefs belonging to the Nous
ton street fcTry lease under jim ni'riniy' aud hso
iuqurng hlLi the lnst division of frsH', 'fs r cent
o the stationery furnished tho cty By ny handsome
friend Nd. Jono~. When who should ontef TIE oihce bi
nv Old chum Potter H. Sweeney quickly followed ly
Judge Barnard saw something WAS mp, but. na fci'r
l and not o. very good terms now, "i~ not lei
b. prlga. room. gud thc story told me by one ol
=" the loys ia tie oiIcc whose hthe wound hoi d.,'
o. mention for fcnr he might be- decnpiacd. n IT, this
eject. The Timmnny nomueiluu Tor Juufr of the
Supreme Court lay between sam. Jones and aan Gar
vin nnd 10 Vas determined 20 s'iilf ne question ~
tesor 20 lncl. Ih. Judg. arnttd hir bfuiLcrln
law. Jones end Peter u. appeared fox GaNn. Tie
drawing was to take place between The Dian tomnis
.oncrs Tweed aud Cornell. Clare, Ia SEQ that every
Hing Wa done the square ilc dice were borrowed
,o roes The stofs of Hem Bangs thu do0ls closed
Chaf!ey Cornell hanging is sof hat over the kcShoe ,o
shut ol wntohe.s. The mglcst thro" IN tr,' was I"
win SseeAey Arsi throw eonhls 'once barnard >
tlircc and I've. The becord ore was crch IN ace
Now c.Ic tie tuc Of which 1nA 10 decide The case
of J"ues ". Gavin Barnard tried hih be'', ana tiis
time raised i've and n sin. h".ehos c"ui" scafo.y
hope 10 beat H. but be throw. aud 10 II wns aoonif f
ss' and thus IL l. that GGryin III become Judge J.
not ,hie consulting tue peopei But Why moraitcf
lush pretty boy ny hopes mishi have been better
Tis / Il a. dicc. hat ancient homo. won;
Hard when the father plays away tho SON"
The Nee. Iork IHaS--also of the Copperhcad
persuasion, and edited by one Of our Demo
cratic Congressman clee,-thus vcntllatcs the
same transaction:
Although satisfied that Judge Hilton lost his
nomination account Of lis opposition to the Broad
wny Railroad not entirely clear that the noni
nation Of Mr. Garyn has been nwndAd 10 him ms com
pcnsnon for lis abors In imporuning Gov Seymour Ia
olga the nohstr0slly 81 Peter Griese, George Law, d.
Joseph Donnclly. Martin J.. Copp. and others. MIR.
GarIin II Is true went to Albany IN the interest OF MIR.
Ieier B Sweeney and exercised his utmost influence
ith the Governor to obtain LH signature TO the bill.
Put the Governor didn't it, and has no doubt
since become l,iscd that true friend Of his could
lnve advised him to append his oiioin autograph to
such nn Infamous enactment. Mr. Sweeney Is no doubt
grateful for the in,crpOsition OF MIR. Gar,in even
though II nnavaiing; but that does not account Ior
biz nomination over MI Samuel Jones. whose friends
could have counted 80 votes n the Convention to ~ that
could DO Influenced against him by the Fnnrce Depart
mont II the nomination had taken place previous to th,
meeting Of Mr.. Sweeney and Judge Barnard at the
Street Commissioncr's Office, lnst Saturday. IL wa,
generally understood and believed that the nomination
would fall upon Mr.. Jones previous TO that meeting o
the especial friends of the two candidates and the won
der is II no lots" cant. what induced Jones Il
back down no quietly that Garrin could be nominatot
| by ncclnmati0ni
The most lamcnable aspect presented by this afui
IL tho startling fact TINT tho great Democratic party
this city will consent to nirust two expert and hchem
ing politicians to privately select Judes FOR hghes
courts. Tho selection oI the TnmWani @niaeo ~