Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-04
THE LATEST TAMMAEY FRAUp.
The Stupeadsus SwindIes Perpetrated
Through MaBip .Iation Of
the Pay-RolIs.

NEW YORK, October 3.-The pubIics
tiOn of the list of the names on the psv
rolls of the city continues to-day. Il
some instances there are found the nsmel
of persons long since deceased, remaining
as city employees. Tammsny, it appears
d resF the whole amount Of the
5b- DEAD NEN's WAGES.
TEsSe,'s bureau of the department o
buildings, has the largest number of sine.
cures in the finance department.. Besides
monthly stipends overpsid, many of the
clerks receive as much more for collecting
arrears etc. One Starkwesther svel ages
shout
81, 600 MONTHLY
az collector of assessments. George H. &,
Lynch receives SIl66 66 per mo9th for
FILLING THREE OFFICES.
Many OF these officials are related to the
controlling powers. Stsrkwesther is the
fstber-in-law Of Governor Hoffman.
Politicians of the worst and most izno-
rant order are found scattered tbrOughoU {
the roll Of the sinecUres, " hich includes
retired
RUN sELLBEs, BAV-RooN LoAFBRs, Hx-
cJNvICTs, GAMBLERS, BRUIsERs,
and other bad characters It's believed
thai TO support this ring of hirelings cost
the CITY upward Of s., 20, 900 per year.
Ore OF the cit zsns' committee Etes that
his examination of the records Of the
finance depsrl ment had convinced him
that ~ least thirty-three per cent. OF tie
money expended in the various depart
ments was
STOLEN BY TEE RING.
An immense number Of politicians took
their departure last night to sttend the
Rochester convention. Numerous
TAMAANY ROUGHs AND RsPEATKRs
have been sent free to that city There are
spprehsnsiOns that the disgrscaful scsnes
Of last year will be repeated. Four Of the
Tsmmsny delegates refuse 90 set. Chzs
O'ConBOr, chairman Of the reform deleg6-
tion, will leave to-day If his health per-
mits.
NO COMP RoAIsH WEATHER
win be accepted by the sati-rsmmany
delegation.
A correspondent who has been around
among the leading Democratic politicians
Of the State, writes that there is every
where the
STRONGEST FEELINGS OF INDIGNArIoN
against the TsmmsDy ring. Governor
Seymour, among others, Is opposed to the
admission of the representatives. of Tam
many to the State convention, but as a
whole, thinks that question should be
met in q fair way, and that corruption,
wherever existing, should be denounced.
Seymour will probably be made perma-
nent president CT the convention.
The World thinks Judge Bsrnsrd's in
junction order has accomplished a revolu
ton N the city government, and that the
only way out Of it is to
REPEAL THE-PREsENr CITY oHARrER.
1t says that the bestowsl of power upon
Deputy COMPTROLLER Greene meets with q
general scquiescence and approval.
TRE ooAAITFEB OF SEVENTY
had a long meeting last night and adopt
ed q constitution. A committee OF con-
feI ence with the Albany Council Of Rs
form wss appointed and instructed to
request the msyor to appoint such in
spectors of election as they may nomi-
nate.
There was no quorum st the meeting Of
the Tsmmsny society which was called
for last evening.
At meeting Of the sinking fund COM
missioners yesterday, it was ruled by
Mayor Hall, and acquiesced in by the
rest of the board, that it had no power to
raise money to meet the present financial
crisis IN the city treasury.
At the opening Of the court of oyer and
terminer, this morning, Judge Barnard,
in his charge to the grand jury, alluded
TO the irregularities existing in the city
government, and said that one Of the evils
which should be stopped was the taking
of
ILLEGAL FEEs
by city and county officials. The election
laws, said Judge B. were often hagrantly
violated, and It was his intention TO keep
the grand jury in session until after the
election, so as to secure to the people fair
election. In this connection, he enlarged
upon the
GENERAL CORRUPTION,
and announced as a fact that nearly all
the fast horses and fast women in New
York were supported from the city trea-
suPy.
Tue indications are now that the
DKMoeRArIc STATE CONVENTION
AZ Rochester win be more largely attend
cd by spectators than WAS the Republican
convention at Syracuse. Ali the hotels
are immensely crowded, and the leaders
are busy discussing the prospects Of the
convention. The talk is that the
TAArhAEY DELEGATION WILL BE RULRI
CUT.
because. a one Of them ssid, "there are
votes enough TO do it." There will prob
sblv be no contest in the organization oi
the convention. and the Tammany dele.
CATION viii hardly press for admission.
HARPBR TO BK SUPPRESSED.
The Post Of this afternoon says: We
are informed that Mayor Hall has under
takeu 70 suppress the circulation of asr-
oerfs Weekly in the city, as a hDeioui
and indecent publication"
JUDGE BARNARD
has bean re-nominated by the RePubh
cans for chief justice OF the supreme court
II Is Understood that the Democrats viii
make the same nomination.