The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-14
NEW YORK CITY.
Heavy DefalcaliOn In the City Post
Office.


the u s. Assistant Treasury, at the Sub
J Treasury, for $l49 900, ostensibly for use
in the Post Office Department Thil
money he isknoWn to have used in spec.
ulatiOns In Wall Street, He has resigned
, his position. Other employees arc said to
be suspected of similar crimes,
THE QUARREL AMONG THE TAMMANY
THIEVES,
It's believed that Mayor Halls request
for the resignation of ComptI Oller Con.
molly, and the refusal of the latter, will be
the means Of securing the disruption of
the ring faction. The efforts which have
been made by Hall and Sweeney to Oust
Tweed and Connolly have met with an
indignant response by friends oil the latter
gentlemen, who insist that If ary resigna.
lions are sent in they must include all
who arc many wise connected with the
complaint in tho municipal transactions
of the city government. The only differ
Gnce which Is said TO exist between Hall
and Sweeney, and Tweed and Connolly,
Is that the former are a great deal more
crafty and deceltiul than the latter.
| COMMENTS OF THE TIMES,
The Times thinks that the Herald in
making the statements which were
prompted by Mayor Hall, that the people
feel that they can trust the city govern.
ment in the hands Of Messrs. Hall and
Sweeney, shows at once It's utter want OF
knowledge of what public sentiment Is in
the community. Upon the intrigues OF
Hall and Sweeney the Times says: OF the
two hundred million dollars debt, that
the men who were chiefly instrumenialin
running 1t up, expect to remain In power
as areward for acting the part Of coward
ly traitors toward their contcderates and
that the whole crew must be extermlnat.
ed, unless It is desired TO SEQ property
m0rtgaged for Its full value and the
credit Of the city broken down.
THE STOLEN VOUCHERS.
The Tribune thinks Connolly's refusal
to resign was made at the suggestion Of
his brethren Of the ring, and that his dc.
nial Of the accusations made against him
by the Mayor, as well as his plea of limo.
ccnce of any complication in the robbery
of his office Sunday night, show contempt
alike for truth and public sentiment. It
says: "a darker color Is to-day given to
the the(ls of the vouchers. 1t Is now as.
serted that the stolen warrants for In.
dorsement of the persons TO whom they |
were paid, and the numbers Of the checks
conveying the money, thus furnishing In.
valuable mean the treasury spoils 10 |
the men who receive them. II Is reported
and believed that forgeries TO a large
amount in the accounts Of Keyser were
embraced In these stolen papers" II
thinks II would now be fatal to the Mayor
to vacillate in his course that he will
have the city at his back II he takes the
responsibility TO remove officials whose
Is demanded.
August Belmont was yesterday In con-
with Mayor Hall. The event
gave rise TO many rumOrs that he would
be appointed TO succeed Connolly, In case
the latter resigned.
ONE OF THE THIEVES LIGHTS OUT"
Ingersoll, one Of the gentlemen who
drew large claims against the new Court
House, was said to have disappeared yes.
terday. He has left for Europe.
The Herald thinks Connolly makes a
total mistake In refusing to resign. They
are both Of the opinion that the city
charter needs to be amended, as under Il
at this time the Mayor is powerless 10 re-
move the Comptroller, and Is otherwise
without resource TO secure his displace-
ment.
In the injunction suit to-day afildavis
were read on behalf of VIM. NJ. Tweed,
denying generally the allegations in the
especially that lngersoll was
ever his agent, or that the expenses Of bis
department were ever in excess Of what
the law allowed. Counsel for plaintiff,
Stratan, submitting a motion for a decree
on the papers before the court, said that
the plaintiffs allegations are IN fact ad-
mitted, notwithstanding the aflldavits Of
denial by the defendants. He expressed
the belief that Tweed was himself both
the Transcript and Printing Company.
II was unsatisfactory to have the trial.
The allegations against the city officials
we're made on, an affidavit Of evidence
which they should put In The answer
was that the voucher had conveniently
disappeared
About 800 laborers OF the city govern.
ment rushed up to Chamberlain's office
Today and demanded their six weeks
back pay, when the Deputy Controller
Lold them they would be paid tomorrow.
posse of policemen drove them from
Office. They have erro-
1eous impressions as To the effect Of Bar
1ards injunction as TO tho payments 10
make to the city employees.
The entire afternoon session was taken
up by OrGorman in defence Of Mr.. Hail.
lie claimed that the General Term had
decided that the Section Of the act of 1904
Under which Foley sues was unconstitu-
.ional and void, and was bar on the
Court, stopping any further advance In
.he suit before the Court, and rendering
Ill past acts void; and II 1t gave him any
rights at all, IL was only against the BIZ ,
and not against the Board Of
or Mayor, Aldermen, &c.
The city government, he said, was not
1oing anything now to be complained Of,
md no one can complain Of the Mayor.
lie. says he never signed any warrants lie
had reason 10 doubt the regularity Of l !
believe II, and think no one can refuse 10
believe It," ,
Hisargument was'lengthy, and before !
It's conclusion the Court adjourned till TO-
morrow. ,
The annual session of the Ancient Or
Ter Of Good Fellows commenced yester-
lay. Delegations from twelve States
we're present. The opening address was
delivered by the National Grand Master.
He congratulated those present on the {
satisfactory condition Of the Order, and {
'ketched It's standing and workings, and {
made several suggestions to secure future {
yood government The Secretary's TO-
port showed q steady and hopeful i'm
In the Or1er ihrnnrhnni ihn