The Portland daily press., 1871-10-28
NEW YORK.,
The ,FNW of I'02sa71a0aay.
Arrest of Boss Tweed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Sheriff Brennan re-
ceived from an Albany officer this noon, the
order for Tweed's arrest, and proceeded to the
Department of Public Works, accompanied by
Jay Gould. When the order was served, Jay
Gould and Commodore Garrison went su1eties
for one million dollars, The charge in the or
der is that Tweed has defrauded the City
Treasury.
The Extent of the Rings Robberies.
The Post says that developments will be
mada at the meeting of the citizens commit
tee of investigation, which is called tor this af-
ternoon, showing that during the last two
years and eight months the city ring has stolen
one-half of the entire revenues of the city and
entire tax levy for the city and county,
amounting to over nineteen and half millions
of dollars.
Wolf in Sleeps CIoihiDg.
Nathaniel Sands has resigned his position in
the Citizens Association by request of Peter
Cooper, the latter making the request on
Sand Is acknowledgement that he maze $75 900
as Com missioner for selling city bonds to Bel
mont and the Rethchilds. Sands defends his
action on the ground that he only received one
half of one per cent. commission.
Now Hall Escaped Indictment.
Elk Judge Barrel states that District Attor-
ney Garvin, although requested ito subpoena
certain parties to testify relative to the charges
against Mayor Hall before the Grand Jury, did
not subpoena one of them but did subpoena a
number OF men who knew nothing whatever,
the result being that no bill could be found
against the Mayor. Judge Barrett says that
the prosecution is suspended but not giveE up.
The Voucher Thieves.
1t is stated that Haggerty and Baulch have
been indicted for burglary and larceny by the
Grand Jury for stealing and burning vouchers
| from the Comptroller's office.
Another Suit.
Another suit is commenced in the Supreme
Court against Tweed, by Corporation Counsel
O'Gorman, in behalf of the Board of Super
visors, charging him with q corrupt conspiracy
| to defraud the city by fraudulent charges for
work and materifl Is, and is to pc tried in this
| county.
Report Of tho Observation-Disclosures Com
mittee,
| The Citizens COMMITTEES amounted BY til,
Board OF Supervisors, reported this afternoon
| through subcommittee. All works for the
city have been thoroughly examined and the
charges therefor rigidly scrutinized. The
a amount ! charged to the cost of the new court
house building and furniture is IS, 100 900, and
$5,2S0000 Is charged to the county courts and
offices, IN the same building, making a total Of
! $13,4l6,0O0. The whole cost OF the building
when completed could not honestly exceed
| S3,000,0 600. The Committee further report thai
1921, 900 were paid for srmories aud drill
rooms, the real value being 5000, 000 For lum
| Der $463,O00 was paid, for real value $4S 600
Eor advertising, stationary and printing, ST.,
16S,9S7 was pad; real value S150,00O. The loss
to the city 10 $40, 519. 5S6.
| Criminal Matters
Sheriff Brennan has orders of arrest from
Judge Larned for Ingersoll, Garvey and Wood
4 I'd hut hoxr haf md
Bail torlMiner and the other counte Ifeiter
| arrested last night was refused to-day. TIL,
| trial will be on Saturday.
Taxation to be Reduced.
Senator Wilson addressed mass meeting a
| Newark last evening; in his remarks he statet
that the next Congress would reduce taxation
| fifty millions, and that the Republicans mex
year will carry the country.
The Revenue Increasing.
The first six months of this year $4,000
worth of revenue beer stamps were sold here
| S699,000 worth of revenue cigar stamps IN tn
same period, an increase of $4,000 nearly oil
the former and Sill 900 on the latter over las
year. In the same time $2790,0 900 worth of to
bacco stamps were sold, an increase nearly
4uA' ''' sands Little Theft.
The Post states that suit will be brough
| against Nathaniel Sands to recover $500
as commission paid him toc selling city bond
while he was an officer of the city government
in receipt Of a salary of $4,000. The law ex
pressly prohibits such action by officials.
Twecd's Arrest.
Tweed was served with the order of arres
| early this afternoon by Sheriff Brennan
Tweed stated that lie was anxious to go betor
the court. After lengthy consultation be
| tween the counsel bail to the amount OF So
900 900 was furnished by Jay Gould, Terrenc
! Farley, Hugh Hastings, Barnard Kelly and l
o. Fairchild.