The Portland daily press., 1871-10-09
NEW YORK.
The Tansnsany Investigation
Gov Hoffman Visited.

NEW YORK, Oct AT meeting ola Com
mittee OF Seventy, last night, a committee wa
| appointed, of which Judge Pierrepont is chair
| man, to wait on Governor Hoffman and re
| quest BIN to instruct the State Attorney Gen
! efal 10 Drlng actions against the men WHOM
| the committee VIII prove to have imprOpell,
| aeq ulred moneys belonging to the city, the ex
| pense of such actions to be borne by the com
| mittee
The Champion Flasterer.
1t Is stated that Garvey, the plasterer, hal
| He'd. The contractor who bdilt Tammany
Hall building, makes affidavit that he would
| gladly contract oplaster the new Court House
Tor $50,OOO. and do the repairs for less thar
that Carver received 81, 100000, for the above
mentioned work.
Tannmany Defiant.
William M. Tweed, last evening stated that
not man IN his department would be dis
charged nor any Work stopped, and that al
should be pad just as if thele were no such
thing as letter from Deputy Comptroller
Green.
kascais Select gheir Judges.
1t is stated that the present Grand jury
which is expected to try the ring was selected
by Mayor Hall
Thieves Disgorge.
The Tribune states that another tradesman
Will follow Keyser's exam pie and make over a
49,. ~ "a pAoPSA'J w NV OioiAS'S ON-A-
mlttee.
The Exposure Coming.
A member of the CItiZens' Committee states
that the evidence shows that Ineersoll stole
tweLty thousand dollars worth OF furniture
nom the city armorles; that Garvey has fl u TO
Europe, but that all his property Will be seized
tnat iuIl details of the nl0d4S Operdndl OF the
frauds upon the Treasury by the ring have
been furnished by Keyser, and that the EVIL
dence against the principal thieves is over
whelmlng The affidavIts against Tweed,
oweeny and Hall are nearly flashed, and Will
be served In Gay or TWO.
The case in which James III. Ingersoll, one of
the city contractors, Is summoned foreAamina-
ton, Was resumed this morning in the SUI
preme Court.
Judge Iugraham, Gen. Barlow and George
u Barrett, counsel for the Cillzens' Commit.
zee OF Seventy, wanted to proceed, but ex-
Judge Fullerton objected because his associate
counsel, Nj. SLoughton had hot arrived, and
That Stoughton would move to vacate II or
der Tor the examination of Ingersoll. The case
was then adjourned to await the arrival OF
Stoughton.
= he Times on the Situation.
NEW YORK, Oct. She Times says that
the iacts stated by Reyser may incuce the
pubic IT, suspend judgment, put his two
months service has helped the thieves i'll office
To cover their tracks. He cannos TOO soon put
IN proper hands such Information as to which
OF the warrants are torgeIes.
Ihe Times EXPRESSES the belief that Judge
Barnard will dismiss the grand inrv when
was packed to be- IN readiness Tor he cas- nj
Hall.
Another Fraud KIP osed.
Mr.. Donnouwo, the iresco artist, Yesterday
stated under oath before Internal r.vanna -
SCISSOR FuIdson, that he never received a cent
of tue $66412 alleged in the Gon nirooler1.
books to have been paid to him in 1869. He
sau that he was only an employee of Garyey
nj lyr.a.t l.
anu lecoiVed 9loo per week "mie at work, OF
aoouS nine OF Ten mohths III The year. He
nesoi 'ishou any warrants or vouchers TOR
money iioui .ne Guy government and never
n"o any Transactions Win IL.
h.n','na soy oo"TSy nnuiSor Lynes mas mas
mas dismissed the bo,d.rr of s1vlcat S1a.>c,'as
III the county bureau IT, il st.t.d rI,ar nars,,,-
in Inc Comol1oler's uffica sssec. rnI,,ive1n
that The RAISING %, the vnuchers nj x 49, ~.
,dson sSchuvlar and ~ nsrs 80 -, ~, ~ - ~.
Coun,v An,',,nr w s,son wac al "ono Wy
VICE" n gum.
~ tweed Will to morrow reply 10 Deputy
,is uteeh ette' lie insists lnat he
aoueduot The 5nnds nf wn,no W tno E Di.o.
mtluon ,ioIlats IN r.sarva ,,,d % .,;i,,,,' n :"
,mnefa,iv. ,ac' ss,ra ~ ~ u ~ an
tled OF Line talk hnnt his go, 'o 81 NC was
NJ. M IAN IA 1nou' MS arrest Ibefe would
~ ~, b. h', e,a ~ iluius hini. ne was anxious
aud trouble came from the oiJ hn,rd ~, sn..''a
vlsors and the action of thar noard wnn"a no
mis- individual 0.lence. "'A'" NC
The CITY chamberlain savs of tho o;t,
nances that there ale funds in rrusr amn9a,
ing TO a million and q aarter Of dollars n ~, ~
!; .ion of winch Is invested in hands and 49,
~ ages, the rest 10 New York secnrI,es and is
al The vault of the PARK Bank. winch Is rented
uy the CITY Tor The purpose, al $4,000 yearly.
Address " Orkin gmem
The Committee of Saventv h.va nransred ~,
address 10 the Worklusmen satt,i,s ,orth
clearly aud concislng The method Inv wn,cn Ina
ring" has robbed the civ Treasury an, 49,
ceiyed the working men mo snnnnriius, Inn
mLo ., 'Ne A'
xo,,,,o -
and odIum for The false and tn,aed vonoei.n
upon the late Audlty of the cone1v 49,
who cannot reply 6ut the commiftea bsvs
proofs overwhelming against men now livina
and at the proper time they Will be forthcom-
ing, anu men Wnom the community would
hiuiy suspect, VIII pe iound having hand IN
'ne Guy treasury ana oiVlding The spols
Pension Agent ia Trouble
CIV. Van Buren,, United States Pension
Agent for this city, was arr ested Yesterday. II
is charged by the Commissioner of Pensions.
Baker, with being deiaulter 10 the amount OF
$11 600 He gave bail in $4,000 TO appear for
trial.