Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-04
Our New York Dispatches.

New YORK, Oct. 3.-One of the names on
the pay roll of Tweed's department is that OF
Morgan Doheny, son of the Irish patriot, who
has been dead year.
Judge Barnard, to-day, in charging the grand
jury, urged that the illegal taking of fees by
city and county officials should be Summarily
stopped. He stated that persons found guilty
of repeating at elections would be sent to state
prison for lengthy term, and then touching on
corruption of officials, he said that nearly all
the last horses and fast women in this city are
supported from the city treasury.
The stock board, to-day, instructed its eXecu-
tive committee to advance $1,000, to pay the po-
licemen of the list precinct.
1t is expected that Horatio Seymour will be
permanent president Of the democratic conven-
ton. Rooms have been engaged for Tweed and
two hundred Tammanyites Ben Wood and the
relormers have arrived. 1t is stated that they
will demand an entire reputation of Tammany,
and if the latter is admitted they will leave the
convention.
The Times continues its list of city expenses
to-day. Among the names are many fictitious
persons, some of them being those of men long
since dead. Clerks ia the finance department,
besides receiving salaries, draw a heavy per
centage for collecting the arrears of assessments
IL. Starkweather, the father-in-law of Gov
Hoffman, as collector of assessments, receives
p per cent. on all collections, amounting to
about $4,000 per month; Others are of q smaller
but similar nature.
A member of the citizens committee states
that the examination of the records convince
him that thilty-tlree per cent. of moneys eX-
pended by the different departments in this city
have been stolen by members of the ring.
EX-Judge Barrett stated last night that he
should this morning make motion before
Judge Barnard requesting the punishment of
VIM NJ. Tweed for fragrant contempt ofcourt in
violating the injunction granted in the Foley
suit in expanding moneys for publiclworks when
the appropriations were exhausted.
The committee of seventy last night voted to
form subcommittee on elections, to consist
of five republicans and five democrats whose
duty shall be TO circulate pamphlets land use all
other legitimate means to secure the election of
honest and incorruptble persons to state and
municipal offices. Another committee was ap-
pointed to inform the workingmen that it was
no fault of the committee OF seventy that they
were not paid. Another committee of fifteen
was appointed to request the mayor to designate
as inspectors of elections persons who have
been named by this committee in conjunction
with the union league.
The Times virtually advises Collector Murphy
TO resign, and at the same time disavowing the
belief in the charges of corruption against him.
The World says that the effect of the modf-
cation of the injunction is to make Il subord-
nate officer the supreme authority of the city
| government, and he is as much dictator under
the injunction as the general of any army would
be under martial law. Such a state of things
can only be temporary. 1t is suited only to a
| great eXigency, and there is no chance of its
termination until the present city charter is re-
pealcd, which should be the first act of the next
| legislature The Herald thinks that the Tweed
| Tammanyites will be thrown out of the Roches-
| ter convention, especially as ex-Gov Seymour,
Judge Comstock, John A. Green, and other
prominent democrats in the interior of the state
are outspoken in their opposition to the ring.
Mr.. AShbury, owner of the yacht I.ivonia, ar
| rived to-day on the steamer Java.
The international coopers' convention hold
their annual meeting here to-day Delegates
| are present from every state and Canada They
make parade and hold mass meeting at
| Cooper institute Friday.
The yacht race yesterday for the Bennett cup
for sloops was won by the Oracle, she beating
the Addle.
A Sing Sing letter states that the trouble at
| the prison arose from the bad quality and in
sufficient quantity OF the food, and that a plan
| had been concocted for a general revolt of all
the prisoners, to be led by those serving life
| sentences.
Susan Hunter took arsenic Saturday night in
| Brooklyn, and died Sunday. Jealousy of her
| lover was the cause.
William Purdy engineer of towboat, shot
two roughs, named Charles Kelley and John
| Flanagan, last night. They went aboard the
boat and assaulted Purdy. They are both fatal
| ly wounded.
The action of Justice Bixby in summoning
Mayor Hall to appear before him tomorrow, was
great topic of conversation to-day, and not
withstanding the excitement relative to the ex-
posture of the city affairs, no steps of a similar
nature have yet been taken against Tweed
Carney, who was reported as having fled to
Europe, is really ill of fever at his city resi-
| dence.
The amount of bonds and stock authorized to
De :ssued by the board of apportonment, to-day,
| II
| is appointed assistant secretary of the board.
The application made for S45 900 for the de-
partment of charities and correction was laid
| over till the next meeting.
Several hundred laborers of the department
OF public works to-day besieged the controller