The Portland daily press., 1871-09-12

NEW YORK.
A New Movement against Tammany..The
FrObab Amount OF the Cay DeOt.
NEW YORK, Sept 10-The excitement about
the injunction against the city government
continues. The case comes up TO morrow in
Judge Barnard's court. The Tribune says it
IS probable that Tammany's first move will be
for delay. The application for an adjourL ment
viii be opposed, but there are 50 many plausi-
BILE reasons which can be given that the court
may use its discretion in their favor. If they do
not apply for an adjournment or if such appi-
cation be denied, they will no doubt resort to
technical defence. This they must do if they
defend at all, because the plaintiffs allegations
are founded on facts of fraud and violations of
law which are admitted by them, not only by
silence when charged upon through the press,
but also by their own reports aud the very laws
so violated by them are quoted in the COM
plant to sustain such allegations. The only
other course open is to produce some other and
as vet unbeard-cf law which authorizes their
actlon. Many laws were passed at the end of
ne session OF the Legislature that Were kept
hidden from thespubiic, for time at least, and
they may have book tull of them yet
Another movement against Tsmmany has
been started. Certain prominent bankers have
associated themselves together with the deter.
mlnation to ferret out on their own account as
taxpayers, and also for the benefit of the pub.
lie, all the property of whatever nature in the
name and under the control of the members of
the ring, intending to put the whole of the
lutO one immense suit ana force the
thieves to d,sgorge their ill-gotten gains. Pa.
pers are being prepared to obtain an order in
the Foley suit for an examination of Tweed
and Connolly 10 open court, and to compel the
latter to produce the city accounts and the
books of his department., and an application
will soon be made to Judge Barnard for such
order.
A statement has been prepared showing that
Mrs. Mary Connolly, the wife of the Control
Ter, had up to Wednesday last in her own
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bonds, a half million of which she transferred
to her son-in-law, Joel Fithian. f. is said that
Mrs. Connolly also holds $3500,00G in unregis
tered United States bonds, making $800OOOO
In all. But however this may be, the state
nent as to the registered bonds is beyond all
doubt true, and there is good ground for hope
that the whole of the 81 500 600 will ultimate
y be recovered back to the city. Ex-Judge
Barrett has been formally retained in the mat
ter, and Will give an opinion within very short
time as TO whether an Cotton will lie.
large force of clerks under the direction of
the Controller himself have been engaged for
a week past IN preparing the statement OF the
city and county debt called for by the Joint
committee OF supervisors aldermen and citi.
zens, and which is to be presented to them to-
morrow There is an idea abroad that the chief
LABOR involved in the preparation of this debt
statement is 10 falsfying figures.
The New York Citizen, edited by Tam
many Democrat, but one who has Openly and
tinctlS charges that the debt is $75 600 900 more
than the last exhibit of the G Comptroller indi-
Gates. The following from the Citizen of Sat-
urday last will astonish many who had believ-
ed that the worst thing had already been said
of the ring:
we hear rumors which come to us in such
a shape we cannot disbelieve them, that NUM-
pal matters are much worse even than have
been supposed, and that our city debt instead
of being $125 100000, as we stated, is not less
than S200O00,000"
Vars. Connolly puts i'm a Denial.
New YORK. Sept. 1.-THE Sun this morn
ing says Mrs. r. B. Connolly denies the reports
with regard to the transfer and holding of
bonds by her.
The Hearing To-day
The Supreme Court Chambers this forenoon
were crowded with citizens to hear the argu-
ment on the mi JUNCTION against the city author
tiles Richard O'Gormau, corporation coun-
sci, appeared for the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonality and for the Supervisors, and was
ready to meet charges against them,
w. y. Bartlett, as personal counsel for Tweed
was unprepared TO meet the complaint because
of the insufficency Of the papers served on
Tweed, and asked that Tweed's part of the
case be left over until he could learn the charge
against him. OGorman said in ordinary pro-
ceedings it would be indelicale in him to press
anything against the wishes OF any other de-
PENDANT in the case, but ON Thursday last au
injunction granted stopped the legal operation
of the city government.
Mr.. Bartlett, iDterrupting, said he did not
desire delay or argument, but asked that his
client be allowed to put in an answer later in
the case.
Who Stole the voucherss
Deputy Controller st .ries this morning dis
covered that the doors of the cases and shelves
in the County Bureau in which were deposited
all tbe vouchers for bills paid by the Controller
in 1870 had been opened by some unknown
persons, and nearly all the documents had
been distracted. The heavy plate glass win
| dows in the doors leading TO the bureau was
broken by burglars, who wrenched the lock
from the inside and thus affected an entrance
The Deputy Controller is low endeavoring to
ascertain the number of vouchers stolen. 1t
| is sad that the Controller has not vet heard of
| the burglary. Thirteen packages of receipts
| for several million dollars during 1869 and 1870
were stolen. The private watcbman and none
| of the police patrol about the custom house
| knew anything about the matter till 9 O. clock
thus morning, when the robbery was first dis
covered by the Janitor. The glass panel in
the door of the G. ntroller's Office was cut with
| a diamond and the doors of the cabinet con-
| tanning the receipts forced open with jimmy.
A list OF the stolen papers will be prepared at
once, and detectives are already at work for the
| discovery OF the thieves
BODY Recognized.
The body of handsome young woman found
| last week on the shore at Cold Spring, l.. I is
identified as that of Mrs Rose Lowell, wife of
Capt: Jno. Lowell, of Rosevelt's steam yacht
| Fearless 1t is supposed that her husband
murdered her and threw her overheard. and
officers RE now pursuing him.
| slippery Dick Denies.
Controller Connolly's affidavit denies that
| any completely or understanding existed he
tween himself or Tweed, Ingersoll, Garyey.
Keysers, and Smith, and says the claims were
audited by MN without personal examination
as simply as matter of form, he having been
advised that their adjustment and certificatiou
| prior to passage of the act of 1870 constituted
them valid liabilities against the city and toun
| ty. Connolly prOnOunces all the accusations
that he mas attempted to disregard or evade
the law calumnious and declares his readiness
to ABIDE by the judgment of the court.
deputy Controller Stores submitted bis afr
davit, showing several statements in Folrys
complaint in relation to the increase and
a"3un ! OF the city ceot as incorrect, and Chas.
! II. WllborD, President of the New York Tran
script Association, deposed that neither Hall
or Connolly ever have been 10 any way interest.
ed 10 thai Association, nor the New York Print
ing Company; that Tweed had not since April
y, 1871, and that no member of the city gov,
ernme mt slnce the new charter took effect had
had any interest in either
AnOid Crime Unearihed.
A skeleton has been found in Unionvile, on
the Harlem RAILROAD, under the site of a house
formerly occupied by Ephram Jones, shoe
maker, one OF whose apprentices named
| Dio"h, mysteriousiy disappeared about twenty
years ago The remains are supposed to be
those OF Brown A coroner's inquest has beer
| held and Jones examined. Several admissions
made by him are regarded as strongly confirm
atory of the suspicious entertained against
him. When the skeleton was disnterred Jones
was asked to look at it, bat no persuasion
could induce him to do so. Mr.. Jones is now
upwards of 70 years DID,.
The Saratoga Race.
| SARATOGA, Sept 11.-Tne Wards won the
race III "a inmates "a seconds. The Tyne crew
was second, Bigin's third, and Taylor WI
ship crew fourth The enthusiasm over th'
triumph of the Wards is tremendous, and a.
they came up to the shore opposite the CRANE
stand cheer after cheer rent the air.
The single scull race was won by Sadier
Kelley came in second, Bigler third, w arr
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