The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-03
THE NEW YORK RING.
Specimen Bricks from the TammanY
Pay Roll.
NEw YoRK, October 2.

: New YORK, October 2,
: Secret accounts giving the expenditure
: OF the city government for the first qua
q ter OF the present year are published Il
day. They include the costs for apprC
r priations, the special and trust account
/. and revenue bonds. The city pay roll
0 show that immense sums paid tlctiliOu
names, in many instances persons recei'
ing salaries who never performed any sci
vice, some incapable Of doing 1t. Til
names Of q few professional brulsers ar
to be seen on the pay.rolls Jim Cusicl
and Joe Coburn are said to receive thei
monthly stipend under assumed names
Michael Norton, State Senator, is said /
have no less than twelve of these lucrativ
sinecures. The investigation of thes
matters has caused great CONSERVATION
among the city pay receivers ThC
salaries for the department of Public
Works make yearly aggregate OF nearly
four hundred thousand dollars annually
payment to the legislative department
nearly three hundred thousand dollars
the cost for the annual services Of the
Mayors office is nearly fifty thousand dol
lars. aEs. rFs
THE TRIBUNE ON THE PRESENT PHASE OF
THE EXPosURE.N
The Tribune, demanding the prosecu
tion Of tho ring thieves, says that there
must be produced more tangible evidence
of crime than these figures represent. The
figures do not show the criminality clear.
ly standing alone. They will send no
rogue to the State prison. Their publica-
tion of the figures has killed the party in
this city which has pcrpetratcd these
frauds. There is no doubt, however, that
the course taken by the citizens commit
tee in securing preliminary examination
ofthe suspected parties in open court will
result in laying the foundation for the
commencement OF the legal proceedings
desired 10 this respect The failure Of the
Board OF Supervisors to delegate the com.
mlttee appointed by committee Of sev.
enty with power to make examinations Of
tho city officials, though causing tempora.
ry disappointment, yet in view ofthis &C.
tion the delegation Of this power Is not
now deemed to be absolutely necessary.
The Democratic journals Of the State
are still boldly denouncing the Tammany
corruptionists. They nearlya all say that
the Tammany delegation should be ex-
cluded from the State Convention.
TIE PREACHERS STILL POUNDING AWAY
..La. ON THE SUBJECT.
Many preachers yesterday, took another
opportunity to denounCe the Tammany.
Beecher made his first appearance In
Brooklyn since his summer vacation, and
INDUCED in an allusion to the official cor.
ruption He said if all the men that have
been guilty Of fraud in New York, were
to have tower fall on them, there would
be funerals enough for fifty years.
THE RING EXPECTED TO FACE THE MUSIC.
Judge Barrett says that If 1t be found
that any thieves who are TO be proceeded
against, attempt to flee, they will be ar.
rested Immediately. He thinks himself
not one Of the ring, but will face the aC-
cuSations. The proceedings are to press.
cd with vigor Throughout the day
there has been great excitement in the
anticipation of the arrest Of some of the
ring leaders. All sorts Of rumors being
ahoat. II Is definitely known that meas.
ures were concocted for the arrest OF
Hall, Tweed and others connected with
the city frauds.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE FORTHCOMING
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
There Is great excitement this morning
in the political circles, over the forth.
coming OF the Rochester Convention.
The Tammany ring Is working to secure
It's representation. The Reform Demo
cracy hope to smash the hopes Of the
ring with the country Democracy. The
ring delegation Is tainted. II II be re.
ognized there will be an eifectual divi.
sion in the ranks OF the Democracy.
GREENS ENDORSEMENT NECESSARY.
Judge Barnard settled the injunction
question to-day. adapting portions OF
three orders submitted. The order re.
strains the payment Of monies without
the Endorsement of H. Green, Comp,
troller. II prohibits the raising Of money
without the sanction of the Board Of Ap.
pOrtiOnment. .....
THE REPUBLICAN, PRESS ON THE N. Y. RE.
PUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
The Republican press in the interior of
the State, universally endorse the Repub.
lcan ticket as a general thing, however,
the Custom House will be in need of puri. |
flCatiOn.
APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT OF ARREST
FOR MAYOR HALL.
An evening paper announces that Judge |
George G. Barrett made application this
afternoon before Justice Bixby of the 9th
street police court for warrant of arrest
for Mayor A. Oakley Hall. for alleged mis-.
demeanor in converting the public funds
or permitting the same TO be diverted
from their legitimate use by signing war.
rants for the payment Of millions Of dol
lars for work that had not been done,
said moneys having been paid to 1ngersOll, |
Garvey, Miller, Smith, Ballard and others. |
The affidavit charging the crime Is under |
the special section Of the act Of the Leg |
islature which deprives the guilty party |
Of office and forever prevents him from |
holding office Of any kind and Is sworn
to by W. 8. Copeland, formerly an assis.
tant book.keeper In the Comptroller's |
office, and charges that the vouchers on
which the said warrants were issued were
and so known to the Mayor.
The Justice did not feel authorized to
grant the warrant, as some respect should
be shown the official position Of the chief
magistrate of the city, but he would send
notice to the Mayor TO appear tomorrow
Should he neglect or refuse to
appear, a warrant for his arrest would be
issued 1t was intimated that counsel
will tomorrow apply for warrants OF ar
rest against Tweed and others Tor fraudu-
lently appropriating public funds
Fatal Fight in a skiH.-BOth Men