Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-03
ANOTRER TARMAHY FRAUD.
An Examination into the RolIs---Flc-
titiOus Names Drawing Large Sums
for no Services.
IOs Coburn, lin cusack, and Other Ruff
fans, Receiving Large Sums
Monthly from the City.
Breaking Up the Ring.--The Anti -Tammsny
Democrats Hard at Work.

UtMutTdlS ndfu WuIhs
New YORK, October 2.-Accounts
giving expenditures of the city gov
eminent for the first quarter of the
present year, are published to-day.
They include the costs for appropria-
tiOns, the special and trust account,
and the revenue bonds of the city.
The pay.roll5 show that immense
sums of money have been paid to f1e-
titious names; in many instances the
persons receiving salaries do not nor
never have performed any service;
some of them are incapable of doing
it. The names of few professional
"bruisers" are to be seen on the rolls
Jim Cussck and Joe Coburn are
said to have received their monthly
stipend under assumed names. Mike
Norton, State Senator, is said to have
no less than twelve of these lucrative
sinecure6.
Investigation into these matters has
caused the greatest CONSERVATION
among these "dead- beats" The
salaries for the department of public
works makes a yearly aggregate of
nearly 100000; payments to the leg
/ islative department are nearly $500,
600; the cost for annual services in and
around the mayors Office is nearly
$4,000.
The Tribune is demanding the
prosecution of the ring of
thieves, and says that there must be
produced more tangible evidence
than these figures present; the figures
do not show the criminsIity clearly !;
standing alone, they will send no
rogue to states prison; their republica-
tiOn has killed the party in this city
which perpetrated these frauds.
There is no doubt, however. that the
course taken by the citizens commit
tee in securing preliminary eXami-
nation of the suspected parties in
open court will result in laying the
foundation for the commencement of
the legal proceedings desired.
The Democratic journals of the State
are still boldly denOuncing the Tam.
many corruptionists. They all say
that the Tammany delegation should
be excluded from the State conven-
ton.
Judge Barnard settled the injunc-
ton question to-day by adopting por-
tiOus of the three orders submit
ted. The order restTain5 the pay
ment OF moneys without the indorse-
ment of Andrew II. Greene the comp
troller, and prohibits the raising Of
money without the sanction of the
Board of Apportionment.
There is much excitement this
morning in political circles over the
forthcoming convention. The Tam
many ring is working to secure its
representation. The RefOrm-DemOc
racy hope to smash the hopes of the
/ ring with the country democracy.
The ring delegation is tainted, and
it will not be recognized, and
there will be an effectual di-
vision in the ranks of the DEM
Oeracy. Judge Barrett says that
it is sure that any of the thieves who
are to be proceeded against attempt to
flee they will be arrested Immediately.
| He thinks himself not one of the ring
will face accusations. Proceedings
are to depressed with vigor through
out the day. There has been great
excitement in anticipation ofthe arrest
of some of the ring leaders, and all
sorts of reports are sfiOat. 1t is
definitely known that measures were
| concocted to arrest Hall, Tweed and
some others connected with the city
frauds.
Many preachers yesterday took an
other opportunity to denounce Tam
many. Beecher made his first ap.
pearance at Brooklyn since his sum-
| mer vacation, and iudulged in allu-
sions to the official corruption. he
said if all men that have been guilty
of fraud in New York were to have a
tower to fall on them there would
be funerals enough for fifty years.
The World calls upon the Demo
cratic State committee to pledge the
Democratic party of the State to a
prompt repeal OF the present city char
ter, and the substitution of a new
charter which will render fiagrant
abuses impossible. Anything else will
be a mere looping off of twigs and
branches, but this will cut up munich
pal corruption by the roots. The cd
itor reminds the delegates that what
our taxpayers need is not denuncia-
ton, but relief; and relief can come
only by the sweeping away of the bad ,
indefensible charter that fortities
these men in power.
A workingmen's party was formed
at a meeting of WOrkingmen held at
the Germania assembly rooms last
,, evening. It will be the endeavor oi
the party TO promote reforms in OFF,
cial quarters.
The Democratic union elected full
, list of twenty-one delegates to the
Rochester convention.
The injunction, as settled and mod
, ified by Judge Barnard this morning
authorizes the issueof bonds by the de
partments of parks, docks, and chari-
ties, and by boards OF health, fire anO
, police, under the provisions of the
laws now existing, but the Judge di
; rects that no bond or bonds for which
the city or county is liable snail be
issued without the approval of An
drew 81. Greene, deputy comptroller
He also restraints the comptroller from
4 naying any money or delivering anS
warrants for the payment of money
without the consent first obtained o
ssid deputy. Greene is to signify hii
: assent to issue bonds by writing acrosi
the face thereof his approval and sig
nature. Judge Barnard also restrainI
any payments on account OF the court
house at Harlem.
: The rum0r to-day is that the diff
. culties in the department of parks hav'
been settled by Andrew 81. Greene
who will take his place on the execu
; tive committee OF the commission Ii
! place of Thos. Q. Fields.
Arrangements nave been made b.
9 which the police shall receive thei
pay TO October lst.
Judge Connolly now says that HI
remark, that he had burned importan
l public papers, was made in iocula
8 Way, and that all documents are stil
in existence.
An evening paper announces tina
: Judge George G. Barrett made sppli
g cation this afternoon before Justic
BixIey, of the Fifty. seventh street pc
Y lice court for warrant Of arrest TO
Mayor a. Oakley ball, for allege
g gross misdemeanor in converting put
e Tic funds or permitting same to b
O diverted from its legitimate use D
signing warrants for the payment
! millions of dollars for work that ha
II not been done, said money havin
Of been paid to Ingersoll, Garvey, Nj
l. Ter. Smith, Ballard and others. III
,e principal afidavit charging the Grim
u Under special section OF the act OF Il