Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-02

NEW lphh, Otls L. 1 NC W UTlu says the OUT
cry of the Leader against Tilden's apprehended
domination over the democratic state conven-
tiOn is quite unnecessary. The state committee
has no control over the action of the convention,
when its members are once assembled. The
World believes the convention must take some
pronounced action on the charge made against
the Iammany leaders, but says Whether that
action shall be simple resolution of Ccnsure,
or the more decisive measure of excluding the
Iammany delegation from seats, are questions
for the convention itself. Tilden has no power,
and, we believe, no wish to gag the convention
orcontro its action by other means than argu-
mCnts.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted
against Michael Connolly, register of the city,
Tor alleged larceny. 1t is stated that he torcihly
took, from parties who were verifying them, the
memoranda, obtained in his office, as to the sales
of real estate, saying he supposed some reporter
wanted TO get at the real estate transactions of
the ring, and he would allow no one to obtain
surreptltiouS information GromhiS office. When
a return of the papers was demanded, Connolly
said he had burned them. He subsequently adj
united the possession, but did not give them up
Warrants for the search of the registers office
and the arrest OF Connolly have been issued
Tweed, who was interviewed yesterday, SAYS the
department of public works has money enough
to meet all liabilities for long time to come
1t appears that lngersOll has really been served
with a summons in a suit for the recovery of
six millions belonging to the tax payers, alleged
1870. He is to appear for examination before
Judge Barnard, next Friday.
Some park labOrerS met at a hall in SD street,
last evening, listened to a speech, and adopted
resolutions in favor of the democratic party
purged of any unworthy member who com
nritted crime against the city andlIdisgraced the
party. At a meeting of the trades union dele
gates last evening, Mr.. Elliott spoke in favor of
cutting loose from the existing political parties,
and having a ticket of their own He de-
thoritieS and endorsed the action of the com
mittee of seventy. motion for committee
to arrange for mass meeting to nominate can
didatGs was postponed.
An address from the committee of the young
democracy to the electors signed by Joseph
Blumenthal, Roswell d. Hatch Thomas A. Led
weth, and Others, appears in print. 1t announces
that they again uufurl the banner of political
reform, and invite the cooperation of all sim
cercly opposed to fraud and corruption, "to
drive the bold, bad men, WHO plundered and dis
graccd us, from power and place" The address
promises unccasDg effort to rid the service of
the city of thieves and underers, and concludes
as follows: down with the ring! No more re-
peating and false counting! No more swindling
and stealing Down with Sweeny, Tweed, Con-
molly, Hall and their ring allieSl Honesty, in
compatibility and character must be the future
tests of political preferment."
The statement is reiterated that Garyey, the
fraudulent contractor, has fled to Europe. 1t is
forgery, and that he is the individual who sailed
in foreign steamer on Saturday last, who gave
his name as Collum, and left the country under
the passport of one Wilson. Gentlemen of the
committee of seventy say that a cable dispatch
will intercept him.
Suits against Ingersoll and Boar will be
opened in the supreme court tomorrow, and cx-
citing times are anticipated. Judge Barrett to-
day asserted that criminal proceedings would
be commenced this week against the ring.
lrYsif Of Ill
sitOn he was placed in by the statement Of T.
c. Fields that he (Hilton) furnished the mate
rial article in morning paper, by stating that
he furnished that editor as he did other newspa-
per reporters, the report of the engineer of the
parks, from which the facts in the article were
taken, and that he told Fields so, adding that
he was much surprised at the use Howard had
made of it. If this is true the version Fields
gives of it is as ingenious in itself as it is char
acteristic of the political Spectator.
In addition TO the laborerS on the public parks
and the fremen, whose pay is due, the police
force is clamOring for their pay, which also is
due. Some anxiety is manifested among the
employees in the other departments of the city
government A further exposition of the city
expenditures is published. The contingent eX-
penses for 70 and II foot up nearly $500 900;
judgments against the city since the first of Jan
uary amount to million and a quarter; the
finance department cost half & million TO run
since January 1st 1870; salaries to aldermen
IL
of public work, of which Tweed is the head, has
cost nearly half million in salaries for the
same time; for city lamps and gas, since Jan. 1,
1869, to Aag. 81, this year, nearly S3,OOO,00O have
been paid. The courts have cost, since last JAN
uary, S273 600. The cost of cleaning city offices
for two years and eight months was 1927 100;
other things in proportion.
The News says: "0n Monday next the public
will receive information of startling chaIac-
ter, the publication Of which to-day would not
w tboo lie Of h,,tn
high officials to be even less visible than at
present. The nature of the process in view
will not be of civil character, but will take the
form of criminal prosecution There have
been many difficulties in the way towards Sc
curing the ends of justice, but as they have
with herculean labor been removed the path is
now clear for the citizens TO effect the arrest of
the guilty parties. The committee of seventy
have heretofore been unaVoidabiy dilatOry, but
now the most active measures are being in
stituted, under the leadership of an active and
competent man. and the work will be carried out
to a thoroughly complete and final issue. MANY
who have heretofore thought themselves secure
will find to their sorrow that it is possible even
for them TO come within the reach of the law"
The effort TO raise money enough among the
insurance companies to pay the city fremen
their laSt months salaries is understood to have
failed.
The municipal muddle became even more
complicated yesterday, when the city's servants
presented themselves for their usual monthly
salaries, and found that there was no money for
them, and could not be paid. In the county
bureau of the finance department a notice
posted up reading thus: "No salaries will be
paid to-day" struck CONSERVATION to all who
presented themselves to secure their warrants. |
No time was announced when the salaries would
probably be paid, but Deputy Controller Green
will do all in his power to have the men paid
early next week. A meeting of the board of SUI
peryisOrs was to have been held, but the MAORI
ty absented themselves. The same was the case
with she commissioners of the sinking fund.- and
no secret was made of the fact that it was the |
purpose to continue, if possible the present dead
lock in the administration of the affairs of the
city and county departments, in order to en-
barrass Deputy Controller Green.
The Tammany Hall men have already ar
ranged for the passage of 300 roughs TO go to
the Rochester convention. If moral force will |
not win physical force will be used The dis
graceful scenes on board of the cars last year
will be repeated and the Jersey authorities will
again be on the alert to capture the gang
The weekly Illustrated paper known as Wild
Oats, containing caricatures of Messrs. Sweeney,
Tweed, Hall and Connolly, has been seized by
the police, and all newsmen are forbidden to
sell it. OF course Harper's Weekly and the New
York Telegram must expect TO be surprised.
Register Connolly has not yet been arrested.
He is Tammany delegate to the Rochester
convention. Justice Coulter stated to-day that
he would issue an order of arrest tomorrow
In any case, it is probable that She affair will re-
suit in way to enable Connolly to 90 to the
convention.
New YORK, Oct 1.-The police made 1874 ar
rests during the week.
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