The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
THE MUNICIPAL MUDDLE.
Public Feeling About the Key
ser Imbroglio.
BarrooIa Speculati0ns About the
Municipal Rottenness.


may be found congregated those who are conversant
with the political ana financial aspects OF city affairs
as they now stand since tie astounding revelations
Of fraud have been made.
The first place visited was the drinking saloon OF
Edward Cahill in Park row, near Ann street. This
place frequented pretty generally by clerks Bohe-
Inians, politicians and merchants. The barkeeper,
Patsey Cahll, who Is quite young and good looking,
was engaged in dispensing ginger beer to q number
of thirsty customers Among these was tne Hon.
John Calvin, who ls well known In the sporting
and scientific world. Close to HIM stood the Hon.
Mr. Black, who Is also q prominent sport
REPogTER-Mr. Calvin, ! am DESTROYS OF getting
at your feeling regard to the Keyser business and
the various city frauds.
The Hon. Mr.. GALyIN-My opinion abont the city
frauds Is just tms:-If they were allowed to 80 on
any longer the four five men who were commit.
ting them wouldn't stop until they took our watches
aud pocketbooks
REpoRTEn-weI, what have You got to say in
gard to Keyser2
the Hon. MIR. GALvIs-Keyser's- dorg-that's all.
He may be good company lor women of doubtful
reputation, bat he is no company for gentlemen. If
he had the money lie should not have squealed. You
couldn't have expected nything else from hiIl,
anyhow, cos he's pious Methodist
Mr.. BLACK guess Keyser wants to sell his dog
about this time. He ought to have muzzled the
animal long ago ana sold him. Let's take drink.
here a drink was taken by all hands, and great
satisfaction was observable immediately among all
present.
The next pace where the reporter called was In
Htcncock's coffee and cake saloon, which Is located
on the lower end of Chatham street, down deep
basement. Here the porty proprietor administers
coffee and cakes pics lied tongues and pork and
beans to his customers oil day and through the
hours of the night. Around the walls are hung
pictures of American daring and individual bravery,
ana the tables, when reporter entered, were
pretty well filed, and at one sat two men, one a
printer on morning newspaper ana a barkeeper
The printer had ordered a plate of pork and beans
and the barkeeper had called Tor picked tongue
and a bowl OF Coffee
They were botn conversing on the municipal row
a heated way. The barkeeper Lelwitn man,
while the printer was very strong in his allegiance
to William NJ. Tweed, whom he declared to be q
good man in every sense. They spoke as foows--
ADMiRER or PORK AND BEANS-There's q great
deal OF gabbie and stuff in the newspapers about
Tweed and his corruptons. Is there anybody honest
nowadays Pa ike to know Can you expect that
Tweed-when he had a cnance--that he Wouldn't
go Tor the stamps and get them2
ADMIRER OF PICKLED ToNGUE-There are lots of
honest men in New York; you can bet but they have
been afraid to speak untll now. II Is only right
and sent to State Prison.
ADMIRER OF PORK AND BEANs-Thats all stuff
Who win try Tweeds There isn't Judge on the
bench that he can't buy up like negro slave the
oden time.
ADMIRER OF PICKLED ToNaUE-There Is one man
that he can't buy up the bench OF New York.
ADMIRER OF PORK AND BEANs-Who Is that won
derlu man, I'd ike to known
ADMIRER OF PICKLED TONGUE-Judge Barnard Is
the man.
ADMIRER OF PORK AND BEANs-Too tmnl There
amt any honest man in the city.
The reporter visited the billiard saloon OF Chris
OConnor, who is of the Grand Jurors to try the
people VINO have committed the frauds Oh the city
treasury. There were present John G. Heenan,
Captain Kennedy, OF the Sixth precinct police;
Cooley Reyes and other well known politicians, who
were all INDUCING IN convival glass OF cham
payne al the time that our rep orer entered the WELL
III saloon. The reporter made frantic attempts to
interview Chris 0'Connor and the other gentlemen
present. but failed sgnaly with Chris O'Connor,
who did not like the process.
REPORTER Mr. OConnor, / am DESTROYS OF ascer
tanning from you what your sentiments may be in
regard to the situation.
= CHRIS OCoNNoR-l think the situation Is very
light and airy. am quite cool at present, thank
you
views on the subject Of the late frauds2
CHRIS OCoNNoR-No; am grand juror now.
have no Views, nut l can give you q stave OF
song and Mr.. OConnor, IN a rich, manly voice,
burst forth In the splendid old ballad OF Inman's
OLD MORGAN AT PANAMA.
In the hostel room we were seated in GLOOM Old Morgans
No mir,hul sound, Jest went round 1t erst
Wine we had none and girls rome for the las, of
our gold was spent -, -. -..,S -,
TN our chei on The hurled down sword and spake
"s and the Devil an this be reve we had better and
We, sss g n aa% PI BsssA neaa%''
We of gold coin untold gems which
We Of wine, girls divneshe darkeyed girls
They and baked and seemed with
And wept and groand swoond but twas
alithe same at last.
But, truth 10 ten tie end well, asst had been longer
And so we revealed in Panama
We, the mighty Buccaneers.
Mr. OCoNNoR-Thenls my sentiments; that's all
have to say.
Mr.. JOHN q. HEENAN-Just let the HERALD know
that it was got all applause at the Rochester Con-
yenuon instead OF Horatio Seymour. That's a fact.
Captain KENSEDY-For Gods sake don't inter-
view me. / don't know anything about Keyser or
his dog.
The next place visited was the Shakespeare Inn,
on Broadway, near Thirteenth street, which is kept
by Tommy Ryan, Jolly fat Boniiace of Celtic
descent. There were two or three persons present
among whom were Charley Moss, the gentlemanly
box office keeper at wallack's Theatre; ana an
Englishman who was quite drunk and asking FOR
"Dittah beah.n
REPoRTER-what do you think OF Keyser and his
confession, Mr.. Moss
CHARLEY Moss-I don't know what to think or it.
Jimmy Masterson would be good man to interview
about the matter. As lar as / am concerned, think
this thing sf Key ser returning money Is merely
intended to keep the people OF the scent
or stop the pursuit. which becoming
pretty hot. 1t is just ike throwing
bone to dog when he IL In full chase. keyser
has got plenty OF money BESIDES and he need not
fnr eyn ont