Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-08
NEW YORK.
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NEW YORK, Oct. THE confession
and restitution made last night by Keyzeris
deemed of the utmost importance. The
step was wholly unexpected and as means
of enabling the committee Of seventy to OBJ
tain other proof is regarded as the most
promising occurrence that has yet trans
pired. His admission is that in seven years
employment by the city he has received
three quarter million dollars, for which he
has done little, but declares that his sigma
ture to MANY vouchers for exorbitant
sums had been forged. In many instances
he had been compelled to assign his claims
before he could receive payment. This
confession has probably secured him immu-
nity from punishment. Others of the inn
plicated tradesmen are expected to take
ike course, The committee of seventy in
following out their determination for a pros
ecution of the ring of thieves will demand
the Governor to forthwith order the Attor-
new General to commence the reqtliredlegal
proceedings. They will employ counsel to
assist In this work. The late County Aud
itor, Watson, is supposed to be the person
who altered Keyser vouchers. The bills Of
Davidson IL Co. were also altered. The
firm is said to have received but a small pro-
portion of the amounts charged to them.
An opinion is gaining ground that Judge
Barnard viii dismiss the present grand jury.
Unless this is done, the proceedings against
the perpetrators of frauds will result in moth
ing. Besides the fact that the grand jury
is packed, one of the officials upon whom
devolved the prosecution suits is under
Tammany influence.
Anxious Seekers ON the MOurner's
Bench.
Evidence of the most startling character
is accommodating, but the Committee of
Seventy find difficulties in their way. The
parties giving evidence expect it will cost
them their salaries, and desire to be provided
with other situations. This the committee
hesitate to do.
A Patriotic Paper.
The Herald says it will advance the city
treasury one hundred thousand dollars to-
wards carrying on the government until
taxes come in.
Tweed Going 10 Run His Machine with
His Own Money.
Tweed says there is Discrepancy between
the statement of Comptroller Green as to the
financial condition Of the department OF
works and his own; that there shall be no
stoppage in the works department.; he in
tends to take care of his department, and
will individually pay his men rather than
see them suffer. He does not regard the
Rochester Conversion as either a triumph OF
a defeat for Tammany. He supports the
ticket and thinks the city trouble an issue
in itself.
Shocking Domestic Tragedy.
This morning Julius Steinman, lager
beer shop keeper, murdered his wife by
crushing her head with club and smooth
ing iron and cutting her throat with a
sheath knife. He then hanged Himself with
clothes line at the shop door. The bodies
of both were cold when discovered.
Tammany Broken Forever.
The World says, in regard TO the repre-
sentation from New York to the Democrat
ic Convention, that hereafter the Conven-
ton will know nothing of Tammany or anti
Tammany, and deal entirely with the sepa-
rate Assembly districts. Not only Tammany
but all successors Of Tammany, and al
similar oligarchial organizations are thus
abolished.
HI. g. ON the Situation.
Horace Greeley, in review of the situa-
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the public money and converted it to his
own use is not yet proved. Still for sigh
ing bill fraudulent and false he thinks he
ought to resign. have seen no evidence
that Peter b. Sweeny is public plunderer
Ditto, rather more so, as to Judge Hilton
Ny judgment as TO Tweed is very different.
! cannot but believe that good share o
the millions paid out of the Treasury on hi:
! order for the immensely exaggerated or ut
terly fraudulent bills of Ingersoll, Carney
Keyser, Schuyler, Smith, etc, ETC., have
wound their devious way into his pocke
and been employed TO defray his enormou:
expenditures at Albany and this city anC
| elsewhere, and to add block after block tC
his ever growing possessions.
The EmbezzIer Evans
The case Of Evans, of Pennsylvania
came up again in the Superior Court to
! day, decision to be rendered Tuesday
next.
Steel Boilers.
The Board of Steamboat Inspectors to
! day discussed the relative merits of iron anC
steel for boilers. Certain parties who Art
building steel boilers want an allowance fo
| higher pressure than now prescribed for iroI
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| subcommittee. The Board also considered
the application of persons who want t
carry petroleum on passenger vessels, ant
! their decision is, that where there is no 9th
er practicable way, snch freight can be ear
ried on the guards Of the fore-deck.
The Progress of Reform.
Reform delegates to the Democratic Stat
Convention issue an address to the Demo
cratic voters of the city. They rehearse tn
| proceedings of the late Convention a
Rochester, claiming that they obtained tn
success over Tammany there by the adop
ton of the resolution by which the pres
tige of the regularity of Tammany bal
is DESTROYED and the independent asSembl
districts take its place, and urge a
honest Democrats to nominate me-
of the highest character for intelligence an
integrity to the legislature, having no doubt
of their ability to elect them by an over
whelming majority, thus assuring utter an
speedy downfall of the Tammany ring
Then some portion of the stolen mi
lions may be recovered. They close b
saying: Let us pledge ourselves to vindicat
and redeem the honor Of the Democrat
party, and use every means through III
ballot box and courts to bring criminals VIII
disgrace our party to condign punishment.
The address is signed by the whole reforI
delegation.
The WestfieId Massacre.
The trial of the officers of the Staten Is
land Ferry Company for the Westield mul
ders which was set down for Monday Mex
has beenpostponed till next month.
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