The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
Established in 104o. !.


The New York Times Of July 29th
in . supplement published by it shows
by indubitable evidence the corrup.
tions Of the Tammany ring in New
York. The expose brings to light
the most stupendous frauds ever COM
mitted 10 the world. We cannot
publish the entire expose, but only
give the Times summary of what it
claims to have proved, and ask our
readers who would like to raad all
the Times has to say to send for .
copy Of that paper Of July
29th. 1t is enough to mantle the
cheek Of every American with the
blush Of shame to know that we have
in this free land OF ours the most
corrupt municipal government in the
world, . government of rogues, who
are, too, the head and heart Of the
great democratic party ofthe nation,
and who carry the great State Of New
York because Of the large majority
they are enabled to throw in the city
1--WE published on the 9Th inst. d
list Ut lofts that had been rented by
the City authorities as armories for
the National Guard. We showed
that t36, 900 per year was being paid
for the top floor Of Tammany Hall,
which could not be let for "a, 600 for
any legitimate business. We showed
that Peter B. Swceny is receiving
$4,000 q year for rooms on Brood.
way and Thirty-third street, which
could not be let for $4,000 for any
legitimate business; and that r. A.
Pa'mer, President Of the Broadway
Bank, receives . sop OF $4,000 q
year for an empty stable lott corner
Of Ninth avenue and Twenty seventh
street, which could not be let br
81 900 for any business purposes. -
We described the differ ent premises
where these armories are situated,
and showed that the public have 10
pay $85, 900 year for empty rooms
that are not required for nor used %
armories. We entered on this branch
of the subject first, because every
citizen could satisfy hlmself as to tho
correctness of our statements, with.
out calling on Hall and Connolly for
the proofs.
On the Goth we followed up the
same branch Of the subject by giving
q list of the checks that had been
signed by Hall and Connolly, and
paid to four men for repairing aad
fitting up these armories. We ac-
counted for $941, ,O64 81 that hsd
been charged to the account OF aAr-
mories and Drilling rooms" in less
than Eve months-from March IL,
1870, to August 8, 1s70-and for
~, ,604 ,207 Of that had been drawn
on "Speciai accounts" and divided
in the same manner during the first
three months Of the present year.
On the 22d we published . list of
checks amounting in the aggregate
to
S5,6e3.646 SO,
that had been paid for carpenter
work in county offices and armories,
and for furniture, carpets, and shades
for the same. All these checks were
paid directly, or indorsed over BY an
imaginary claimant, to James 81.
Ingersoll, the notorious agent Of tho
ring.
On the Oath we published another
list Of checks, amounting in the ag-
gregate to
s2,s70, ,464 O6,
which had been paid to or indorsed
by Andrew ]. Garvey, for plasteripg
in county Offices and armories. The
first of these checks were paid Jan.
10, 1867, for repairs on armories to
Jan 6, 1862" and the last on Aug IL,
1870, "for repairs in county buildings
to Dec 81, 1862" thus drawing moro
than two and three quarter millions
of dollars for work done between
Jan s, and Dec 2l-lacking fifteen
days Of one year.
On the 26th we published another
list of checks paid to John 81. Keyser
for plumbing and gas fitting in conn-
ty Offices and armories, and amount
ing In tho aggregate to
$1,231,s1776 76.
In the several articles that We
have published since the 9th inst, we
have accounted for
$l2,s74,7s9 81
that has been paid out to Ingersoll,
Garvey, keyser and Miller, between
Jan II, 1869, and March 81, 1871
Ofthis sum no less than
ss,321, ,955 SO
has been paid during and since the
month of May, 1870, and after the
neU City Government iDas inauguratAd.
Mayor Hail had absolute power over
the claims representing this enor-
nous amount in the Board of Super
visors-his single vote being sufi-
cient to defeat the unanimons vote OF
all the other members ofthe Board
-and yet he approved OF these claims
and signed checks for their pay
ment."
We publish the following taken
from the Toledo Republican. The
road referred to from Ottumwa north
il the Ottumwa and st. Paul. Sc
little encouragement to this project
has been manifested here that w
1 aro .v1od ~ ann %ho ,,orp1o IN cOvo1