Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-24
NEW YORK YESTERDAY.

NEW YORK YES ERDAI.
James Lynch, an eX-sheriff of this
city, died yesterday.
The trial OF the Jumel will case
was commenced before Judge Ship
man.
It is stated that COnkIing, secretary
Of the exploded Market savings bank,
has fed.
The stock firm of Hedder, Win
chester Il Co., suspended to-day. 1t
is believed that they have no out
standing contracts.
Rev. Mr.. HepWOrth yesterday COM
menced organizing his new church,
/ having on the first list Of members
one hundred and fifty families.
The Bar association has been en-
deavOrIng to obtain evidence upon
VIII eh 10 bring charges against the
sheriff, but thus far have failed OF sue
cess.
Itis stated that the jury of the court
of general sessions viii bring in forty
or fifty indictments against prominent
officials or ex-oficials for frauds, which
aggregate some S15, 600, ,0GO.
Anti-Cruelty Bergh in 8 letter de-
clsres that he meant no disrespeet to
pigeon shooters by his recent action,
and that as the law is against him he
viii desist from interfering with them.
Judge Blatchford, at the instance Of
a depOsitOr, has granted an order, re
turnable February Sd, requiring the
Market street savings bank to show
why it should not be declared in invol-
Untary bankruptcy.
Rev. Joshua d. Bradley, whose de-
fectiOn from the Protestant Episcopal
church has caused so much excitement
in religious circles, will be received
into the Catholic church by DR..
McGlynn, OF st. Stephens church, on
Wednesday next.
The council of Tsmmany Sachems,
yesterday, passed a resolution con-
firming the previous resolutions |
Of the Sachems, excluding the CON-
mittee Of 1872 from the use CT Tam.
many Hall. There is desire TO await !
political developments before surren-
dering any real estate to any Demo- |
cratic organization.
The Helald's Washington special |
says that the stupidity OF the Demo |
cratic members OF the committee on |
ways and means in respect to the syn
dicate investigation, evidences their |
failure to comprehend the situation. |
The Herald also states that thOIgh /
Boutwell, has been whiteWashed by /
the committee, it hopes that the In
vestigatiOn will lead to the breaking
up of the stUpendous jobs of the treas
ury ring.
The Tribune says that one Of its re.
porters has collected from various
merchants bills indOrsed by General
Order Lset & Co., and compared them
with others of bonded warehouse
men, and it establishes that the gen.
eral-Order favOrite have charged in
some instances from two hundred and
fifty to three hundred per cent more
than they had a right to demand.
The Tribune suggests that these mer-
chants be brought before the commit
tee.
After hearing Mr.. Courtney on be.
half Of ex-COmptroller Connolly, upon
the motion to stay proceedings In the
board OF supervisors against Connolly
pending the decision Of the court at
Albany, In the suit Of the people,
Judge Barnard stated that he would
decline to grant the motion, as he be-
lieved the supervisors had right to
bring the action, and not the people.
This is the first judicial decision vet
as to the proper parties to
bring these suits.
At q meeting of the Bowling Green
Savings bank depOsitOrs this evening,
Judge Hogan, one Of the sub-commft-
tee. reported that the deficits were $92, =
DIS. II the Avenue @ railroad does not
pay claim Of S42 900 against them | |
which they dispute) and II the bank {
has to pay the sum Of $50, 600, claimed {
Dy the Guardian Savings bank,
The deficicit will be Sl9S, ,0l3. He also !
that they discovered loans to
have been psid 70 fictitious individu-
als, and that w. Selmer had removed
rom the bank the checks or vouchers 1
'Or the sums so paid.
The Evening News says that the
grand jury Of the court of general ses-
,ions has found an immense number
Of indictments. II is supposed that
hundreds OF names will be In the list. |
They found that large quantities of
money had been placed Ia bank, from
time to time, to the credit of certain
members Of the ring. By the testi-
nony Of bank presidents, It Is proved {
that millions were often deposited TO
The bank accounts OF those members.
In one cese 81 500, 900 was placed in
DanK to the credit OF one OF the ring s
men. 1t has been pro that in one
lay over S., ,00O, 600 was stolen from
he city treasury. Tomorrow the I
grand jury will probably bring indict- I
nents against IngersOli, Woodward,
5arvey and Thomas O. Fields. Five
Indictments have been found against
Tweed, and fifteen against Connolly.