Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-20
Our New York Dispatches.
One More Day Of the Custom House Hn-
v"sti$ntiOn- Charter adopted by
the COMMITTEE of Seventy, etc.

NEW YORK Jan. 19.-The retrenchment COM
mttee met at the hotel this morning. They ad-
journ TO Washington tomorrow night. \ let
Ter was received from Colonel Howe, treasury
agent, asking 10 be heard before the committee
to cOntrOvert the false statements made relative
to HIM and his officers by the junior partner of
Naylor & Co. Governor Jewell of Connecticut
was present as a looker-on this morning. A
broker testified relative to the appralsement OF
damages on goods.
Mr. Howe said the moietcs during two years
and a halt, added 10 the salaries Of officers f
Col. Howe's agency, were less than fly per
cent, making inspectors paySiX dollars per day;
assistant agents pay less than nine dollars per
day, or three thousand two hundred and eighty
five dollars per annum agents at eight dollars
per day to about twelve dollars, or four thou
sand three hundred dollars per annum. Col.
Howe's salary by law is ten dollars per day,
which, with fifty per cent for moieties, aggre-
gates fifteen dollars per day, or S5475 per an
mum. In many cases, Investigations by treas
ury agents had been the cause of large addi-
tional duties being paid to the government. The
entire expenses of the special treasury service
OF the United States, comprising sixteen dis
trictS and lty-three special agents. for the fiscal
year ending December list, 1871, were about
100000, of which $40, 600 were paid for cX-
penses and the balance in salaries. During the
same period Of time, over one million in each
was paid 10 the government, recovered by treas
ury agents, with number of large suits still
pending.
1t is proposed to move a resolution in the leg
islarure declaring Iweeds place vacant If that
gentleman does not present himself, and in the
latter case his expulsion will be moved. The
election committee al Albany have summoned
Tweed before them on the 18th inst. A COM
mission from the legislature are TO take evidence
in this city.
At the conference of the state Congregational
lists held in BROOKLYN Yesterday the new drpaT-
ture programme presented At Oherliu O., was
discussed, the leaders OF the movement claiming
that they have no intention, in the proposed
triennial conference of COngregatlonaliSts to at
tempt anything like legislative control of the al
fairs Ofthe denomination. Iheylwish only to pro-
duCe greater unity. Henry Ward Beechcr warm v
welcomed Rev. Mr. Hcpworth as Il brother. The
latter stated in his remarks that he was now on
the side where he had been long wishing TO
come.
The Times says that further fraud has been
discovered in the department of public works,
growing out of a contract for iron pipes, con
cludud under the auspices of Tweed, whereby
the city was robbed of some 100000.
man named White yesterday was killed mp
town on Nanderhilt'S 4th av nue. slaughter trap.
Soon alter the accident a large crowd gathered
and threatened to tear up the track, but were
dispersed by the police.
1t is said Greeley has requested that his name
be not affixed 10 the call for the national re
away from the recent meeting Of the national
committee TO preserve his independence, and
lanty inumateS that there is possible cOntu-
gency in which he will support the renomina-
ton of Grant
Isabel A. Titus of Boston, who had been on
visit TO Dr. Pray in oath street in this city, last
night blew her brains out with Il pistol. The
cause of the suicide is unknown.
The charter adopted by the committee of sew
enty differs rom the draft recently published in
the following particulars: A new department of
public safety is created, consisting of the bu-
reaus Of police, fire, health, buildings and sta
tsticS, each bureau to have chef; the Office of
chamberlain is abolished, aud suh-treaSury
under the control of the controller, is authorized
to receive city moneys the board of finance is
authorized to make estimates of moneys re-
qulred for all departments OF the city govern
ment, which, when certified by board of alder
men, shall he raised by board OF supervisors :;
on the first Monday of May next, the terms of
office of the mayor, boards of aldermen, con-
troller, deputy chamberlain. corporation coun-
sci, corporation attorney, tax commissioners
and commissioners of public instruction shall
expire; on the 18th of May, the commissioners
OF parks, works, charities and corrections.
health, fire, docks, commissioners and superin-
tendent of police, register &C., with all the
above named officers, shall turn over their re-
Spective offices to their successors whose cleo
ton is appointed for April.
1t appears likely that the new charter for this
city will be presented to the legislature next
week. The committee of seventy prepared it
with the utmost care.
portion Of the records of the department of
public works is published and shows that on
four contracts for iron pipes, Tweed took from
the city about S125, 90.