Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-12
Our New York Dispatches
Another DAYS Proceedings in the Hnves-
tigaIiOn into the Alleged Custom House
ErFeSular5ties-Tho Tammnny Society
no longer Happy Family, etc.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE congressional COM
mittCe met at the hotel this morning. Several
anonymous letters were thrown in the waste
basket. EX-Appraser Palmer testified that
James NJ. Thompson, then harbor master, pro-
posed to Palmer to divide the profits on giving
large allowances to importers on damaged goods,
which proposition Palmer refused and made
known to Secretary Boutwell,. Subsequently,
Thompson was appointed weigher in the custom
house, on the recommendation, SO Palmer said,
of George Opdyke.
The agents Of the Inman national and North
German Lloyds lines to-day testified that they
desired general order store for each line Of
steamers.
The sachcms Of Tammany have passed a res
olution closing Iammany hall to all political
committees or organizations. The preamble as
serts that no general democratic committee was
elected in 1871. Consequently this action ig-
noreS the recently constructed general commit
tee on the part Of the Tammany organization,
which the Herald thinks will lead to a further
disruption of the democratic party in this state.
An Albany letter states that Tweed has noti-
fed his friends there that he is not gong TO
claim his seat in the senate.
The Times says that the election Of John
Cochrane n Tammany republican, to the presi-
dency OF the board OF aldermen, and tue Subse-
quent retirement of Mayor Hall, so that Coch-
rane viii be acting mayor, is the result Of Tam
many tactics as proposed privately by Tweed.
Gov Hoffman last night signed the bill for the
financial relief of New York city,
The New York yacht club is making prepare
tions for a cruise to Russia next summer, by in
vtation of the grand duke.
1t is now stated that Mayor Hall has gone to
visit Sweeny, at st, GATHERINGS Canada.
Judge Bixby, before whom the Fisk Mansfield
case had been proceeding, states that the case
is now practically ended. ltisn be brought
up again.
AT the annual meeting of the Methodist Sun
day school union yesterday, Bishop Morris was
chosen president Of the board Of managers. A
thousand dollars each was appropriated for Sun
day school work in Germany, India and South
America.
Erie officials say there is no intention of
offering the vice presidency, vacant by the
death Of Fisk, to Mcclellan.
There were twcnty-seven bids for government
gold to-day, amounting to s. ,942 900, from 10S to
10s74100. The amouuhadvertised for sale, ST.
100000, will go at los 72-l00to 10S 7i-100.
The committee OF seventy has presented to
the state senate a memorial reu onstrating
against allowing Tweed 10 take his seat as sen-
aor, and asking that the seat be declared va
cant, and a new election ordered. The me-
mortal enters fully into the frauds by which
Tweed's election is alleged to have been Sc.
cured, and shows also that, in various districts,
more votes were marked down for Tweed than
were actually cast in the entire district.
The heads of the various departments called
upon Gen. Cochrane yesterday, and cougratu-
lated him on his position as acting mayor.
The Tammany general committee to-day APP
piled TO Judge Barnard for a writ OF mauddmus,
compelling the sachems 10 admit them TO the
hall 1t is understood that the writ will be
granted as soon as the papers are fully pre-.
pared.
Stokes was visited in prison to day by his
father The interview lasted two hours, andy
very affecting.
The hoard Of aldermen to-day removed all at
taclcs Of the old board
The grand jury indicted twelve election in
spectors IN the sixth ward for fraudulent prac.
tees. All appeared in court, aud gave bail in
$500 EACH