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NEW YORK, December l5.-An Ole
man named William +, Dunham wa
secretly arrested by Colonel Whitley
detectives about week ago on the
charge of attempting to pass altered
Mississippi State bonds. 1t has trans
pired since that he has made q long
confession to his custodians, in which ht
duplicates several persons, including
two prominent government officials O.
this city, in an extensive conspiracy fol
placing fraudulent State warrants on the
market. Colonel Whitely's officers have
succeeded in recovering most of the war
rsn,s. The prisoner was takci' before
Judge Bowling and held to await q
requisition from the Governor Of Missis
sippi.
A meeting of the actors OF this city
was held yesterday afternoon to take
fitting notice of the death of Edwin
Forrest. About forty gentlemen were
present. Resolutions paying high sulogy
to the deceased, and expressing the loss
sustained by the profession and the com
muniiy in general were passed.
There was large attendance at the
International Workingmen's Associa-
ton held in this city yesterday. Dele
cations from the Silk Viewers Pro-
tectiye Unions of Patterson and Green,
point were in attendance. Citizen named
West introduced a resolution from
the Silk Weayers' Union of Patterson,
and one Of the members stated that for
the past four weeks the tradesmen had
been.on a strike in consequence OF an
attempt having been made by the en-
ployers to reduce their wages twenty
per cent. Citizen Halbert said that 1t
was almost impossible for the working
men to obtain from their employers
what they earned, and these employers
should be seized in the streets and hanged
to lamp posts, and then let the authori-
ties arrest the men. If this was done the
workinrmen would not have SO much to
complain of afterward. II there is TO
be anarchy the sooner the better, before
your children perish. Then, citizens,
let us band together and hang all such
scoundrels who thus starEe you and your
families. Band together at once, and
obtain that which is your own--that
which built up the capital, and COM
menee with District Attorney Hopper.
[Applause.l
Citizen West said: If we had on our
side the government Of the State, 1t
would be easy to say, hang those men.
When we have not, we must keep quiet.
Citizen Herbert said; Let us commit
one act-string up to lamp post these
men who lock out employees and then
burn their manufactures down.
Investigation has been commenced by
the Common Council into the cause OF
the non-payment by the Erie railroad OF
the rent and interest on the property
bounded By Duane, Washington, Reade
and West streets, formerly occupied as
their principal Offices, and which, it
is affirmed, they have occupied since
1868 without the payment Of q dollar.
The full amount due the city or that
has not been accounted for is said to
amount to about $l5O,OO0. Comptroller
Green has been requested by the Common
Council TO make report to the Board
of this and other corporations who are
in arrears for rent. 1t is claimed that
altogether, over three millions are due
the city.