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wrangliBg over Mr.. Greeley's VIII
NEW YORK, February 4-The 7rib
une of this morning says that the Gree
lev will Gaze has entered upon way o
settlement which reflects severe dis
credit upon every one concerned in ii
excepting the daughters Of Mr. Greeley
They have been distressed beyond mes
sure by the mauagements scandalou:
wranging over their fathers grave, and
gave peremptory orders to make a full
surrender of all their rights in the mat
ter. The Tribune thinks the facts IN
'avor OF the last will were plain and
obvious, but hope that now that SIorrs
and Manning have been triumphant In
the contest, they will use their victory
magnifcently.
Rapid Transit.
At a meeting OF the New York Ra-
Did Transit Association, held last even-
ing a call was made for a public meet
ing at Cooper Institute on February
nineteenth. The petition is signed by
eight hundred prominent business men.
Several Ward A ,sociations are now
acting in concert with the Rapid Tran-
sit Association.
Tweed's PeculatiOns.
The Tribune this morning says: For
three months past the Comptrollers
Office and several banks OF the city
have been laid under contribution tor
evidence of further municipal frauds.
The new evidence shows precisely who
90, the per centage OF the DIVISION OF
the proceeds of the special audit aud
what per ceutage each confederate re-
ceived. 1t establishes that the total
frauds in the special audit were nearly
$40 600 900, instead OF S6,3oO,OOO as
heretofore. $9,329,5S2 Of this money
nave been traced into Tweeds
hands. Additional evidence establishes
that OF the special audit frauds he re-
ceivei over 81 100000.
Examination of the books of the
banks reveals extensive frauds OF the
Board of Public Works heretofore con
cesled because Of the refusal OF the
Commissioners to allow any scrutiny OF
the accounts. The amount OF the
frauds in this department ls not dl'
vulsed at present, but there is trust
worthy information to the effect that
the total frauds developed by this new
investigation into all departments will
aggregate twenty million dollars. la
oTosecut,on OF the ring. the erinlha'
indictments against Tweed are not to
be Immediately pressed. The fight now
comes up on the civil suits and to these
the whole attention OF the prosecution
will he directed.
TiIden .on Reform.
ST. Tilden mas long letter in the
morning papers to day on the subject
Of reform. He reviews the reform
movement in this city and the work of
its advocates. The letter is ostenslbIy
a defense of his own conduct in connec'
ton with the recent reform measures.
BANKER Arrested.
Yesterday James s. Myers, a banker
uas arrested on complaint Of Mrs. Julia
A. Bach, who charges he delrsuded her
ont Of thirty-two Missouri bonds, worth
between thirty-two and thirty-tive thou
sand dollars.
The stokes Case.
The Court OF Oyer and Terminer was
crowded to day to hear the continua-
ton of the argument for anew trial OF
Stoke, The counsel for the defense
closed at IL A. NJ. The argument
closed this afternoon on both sides
Ju3ge Boardmsn informed the counsel
that he would render his decision the
last OF this week or the beginning OF
next.
In the Court OF General Sessions, to-
dsy, Counsellor Howe moved that an
s.rIv date be set down for the trial OF
Jacob Rosenweig, the abortIonist' and
by mutual consent Friday next vas set
down for the case.
Tammany Frauds.
No evidence relating to the alleged
n.vIv discovered frauds of Tammauy
was laid before the grand jury, to-day