, 1873-01-24
NEW YORK.

| <i0n-EiItiur&ix-Th Wax on the OBJ
scene Frcss-EIlc Greeley Stutue-Im-
portnnt Dccision-Thc Tweed Case
The New York Jury EaW'-Niacc1la-
neons Local NInttcr1.
! Special Despatch to Tie Chicago T.1bune
New YonE, Jan. 2s.-To-day Special Treasury
Agent jayne returned from Washington, whore
he has spent the last few days in looking after
tho complaint against Phelps, Dodge l. Co., and
also in arranging the terms Of settlement Of the
long-pending suits against the importing house
Of Void e. Co. The latter, it is said, propose to
pay into the National Treasury, before tho LIST
OF February, tho first installment OF
100000 as pennlty for alleged violation of the
| Custom laws. According to agreement, Wild d
Co. are to pay the money in three instal1ments,
! at intervals Of two, four, and si1 months. The
first payment OF S100, 600 falls duo Feb. /. The
remaining payments will swell the total to
100000, but after this is collected, there will
still be left 5143, 900, which is now in dispute,
although an attempt is being made to effect q
compromise. The negotiations for this last
settlement are carried on inaide the Treasury
Department, Custom House, and the
District Attorneys Office, with General
ae he ass xss saan ssansd o Ai By % the
Treasury Department and it is said thai, II he
wins the entire suit, his fee will be S25, GOO.
The suits against Weld l. Co., which wore ct
one time three in nu1nber, wore begun as far
back ar 1869 and 1870, and have bean in Court
ever since. The charge was that OF entering large
consignments Of Eaat India products through
the Custom House ct greatly nndervalued rates.
One-half Of theamouut to be collected from
Weld l. Co. will bo takon by the Government,
and the rest will be distributed among
various persons. Dlr. jayne will receive $780,
600, aud the Collector, Naval Oficer,and Survey
or 1000 each This house is one Of tho oldest
and wealhiest in the country owns ga oa 3e 1eo float
ITO tie Assoeiated Trfss.l
New YonK, Jun. ga Committee from the
Council Of Political Reform OF the city are to
visit Albany, to urge tho removal Of all the JUS
ticos Of the Police and Marine Courts. A mem
ber OF the Committee says that some Of the
present Police Justices are bad men, and with
ont education. Tho Committee also represent
that abuses have been discovered which will war
rant tho indictment Of four Or Eve prominent
city officials.
4 number Of Polish exilcs last night cele- !
brated the anniversary Of the Polish revolution,
BY a meeting, at which patriotic speeches were
delivered.
New 0e oeans two bsrd srd rnaho no Rs Il Now
Orleans, and the other in Brooklyn.
meeting of tho Greeley National Statue
Committee WAS hold here last evening. Hon.
Ra % sonsE osa pfsfdsd ike S'1 has sesd9
beon subscribed: Letters of apology from those
who wore unable to attend were read,
including letters from schurz, Gov
ornor Bross and Governor Blair, Of Michigan. |
Mr.. Orton then said that it was the desire that |
every State and town should subscribe to the |
fund. subscriptions from Il upward would bo /
received. as soon as the subscription lists wore |
closed they should be sont to the Treasurer. !
William ". Niles Was appointed President OF the
Committee, and Andrew a. Green, Treasurer. |
hfr. Orton proposed that the sum to be collected
should not exceed s40,0 600; that it be devoted I
to the purpose Of erecting bronze statue in
Central Park, With : base and pedestal
birthplace OF deceased, and TINT, simply
q memorial be placed over his grnve at Green
wood s. !. fiIden seconded the proposition,
which vas adopted It is intended By tho Com
mittee to have the amount needed collected at
once, SO tha: the object for which they we're ap-
pointed shall be Immediately carried out. Moth
ng would be done until tho full amount was col
ected.
j In the Tweed case to-day, Garvey uas ex-
.mined at longth by Peckham for tho prosecu-
Comptroller Connolly. Counsel offered to show
hat GarTeys departure from the city Was
:aused by threats assuming to come from
Tweed that after Garrey's departure, Tweed
Tue defence objected, but the point Was allowed.
The witness then said he left in consequence Of
hreats was threatened with assassination. t
Laughter.] OF tho thirty-segon bil1s about
sAicu LIZ "lIneas "as examined on Iueeday,
IS per. cent on each was just; brought suit
gainst the city at tho instance Of Mayor Hail;
Woodward had requested witness to give |
weed & receipt for tho $4,000 check;
Fitnesa then called upon Tweed, at whose
ssquest he {witnees) signed . blank paper for
weed; witness nerer received cent Of that
heck In reply to Fullerton, tho witnesA said
e first made rough draft Of bis bill. and then
2odfed the items, and reduced tho bill from |
"a 900 to s6o, 400. II the check for $4,000,
odnrRed hv witneRa yara ehovrr hin. IN rrorT3 |
till adhere to his testimony. He left his check
fter him in TWeeds room, aud never got the |
honey. Judge Davis here excluded, as irrele-
ant, the offer Of the defence to show that the
anes Of "Domnarunnna and Cashman were
q the warrants, and, consequently, . forgery. i
eceivod from GArvey an admission that be did I
ut the fictitious names On the warrants, where |
pom the Judge brought down his gayeI heavily. | ,
his concluded Garvey'a examination. :,
John Carney, brother OF Andy, next testified
, taking large package Of money to Tweed in
lbany from his brother and hgersou. The wit ,
esa, in the fall Of 1871, had conversation with
weed shout . detective going to Europe. The 4
elective went after some banker. Tweed said | !
1at the witness should send Andy word not to
I for Andy to be away; that Woodward
as the only man he now dreaded. Recess. :
fter recess the witness said that in the fall Of
III, in presenting bill to the "Boss for
ork done on his house, Tweed produced tho
aeck 4 on Andy for & $Go, 600, saying be had paid {
leck, but Tweed held on to it. Witness received
It, 600 from Mrs. Connolly, and gave in retnrn 8
lecks for S37, COO. Andy got s75, 900 through 8
.atson, for that work on ConnoIIys house. | :
itness also stated that hs h1d conversation :
ith Tweed, in which the latter said he wished i
|oodward was dead. :
John &. Keyser was called, but failed to ap- a
ar