, 1873-07-30

Tom n1urphy'H Rotations With tho
Govornmont-13oss TWcol,s Case-
The East River BridKe-SinH Sing
Matters - Soldiers, Colonies Bogus
wntChslmpOrters to he Prosecuted
Special Dtspateh 10 Ths Chicago Tribune.
NEW 1onK, July 29-The Tribune has discov-
erod. and will expose tomorrow, the revival Of
Tom 1furphy'a scheme to soil an old warehouse,
which he bought for 4400, 600, to tho Govern
mont for 81 900, 900. The design is to tako
tho building for On AppraiBor's storo, though
remote from tho bueinesB part OF tho city.
The appropriation Of s1000,00O WAS smugglod
into sho eil's 9t the last House, but detected in
now Is to rent the building ut enormous rontai,
aud Secretary Richardson md Collector Arthur
aro in correspondence on tho subject. Tho
fraud is bitterly opposed by tho merchants, who
say that the removal Of tho Appraisers storo
would double their expenses for cartago of
samples.
THO sensation story that tho District Attorney
had conspirod to savo Tweed from re-indictment
several cases against him, the triaf Of which is
deferred to October.
A bitter quarrel is going on between Comp
trollor dreen and Commissioner Van Mort.
Groom ia tug ,aIp personal rop5eeonts;tyG Mbsa
and riiden fought for years for tie control Ie Of
tho Democratic General Committee, and their
two men stiil keep Up The quarrel for the COZ
mon are also lighting over tho matter of patron
ago. aud, in tho meantime, all improvements are
ut atand-still. and tho City Government is
almost at a dend-lock,
New YoRK, July 29:-The last Of tho massive
iron plates for the East River bridge anchorage
MAS placed in position yesterday.
Sydney Darlon, tho famous oyster man OF
Tho Wilson Colony Association, formed to
enable former eollferB to tnko advantage Of tho
now Homested law, will send q committee West,
III September, " auluuL lAntl. The first party OF
colonists IL expected to loayo this city next
spring.
The notorious "WoB" Allen, tho Sing Sing
convict. refused yesterday to join party OF l1is
fellow-conv1ots who wore boing eont to tho
auburn M State Prison; III, Ho retreatod into bis
prison authorities we're about to attack him
there, he pointed to can Of nitro-glycerine.
which ho lad with him in His cell, threatening to
blow up the prison II molested. The officers
It ia understood the Government will presa
the caaos against tho parties who have been i'm
porting inferior watch movements Into this
country, with tho forged names Of American
Up to the 24th Of this month the total num-
ber Of immigrants who had arrived this year
was 179, ,37G, which IL only between 700 and 800
less than the figures at the corresponding time
year ago.
delay in the State Department in disposing Of
tho case Of Carl Vogt, tho Belgian murderer, la
owing to the fact TINT they have now under con-
sidoration tho preliminarieH Of an extradition
extradited, thus avoiding tho complications
which would bo likely to arise in case he should
DO oxtradtod under the treaty with Prussia, Or
in case the demand Of that Government should
DO refused under opinion Of Attornoy-d deneral
Williams. It Is also rumored tint, owing to the
peculiar phase which tho case has assumod tho
matter may become tho subject OF Il Cabinet con-
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