, 1873-07-31

Reported Escape of Twccd from
Another Indictment =. ErAtrtctde--
Suit Against Gen. Buttcrfte1d'S
Hondsn cn--NIorc Rings md Frauds.
Special Nspatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, July 30.-In 1869 the Commission
ors OF Charities and Corrections established
what was called a Free Labor and Intelligence
Bureau" to aid poor laborers in search Of work,
and to obtain situations 1t has just boon dis
covered by the now Commissioners that tho re-
porta Of The largo numbers aided Tere in every |
casa maepiflod by many thousands, and largo !
Rums wero spent without doing any good. II
was ring concorn, and shows that tlat organ
lzation corrupted ovory institution to tho base
purpose Of money-gatting..
Two Harbor-Maators OF the city have boon do |
tected in m attempt to revive tho Old system OF
fraud, by which merchants ta woro compelled to
fofe their vcssels could be brought up from quar-
ontine and discharged at tie docks. Invessiga-
ton is going Oh upon the charges against Frost
and Johnston. tho acouaod or-Masters.
large quantities waro disposed Of at u heavy nd
vance IN pricos. Tho price asked no" il AZ per
cent higher than year ago.,
Notwithstanding all assertions to the contrary,
tracts M Of land in the coal regions Of ponnsylya.
mia, with tho Wow OF making the railway great
coasaarryng rond. THUS far they havo nnr->
chased at least 1900 acres, nl OF which are STU
ated contiguous to the railway, aud saaa 70 9e
very productive Of good grade of coal. NeaEly
| all the laud is in tho Lackawannn valley, anu
| hsB boon secured by deposits to cover the con-
| tracts, future payments to bo made at not very
remote date number OF engineeta ,a nave '' saoh
railroad from the main Line to tho heart OF tue
| coal lands.
| NEW YoRK, July 30.-Tho report ia current
that William ii. Tweed has escaped Q now III
dictment through stupid blunder or dosgn on
tho part Of somo official. Andrew J. daryoy tos-
tilcd before tho Grand Jury that he collected
that he collected tho bill through 1ngorson. to
whom he gave, on tho Bamo day, hfs chock for
$95,OO0. On this and othor, testimony concern
Ing the parties implicated, the Grand jury or, or,
Ma
but, whom the bill OF Indictment WINS returned for
tho signature Of tho foreman, the na1e OF
Tweed WAS found to DO omitted, mud tho uilataKo
King having lied, the new indictment ia worth
Tho Commissioners Of Emigration hare COM
| pled with tho request Of tho Rounanian Society
to return to Roumania those immigrants s VINO i.o
think that tho Consul at Lucharcst III deserving
Of cenaure for permitting such emigration. !, =
Thirty thousand German Catholics In tlia
| CITY hayo potitoned tho Commissioners to give
tho Catholics on Wards Inland separate place
Tho will of tho late Lcwa D. Tappan haB beou
presented for probate. 1lia property, which Ii
valued at leBB than a5000 is loft to tho wife at
, daughter OF the doceasod.
J Alexander Dirre, Of No. II Beacon street, il
! this city, delivered tmBof up last oyoiiing say
i iug that he had just killed his brother Jatnel
: during quarrel ut the abovo placo. Tho snar
doror says that Ills brother ,nado an attacs, ant
y petor Terroll has boeu Indicted for tho mt,rle
4 of Gilbert II. Robinson, a jewolcr, IN llB htot1
at liyo Neck, N. y, on tho night of april 27
J 1869.
o proceedings wero commenced on cRpiaB aganS
q. X. Garrison, William G. Fargo ]. Mcl1
I Dawson, and y. e. Wheeler, bonas1non Of ;, del
y Daniel lSuttorloil when ho was Assistant IroaH
,lror at Now York, to rocoyor $4,000, tho amoul1
: Of tho tloilct discovered when he loft Office.
:, All attempt WIS made to-day at tho Cotton II
o change to paHH q resolution containing poNalt
|. for making fictitious aaes. It WAS voted dow
r by q large majority amid great excitement.
!. Tie Board of Officers of the Corpn OF Eng
u necrs to consider plalls for ship canal from til
J mississippi River to tho Gulf Of Mexico, INT
20 here today and adjourned to meet ln Now o.
lennH.
The Government commonoed suit against IL
firm Of Downing Il Co., glaas Importers, to RI
IL cover $76 900 ponaltes for alleged violations
~ tho Rayonue laws.
L. Tho funeral Of Jamoa Coulson ta1ente
ID young Journalist took place to-day, from h
d. late residence, Union Square. Many friends
IL the deceased Wero present, among thom prom
nent Journalists. TIL, remains wero taken
T. Greenwood. Tho Coroner las at length decide
y to investigate tho rystory surrounding tho dea
". Of Mr. CoulAon.