, 1873-05-23
NEW YORK.

An Alleged Chicago Syvlndlcr LII Cslf-
tody..l'onftemtiary FrnntGs--Post-0f"
ftco Defalcntion--Tho IIntik OF Eng
land Eorgorlcs--Amonx tho Dcnd.-
Tho Tnintor Cnsc--faoorRo FrnnciN
Trntn--Occnn Cnblo Ikatos--H1fHcc1-
lnncons Local Items.
Srtcfat Uispatch to The Chicago TribnNs.
New Yong, May 22.-Frank Z. Smith passed
through this city to-day, en- rontc from Boston
to Chicago, to answer tho charge Of RwlndlinE n
prominent contractor OF your city. During tho
past winter tho gontiomnn In question sublot
much Of bis work to Smith, In whom ho roposod
unlimited confidence, and In Maroh last adVnno-
cd him 1000. In short tsmo Smith WAS miHB-
Ing, but 1t WAS supposed ho WAS only tomporari-
1y absent. At longth It became eyidont tint
flight WAS his purpose from tho first, and hasaa-
ch,,setts detecsives wero notified. They found
him pursuing bis old avocaiion Of contractor
saaer sres in h' ss Bsson name wo 'es was aent 70
Chicago officers, and, awaiting further deyolop-
n,ents, Smith WAS kept undor cloHo surveillance,
tho dotectivos following him Out Of town and
back again seyernl times. Day before yosterday
with a ro1ulsltlon from Illinois, and they mr.
rested Smith at 1014 o'clock yeatorday morning.
f7o tie dssociated Iress.1
=; Nhw YonK, May 22.-At meeting Ct tho
said he discovered $288883 expended on the
penetontiary in 1oG8-G0, and 10, which was
$200, 600 more than the law authorized. Among
tho items WAS Quo OF $4,000 for work done Of
which no trace wRa found.
II is stntod thst ex-Poasmastor JonoH has ro-
ceiyed $4,000. worth Of renl oBtato owned by
John A. Norton, tho ex-Cashier Of the Post-Of-
ice ; also tho proceeds of q sale OF his blooded
stock aud house in New Joreoy, to Beoure him
Cashier. Norton's defalcationB arc aaid 10
amount to 5126,00o, and to have extended over
aeyeral years. and that tho BurotioB Of tho lato
James Kelly, the predecessor Of Gen.
Jones as Po4tmaster, ere responsible to tie Coy.
term Of tho United States Circuit Court.
Bonds amounting to $4,000 alleged to hive
boon purchased by George Mcdonnell out Of
part Of tho proccoda Of tho Bank OF England
forgerios, wore found In sprfnghcld,, Mass, on
In this city, and detained, pending the decision
Of Commissioner Guttman,. who has Charge OF
tho examination Mcdonnell.
Preparations are making for aorios Of public
meetings in difforont pagts OF tho city, with
view OF bettering tho present social condition Of
the workngren. a number Of prominent citi-
zena haye taken up tho mattor. A paper bear,
ing large number OF signatures is to be Issued
| with o Wow ct drawing attention to tho mntter.
| A. Committee Of Arrangement has boon appoint
| 9. z. Church, James Connolly, Isaac A. Wood,
| Gen. Franz sigol, and others.
| In digging for now Croton main in Cham
bora street, from Broadway to Centre street, the
workmen struck al old graveyard and oxlumed
| fifty skeletons.
Decision WAS reserved on the motion to-day,
to qunBh tho indictment against Taintor, the do
| fnulting Cashier Of tue Atlantic Bank.
Judge Fanchor to-day dismissed tho writ o1
| habea8 corpus in tho case Of George francis
| Train, on the ground that no could not go bc.
| hind the record but suggested TINT on 4 prope}
| application an order could bo granted requiring
an examination as to the n1ontal condition o]
Train before he goes to the Utica Insane Asy'
| lum under the order Of Judge Davis.
The old cable ratio OF 81 por word to Greai
Britain, aud $40 for ton words to franco, will be
| resumed from June /.
Michael nIcCabe. a laborer, died to-day from 8
| kick in the abdomen by Patrick Brady, his oln
| ployer, received during quarrel about wages.