The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-11
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Important Statements by Tweed of the
workings of the Ring.

workings of the Ring.
New YORK, Oct. t0-Col usaenting on tfN
Ohio election, the Herald says that there ap.
pears to have been no personal magnetism in
either Mr.. Bishop OF Mr.. West 10 concentrate
attention upon the race for the Govsrnorship.
The Democratic gains rsportAH Indicate a
sweeping Democratic victory for the State
ticket, which doubtless means Democratic,
Legislature and o Democratic ssueessor +,
Stanley Matthews. In the present complexion
would not be such stumbling block to the
President, Us the want Of confidence in him
which Republican defeat in the entire State
ticket would imply.
Tbc Tribune
says that the campaign in Ohio rosem-
bled nothing. in the experience of the
oldest politicians. Five parties were i'm
the field. and none Of them had well defined
issue Of principles with any Of the other four.
or q real connection through It's sympnthiss
and objects with any national organization.
The result is quite as remarkable as was the
canvass. The Democrats themselves hardly
expected the great victory which has fallen to
them Tho direct bearing Of this election
upon national politics is very slight. all ma
tional issues having been avoided In the CON
test by both parties.
The Times
says that estimates from Columbus, from
Democratic sources. claims 25.gDO majority
w
on the State ticket 1t Is not to be wondered Mt
that the Legislature is Democratic also The
Labor party vote has been larger than 1t was
supposed it would be, and has cost the Re-
publieans heavily among the miners and the
Germans. As both the parties were equally
evasive on oil the live questions Of the day
the result in Ohio can only be said to be sig
niticant Of the way in which the Presidents
Southern policy is regarded. It Is evident
that it has displeased o good many Rep,lbli-
q nf ItgsfuC 10 ht,
1t does not appear to be large
The world
sHys ttte Chic election Has resulted ns hns
been for some time past sxpeeted-in a de-
cided Democratic victory. The surprise Of
the election. and its most significant FEATURE
has been the strength developed by the Work
ingmen's and Greenbaek parties, which i'm all
parts Of the State poled an unexpectedly
large vote AS for the Administration in the
contest. such is the position Of both parties
that President Hayes finds himself alone: at
the same time approved by the Democratic
victory and condemned by the Republican de-
feat.
says that in the first hour Of this morning,
from the dispatches that have reached us, it
looks as though the Democrats have carried
Ohio by % large majority.
The Post Hears from Washington.
The Ppsfs Washington special says that
the result of the Ohio election created great
and that opinions differ very greatly
among politicians as to the cause which pro-
duced It, A gentleman who saw the Presi-
dent to-day, says that he said that it only
confirmed what he had long known: that 1t
would take time to reconcile the Republican
party to the new policy towards the South,
but that, although defeat came now, the
party would soon regain more than it's old
strength in the country.
Some OF the Democrats are very positive
now that the opponents Of the Presidents g
policy in his own party will gain strength,
and that he will encounter serious opposition
from the Republicans as soon as Congress
meets.
The Tribune on Harlan.
New YORK. Oct tO.--The New York Tribune
says that President Hayes selection of Cen |
Harlan for the vacancy Of the Supreme Court
will be generally acceptable to the Republican
party because he Is Republican; to the
South because he is n pure man, and 10 the
people generally because he is believed to be
nh able lawyer.
Tne Cnast survey.
New YORK. Oct 10.-The Coast Survey will |
be obliged to call in it's surveying parties and
suspend all outside work. the amount Of its
appropriation having been exhausted.
The Tweed Revelations.
New York. Oct 1O.--The Herald publishes
This morning u verbatim copy of the original
confession or statement of VIM. M. Tweed. |
This statement lashes without mercy the |
friends of his palmy days and s called a whip |
of scorpions. He speaks because he is i'll, |
isolated and denounced by his old comrades. |
He will surrender his property, give all in
formation in his possession and appear as !
witness in order to gain his freedom. He tells |
how tho ring was made. 1t was begun
around n dinner table and grew In a Duane |
street den He gives the history of the stolen
percentage, the rates and gobetweens, and
shows that there was no honor among the
thieves.
He says that Sweeney and Hall were swim
died by Tweed and by Connolly, and that |
there was a sordid grab tor greenbacks all |
around. The names of the supervisors that |
worked with the Boss-thief are given; also q |
list OF twenty-One State Senators whom he |
claims to have bribed, including twelve Re
publicans and nine Democrats The Assem- |
bly, was worked through Barber, Hastings |
and Jones. The details of the swindling con- |
tracts are furnished, and large lot of checks
and vouchers are presented by the advice OF
estate possessions are all summed up, and all
frauds In Erie divulged. He asserts and Is |
willing to swear that the facts set forth in his |
papers are all true. except such as are |
stated upon information, and these he believes
true and susceptible Of corroboration. While |
confined in prison he is unable to produce
such evidence as would be within his grasp |
II permitted to be at large.
He does not ask to have the indictments |
against him nolle prosecuted at this time, nor
leased from the judgment obtained against
him by the State of 100000. He only asks
that he be discharged from arrest upon civil
process, which now holds him, and that the
amount Of money which he is able to restore,
small though 1t Is, be received as q part OF
said judgment.
Tweed offers:
Frst-To surrender all his real and personal
property, IL all be required, and to satisfy
the Attorney General that the schedule of his
property is correct.
Second-That he will furnish valuable testi-
mony in favor of the city Of New York in va
rious suits instituted against the city, and be-
lieves that he can save the city more than
$40, ,000, 600.
Third-He will transfer to the Attorney
General all checks in his possession, and
thinks that the return of large amount OF
money could be enforced.
Fourth-He agrees to appear as witness in
favor Of the people whenever requested to do
50 by the Attorney General.
Fifth-He will devote himself If discharged
from imprisonment, with as much diligence