, 1877-04-28
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NEw YORK, April lS.-.The Times
clitorirlly says the latest contribution
90 the Tweed literature has suffered more
ut the hands Of its critics and reviewers
than even the hncituI tale of his escape
aul travel. which was recently given to
the worll. The so-callrd confession. pur
tions of winch were nude public ycster.
day morning, has met with nOhng but
denial thus far, ut present hardly any
thing remains of it for further denial.
Senator Woodn, in the course Of an elo.
qucnt speech in the Senate last evening,
cleared away the charges against him.
Ills speech carried conviction with il.
hut on his motion committee was np
painted to investigate the matter.
Attomcy-GencraI Foirthildnnd Town
~cn'l sny the report Of the confession is
inaccurate. Recorder Hackrtt, Julgr
Folgrr, Hugh Hastings and james
VBuen assert that the statement in
which their names are mentioned is false.
Flirrhid will, it is said, require Tweed
to submit proof Of his allegations before
making public the entire statement
Nearly NIL the papers through their
specials druy and scout the W0rhls
special oi Twcrd's confession.
CAMP Robinson, wv, April is
Runners came here from Crazy Horse last
evening and reported that the Chct is
moving towards this agency with two
thousand people, with the intention oi
surrtnA1ring. They may he expected
here in about ten days, The surrender
OF this band will leave the country clear
Of hostile Indians, with the exception o.
Sitting Bulls band. and some few strag.
glers from the bands that have come in
10 these agencies
New YORK, April 10. - Everybody
whose name was mentioned by Tweed
in his confession, either aatly contradic,s
whG, he said, or explains that all tran.
sactl0ns with Tweed were OF purely
business character
The 2ribano says, when Peter B.
Sweeney went abroad in 1871, he carried
with him an immense amount of money.
by the Cunard steamship in which he
sailed, he WAS required to put his treas.
IRE in the hands Of the purser. The pur.
ser before giving u receipt insisted that
IL should he counted, 1t required five
hours to count the sum. The books of
the steamer show the amount, but the
prosecution do not prlp,sa I'D make it
public at present.
Recorder HaCkctt drnly. ihrt there is
anything in his house furnished by the
city, except book case and writing.
desk. They were put there in. the use
of the Recorder, and will he turned over
to his successor. The whole property
is worth about SiOO.
LONDON. April lS.-Thc Times Berlin
spcclrI represents that Persia ut Russa's
bidding. threatens the Asiatlc frontiers
q. Turkey.
A dispatch from Pera SAYS 1t Is re.
ported that Russians are moving troops
from Odessa to Poti, with view of at.
tackng Turkey on the Asiutic side.
A Vienna special confirms the pro
gramme reported by the Times Paris
correspondent, and adds that Russia
seems determined to avoid u real dec
IaratIon ot war. Her troops in Europe
VIII remain on the defensive, but In Asia
It Is believed she will commence hnstili
TICS at the latest, vt the rGi of next week
telegram from Comtntnople says
the rnmor is current tlt, an engagement
hns been fought in Tive u.ighborhCod OF
Nlcslc. Great nnXir'v continues, rs Rus
sia's decision is un'noaN.
LONDON, April IA Paris cores.
pondcnt states thg, th, Mediterranean
squadron of the United States obtqined
llle requisite permission to pass through
me Dtrdanelles from the Porte, and will
Immediately proceed to the Bosphorus,
a Inles dispatch from Constantiro-
p'r says that 1t is rumOred that the Porte
intrnds to proclaim 4 state Of Siege.
Greece is preparing. in case of war, 10
Incitc an insurrection in the Greek nro.
Nhees OF Turkey and the island Of Crete.