The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-26

the fair minded, honest American cit
izen cannot afford to forget or ignore
unless he is ready to abandon the
priceless boon purchased by the blood
of our patriot fathers. Es 'eF.
Tweed's Confession.
As predicted, Boss Tweed's comics.
sion carries CONSERVATION with it. Ii
addition to duplicating Oakley Hall
who received ten per cent. of aH-ths
stealings and was fully aware of the
fraudulent character of the vouchers
he signed as Mayor,-and duplicating
Peter b. Sweeney, who got Off to Eng.
land with such an amount of "swag,'
that, although in gold coin and gold
certificates, it required five hours to
count 1t when shipped lin addition
to duplicating these and Connolly,
Genet, Garvey and other well-known
pals, the Boss discloses the fact that
he transferred to State Senator Wins.
low in person $2O0, 900 to secure the
charter of 1870, which gaye the Ring
control of the city, and the support o.
several influential Republican men,
berg of ithe % Legislature 1t was
Tweed,s understanding with Winslow
at the time, that the money was to be
divided between Woodin, Samuel IL.
Frost, Augustus Elwoed, VIM. IL.
Brand, Norris Winslow, James Wood,
Isaiah Blood, Geo. Morgan, all of the
Senate, and also with Messrs. Van Pei
ton, Williams, b Crowley, Merriman
and Beaman for their influence in the
Legislature. Hugh Hastings, of the
Commercial Advertiser, is mentioned
as having received q check for $4,000
and checks for smaller amounts at
various times. Mr.. Hastings is also
credited with the diplomatic achieve
ment of having brought Jay Gould
and Tweed together,by which alliance
''Tammany" and Erie rings were OPP
Grated to their mutual advantage. The
confession, also, according to the
World, says that all the painting and
book cases in Recorder Hackett's
house were paid for by the city.
Tweed gives the names of five per-
sons who, he promises if immunity be
given them, will swear to the truth of
all his statements. He has preserved
all the checks and kept meinoranda of
all his transactions, all of which will
be placed at the disposal of the State.
Of the five persons named there are
E. D. Barber, ex-senator James Pierce
Alex. Frear and VIM. King, Tweed's
Deputy Commissioner Of Pub,
lie Works.
AS might be supposed the confess
sion has produced violent storm of
denial by the high-toned Republicans
implicated. But the confession, which
ills fifty pages OF manuscript, is in the
lands of the State Attorney General
md will be legally enquired into and
soon published in full. The
concludes with promise
hat The writer will be a witness for
he city in any suit brought by the city
or the recovery of money from any
If the persons. mentioned. He does
rot ask that tie cults against him be
luashed, but that he be released from
without bail. Tweed's
says: that since. his troubles,
he most OF those whom he had looked
ipon as his friends in his palmy days,
lave held themselves aloOf from him.
lie asks nothing further from them.
md does not propose to recognize any
urther claim upon him for Silence
Ir. Townsend, his counsel, further
ays, that if the Attorney General ac-
epfs Tweed as a witness for, the peo-
lie he will find him as faithful to the |
as he has heretofore been
o his associates and confederates in
he Ring frauds. "'' '''
One point in the confession may be |
Ioted here. i'm conclusion. 1t states
hat Francis n. Bixby and Senator
CBrien called on Tweed and told him
hat forthe sum of $50, 900, to be paid
'Brien ON his suit against the city
or unpaid fees while Sheriff, they
zould, induce Samuel J.. Tilden to
ease the ninyestigatigating Tweed's
Tweed paid the money, but
he investigation, prosecution and
OF Tweed by Tilden went
u all the same, This is Q sufficient
nswer to all the SANDERS of the late
that Tilden took hush mon
y OF Tweed. Aud now, that he stands
lear of this, let the Republicans an
wer for their own crowd, besmirched
y Tweed's Observation-Disclosures.
lfi - IL ~--iLE LIS a,tf
TIE Massillon, Independent says
nat a singular, circumstance happened
ear Millport, a few weeks ago. Jona-
han Beatty served as soldier during
he late war, and was wounded in the
wv, between thirteen and fourteen
ears ago. 1t was supposed that the
ullet had come out at the back of his
eek, as he never felt any injurious eff
,cts from it. About four weeks ago,
n Sunday, while eating dinner, he
iscovered that one of his teeth was
'ose, and easily pulled it out with his
ngers. The Sunday following, just
, he sat down to the table, to his gIeat
lrprise, a bullet. dropped from his
w into his plate. The most singular
art of the circumstance is that he
ever knew that he had been carrying
ad in his jaw SO many years.
ON Friday last fifty.four families
IT Scranton, Pa, to settle in Central