The Portland daily press., 1877-04-03
NEW YORK.
What Hall Ran Away From.

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New YORK, April lit is stated that Peck
ham, while he was State Attorney, received
$4,000 from Woodward, who is alleged to have
made joint confession with Tweed. 1t is
satd aiso tuaU woodward Is PROBABLY the only
living person who can swear to any payments
made to Oakley Hall. Tweed can testify only
to Halls general knowledge of the fraudulent
character of the wurrants which they jointly
signed, and to the alleged manufacture of the
board of audit resolution on which both
based their defense of acting in a ministerial
capacity.
The Herald London special says Oakley Hall
has been seen in the streets of that city, but no
clue has been obtained to his residence
Ine Express says, in reference to the expected
disclosures by Tweed, and sudden departure of
Oakey Hall, that the stories about town give
the names of each member of the Legislature
which passed the Tweed charter, with sums of
$4,000 down to small amounts, named aslthe
money, fund for service in relation to
take long to use up the $S00,0OO between the
senators, assemblymen and the lobby. The
secret of Halls sudden departure is reported to
us as growing out of the call for $100, 900 as
city. Hall, it is said. answered that he had no
such sum to pay if it was just to pay it,
A report comes from Albany that senator
who put through the Tweed charter to the
tune of $2OO,Oo will refund to keep his name
out of print, and there is also report that an
other senator received $4,000.
A gentleman called at the police headquar-
ters to-day who has known ex- Mayor Hall inti-
mately, and advanced theory as to the latter's
strange conduct in denying his identity, and
travelling in the third class in England. He
said MIR. Hall often spoke of travelling among
the laboring classes in England as one of them
selves, and writing book on the subject, as he
thought the history of travels among people in
that line of life would take in this country.
The gentleman had no doubt, if the offices of
MAGAZINES or weekly papers were visited, it
would be found that contracts had been entered
into by them with Hall to act as correspondent
abroad.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The convention of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, which has been in session the past
few days, adjourned this afternoon. The exec
utive council, consisting of the following mem
bers, was elected for the ensuing year: E, M.
Moriarty, Mass; J. j. Donavan, CAL; E. L.
Carey, New York; Mr.. Jennings, Penn; P.
Kerrigan, Illinois, and NJ j. Ward, Ind.
Death of Veteran TeIegrapher.
Frederick j. Grace telegrapher and Journal
list, died to-day, of bronchial consum ption
Grace was a pioneer telegrapher, and for sew.
eral years has been editor of the Journal of the
Telegraph,
The Freight War
By preconcerted action, the Central, Erie
and Pennsylvania railroads have this morning
given orders to their agents to take freights
East, West and South at prices as low or low
or than those of the Baltimore & Ohio road.
The war is not likely to be prolonged but it
will doubtless be very bitter. Goods 90 West
today for Is and 20 cents per hundred pounds
Various Matters
This afternoon the ferry boat Superior, of
the Williamsburg line, while passing pier "a,
East river, ran into and sunk the transportation
barge Chesapeake. The deck hands were res
cued by the Superior, and no person was in
jured.
The old directory of the Panama Railroad
Joseph Ogden 10 place of Thomas Clyde.