The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-12
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Tweed on the Herald Publication

Tweed ON the Herald Publication.
: New York, Oct I.-ThG investigation o
the Tweed ring frauds by tbs the adeTman
committees was resumed at the City Hall this
NOR ing. Alderman Thomas SfHels sait
that his name was among tho list published
yesterday as having received checks from
Tweed, but that he had in his possession tht
checks with which he Rad paid back every
cent Of money borrowed. from Tweed. III
wanted to be sworn so as 70 set himself right
before the public. Tweed said that lie hac
prepared statement In which he would win.
dictate Shiels and others, who would have
been grossly injured by the publication OF his
statements to the Attorney General
i Tweed then made statement to She effect
that he had several times promised the COM
nittee that at the close of this investigation
he would furnish them a eopy of tire state
ment he had placed in the hands of the An
torney General some months since He was,
aware that many persons were mentioned In
that statement in connection. with moneys
which had passed. through bis (Tweed's)
we're OF any eense and In
He supposed the matter would be placed In
| the hands OF the corporation counsel, and
| that he Tweed would be examined as to
i Which ca o. OF the checks were given for good, and
the Attorney General vast that no copy should
be made of it, nor any publication, unless the
Attorney General aeceded to Tweeds terms:
but he was at liberty to consult with any
|
| furnished was OF any value.
| All OF his (Tweeds) intentions have been,
however, frustrated by the publication in yes
terday's Herald, and the parties who have
tion must be responsible for the injury they
have brought to many innocent persons.
Tweed solemnly affirms that the statement
furnished to the Attorney General and the
pared have been out of his possession, and
that he is positive that his counsel was not
Interested in the publication He regrets that
the statement was made public at this time,
and attributes its publication to the Attorney
General or some one to whom he intrusted it.
He desires to rectify, as far as possible, the
injury done to innocent parties, and denies
that even majority OF the persons men,
toned in the list published in the Herald were
engaged in any fraudulent practices what
ever.
Tweed then read over the list Of checks pub
lished and said that in many cases 1t was
money loaned and paid back to him; that was
the case with Charles Loew, Alderman Shiels,
Bryan Reilly Harry Howard, Senator Jno. c.
Jacobs and numbers of others. In other cases
checks were for contributions to the election
expenses OF candidates, as in the case of John
Cox and eX-Assemblyman Hitchman Others
OF the checks were for contributions to charit-
able and religious purposes; others the
Hastings, for instance-he had explained
previously. The reason he had included all
these checks In his private statement to the
Attorney General was to make q full state
ment OF what he had done with the money.
He did not mean to convey the idea that all
the parties to whom those checks were given
knew that the money came from the city, or
that they were given for a fraudulent pur-
pose. Tweed said that q question had been |
handed him as to whether any person, now
prominently connected with the city govern
ment or any Of the political parties, had been
connected with, Or received money from, or
benefited in other ways by the ring.
He said that he could not answer this ques-
tion without referring to his documents. He
understood that Mr.. Woodward had been III
question, and he desired to ask that he be |
allowed an interview with Woodward, In the |
presence OF any person the chairman might
name. The chairman said that he would re-
quest the proper authorities to allow such an
interview. Tweed was then asked Ii he knew
Of Mcbride Davidson having supplied safes !
to individuals and charged them to the city. |
He answered that he knew nothing in regard
to this except what he had read in the news
papers.
He suggested that Mcbride Davidson In
gersOll, Woodward and others who were con-
versant with the transactions Of the ring from
the time of it's formation, be examined
Mr.. Cole, counsel of the committee, was not |
able to attend the meeting, and consequently
no new matter was entered into.
The committee then adjourned until II a.
m. next Wednesday.
Failure.
The failure is announced of Hiram II. |
Durke1 dealer in cooperation stocks on Pearl |
street. His liabilities aggregate about $780,
600; assets not stated All his books and |
papers are in the hands of the sheriff. The
stock in trade is valued at S5S, 900.
Action of the New York WOrkingmen.
New YORK, Oct. ia mass meeting Of the
representatives Of the Workingmens Asso-
citation, OF the east side, was held this even
ing at the headquarters Of the Fourth Dis
trict Association. Jas. Walsh occupied the
chair and delivered short address, in which
he disclaimed any intention on the part Of the
meeting, to seek political power or bind them
selves to any political party during the
coming campaign
Their only object was to effect by peaceable
capital; to endeavor to secure what they
deemed their rights by honest and fair legis-
lation He stated that ey had no sympa-
thy with any of the existing political par
ties, but that they were particularly opposed
to the rule of Tammany Hall and all other
mOnopolies.
Other speeches followed in the same strain,
after which it was resolved to indorse the
platform OF the Troy convention and to sup
port its State ticket.
A committee was appointed to confer with
the other labor organizations, with view to
secure list of candidates for the Assembly |
and to locate officers.
The End of the Nez Perces War.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Herald this morn |
ing contains the details of the termination of
the Nez Perces war and the surrender of |
Joseph, synopsis of which was telegraphed |
to the papers of the National Associated
Press on Tuesday night. The Nez Perces
under the command Of Chief Joseph, sur
rendered Internationally to the United States |
forces, under Gen. Miles, at Snake creek, near
Bear Paw mountains. The surrender was
made On the 5th inst, after desperate battle |
lasting over two days The camp contained |
were fighting men. The Indians betrayed |
none of the brutality usually manifested
towards the wounded prisoners in their hands
prior to the surrender, and while fighting |
surprisingly civil manner towards them.
There was a bitter SIEGE and for five days |
Miles men We're exposed to bullets, steel and
snow, and the lives Of his men We're heroical- |
lv sacrificed