Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-15

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! tlemen. These fast women must be taken
from the streets. They cannot help them.
selves oftentimes. So soon as it is known
that woman's reputation is bad most
women won't employ her, and half the
time they won't let anybody else employ
her. There is law against killing her.
She must live, and she seeks that living in
the streets, low as it is. Now, l look upon
any place as blessing that will get these
people off the streets under one roof The
police know where they are. So long as
the place is quiet and orderly the public
does not suffer much inconvenience from
it. If it is not orderly the police know
their duty. The places you have questioned
me about are careful to keep within the
, bounds of law, so far as | know. 1t was
with full knowledge of the kind of peo-
pie they shelter that | made my reports on
their applications for license"
The Tribune says: Every well-informed
man in this city knows these resorts are a
disgrace to New York. 1t is very well to
keep the streets safe, but the police ought
TO strive to do more than dam up Immoral
lty within doors. Captain Williams should
be little cautious. To talk as ne did yes
terday is to offer direct encouragement TO
the stories which gravely impeach his in
tegrity as police officer. The crusade of
the Business Mems Association against
vice in the district in which Captain
Williams protested the houses stand is be-
ginning to bear fruit
The Sun says Nobody was allowed to
loiter in West Twenty-fourth street last
night. The new policemen kept everybody
moving on. The result of the new system
was the first thing reported at the meeting
OF the Owners and Business Mems Asso-
CATION when 1t met at 10Y West Twenty
seventh street to hear what had been
accomplished during the past week toward
purifying that thoroughfare of disreputable
men and women. Abundance of money
has been subscribed, more than could be
used at present. The agent of one of the
houses rented for nefarious purposes is an
elder III an uptown church.
The Political Situation in New York.
New YORK, October 14th.-The Times
leads in the campaign against Hill in this
State, furnishing most of the fighting ma
terial. This morning it shows Hills career
as editor Of the Elmira Gazette, which was
full of copperhead venom against war vet
Grams, General Grant and colored voters.
He opposed Decoration Day exercises as a
dumb show, and said of General Grant
while President 'The Pharahos once ruled
the Egyptians and the Israelites as Poti-
phar Grant rules the negroes and the eau
casians of the United States, including
Alaska and possibly San Domingo" The
eXpedients which the Democrats are driven
to in this State are shown by the printed
circulars sent TO clergymen of this State,
urging them to oppose Davenport's election
because he owned a vineyard once and is
anu-temperance.
The Times says: The Republican canvass
in this State, as viewed from the committee
headquarters in the Gilsey House. is NOV
ing along smoothly and satisfactorily. The
principal topic among the men who assem-
bic there is the size of Davenports major
ity. Davenport was given a reception last
night at the Art Association rooms, Brook
Ign. The rooms were crowded, despite the
storm
Tammany, having been repulsed by the
County Democracy, sought union vester-
day with Irving Hall on the local ticket.
The Investigation of the New York Comp
troller's Office.
New YORK, October 14th.-The Com
mittee of the State Senate investigating
the municipal affairs of this city, today
examined the balance sheet of the Comp
troller's office from January, 1854 1t
showed the business relations of Grant d.
Ward with the Marine Bank, and the large
preference shown during the administra-
ton of Comptroller Grant to the Marine
Bank. II also showed that in 1884 the CITY
transferred a portion of its deposits from
the Importers and Traders regular bank
OF deposits TO the Marine Bank 1t states
that the city had on deposit, at the time of
the failure of the Marine Bank, 81. 800. 600
Deputy Comptroller Stoves stated to the
committee that the deposits of the city
were not made by the City Chamberlain,
but by the heads of departments. The
witness did not know why Comptroller
Grant favored the Marine Bank by large
deposits.
Isaac Barrett, book-keeper in the Comp
trollers office, testified to having called the
Comptroller's attention to the extraordi-
nary balance with the Marine Bank. Ward
had asked TO have the deposits in the Ma
rine Bank made as large as possible at GER
tain times, and on one occasion had writ
ten letter. The letter from Ward was as
follows:
MAY 3, 1891.
Mr. .Hoptqome7y-DEAR SIR: had a talk with
the Comptroller about the bank balance yester-
day, and he said he WIS perfectly agreeable to
anything done by the Chamberlain. am carrying
some OF the bonds took yesterday in the Marine
Tooth or 200th in the Marine till Wednesday, as
] have sold on lot of bonds to be delivered on
Monday. Let me know what you can do. Yours,
f. WARD, of Grant & Ward.
Inc HduuN IilillS Vi lDe lelIeF lDUlcdted
great nervousness on the part of the
writer, which is not to be wondered at as
the Marine Bank failed on May 9th The
committee adjourned until tomorrow
The Western Nail Association
CINCINNATI, October 14th.-The Western
Nail Association, represented by the men,
bers of about fifty firms in the West, met
here to- day and unanimously adopted the
following:
WHEREAS, 1t is evident that the great question
of equalizing labor between the East and West
has become question OF vital interest and i'm
portsnce to Western nail manufacturers; there
fore be it
Resolred, That we hereby reaflirm our deter
mined purpose, each and severally that we will
not operate our nail factories, except on the
manufacturers scale, regardless of what time it
may require to secure the full employment of
our works.
Resolued, That we reafirm our purpose to re-
tain and continue all our present employees who
may become competent workmen, and that we
Will not employ any other Workmen eXcept
those who viii work with and on the same
terms as our present employees.
The Association adjourned to the regular
monthly meeting in November.
a Gang of Counterfeiters Broken Up.
PIrTsBURG, October 4th.-Government
Agent Sweeny and three deputies brought
to this city to night four more of a gang of
counterfeiters who have been operating in
the northeastern counties for a long time.
These arrests have broken up the band.
The ring-leaders are in custody in this CITY.
and another arrest was made this after
noon, i'll all eleven of the shrewdest Grim
inals who have operated in western Penn
sylvania, who are, pretty sure to remain
residents # the Penitentiary for some
years to come. The names of the ten now
in the central station are Boston Buck.
Louis Whitmore Samuel Sechrist Ed.
Harmon and Ben Farr, manufacturers of
bogus coin, and George Buck and Sechrist,
wholesale dealers. Boston Buck is the
leader OF the gang. Their mills
as the officers call the places
of manufacture, We're in mysterious
places in the hills, and for months they
manufactured all denominations of silver
coin, from a ten cent piece to dollar, and
showed in Clarion Jefferson, Armstrong.
Indiana, Butler, Warren, Forest, Mexican,
Elk and other counties. They had a COM
plete system, and probably considered
themselves safe from detection. They had
signs, signals and grips, and when a Gus
toner came TO purchase the queer " he
would be taken deep into the woods, and
with gun at his head and hands raised.
be forced to swear never to divulge their
secrets. Probably dozen wholesale deal
ers worked with the gang captured, and a
hundred showers passed the bogus coin
off on the public.
The Chairtnanshin of tho Civ;i Sar,;.a