The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1871, Page 3

4 yi Me Dearly three months giving to them a single cent of pay. The more theiers. City Creditors Asking ‘for Arrears of Pay. TEN MILLIONS IN. THE CITY TREASURY. Proceedings of the Committee on Protests. Contemplated Action as to the 1 New Aldermen. - What the Committee of Seventy Will Do About It. HR. O'CONOR ON TWEED’S DEMURRER The New Charter Not Yet Pre- ‘pared. ‘The usual quietude of the last few days prevailed yesterday at the City Hail. The departments in | ‘which there were any indications of the slightest excitement were the Comptrolier’s department and Re rooms of the Board of Supervisors, In the f@rmer there were many applicants for ‘back pay” Waiting around. These represented the humbler Portion of the city creditors, towards ‘whom it seems an act of crucity to keep them employed without ‘Sristocratic creditors, as we Judges of Courts, the Distrot and Assistant District Attorneys, only remon- sernte'and wait. ‘These latter have long siice given >: hope of induciug the Deputy Comptroller to 40 that. waich he considers an illegal act~give to ‘hem their pay after the legal appropriation has been @Sed, It must not be understood that the inability fopay arises from the circumatance that the city ‘without funds, On the contrary, the Department @f Finance has deposited in the banks $10,000,0 0, which 1s only awaiting legislative action to he dis- -ibuved among the city creditors, ‘The incunsist- Saucy Of paying large amounts to charitable institu- lgons when 80 many workingmen are suffering un- ‘told hardships by the city withholding irom them Mhat which is due 1a referred to by # correspondent, w the fotiowing letter:—, ‘ AN APPEAL TO THE COMPTROLLER. New York, Nov. 16, 1871, Yo rns Epiror oF THE HERALD:— ‘There is an adage, “Be just before you are gen- @rous,” which Mr. Green secma entirely to ignore, Before asking for $11,398 or the Juvenile Asyium, 746 for the Asyium of tae Sisters of Charity, &0., the Deputy Comptrotier not better first pay the faborers on &c., Inspectors of Streets and Gewers (whose famities are want the necessaries @ ife) what nas been aue them for three months ast? Please give this a place in the HRRaLp. A SUFFERER. ‘The Sherif’s Omce. At this office the only excitement was inquiries of Mr. Deputy Sherit Jervais as to the trath of the Seport that Mr. Jay Gould had withdrawn his bonds Qs security for Mr. Tweed. Mr. Jervais unhesitat- said'that there was no truth in it. Mr, Jay }, he. .stated. would have to file his surrenacr Before i could be done, aud be had not recetved intimation that Mr. Jay Gould desired to do All the reports founded Neo this su; a as he the Department of Public Werks. At this depariment there was the usual activity, ‘which mainly’was occasioned by laborers and con- (actors who were very anxious to see Mr. King, the Depaty Commissioner. All these were impor- | Vanate creditors, who had not been patd for the | Work they aa’ honestly performed, There were a withdrawal were, therefore, as (product of the imagination, re rare race satire, sew politicians and personal friends who wished. to eee Mr, Tweed. A reportcr of the HERALD called algo upon “the Boss” and mquired whether a para- | morning papers us to Mr. Jay Gould trom the security in the Tweeu action Was founded on truth, or was justified in any way i oe er} action on the part of Mr, Gould. . Tweed said that there was not @ paritole of trata ‘The lady whose name had been meénioned in connection with this security was @ petsonal friend of hts. She nad not been asked become his surety, and the use oj her Rame was cntirely unjustifiable, Whoever anthor- tmed ite ee must have done so from malf- clous C18. ‘The Board of (: svassors. ‘Phe Committee on Protests of the Board of Can- wassers met yesterday and appoinied Joun Hardy Gerk, The first case taxen up was that of Frederick Kilian against Alexender Freat, for Member of assembly of the Fifteenth district. Mr. M.D. La- paugh appeared for Mr. Ktilan, and subimtted am- Gavits to the following effect:—That Pniip Loewen- tual testified that he was a poll clerk in) the First Election district of the Twentiewh ward; that the whote number of votes cast di not exceed 370; that the whole number of votes cast for Member of Assembly did not exceed 350; no proclamation was made of the Votes canvussed, nor the name of the ofMice to walch such persop Was named on tne Dallot. Frederick Roy swore that he was a challenger and her in the Eighth district of the same ward; Geponomt, Who was not an inspector of election or poll clerk, received ballots from the voters in sald aig! and deposited in the. ballot boxes in said et ballots tor Arseiwbly. and other ofiicers;de- | it was permitted to do souy the inspectors; Of the time allowed lor receiving an: Gepositing ballots ouly oue of the inspectors was Int, —AMaVits Were also saduntted from Wal- Sutherlant and others, to the efiect that per- Tuauthorizea to dv so luk partin the canvass, RLSON J. WATERSURY appeared for Mr. Freac e the question whether any fraud bad been Som ed. Were these returns regular apon their face, and were chey consistent} throuzhout? He ded that this Board had no right 1o go be- the returns. He hoped there wonld be a strict to the law. 6 Board had no other or duty than to take up the returns and sce they are correct, and if thcy agree orif any dis- seepancies exist; but if these roturns agree, and are pe | aaa Weir they mast be Ganvassed as Counsel for Kiltan thought that the law had not fe has tal with, inasinich a8 @ public procia- ‘of the votes cast had not been made He Gaimeu thai the returns from the couiested districts not returns al all, for the reason that the iaw not been complied with. No proclamation was made and FOS Pa th acred in the same cun- wee part In the canvass without any a Mr, Lapaugh states, in reference to tne Twenty- Ach district, that all votes cast for member of As- Py ah ‘were not counted, and that the votes cast or Kilian were given to Frear; and that instead of all the inspectors canvassing Lhe votes, only one did the Work; aud he, therefore, claimed that the votes @hus canvassed by improper and unauthorized per- sons were null and void, Other wits were submitted of substantially ‘we fame Character; and, after argument by counsel, | be platter was adjourned until this morning. ‘The Aldermanic Etoction. ‘The canvass for the vote for Aldermen is ex- pected to be complete on Mouday. In order that the reported attempt to coant out some of the mem- ers elected may be frustrated the Committee of Seventy avd a committee from the reform democ- racy have taken very determined and energetic tions. Certificates of election tor the new will be demanded by the counsel for these committees, i the counsel Genders. }f the old Board should retase to vacate their seats proceedings will be taken by wntch the law will compe: them to give place (o their snoces- Sucther Payment to the Department of Public Parks. Deputy Vomptroiier Groen yesterday paid the De- mens of Public Parks the further sum of 00,000 for the uses of that dopartment- The Tweed Demurrer. ‘dir. Charles U'Conor was more than usually busy at his oMce yesterday. He was troublod more than casual with reporters and ‘dnterviewers,” put very few of these were able to push themselves into his |. counted. | the past, the uncompromising enemies of 1 y fraudulent practices are proved | instructions to prosecuie {he | 4 HeeAtn reporter, who was favored ‘With a short interview, asked Mr. O'Conor as to the Gemurrer which nad boen sent by 41 weed's counsel fm anawor to the action commenced vy the people, and the reply of Mr, O’Conor was iat we demurrer he Bud received on the previous day, He @id not know when it was jikely to bo argued, He “NEW YUKK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1871L.—TRIPLE SHEET. i gs z| 5 g E ; ae aeetae ‘The Committees of Seventy. In @ few daye the Committee of Seventy will engaged in framing a new city charter; also the perfection of & election Inw for thi other matera “1 to secure to vue people Me fruits of thelr recent victory at the polls, MUNICIPAL REFORM. The: Young, Men’s Association a Permavent Organization. Meeting at Steinway Hall Last Evening—Tho Resolutions—The Battle for Reform To Be Fought to the End, but the Association Not To Be Partisan—Purity of the Bal- lot Box To Be Its Grand Object— Speeches by Judge Barrett, W. ©, Bvarts and Mr. Olney. ‘The meesing of the Young Men’s Municipal Re- form Association at Steinway Halil last evening ‘Was a significant proof that the election is over. In spite of the appetizing oratorical refreshments offered to’ the public, the hall was ony comparatively well filled, and tere was an evident Jack of enthusiasm and earnestness when the meeting was contrasted with tue glorious gath- ertngs of three weeks ago, Still there was a great deal of quiet energy every now aod then exhibited, and an inspiring occasion was evidently only needed to call forth the wildest enthastasm, The meeting Neving organized, Mr, M1LLER read @ report tothe association, giving its carly history, Present strength and ita prospects of permanent Mfe. The report suggested that without being a political organization thé ussvciition should lve forever for the simple purpose of watching ine polls and securing the purity of the ballot box. JUDGE BARREIT’S REMARKS, Judge BanRgrr then spoke. He said that although these were days of jubilee, they nad not met to- gether simply to enjoy the triumph they had won. They had yet to grasp the fruits of victory, and in order todo that moderation, prudence and wisdom were imp:ratively necessary. tection night he realized that their work—the distinctive work of this orgunisation—had but just begun. Already they had brought thousands of voters to tne polls who had never voted before, and had thus stirred ‘up the citizens of this great city to the performance of their daty. Mr, Barrett then gave several in- stances of the thorough and earnest manner in Which the association had canvassed the city. He continued by saying that the great necessity of the hour was political reform. In England last year he had been constantly told that republican institutions had failed, and had been asked as proof of it to look atthe government of the oily of New York. We had now at last @ chance to get good local seli-gov- ernment. In the past democrats as well as repub- cans bad mistrusted the people and had han‘led us over to commissions. Let the Legislature now give us a charter, giving us sole power over our own ‘local concerns, Some bad Bee i eae aaa oer roe very ough! Ie. avery whére all Bal associations, but Fis ‘agoctation well knit to ther should steer clear of politics as politios, and simply an organization to see that the vote 1s got out on election day,.honestly polled and honestly ‘They should do that without the slightest regard to candidates or ‘es. Let them never in the future nominate any men for any office. Young men from both pai could never keep together for hfe if there was wirepulling in the ot lon for this man or the other. ‘Their grand duty, theree fore, enould be simply to rouse all citizens to do their duty, to get them out to vote, without telling them how to vote, If they attempted todo moro than that they would certainly break up in the first election where both parties put Ci honest candi- dates, and where ft was not, as in the last eleotion, @ question simply between corruption ana honesty, Judge Barrett concluded by reiterating his belief that the grand duty of the hour was to trust the people and to give the people of New York local self-government. MR. OLNRY'S RBMARES, Mr. OLNEY was the next speaker. He congratu- lated the association on the noble and magnificent triampnh it Nad achieved. He also: congratulaced it on its increase of numbers. A month ago it had but three hundred members; now it had Inscribed on ita rolls fifteen hundred; and he believed that in the course of another year it would have as many thousand. The day after elec- tion it had been said that it was a adiMoult thing to find & man who had voted the Tammany ticket, He betioved the ume would come when it would be impossible to finds patriotic and honest young citizen tm New York who was not a member of their association. The grand danger of this country at present was political corruption. This association should confine tts operations to securing political purity. [¢ was hoped that. the. Legisiatare Would give us a new charter, aud then there might be @ charer elcetion ‘Yiext spring. Let the association fill up its ranke in an- licipaiion of this contest. Mr. Oiney then alluded to venality and corruption, whici were gen- erally believed to stain our jadiciary. There should be an immediate investigation of these charges, and it guilt were proven the comps et implicated should be impeached. (Applause) He understood that that investigation would be made, ‘The leaders of reform would soon take hold of this matter and make a thorough exaruination of it, Another ques- tion which was becoming an issuo of the hour was the question of majority representation. Inthe opinion of many, minority representation offered a oure for many of the evils of current politics, and 1t should therefore be thoroughly discussed. Mr. Olney conciuded by impressing upon the association the duty It owed to ils country to» preserve the purity of the ballot box=the one grand salegaard of American liberty. THE RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were then read:— - Whereas this association was called into being by the crisis fn the munie! -4.of the city of New \ ork, which hn fidence of all ciasses of men in the chicf ; whereas the events which imme- 1 whieh culminated in the election of Tuesday, the November, have in ever} ven proo! of the controlling necessity for the formation of this: aasoohar tion, and have vindicated and established the trath and jus- tive of yey upon which its action ‘been based and ty whieh it has been guised: mow; therefore, be it Resolved, That we point with ‘and satisfaction to the part this association has taken in the recent election. The aitention of all men las been a charge oftheir civil duties. Fraud af ihe Pals ose ed cheating in the count of votes have been tn u great degree suppressed, and we velieve he parvial overthrow of the men who for ao long have roboed the public treasury, have they Sage eis, has been in some measure a to our foe tn that bei iad rb fat Reso. while we fully realize and aj te the maguitaze of the pudlic disast : magultace’of the pubic dis or whntgh the thetle and spotta: aght upon this "4 the whole cure (or t! se evils to be 1a tio Gonuine oe oa better candidates; the fs jn the low frond ene ei ele eo tie mie, this Iand ; fts salvation {8 to be found Jn the establishment of ‘9 higher wn purer standard of pubiic morals; we denounce dishonesty 1n the discharge of the dattcs of public ofice as & crime equal to trewon agatnet our country, aud its perpe- trators are uterly unworthy the nauie of Amertoan aitizers, Resolved, That we shall be in the fuvure, aa we have been in, tion every wiere, aud we mond to overthrow them, We cone mend to the wateh(u) vigilanos of this association the legisla: tion applicable o this city ip the auproaching seasion.. We demand the nomination and election of a citizen of hi atanding and wnimpeachabte character to the oftes of Chiet Executive this city, We demand the election of honest and competent men the beads of ail departments. We demand immediate aad fail pub- Welty In all mi ors pertaining to the city finances, whether coipts or expenditures of jolition of nll sinecures an y of offices; one o! man. We demand » tion everywhere. |W tion of all taxes, ablié moneys. e suppres. i auiliclent for one rudent and economical adminisira- jemand bl her (or real or person the (mmediate cessation of ali acts of fayoriti the Treads and supporters of men ib franduient underva nauions of thelr estate just share of the public vurdens, To all there and kindred matters of municipal reform we pledge ourselves to give our constant and untiring attention. Resolved, Ubat the thanks of thin association and of all who hold the honor of our ¢l the mien who responded 40,nobiy a to the calls made on them city. With their helo thie 4 Woo; with their beip the j With their help the waning in. the safety of popular elections has deen strengthened «nd restored, and it has been proven that when the (ssue ia fairiv made between troth and falsehood, Between honor and fraud, that the heart and the voice and the vote of the people are always right eaolved, That to view of the romarkable resnite of ear. Bast go-operation, even during & few days, on the part of a ‘voune an, thie association feels encouraged jo continue satisfactory. “we thought association - t to be ere by oné Mires Guiaiog brine 's reputation dear, are due to | fe to increase ite numbers and elaborate some nny form plan of action, ‘that on the occasion of all future elections it will be able to contine [raudulent voting and false com; Y agpomre Resolved, ike ‘members ot this association ‘the ancrifices of time and convenience and comfort and per. during the bneeg 4 = as and all of them stand jo tume to come, the MR, BVARTS’ SPRECA. Mr. EvarTs, who was wecive! with loud and Jong continued applause, was then intreduced. He said that this was rightly a meeting of congratula- tuon, They should be as joyful over the triumpn that had been won as a city was which had just es- caped from pestilence or from famine, or had emerged from a terrible war. #ut for that victory this city would have become uninhabitable for Donest men; and that victery had alo saved us from ‘adopting the last resort of oppressed and outraged citizens. Alter all, mowever, there should be in these mutual congratulations an inspiration’ to new efforts im the cause of political virtue, And that inspiration, a3 he underatood tt, was now given. ‘This association pledged itself to arouse the citizens of New York to a sense of their responsibilities in pubtic alfairs and to the thorough — e of them, and to see that elections were onest nd nt egpable and ers) Sa men alon a I gd Du the. past my zation, ie te ears the sole work of all avowed political organizations had been in an exactly opposite direction. It waa, pherelore De apply moral medicine to jose mnortifying diseases, Tt was now thirty-one he nad voted at every election since that time, He had never failed todo so from fear that his vote would not be counted or from a general sense of the ugeleseness of casting his ballot. Many thousands of-citizens, however, had neglected to perform 4 e clear any, mm congequeuce of such misgivin: Fesult of this had been the audacious villany of the defeated Ring leaders. Those bad men had estab- hshed themselves in power, and knit together by by the cohesion of plunder had even contempta- ously laughed at the people they robbed, and had sald, “Whatis the pres3; w! are the voters to us?’ But at last umpty Dumpty had bad ao fi and it seemed to be agreed that all the king's horses and all the King’s men could not put nim toners “again, But what should we have in oe ECE ‘We must have goo.l government. If the administration of justice frightened property away, and the insecurity of life terrified people into Jeaving, the pros; Of this great city would soon fade away. Not eat Of the tree of knowl- edge and evil in the fantastic way we had been during the lasé ten years without serious consequences growing out of it. -Our institutions provided that we should have no masters, But if we had no masters we Must be our own masters. We must take care of onr own public affairs. On election day all places of business should be closed. One day thus given in tho second week of November woulda do more to make our liberties permanent than the cele bration of the Fourth of July. All classes in the past had betrayed their trust. The great elements of American liberty were equality of rignt, com- tunity of interest and. reciprocity of duty. The rich paid the taxes and then collected them back from the common.people in the way of rent and @ bandred other ways. The poof, therefore, ‘rusted the rich to see to it thatthe taxes were honestly levied, In this trast they had been grossly deceived. During the past ten years our rich men had paid miliions for tribi te, but not a doilar for detence. Mr. Evarts then allnded to the~ way in which Tammany had subsidized the press by patron- age and had subdued the bar by references and the feneral spoils which lay in the hands of our bastard | Judiciary. So all classes of men had been silenced and seduced from thelr duty until at last these bad men had even bribed poor men. to vote for their ty- Tanis by throwing tiem contemptible fragments of their plunder. ‘That state of thiugs, however, when once discovered, had no chance ol being tolerated: and, after all, its existence was not so disgraceful to us asa people as might as first be supposed. We expected a cortain amount of peoulation and cor- Tuption in public atiairs, but that there ehouid be an Organized couspiracy to enslave us we did not, and | could not, believe. But we had found out and it would never be _ attempted ain. He thought the attempt woud be pun ed—(applause}—and with an exemplary severity that these robbers even now did not dream of. These | men would not be allowed to be saved from the righteous vengeance of thelr fellow citizens by the aid of & corrupt judiciary. Havine scen our fauite and having seen that we are all guilty, we now come to understand that the principle of competttion for ablic favor wort the two parties will in tuture forve them to put best and worthiest men 1or- ward as candidates. Unless that principle was car- ried out with some measure of success tree institu: tions were a failure. Mr. Evarts closed by imprese- ing upon the audience the solemn and sacred na- | ture of the trust reposed in them as citizens by our | free institutions, MR, TILPRN'S SPEECH. Mr. TILDEN then came forward aud said he had come to manifest his sympathy with this associa- tron and the high and holy cause it had been instituted to uphold, Whoever would mew- tate upon the condition of our country at the pre- sent time, and of thts city, which was a coantry in Itself, would be struck with the grave and alarming fact that the government was ceasing 69 answer its endsand that public spirit was gradually fading away from the minds of our citizens, In @ government like ours no) 6©man= shad any right to. claim what he discha his duty as a citizen uniess he gives some atiention to public concerns. The man tn our country who is no politician ts unfit to be a citizen. He did not mean by a politicia an_ottice-seeker, but the man who care‘ully watched the conduct of government. And it was pot snficient that a general attention should be given to such objects. The individual bad but to choose between the candidates of | the rival parties; but this nevertheless was & and involved attendance at and political meet- good men stayed ai from such gatherings none but bad men naturally would be selected, and our rulers become merely a corrupt ring, sach as had existed in this city during the past sixteen years. This system and grew up | daring @ period of ten years, when the democrats | had @ majority in the city and republicans a ma jority at Aibany. At last It hua needed the action of honest men of all parties to free us from | this degrading thraidom. And what was the | remedy for these evils? It was in caltivat- | ing, _ e ly .among young men, 8 | of ‘duty that devolved upon them to fuitil the obligations of citizenship. Unless New York ; had a better government in the future ite prosperity | would certainly When the administration | of justice was poisoned, then indeed were we near | thé last period of decay. Mr. Tilden concluded by applauding the objects of the association and en- couragtag the young. gentlemen wh; composed it in the grand and noble work they had undertaken. The meeting then adjourned, FALSE COUNTING TO BE FOILED, The Bighth Warders Yefuse to “nbmit to the Annutiing of Their Brilors. The honest citizens of the Eighth ward gatherea in considerable numbers last evening in a lager beer hall at 69 Vandam street, Some time before the meeting the litzle saloon tn front was rather un- comfortably crowded, and the Germans who were | soon to express their anger at dtshonorabie pro- | ceedings quietly sat about emoking meerschaums, quafing lager. playing euchre with GRRASY PACKS OF CARDS, and ecoring the resulis on dingy slates. The in- dustrious *haus vrom waited with cynical cheer- fulness on all customers, white her good lord trifed with luck at. one of the tables, and the blooming aaughter of the establishment sat back at the other partender glanced that way. When at lengin the crowd tramped into the hall some time afterward the charming Deutsche girl and her admirer were benches, and withdrew hastily. Some farther time ‘was spent in chilly waiting, when the meeting was at length called to order and a Mr, Stemmer- man elected chairman, who stated that they had come together to give expression to their FEELING AS HONEST CITIZENS against frauds which had been perpetrated against them m that ward. Mr. Peter Mivonert, was the next speaker. He congratulated the votera on the Aimcult victory which they had wou, He then said that tne cor- rapt canvassers had counted’ out Mr. Wisser, the Assistant Alderman ciect, ass last and desperate resort. Otherwise he would have been elected, «e- apite frauds commttied while the polls were open, by. more than five hundred majority. Mr. antace J. DRELANCY next held forth, recount - Ing his experience on election day, and how lie had ‘witnessed THE WRONG THAT WAS DOXE. Frands could positively be proved in the Tenth, | Thirreentn and Seventeenth | each of which they had secured the affidavits of | men who had voted for Wisser to @ number larger than that of the vote announced by the Tammany | mspectors, In the Tentn district where the official | retnrns gave bat four yoles_to Wisser, Mr. Delancy, | acting as a notary pab!. jad takev the amdavits | Of over fifty men Who had voted for Wisser, { BILL. TWEED WAS A VIPFR, | who wonld not die until sunset, but wonld still | Wriggle and wriggle and attempt to bite. | Mr OrrevBRnase addressed the assemblage in German, and was followed by Mr. THEODORE ALLEN, in Enghsh, who stated that he could prove that one of the chatengers of the Committee of Seventy had sold | his vigiianee for the paltry eum of $50. Mr. Paige, | ct, Made # Speech, and was followed by Dr. Alonzo J. Chadsey, Mr. Wisset and | the Chairman, who announced asa committee to Wait upon the county canvassers to-morrow at noon to demand a new canvass the follow. ing:—M. Caster, Pullip Ketterer, Mr. Bottner, T, Alexander, Mr. Hanlon. The meeting adjourned with three cheers for Mr. Wisser. Mr. Peter Mitchell has charge of Mr. Wisser's legal claips to the position of Alderman, and says that he" will Dush the fivht to sho death, | the Assemblyman ele ae | end of the room knitting and smiling whenever the | surprised sitting together on one of the bare | flection districts, in | BROOKLYN REFORM Leoking Over the Poll Lists. WHAT WAS DISCOVERED. How the Majorities Were Rolled Up. THE WORK BEGUN. Inspectors Gobbled and Held for the Grand Jury. The Police Commissioners Still at Work. PROGRESS OF THE COUNTY CANVAS ‘The greater portion of the community in Brooklyn have af last realized that there has been altogether too much said and too little done towards bringing about municipal reform. There has been too muca Oratorical display on the part of the would-be re- formers, and too little solid work for the remedy of existing abuses. The citizens are anxious to see and determined to have areformation, but their confidence has been pretty well shaken of late in many of the men engaged in the work. ‘They have been looking for actions; but until yes- | verday the reformers did very little worthy ot note, |. Yesterday Mr. G. W. Benson, chairman of the Proseouting Committee of the Citizens’ Reform | Coministee of Fifty, was around looking up evi- | dence in regard to the election frauds. He appeared | @t the oMice of the City. Clerk, in the Oity Hail, at an early hour yesterday morning and made some pertinent inquiries. Atoneof the reform meetings one of the reformers stated that information had | been withheld at that office, but there was no such disposition manifested towards Mr. Benson. All ! the information he desirea was given him. He asked to see the poll lista of the first district of the Sixth ward, and these were at once handed over to him. They were endorsed by Thomas McGif, John Shanly and Michael J, Weldon, inspectors of elec- | ton, and John J. Campbell and Matthew McKenna, clerks, Mr. Benson desired a certided copy, when these men had sworn 10 as inspec- tora, vr, William G. Bishop, the City Clerk, tmme- diately suppited him with the certificates, Mr, Ben- son, in looking over the lists, remarked to a repre- sentative of the HeRALb that the book filed in the City Clerk’s office was not the original book kept by the inspectors, but was a copy which they had made after the voting was over, This appeared to be so, for the book was very clean and | the names and figures uniformly written, | These were the lists upon which it was asserted that 500 names were written before the | voting commenced, and that a corresponding num- ber of ballots had been put in the boxes. The nemo of the first voter in the morning tn this district was, ; tt 1a gatd, Joun Duddy, of No. 333 Hicks street, and yet nis name on the poll list was the five hundred and sixth one. Up to mis name the names of the | streeig were written out in full, but after What they were abbreviated, The original book or Mr. Benson asserts, was elther kept or destroyed by the inspectors, After looking over tie list pretty thoroughiy Mr. Benson left. ; Later in the day Mr. Thomas D. Moscrop, Alderman ; Richardson and others visited the City Clerk’s Office and overhauled the lists, it is a Jong time since the work of the inspectors | bas been so thoroughly criticised. The inspectors of several of the districts where it is suspected that fraud has been committed are pretty thoroughly alarmed, and are asking what ts to be done, Arrest of Republican aud Democratic In- spectors and Canvasscrs. District Attorney Morris yesterday appeared before Police Justice Walsh, at the City Hall, and | applied for a warraut for the arrest of Willlam | Shanly, of No. 81 Pacific street; Thomas McGuif, ! of No. 394 Hicks street, anu James. Qampbell, | Matthew, McKenna and Michael Weldon, on ; the charge of committing frauds in the First district. of the Stxtn wara, where ‘they acted as inspectors, canvassers ai i clerks, Mr. Morris in his complaint charg that the defendants put a large number of bogus names on ; the poll list, stuifed the ballot boxes and made a | false and fraudulent return of the vote. This was were far more votes returned by the inspectors and canvassers than it was possible to receive during ved time. J Waish tasned the warrant and the officers subsequently succeeded in arresting all of the ac- cused excepting Weldon. They were immediately arraigned in court, when they pleaded not guilty aud were each admitted to bail In the sum of $5,000 to await the action of che Grand Jury. During the proceedings the court room was crowded with small fry politicians, among whom were many Irlends of the detendants. The Committee of Forty Assisting the District Attorney. District Attorney Morris yesterday addressed the following letter to Mr. A.C. Davis, a prominent lawyer and counsel of the Committee of Forty, re- questing his assistance in the work of investigating the frands:— DwrRior ATTORNEY'S Orricr, Ktnas County. No, 3 Country Coprt Howat, BuooK.yy, Nov. 17, 1871. A.C. Davis, Esq: ‘My DmARSin—I learn from the papers that you have been appointed counsel of a committee of citizens to prosecute complaints of violations of the Election law. Being anxious now as ever to protect the purity of the ballot Hox, J ahould be mont happy to have your assistance in that behalf. Thope you will feel at liberty to ald me in the investigations now pendiny, and as the Grand Jury are now in session I hope you will lose no time in commuaicat- ing any facts you may have to me, so that we can arrange ‘them and bas yprenacd, My desire is that this invest jon should be thorough, and to the Interest of the whole peopie. Of course you will u derstand that T bave no movers at my cieposal to pas counsel, bat } suppose your committee will arrange that matter. ‘Asking your immediate attention to the matter, Iam, your obedient servant, 8. D. MORRIS, District Attorney. | Immediately upon the receipt of this letter M Davis consulted with members of the committee, who advised him to comply with Mr. Morris’ re- quest, He therefore replied to the District Attorney | as fullows:— 1 } | No. 78 SROOND PLAOR, BROOKLYN, | Nov. 17, 1871. wm in Feeeipt of vour favor of this date, pnd have carefully noted iia, crniante. “As you ment i have been se! by the Citizens’ Reform Committees as one of the counsel to conduct an investigation in their behalf in relation to the alledged frauds, polluical and financial, apon the righ's of (he citizens of Kings county. T understand the object of thetr organization to be, among other things, the discovery and punishment of all offenders against the purity of the ballot box, These citizens feel that a.determined fortis needed 19 protect the dear hus 0 freemen, rences ‘stand in the | way of united action to that phigh connes! with a view | _T accepted their appointmont tothe earnest and determined prosecution of all, of whatever | party, who could be ahown to be gulity of frand upon the ballot box ana of maladministratioa of our municipal affairs. Presuming that yon fully comprehend my position, and inasmuch as you ask for an immediate answer, I accept | your request, and shall stand ready to cive my earnest efforts } to ‘your invest gation so vital to the efrii rights and safety of every citizen, “Very reapeetfully your ‘obedient wervanty The Police Commissioners at Work. The Police Commissioners held another session | yesterday to examine into the charges made against the oficers of the department. Commismoners Briggs, Van Anden and the Mayor were present, ‘There were only a few spectators present. The first | ease called up Was that of Sergeant Campbell, | of the Ninth sab-precinct, He was accused by Al- ; derman Weckes, of the Twenty-iirst ward, with | having arrested & colored man in the Sixth Election | district polling place without sufficient cause; also | with pedaling tickets and assisting the canvass of | the votes alter the polls hail closed, | Alderman WREKRs said the colored man came up to vote, and Mr. Gerhardt said he was not @ voter. Tie man swore tn his vote, and Sergeant pbell then fold the oiicer to take lum in charg } lock him up, | sergeant CAMPBBLL—Was I at the polls when ho was voting? Alderman WERKES—You were. Several other witnesses corroborated the statement of tne Alderman, The Sergeant acknowledged having assisted in the | canvass of the votes, re Were partics called to testify in behalf of the Sergeant, who swore they wore atthe polls all day but did not sec the Sergeant | Psa Ae earag ‘ne further hearing of the case was tponed | until ruesday might . mid nd to Police Capi | Considerab! | ing of the case of Captain McLanghiin, of the Ninth precinct, Who was accused of a grave offence, It was said by Alderman Weekes and Mr, Tracy in public meetings that that oficer had allowed a man the diatrict in which Mr. Tracy contends that there | Mahen, republican | tain was made, and accredited to the Alderman of the Twenty-first ward. Alderman Wrrmes, who was present at the trial, said ne did not use any such language as that accredited to him, and that he had no charges to prefer against the Captain. Captain MCLAU@ALIN said:--I know you have not made the charge against me, but Ihave heen spoken to & great deal about it, and I desire to nave an investigation of the matter. Alaerman BS said that what he nad said was:—* it tractor Connolly voted twice—once m the Second district and then at the Fifth— and Saas while he was doing so Captain McLaughlin. was present, aud that ho rode in company with him from one polling place to another.” He continued:—I do not charge that tne Captain was aware that the man bad voted twice; I saw fopnoily 90. to the polling place in the Second district of the Twenty-second ward and c MoLanghiin stood withia forty place in the Fifth district the it up alongside the house; Iam not ig to swear that he witnessed either vote cast. ‘The Captain then made as tatement explanatory of is course, which was to the effect that ne had & very large district to attend to, having both the Ninth and Ninth sub-precincts to look after, Con- polly is @ property holder in the Twenty- first ward, an ie Captain had asked him to Tend him his wagon to visit the polling places on election day; Counolly did so, and accompanied him bout to the different polling places; did not know what district the man Connolly resided tn, as he had never seen him vote in any district. This was all the Captain knew about it except that Mr, Con- nolly, when asked asto whether he had voted“as often as had been chi , Said that he had done nosuch thing. Had the Captain seen him vote twice he said he would have been the firs} man to arrest and lock him up, Alderman Wess said ne had no charges to make against Captain McLaughiin, but had always known him to be a vigiiant and faithful officer. ‘The Commissioners, after a brief consuttation, | stated that they had concluded that Captain Mc- Laughita should be exonerated trom ail blame, ‘The Board then adjourned unui! Tuesday next. ‘The Board of County Canvassers. The Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Board of County Canvassers, met yesterday afternoon at one o’clock, pursuant to adjournment, There was a full attendance of the Board, as well as of the irreprea- sible Committee of Five from the Academy Oom- mittee, who watched the entire proceedinga with the utmost intereas. The usual crowd of corner politicians and ‘gen- tlemen of elegant letsure’” who have heretofore frequentea the meetings of the Board and whiled away the hours in vonsuming bad cigars and apit- ting tobacco joice on the floor in a promiscuous Manner did not put in an appearance upon this Occasion. ‘There were, however, some eighteen or twenty outsiders present most of the afternoon, for the want, undoubtedly, of something better to do or some other place to loaf. After the reading of tlie minutes of the meeting of the day previous, which were adopted, the Chatr+ Man, Supervisor Stillwell, considered it his duty to cali the attention of the Board to an arucle which had appeared in one of the evening papers, entitied “Republican Supervisors in Conference,” and in which it was stated that he (Mr, Stillwell) and several other Supervisors had met at the oflice of Mr. J. M. Whiting, Jr., the Secretary of the Com- miitee of Forty, to confer on ward returns, aud on the question of receiving or rejecting those of the Sixth ward, The statement, he asserted, was perfectly false from beginning to end. No such conference was ever held, so far as he was uware. “I have not even myself,” aaid he, ‘‘heen interviewed by a member of the press on the subject, and so lar ag am concerned personally there is no foundation whatever for the article.’” At the close of mr, Stillweli’s remarks the work of canvassing the Seventh ward returns was com- meuced, Owing to the vote for Coroner having been incorrectly counted out inthe First district of this ward, the returns were sent back for correction, The returns from the Second district of the Ninth Ward were also returned, owing to a clerical mus- take which they bore, Nothtug of special interest transpired during the | remainder of the session, Which, by the wuy, was adjourned about half-past four o’clock until tnis (Saturday) alternoon. ‘The Vote tor Justices of the Cences ‘The City Board of Canvassers having completed their canvass of the Vote tor Justices of the Peace the following result has been obtained:— THIRD DISTRICT. Riley, democrat. . 81,147 Philltps, repubitcan. Boeram, independent, Kiley’s magority.. FOURTH DISTRICT. Eltiott, democrat... thee Jones, repablican.. Barrett, independent. Eliote’s majority. FUTA DisrRicr. Eames, democrat... Marshall, repaolican.. Wilkeyson, independent Eames’ majority .. SIXTH DISTRICT. Cassidy. demoorat. o’Conner, independent Cassidy's majority Tt will be ovserved that “regalat’’ democratic candidates on the Judiciary ucket have been elected, according to the Aldermanic count MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY, Preparing for Work—Sub-Committees To Be Ap- pointed —‘ihe Departments To Be Gone Through—Raising the Sinews of War. The Committee of Fifty appoinred at the meeting of citizens held at the Brooklyn Rink in October for the purpose of investigating the affuirs of the mu- nicipal and county government, and to effect such measures as will be moat, conducive to secure wholesome legislation, met last evening at their rooms, No. 367 Fulton street. Mr. Samnel Hutcht- son occupied the cnair. The minutes of the pre- vious session of the committee having been read Mr. Carter informed the meeting that he had received $260 from Mr. A. M. Bliss, to be used by them in such ® manner as they deemed proper in the performance of their work of Investigation. Mr. Drigas said that he was desirous of correct- ing @ misstatement that had gone forth in which he ‘was accredited with Naving sai before the meeting at the Academy that there were eiements in tus body of fifty that he would not wish to have tneor- porated with the committee. He said that there “might be’ elements which were objectionabie, put meant no reflection whatsoever upon the gentlemen of this organization, He was destrous of working harmoniously with them, and believed that the end | for which they were organized would be best sub- served oy avolding the possibility of collision in the performance of the work. The Conference Commit- tee of five he had hoped would have eflected some plan which would be agreeable aud do away with the necessity of running the two machines. Mr. ROBERTS concurred in the sentiments ex- pressed by this gentleman, and said that one com- | mittee would be the best, should they agree upon that view of the case. Dr. JOHNSON moved that the question to consoli- date the two committees be dismissed, He then corrected the statement made in several of the daily journals that the Academy Committec shoud | claim precedence over this organization, as Mr. Backhouse had not appointed the members until after the mass meeting. This wasnottrae, The members of the Committee of Fifty were designated before the Academy meeting was heii, In tact tne other organization grew from them, This com- mittee had sprung* into existence long ago, at a time when it was very unpopular to raise the cry of “reform” aud to anything against corrup- uon in the vicinity of the city Was to have & wroug construction put upon your motives, The germ of tmis body sprung from @ taxpayers’ associatio: which was 0j to excessive tax for wooucn he first public meeting, which Was at called attention to travagance of the lly government and th irresponsible commissions. Then, too, a counctl of vigilance was organized in each Ward, and It was this organization which caused inein to take of the democratic slate the name of an Irish Catholic tor avemnents. ae Rink, Mayor, and the republicans to drop the naime of | Archibald M. Bliss from their slate for Mayor, N ropose to Ve “a Cul chesnuts out of tne fire” tor any political party. What they did desire was pormanent organization, which would effect neeeatul legisiation aud the abo- HuGn of the outrageous commissions, Mr. WaLLAce said that the Doctor hid said many good things, but really the Committce of Forty was the first in the fleid to get to work, and that com- mittee had evidently the syinpatiies of the people. He upheld Mr, Backhouse, however, in holding back the appointment of the members of this body until after the election, a8 It could not be sand that they | were working with any candidates or any party seeking political preference. Yet it seemed to nim that the other organization was going to work mi the right way, and we should wish them to vote im one district and then drove him off in a wagon to another district, wiere he voted again. The President of the Police Boara read an extract from the speech of Mr. Tracy at the Academy of Music, in Which the allusion retecting on the Cap good speed, It was supremely riltcolous w have two committees, for instance, going to the doors of the departments and kuocklug for aliuiesion that we may be permitted to cxamtne tho accounts, ow long would it be before they would be getting each other by the cara? He ieit iat there was danger of damaging the cause, Une of the dimeul $8,918 23,247 | 11400 | hoped that ine Finance Committee woul! be author- wie ruinous ex- | paw to pull | 3 ties in the way of consolidation hetween the two “machines’’ ae to be upon the basis of sociat status. it was of no conse- quence what any member's business, nationality or creed was in thie umdertaking. ‘The oniy considera- tion requisite appeared to him to be that of earuest- ness of purpose and sincerity i forming the Javors whica they have assumed, For those reasong he was confer M opposed to abaniton the proposition to with view to counolidetion. 4 HaRveY Law sald that he understood that r committee (the Acmiemy organization) “election frauds,” while this boay was to Tnvestlente e commissions aod municipal ac- i Mr. Jou Young fayored the plan of yooeedting independently, as they were Pippornted by tl Rink mecting of citizens, and wished their {riends and colanorers of the Academy creation al) success Imaginabie in their work, At the saine ume he had re Prepared to work, and was anxious to The inotion to dismiss the committee on confer ence was then laid orithe imecting on the table by unanimous vote pomuuittee on Ry Laws reported The Committee on the Ore of Business reported in javor of appointing sub-cominittees on the follow- ing departments:—Water Commission, Park Come mission, Excise Commission, ire ‘Commission, Bridge Commission, Street Commissioner's Depart menf, accounts of the Tax Collector, City and County Treasurers, Comptroller and Commisston- ers of Charities, EXx-Aldermap KALBFLEISCH moved that the chair- men of these sab-committees form the Executive j Committce of the organization, This would en- } able them to work harmoniously and understand. | ingly. ‘There was no danger of # collision Le- tween the two commit e believed. Colonel ALLEN said if thore was to be a smash | down, then let It come, For his part he was ready to odown with them, That Committee had their work fore them in looking after the election robbers. Captain Swow regretted there had been apy hard words said tn regard to the Academy Committee. Mr, KaLRFLRIscH remarked that he had not said anything hare about the Committee. Saptain Svow understood the motion was to ap- point these committees. ‘The CHAIn—It fe moved that the committees be | now appointed. Mr. ReyxQups moved as an. urmendment, before the motion was adopted, that a committee of three be added, to confer with the New York Committee of Seventy, as they could give them some valuabio | information on legislative aud other matters, ‘The amendment prevatied. The CHAIR Ingutred what way those committees should be appointed? Amember suggested that they be appointed at concer Mr. RigGs satd he could not do it nor would he undertake to do it ina short time. It was a thing which, in his opinion, should be doue with judg. ment. Members should be appointed according to | thelr ability to assume certain portions of the work. ‘These reports, too, were open to the sddition of names, THE EXRCUTIVE COMMITTEE was then appointed. as follows:—L. Le Carter, Mor- tis Reynolds, Thomas Rooker, Mr. Draee J. & | Roberts, Frederick Kalbilelsch, C. T. Backhouse and ; Colonel Allen. Mr. Rieas said the names they had canvassed in thetr minds for the Finance Committee were Mesera, | Doiner, Reynolds, Butcher and Bigg | Mr. REYNOLDS thougnt tt should be left to the Chair to select any five members whom ne might wish to appoint as the Finance Committee, The OMAIR appointed the following:—Messrs. Dalner, M. Reynolds, Biggs, Butcher, H. G. Law and E. T. Backhouse. Colonel ALLEN satd that was good enou7h. Mr. KALUFLEISCH moved that the members of the | committee be assessed $100 enon. ’ Mr. DALNER moved that the money be paid withia the next twenty-lour hours. Mr. Rios doubted the wisdom of thts motion. There were members who he thought. were nov | prepared for this, while they were ready and willing to work. Mr. BACKHOUSE moved that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee, Mr. KALBFLELSCH said he thought it would be @& good thing, as it would show the public they were in earnest.” Colonel ALLEN said he did not think the man who had the most money was the best man. A Venerable looking member opposed the mo- | ton, saying that while many mignt ve anic and willing to contribute he for one waa not. Ho waa willing to labor for the city of Brooklyn, but wanted the citizens to beur their shire of the e: pensés, If the citizcus had wo interest im the’ matter then let the commitiee £3, to the ogee It, they did not wish to pay for fighting the battles of the city of Brooklyn thén let them ais'y as one of the embers had said, into native atr. ‘This sessinent Was In Lpeien, perfectly ridiculous, Mr. Rooker suid that he was only a mechanio and had worked hard for his money. He was will- ing to contribute bis money and do his of the work, bunt he did not . think. 16 to levy this assessment. It had Deen stated that the members of the Academy cominittee were moh met,’ and that we would have to get on our knees to them, but ho: would regret to see such @ course. ‘They should ferret out (his corruotion and do the work for whica they were appointed. He was willing to give as much as any other man, oras much me as any other man, but he realy was up: | zed to secure subscriptions, and thought of they | first pat thelr hands in their own Mog what | the citizens would put their hands in their pockets, Mi. CARTER soem remarked that he had $250 im nis pocket whieh Mr. Bliss be him to une ine paying their expenses in investigating the depart-. meats, : Mr. KALBFLBISCH renewed tne motion to refer® the taatter to the Finance Committec, which, was; carried, Mrs REYNOLDS moved that a committee of five: be appetniqn to receive any communication: irons the Academy Commitice, , ‘To test the sense of this Mr. Coir offered the fol- lowing:— Resolve!, That any member of this committee who ie also & ember of the Comnuties of Forty ol the A: of Male te requested to resign from this committce or the olher, ‘nf It in not proper to ta both commitieen, : The resolution was opposed aad wiildrawn,, ° ‘Mr. Law opposed any unity with the Academy mmitvees ‘ Mr. GIoBON Frost spoke at some length upon; the corruption aud debt of the city, Cate hed 1 was fifty per cent ter than New York, even after all the monoy had been taken, as alleged, by Tw & Co. Lie was 0} to any amuigamatios of commitiecs, as they were appointed for different... purposes. Alter these remarks, the committees went into’ executive seaston, Citizen Reform Committes—Sab-Commlttece | New in the #ield: wid ‘The members of the Citizens’ Refori’ Committee” | met Inst evening at their head quatcers, No. 185 ” Montague street. There was a pretty full attend ance, and the usnal énthustasm was manifested, “ The President, Franklin Woodruff, occupied the cbuir. ‘The Treasurer reported that checks to the amount of $2,000 and upward had been received to “run the machine” with, Subscription lists were opened for the members, | gma the Secrevary wns requested to anuounce | througa the papers thut money wount be received | tocarry on tie expenses of the work upon which | they had engaged. ‘the names of Sie wart L. Wood- ford, Walter Hatch, Bayliss and R. W, Kopes were reported [rom the Kxecutive Commitice for mene berstip. ‘the names of Charles W. Feliuws and Jy | W. Kiges were also enroiled. | ‘The CHAIR announced the following commit 2 recut (ve—E, J. Whitlock, Silas B. Duscher, A. De | wheelock, Samael MeLeun, Jonn W. Ituuter, F. A. Schroeder, Demas Barnes, Willian Murshail, B. F. ‘Tracy, Cuaries Lorry, Andrew Fitageraids isttion—-W,. V, Goodrich, Kdmund Driggs, S. | B. Chittenden, A. w, KW. Potter, Audrew | Cunmngham, K. W, Whitney, Jr, Willian Richard | Sh Anthon W. Bruson, James Oschwege, A. i, yiigs, Finances—3. L. Husted, B.C. Bowen, George L, Nichols, Dante! Ohauucy, H. D. Volliemus, Ludwig | Semler, H. R. Jones, Charles R, Marvin, A. i. Ormabee, James &, Hodgskin, W. T, Hatch. Prosecition—K, Jonuston, "G. W. Benson, C, Perry, Ly Palmer, A. 0. Davis, H. Farrington, L. Renhett, BR C. White, John P, Rolfe, Henry: Ever+ ding, R. W. Ropes. fe conimittees were accepted as read, and the meeting went tuto executive session. PALL OF BUILDINGS. | Barted Bencath the Rulns—Another Disaster | by the Late Storm. | atabout five o’olock yesterday afternoon threa tour story brown stone duridings, on the corner of First avenue and 122d streef, fell, burying beneath tho ruins # laborer named Charles Nelson, Tne cause of the disaster was the flooding | of tne cellars from the late storm. The water fad | completely eaten away the foundation, and yeater- day afternoon, while a numver of men were ab work upon the buildings, they began to | shake. An alaro was given one off but Neilson, who was so siow it fig that toe tumbling Walls caught ‘as varried down with the fall mass in an instant, The «authorities bad G ect the siractures, and voprietoe said it there was no diage to attach to ony one. Atalate hour last nigot the Coroner gave permission to the friends of Nelson to remove ine houy, DANGEROUS OARGO-OURIOUS DEATE. | Lost evening tho death of Patrick Barry, aged | Cigntecn, of 16 Weac street, from arsenic, was re- | portea a> Poheo Headquarters, aod apon in Bape wo casualiy was found fo ve bird } to @ singniay accident, It appeared — tha | the yontn pad eaten some sult herrings, waken froin the cargo of the steamer, Doventet eg London, Engians, site lying at ony aN +4 iver, A portion of the ship's load Dar or and the ape durmg the voyage had clot abd tainted the herrings throug!) seme uns toward accident Tho case was reported 10 ue Sanitary Inspector, 48 1b WAS gal city | that several others had been mae s ok by partaxin | of the herrings, inorder that they mi it be seized by ie health authorities, The death Was a | orted to tne Coroners, so that an investigation may Wet aud all the facts aseorwuned