THE TAMMANY RING.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 203, 21 December 1871, Page 6

THE TAMMANY RING.

From the "News of the "World" we learn that Mayor Hal), who was arrested for complicity in the notorious swindles perpetrated in the city of New York by the Tammany Ring, is likely to be discharged, and it is generally thought he was not implicated therein. Tweed, , who Eeems to have been the master spirit and arch-swindler of this detestable combination, has been arrested, and is held to bail in the sum of one million dollars. Tweed is r.e r ported to be transferring, as speedily

as he can, all his estate over to his son. The following are the real estate operations of some of the Tammany worthies ;—"; — " The real estate operationß of Tweed, Connolly, Sweeney and Hall are published from the official records. They show that Connolly, when sued in 1866 for debt,' swore that he owned nothing, but since that time' he has bought real estate and lands to the amount of 2,300,691d015. Tweed, a bankrupt in 1866, has bought and sold real estate, since 1868, to the amount of 4,475.954 dols. He has been engaged in other irregular transactions to the amount of 7,500,000 dols. Sweeney's purchases in three years amounted to 1,479,789d015. ; Mayor Hall's amounted to 150,000dols."

The investigations of the Committee of Aldermen have discovered, in the nefarious Courthouse job alone, that the Ring robberies amounted to 19,500,000 dollars. Three of the leading conspirators, Ingersoll, Garvey, and Woodward have disappeared, leaving their chief Tweed to answer the charges alone. Four distinguished lawyers are retained for the prosecution of the municipal thieves. There will be every effort made to bring the parties guilty of the "repeating dodge" to justice, a large number of whom are in custody.

Tweed has been re-elected Senator for his own district — that of the roughs and vagabonds. The " New York Herald " says he would have been reelected had he been convicted and awaiting sentence as a robber of the Public Treasury.

The elections are considered to be a victory for the opponents of the Ring, and there is good reason to,hope that the labour of cleansing the Augean Stable of the New York City Government will be effectually and speedily performed.