The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1871, Page 3

THE MONICIPAL MUDDLE. The Results of the Great In- junction. AT THE PUBLIC OFFICES. Waets and Fancies—Rumors of All Sorts—Con- ney Will Not Resign—A New and Power. ful “Ring” Formed—Tammany To Be ‘Whipped at All Points—A Special Ses sion of the Legislature To Be Called, ‘AS might have been expected there was universal ‘nxiety yesterday at the Court House and the City ‘all in regard to the situation, The injunction and ts effects were discussed during the might and until the “wee sma’ hours’ in every quarter, and the Place holdera and place seekers were load and ®ainest in their discussions, There seemed to be a weneral impression that Coanoily would resign, and 3 Was supposed that yesterday morning would find his resiguation in the Mayor’s hands, Tne morning tame and went, Koon tine came and still no talk of resignation. Mr. Vonuolly was not in bis office and Was not expected to come there. “Whatis the use of his coming down here ?”’ remarked one of bis ushers; “he can’t do anything, but 1’) bet you he gon’t resign.”” As the day wore on the crowds around the Court House increased, and the tak became louder and more emphatic, to the effect shat CONNOLLY WILL NOT RESIGN. A HERALD reporter had @ conversation with a Prominent official yosterday on the great topic of ‘Bhe day, somewhat as follows:— “Willi Connolly resign, do you think #”” “Resign? No, sir, he will not. He finds that they fare determined to make a scapegoat of nim and he Won't have it. Judge Barnard's decision has gstonished people, and I tell you the result will bea combination will be effected (and it has already been commenced) that no political power 1n this city or in the world can ever break. Why, Just see, there’s Tweed, O’Brien, Connolly, Brennan, Judge Barrett, Feraando Wood, Ben Wood, Judge Whiting, Judge Ledwith and a few more of that sort as leaders, and already one hundred sotid men nave signed and Bgreed to put in $1,000 each, making a starting fund of $100,000. When such a combination as that gets ‘to work they can beat anything. I Know he was just on the point of resigning and he gota ‘tp’ in tinte to stop him. Now, sir, f he should attempt to re- #go we would snoorT mt.” “What can he do? He can’t sizn any bonds ; his staying In cficc can’t do him any good.” “That's all very true, but what of it?” “Weill, he is only hurting the patty by staying in, Whe not?” “Party—bell! This ain’t party now. Jndge Bar- Nara has branded him as no Letter than @ hignway- man, and I tell you ne ¢ he must not get out. They say as soon as he resigns he is to be arrested gna tricu perhaps for CONSTRUCTIVE LARCENY Or something of that sort. Do you, suppose he 1s Boing to submit to any such chance as tat? ‘Thea they say it he don’t resign he will be impeached, and that Judge Loew has veen sent for already to Come here and make up the full bench, You see Tm a little excited in tms matter, and I have a Fightto be. I b peopie howling for Hull and Sweeny, who, two years ago at Albany, were howl- img the other way, when they thought Sweeny ‘Was dead, politically speaking. Yes, by ginger, 1 Jee! excited about this thing—may be more so than she Comptrotier does.” “Suppose they bring him up for impeachment?” “Bring him up? Would they dare? Would Hall Mare to do so, for mstance? Let him try it. Why, suppose Connolly would goon the stand and just say, ‘Yes, on such and Warrant or voucher, You were there; you know all a@bont it; you made as much as | did out of itv—what then? [ Know that ts so, and all Connolly need do and all he will do is say, ‘No, gentiemen, I don't go put. Here Jam, aud here I wili remain, You are here with me, and, by God, 1f1 go dowa you go down too. ALL TOGETHER WE SWAM AND ALL TOGETHER WE WISL SINK} Bnd it must be so, for, by God, I won’t have It any other way. You have hounded me and tried to rush me out to save yourselves; now I’m workmg for mysell, Here I am, Dick Counolly ag’tast the ; and here I mean to staid.’ ? Tins tirade, of course, collected a lttle crowd, comprising several sorts and sizes of people and Pollucians; among otuers was one who “knew” ahat Sweeny, Tweed and Hall would stick Begether, come what may. He, in turn, Maunchied out and assured the crowd that all this talk about combinations was bos. “Why,” paid he, “if they do such a thing; if they form to- gether this riffraif of socieiy and dare decent people to meet them at the potls there will ve trouble. If this committee of fitty had a man fit to head a movement for reform they might do some good. | ave an tmpetuous hot-headed man | It won't do to ‘Who looks always at the matu chance of advertising Dimself or his business under the piea of advocatung the cause of TUR PURLIC WEAL Or preventing frauds on the Treasury, Sunately, they have not got aman among them fit to be & public leader, What whi be the resuit? They will work away at their discoveries; the overs will form the combinations to stop or overrule any- Ming the committee may do; then you will find a War institated, aud it will be RESPRCVAUELITY AGAINST ROWDYISM, ‘and you wiil find troops poured in here from all the neighboring cities, to the number of a miluon, if necessary, to wipe out the dangerous Classes and Bive us an entirely new government,” “Do you think Counoliy wil resign?’ he was ed, “No; [hear he will not. He has evidently ‘got Dis back up’ and he means to fight it out.” ‘dit pelts is to be done, then #”" “ @ Bpecial session of the Legislature and have laws passed amending the onatter and pro- viding for @ reorganisation of the Board of Appor- fonment. And I should not wonder if he would.’ ‘This idea of the provability of A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ‘Was currently rumored eariy in the day, and to- Ward evening was looked upon by many as a setuied fact. Governor Homan was in town, he Squire’—Sweeny--was seen entering the Cl ren don Hotel early in the morning, It was surmisea ‘tnat he called on the Governor, and that the subject of @ special meeting of the Legislature was dis- cussed. Mr. Sweeny alterwards met Mayor lall by appointment, and together they walked down Broadway as ivisurely as if nothing had occurred to mar the urbunity Of themselves or their asso- giates, or the UNANIMITY OF THE WORKING OF THE RING. ‘They were the observed of all observers as they passed along. Mr. Sweeny’s hat rested at an Bugle of forty-five degrees on the back of lis head, Dis Coat sWuug Upen, his Sinall eyes giistened With a peculiar coidness, Mayor Huii's hat was pulled well down over his forehead and threw a@ dark shade ‘over his pebbies. Mis cout was buttoned tigntiy round his Waist and he swung a nobby silk Bmbrella with the sanyvroid ola drum major, Fariy in the afternoon Governor Hoffman called at the City Hall aid nad a private conference with Colo- nel Joline, Mayor Hall's Cluet Cle rk and the Gover- nor’s first couain, What the consultation was avout could not be alvined, but as Colonel Joline shoruy afterwards procured a quantity of manifold paper, and, locking himscif up in bis room, commenced to manifold an apparently lengthy oficial document, AU Was surmised that he had In hand A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, And that be was then preparing It for distribution, low true Uns conjecture may be time—and a very short t Will teil. The idea, however, gained credit during the afternoon that tnere should be a call fora special session as the only loophole for escape, A gentieman, Well posied on this matter, gave his opinion quite readily. “If the Governor.” é sald, “should issue a call, giving it out forcibiy and oriefy that he wanied the Legisiature wo take AM Mediate action on the financial complications in this chy, to straighten matters out, restore the credit of the city, wipe out the frauds of the past, Provide against frauds in the future and institute & Fiegn Of honesty and justice, he Would be sus- Saned. If the republicans, Who have the majority in the Assembly, refused to co-operate for whose Purposes, then ler them take the respousibiltiy; 1 it passed the House and the democratic majority re- Juse to act promptly and properly i the matter let ane Bef tS on their heads and ; rl WEL PARTY OUT FOREVER.” The above are fair samples of conversations which ‘were carried on in diferent quarters during the day, and from them it may be judged that Liere was a general deep feeling of one kind or another in re- fard (0 the questions at issue. ‘There was nowhere @ fippancy and inclioatuon to jest that pre- yatied during the previous few days. some Aye hundyed yr more laborers were pald off But, unfor- | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1871.— , and it was amusing and instructive to their comments on the tnjunction. ‘Saay, Jemmy, what's this they’re doin’ in the Coorts 7” asked one. “ab bedad, I dunno esakly mesef fhat id is. 'Tis an unjooncshin, aur sum ’ 1 that soort, an’ tha say Contheroler mooshu’t pay ony more mooney out at all at all.” “is that goa, now, see? Dye tell me that ts soa. Wella, wella; jm og I dunno fnat to make ?’ thim Shure we're only to get two weeks’ pay now am vowld an’ thar six weeks jew 1s; an’ af the Con- theroler can’t pay us ony more that in the wurrild ‘il we do coomin on the cowld weaiher 1”? “Oah, begorra we moosht have the money. Ids kw as you say, an’ af tha don’t lak to give 1d to 008 there'll be @ bloody row, marrik my wurria an’ that.” “ly id a fact; d’ye think TUERH WILL BE A RIOT?” *] think su, begorr; indeed Ido. An’ itil be no fool iva riot. Min won’t be fightin’ fur to getat & bit o’ mbbon, bat faur ther’ fomilies an’ thim- selves,” “Bood they'd get the sojers out again?’ — “Och, divil dhrive the sojers, Af tna didn't have , 80 monney oO’ thim they wouldn’t want so many abrmiriea, un’ tin there might be a chance faur our money to coom more ngiiar.? Such conversations as the above were kept up uniti the men had passed to Paymaster Whuien’s desk, whe e they received their money and passed out, ‘hey were fortunate in nut naving THE CLERICAL MANIKIN, standing like Cerverus at the door, asif between them and heaven, and be obligea to throw him a sop from their hard-earned jmouey. ‘They had evi- acatly heard of luis exploits on Tuursday, and they looked around for him but ue wisely refrained from putting in un appearanoe, IN THE CE. RLAIN'S OFFICE Mr. Bradiey was at work all day strauhiening out the books and documents which had been awaiting his arrival trom the Old Country. He had littie to say in regard to the question except that he thought Connolly should now resign for the safety of the party. He was secure in the conviction that no faut could be found with bis aepartment, aud expressed aloud his deflance to an body to show any malfeasance or malad- ministration on his part im any position he had ever occupied. His “rignt bower,” James M. Sweeny, was not present, and Peter Divens, the Grimaidt of the departueut aud privy counsel to Hugh Smith aud Deputy Chamberlain Sweeny, was away, making arrangements tor some grand de- monstration. During the aiternoon Mr. Peter B. Sweeny waiked into the private Oflice of the Cham- berlain and there met Senator Murphy. of Brook- lyn, The subject of the row was, Of course, the main one discussed, aud it 1s believed thav a brief outline of a plan of operations was made, in case the Legislature should be convened in special session. IN THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE there was the usual silence, broken only by the scratch, scratch of the pens as the clerks entered te usual routine business on the books of the deparunent. ‘The County Auditor’s Bureau seemed 10 be comparalively deserted, and so, in fact, did all tue otbers. AT THE CITY HALL there was little or no excitement, The rooms occu- pied by Sheriul U'iirien were the centre, where those who seemed generally lively most did congregate, } ‘Phe genial ex-Sneruf himsel! was on hand, and was soucht ater and consulted during the day by hun- dveds of people, ail intent, apparently, on Inquiring avout “the new combination.” He was decidedly @pposed to having Connoily resign now. He made War especially on Counoliy—nis icliowers saia—and he was hitting also at Hall and Sweeny. It was sid that he tearned Connoily was about to resign and that he seut to bimashort Sumnor-Stanvon lmessage and sald sunply “30ICK." In response to this 1t was said the Comptroller determined to remain firm unti, and indeed aiter, tue close of the injunction case, and that, indiug | O’Brien willing to bury the hat » has agreed to coalesce with him and figitt tiese who show so much readiness to throw hun overdoare hingiag Unrough the corridors and rooms of the | buildtug could easily be heard the meiodious voice and musical cadeuces of THE [RKEPRESSIBLE FITZGIRDONS, } formerly of the iirst ward. Fitz has a bad leg, a Wooden fvot end & bad tongue of Mesh and bivoa, which, When properly lubricated, 3 most dread- fully. He enjoys # position in some department in } the Comptrolier’s oillce, so wnat the Comptroiler and others Might enjoy some peace during business hours, His volee 18 not quite so meliow and so finely moduiated as that of Richard O'Gorman, aud aithougn his language be not so elegant itis cer- tainly as expressive. His euogy of Connelly and denunciation of Barnard yesterday were frightful to hear, and he counseled ali ‘-decint, honist wen | to attind the meeting that Richard Counolly’s trienas were to hoid in the Park at three o'clock.” He could not be stopped, and one vy one his hearers leit bin, until he found timseif addressipg the vacant furuiture and assuring the black waiuut partitions that “Barnard was only bookkeeper 10 a bagnio at San Francisco.” AT THE OTHER PUSLIC OFFICES there was nothing to be learned. In the Croton Waier Bureau the few clerks present seemed to be more concerned shout the success of ‘*Ooity Gooit’’ at the Grund Opera House, to morrow night, than they did avout the mudale. Al the Department of Parks Judge Hilton was busy, but, nevertheless, quite as afable as usual. He did not have any idea that he wouid be named for Comptroiler;.didn’t Waat it, and thought some people only starved the rumor for the purpose of in- Juring him. At the Snerif"s oMice there was the same ominous silence. Mr. Brennan would not commit himself to tik about rie quarrel and seemed to belteve tn the o'd adage, “Lead said soonest mended.” In the deputies’ room it was Claimed that Neil Bryant Was to be Connoliy's successor, and that Joon Davidson and & wealthy lady, @ resident of the Twentieth ward, were ready to go his sureties to the extent of $1,000,000, “IRISHMEN” | Were summoned by means of an inscription on very dirty-loosing brown paper voards, carried by a irty-looking Loy on bis breast and back, to attend a mveuns to be hed at the Sixth Ward Hotel. 1s was brulted about by some foolish fellow thas Con- noily Was to be sacrificed because he was an irish- man. ‘Phis gaired ground for a time, and the in- scription was, therefore, addressed to “Irishmen, friends of Hichard B. Connolly.” The boy roved around through tae Court House and was laughed at, anil he reached the City Hall, where he was arrested by order of Mr, Gus, Cardozo and brought beiore that gentiemau, who lectured the boy on the enoruity oO: carrying any placards through any | private or public grounds or places, The boy took the lecture, Marshal Cardozo’s man took the boards, and the boy lef, Quite a little diversion was created by AN EXPLOSION IN THE COURT HOUSE at about three o’ciock, It seems that somebody upset the small soda Water and root beer fountain which | stands on the ground floor of the buliding, anu in | immediate succession came the crash of broken glass, the bursting Of soda and root beer tanks and fz- zie of the gases from the syption bottles and iountalus, The hailway was pretty well crowded at the time, and, as It had been reinarked by somebody a few minutes previously that it was a wonder the whole building had hot been desiroyed by the tellow who took the vouchers, it seemed to occur to everybody that the suggestion was being acted ov. There was an immediate and tnglorious: pede, and many who have time and agai bravely stood a fight wiih skey rau incontineatly irom simple soda r. When the true nature of the occurrence knowa there was ajlaugh all round, which secmed like a ray of sunsyine piercing wiere all day had been an ominous glooln pervading. THE LAW IN THE CASE. There is a great deal of confusion in the public mind at this moment as to tne mode and procedure of punishment which it 18 expected shall befall the plunderers who have been rioting on the people’s money for the past six years with impunity, But very ‘ew people in the mercantile profession, in trade or those who have to labor,as the mechanics and artisans, have time to study the provisions o the Charter of 1870, framed by these same Ring ras- cals who are now in trouble, They had the decency vo put a clause in providing for the impeachment of those Who should hold the principal oflices, little dreaming that they would ever have to undergo trial themseives or that they should ever ve pun- ished, as tuey surely shall be. The following clause in the Charter of 1870 tells the story how the work 15 to be done w try and punish these bad men:— ARTIOLE FOURTH, So, 29. * * * Any provision of law ornor power to remove any oflicer of the city government ferred to in this act is uerevy repealed. ‘The Common Coun- cil shall have the power of impeachment of the Mayor by resolution of two-thirds of all the members elected in each Board, The all Impeaching ‘ail beads Mayor shail be im} ot intion shall not be requisite, Tne Court for tbe trial of impeachments shail be the ff Court of Common Pleas of the city and county of New York. It shall be the duty of the raid Court to deine by rule the mode of impeachment and trial of charges. If the Court decide that the charges are tained the ofice of the impeached ollicer shali become vacant, ARTIOLE FIFTH. Sno, 38, * * * In the of a vacancy In the office of the Comptroller the Mayor shail appoint some person untl the first Monday of January next aiter the general election, AL which election there aiall be an eection of Comptroller fur the full term of tour years from said first Munday in January. ving to the Gov- ARTIOLR THIRD, Sno, 25. * * Whenever the Mayor shall be under im- eachinent, or there shail +) ror whenever by sickn cause he shali be prevented from attending to the ui bis oilice, the President of the Board of Alderman shail act as Mayor, and possess ail the rights and powers of Mayor dur- jog such ditability, or, in case of @ vacancy, until the nest election. PUNISHMENT FOR THR ROGUES, Src, 10%, * * * Any officer of the city government or person employed in its service who shall wilratly violate or evade any of the provisions of this act, or commit auy fraud vert any ot the pubile property to his own use, or y permit any oluer person av to cun- veri it, shull be deemed giiity of « misdemeanor, an dition to the penalties Impoved by law, shail torfei and be exciuded forever after from receiving or hol office under the city, and any person who suall will faiseiy in any outh oF affirmation required by thi be guilty of perjury. These provisions of the Charter, it will be seen, are very seanly, 48 to providing fur punishment of guity officials, but it is Toe Clear as to who shail be accountabie for the derelictions. To try those who are charged with robvery or other maltea- gance there must be @ full bench of the Court of Common Pleas held. There are six judges of this court, whose names are as follows:—Charies P, Daly Cleft Justice), Frederick W. Loew, Richard b. varremore, Joseph F. Daly, Charles H. Van Brunt 1 agd Hamilton W. Robingon. 1 18 undergtood that the a va in, is oi ding Ht act al all these gentlemen are it im the city or are within easy call of the Chief Justice, with the ex- ception of Judge Loew, who 1s now on his way from Italy, having been summoned hither by his asso- ciates, Even with all decent haste shat can be ade it 18 not possible that the trial can proceed before two or three weeks. There will be some delay in getting ready articles of impeachment, and it is not to be supposed out that the men who hold the spoils will make a desperate fight to hold what they have pt. ‘They will make a hundred excuses, and will lave the best legal talent im the city employed in order to secure an extension of time. Shouli the worst come there are seven or eight lines of ocean steamers plying between this port and Europe, and no doubt some of the bold, bad men will get away unless vigilance committees are lormed to prevent their escape. MR. CONNOLLY'S ACTION. Correspondence Between Mr. Havemeyer and the Comptrolier—Removal of Mr. Storrs—Andrew H, Green Appointed Deputy Comptroller. EX-MAYOR MAVEMEYER TO COMPTROLLER CONNOLLY. New York, Sept. 16, 1871, RICHARD B, CONNOLLY, Esq.:— Smr—I have considered the questions which you have submitted to me, and, io prevent the possi- bility of misapprehension, reduce my advice, to writing. 1. On the assumption of your innocence of the charges made against you, I do not consider resig- nation of your office a8 your prover course. Your duty 1s to give every faculty to the fullest investiga- tion, and to abide the resuit, 2. In your answer to the request of Mayor Hall for your resignation you have stated that your official acts which have been impeached were ‘supervised and approved by the superior vigilance” of Mayor Hall; that equal responsibility for them attaches to him, and that, in his aMdavit in the pending litiga- tion, those acts were adopted and vindicated by him. Even if you are conscious of having done wrong in your trust you owe it to the community not to commit another wrong, but to make every repara- tion within your power, To surrender your office into the hands of a con- federaie would be a fresh bewayal of your trust, and, while it might damage yourself, would fatl of doing justice to the community. No man selected by Mayor Hall can, witnout some other moral he a ort from the community, have the public confl- lence. He will be compromised by a suspected undersranding with tne “Kodin’? of the “Ring” or by the acceptance of the favor. You practicaily make your own successor. As the law now stands he can assume your office only by an arrange!ent, to which you are a party, to create a vacancy for him. The man you give place to ought not to be a@ tool of those implicated in the transac tions which excite the public distrustand alarm. He should be the nominee of tue citizens now secking tq protect the people, In that way alone can he have the confidence of the public or improve the credit of the city, Fortunately the law affords a perfect solution of the case. By secon 3 of chapter 574 of the laws of 1871 you are authorizea to appoint a Deputy Comptroiler, who stall, “in addition to his other powers, possess every power and shall per- form every duty belonging to the office of Comp. troller, whenever the said Comptroller shall by due written authority and during a period to be spect. fied in such authonty, designate aud autherize the said Deputy Comptroller to possess the power and perform the duty aioresatd.” My advice to you 18 Lo forthwith appoint Andrew H. Green as such Deputy Comptrolier; to leave him to exercise the full powers of your office, without conditions and without interference; with compiete custody of all books and papers belonging to your omice; with the appointment of all persous whom he may think necessary to protect the public property and interests, and to euable him to carry Out the most sear: if lavesugation, and to ald the committee appointed for that purpose. mended. Mr. Green has knowledge and experience in the affairs of the city; has the most reliable character sor integrity; has no relations which could mislead him by bad tufluences, and is strong in Chg public contidence. If you adopt my advice 1 shut insist on his accepting the disagrevabie Loe for the sake OF the public interest. Yours, respectfally, W. F. HAVEMEYER, THE COMPTROLLER’S REPLY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1871, Hon, WILLIAM F, HAVEMEYER— Str—Acknowledgmg the Kindness which aictated your note to me of this date, and yielding to the force of its suggestions, I have determined to ac- cS cept and favor tie advice it offers, In thus acting lam governed by a warm Gesire to restore the city department over wnich I preside to the contidence of \ne community, and to Secure such an examima- ton of the alfairs of the city as will satisfy the just demands of the public. I have there. fore appointed Mr. Andrew H; Green to the office of Deputy Comptrolier, belleving his known charac- ter for ability and integrity, fortified by your appro- bauon, will turnish abundant assarauce that the Mnancial administration o1 the city will be satisfac- tory, and will enabie the Department to commana the necessary funds avonce to discharze Its opliga- tions to the laborers upon our public works, form- ing as they do the most meritorious class of the city’s creditors. Very respectfuily yours, RICHARD B, CONNOLLY, Comptroller. MR. ANDREW H, GREEN APPOINTED DEPUTY CoMp- TROLLER, COMPTROLLER’s OFFICE OF THE CITY oF New York, Sept. 16, 1871, } Mr, ANDREW Hi. GREEN:— My Dear S1IR—The ofice of Deputy Comptroller of this city having become vacant vy the removal of Mr. Richard A. Storrs, i hereby designate and ap- potnt you, Andrew H. Green, Deputy Cowptroiler of the city of New York. I earnestly press upon you the acceptance of this office. The critical juncture tn the aifairs of the city and the conaition of public sentiment seem to demand that the important transactions of 1 - partment should be conducted by one posse the unlimited confidence of the public, In deter- mining upor the action required by the present exi- gency | have been guided by the advice of gen- tiemen whose respectability and prominence elevate them above all suspicion of unfair or Interested motive. [am endeavoring to act with sincere regard to the public interest; and to insure itagatnst possible sacrifice, and pursuing the au- thority and phraseology of the statute, 1 hereby designate and authorize you to possess the power and periorm ali and every duty belonging to the oiice of Comptrolier of the city of New York trom the time this appolutment to. the Ist day of Feb- ruary, 1872, Very respectiully, RICHARD B. CONNOLLY, Comptroller of the City of New York, REMOVAL OF DEPUTY STORRS, COMPIROLLER’S OFFICE, Sept. 16, 1871, Mr. Ricnarp A. sto — My DEAR SiR—Circumstances which seem to me imperative require a change 1 the oiltce of Deputy Comptrolier of tis city, They do not at all reflecd upop your ollicial rectituée, but regard oniy ine public interest. With the Kindest lecling toward youl am obliged to notily you of your removal, ‘ou Wiil, therefore, please take notlce that i hereoy remove you from the olfice of Deputy Comptroller of the city of New York. Very truly yours, RICHARD B, CONNOLLY, Comptroller. AN OFFICE-HOLDER SPEAKS. “So Connolly has gone up, has he??? said a short, stout, murderous looking fellow who stood In the broad: approach to the County Court House yester- day afternoon. A HERALD reporier was near this fellow, who had been receiving a salary of three thousand five hundred doilars for three years, part from that same Connolly whom he was then willing to see going to the State Prison at a moment’s notice. HERALD REPORTER—Do you think that If Con- nolly is arrestea or should have to resign that it will break up the ring? SHoRt, STOUT YOUNG FELLOW—Well, I am not giving anything out now. You newspaper fellows are trying to make judges and juries of yourselves. Do you know what Ithink? 1 think all the damned reporters ought to be drowned dead. Yes, sir. What Dpusiness have they got to go for a man who's got a family to support and who's got to give the boys a drink? Here we are, ail tumbled head first wnen we were going along Just as smootn as glass; and all at once the HERALD comes in and gives us a blast like as if it had no feeling at ali, It ain't square; I'm damned if 1t1s, That’s all. Rerorten—I hear that there ts a combination going to be formed out of the old Ring, and with some new names in it, Is that 80? Snort, Stout Youna PeLLow—on, IT know what you mean, I heard that to-day, too, The gang is just this—Tweed, Connolly, Barrett (he wants some- thing), Ledwith and O'Brien. Sweeny and Hall are to be left out inthe cold. That's the racket. Bat what's the use of talking about such a thing, I teil you there’s hell now. Sweeny, I suppose, has got an income of sixty or seventy thousand @ year; Dut his head ts level. He's never been known to hold anything out of his reach. Then there's Hall, he’s smart. He never gives anytning out if he knows it You couldn’s get anything ike that combination to work. Do you suppose for a moment that Ledwith would work wih O’Brien, or that O'Brien would work with Connolly? Then there's the kick-up of Bradley and O’Brien, They are both going for the Senatorship in the same dee-strick. Bradiey is Sweeny’s brother-in-law, and has just returned from Europe with a fancy suit of clothes and his head full of foolish notions. O’Brien ‘il beat him dead in his [ aeo-stzick, Ho's got the boys with nim—d’ye see? 1 have carefully considered the selection I recom. | late mjunction? Then let's git down to parity, Why, O'Brien is the best repeater in New York, He lays over them all. There’s the Hoffman House gang 'll vote forty tames a day and never wink. I’ve had three thou- sand five hundred dotlars a year tor three years, and I suppose its dead open and shut with me now, Texpect to sce myself working a free lunch route this winter; but I’ve worked it before, and 1 don't care @damn. It all comes of the newspapers. Why don’t they let decent people alone? We never | trouble them,’? RevorteR— What effect will the municipal muddle have Ou the State election? SHORT, Srour YOUNG FELLOW—Efect! Why it'll just bust it up, that’s ai Them Yanks in the north- ern partof the State are red hot now. It ain’t that they are any more honest than we are down here. Just look at the doings at tg meetings—why they are scandalous. 1 dont want to talk about them, They all read Harper's Week'y and think they are pious people; but look at the murders and burglaries and | legitimate children tilat they have. There’s Buck- hout—he’s oue of thein—and ‘Rullon and Mrs, Laura D. fair. They are all country people and honest enough In their way. But they don’t vote the demo- cratic ticket, and they are all right, Hoitman may be @ good talker, but he can’t save the State. 108 dead gone and no mistake, Look at Hodge, the ayinaster, and that otier thief, Norton, of the Post itiee, Ain't they all in the same box? Tweed ain’t no worse than they are, 18 he? Iwas born im Queens county, and saw half a dozen of men who were brought up with ine before the war, und didn’t have a cent. Weil, here are they ‘now? Why they have got horses | nd low and .farms, and bo goto Europe. ihey | were good republicans and they got contracts during tre war tor guns and blankets, brogans and unliorms. None of those guns ever went off; the blankets fell to pieces the first rainy day tiey were put down on the wei ground; te heeis wad toes dropped olf the brogans, and the unitorms were niddled wiih holes, like steves, after a day’s march. 1 was Out in the army, and I Kuow, and so do aul the boys, 1 dida’ always hold an oillce, bat 1 sup- pose | have as good a right co hold it as any shoddy coutractor Who got his rake When Secretary Stanton had a rake, ReroxreR—Well, what do you think will be the ee recnme: adopted by the city government fn this eri Suoxt, Srour Youna FeLLow—What do 1 think ‘i be the programme ? Well, now, yer asktug me @ tougi question. Some of them wants tu remove Halland put Bob Roosevelt in his place, because he’s come out against ‘iweed. ‘Tweed gave nun his nomination, and beat McMahon outolit. 1 was in the Sixth corps when McMahon Was on Sedgwick’s staf. Me was a good soldier, t00. ‘Then they talk | about putting McClellan in Connolly's piace, but if Mac was foul enough to do it he’s got (rrends beuind | hun that will pot let him do it, “‘There’s §. L, M. Barlow and Belinont—they won't allow AMcCiclan to get into w scrape of that kind. KePoRTER—Will the Legisiature be called to meet and taxe action m regard Wo the removal of the city onicials, do you think Y Suort, Stour YoUsG FeLLow—Do 1 think? No, I don’t think anything of the kind. 1 know it won't be caiued without weed says 80, and without Sweeny tells Tweed todo it. and then vid Barber has got wo be consulted, and if he says 1¢ ain't a good thing why Sweeny wiil teil Pweea vo keep AREPORTER—1 Understood that Sweeny w ‘weed Were uot on speaking terms lor the past Live cr six days? Suort, Srour Youna FerLow—That’s all played, you can be sure, You sce Tweed ts worth about twelve miluoa of doilars, and he fas made is ail | the ety of New York that shall fairly represent its through Sweeny’s direction, Sweeny only cares for power, He is not fond of money. “fhai’s where | tus head is ievel. Sweeny and Fernando Wood | have been taiking lo-lay, uad they are trying lo 1x nraiters up so as to let Fernando go up to ie siate Convenuon and get the delegadous to agree. Brad- ley has Just got Howe in ume to be nominated, but he is a cold fellow, aud he'll be beat by O'Brien out of sight and mind, All those lawyers have veen spouting lor afew days on this imjunction. Why, I tell you, if some of the witnesses could ouly gel up and give their recollections of Karnand, Who sat on wie bench, there would be a good deal ofiun, He has been @ pretty hard case, and what he do.’t know ain't worth Knowing, I tell you, is a little aiiterent now irom what 1t was whea he lived on West Groadway, or boarded there. Kerorree—Do you beheve that the workingmen ‘wili be compeyied to suiter from the result of tis Snorr, Stour Youna FELLOw—No, sir; Tweed Knows vetter than to quarrel with the men who do Vhe sold voting, But it ts a littie funy to think that It only tuok $47,000 Wo pay off the Claims of 2,800 men yesterd isn’t ttt That would be a mere fica- bite for weed; 1 would not furaish more than four or five rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel with all them carpets, fancy chairs and big mirrors. Way, there's $25,000 worth of mirrors In that Nouse alone, Aud so the money goes, But really do think that they will be surrounded. Last uigut there was another fight In the meeting or We central delegates of the Tweed Committee, and Norton was chucked olf his feel, and he thought he was a very great friend oi the *Boss;” but Jimmy Oliver was elected by the boys, Here the “short, stout young” man became ex- hausted, and tie HERALD reporter leit him to seek Hieids and pastures new. WEAT THE PEOPLE SAY. - How strangely even the shrewdest politicians | plunder and go wrong in sounding the depths aud determining the current of popular feeling! “It will soon blow over; it ts a nine days wonder; it will soon reach its height, and then, as in the case of s0 many other reform movements, the leaders of tae agitation will have to be bought of by fat sinecures, aud the rank and file will subside into suilen des pair of evading the payment of un- just taxes”? Such was the gist of the opintons held and ex- pressed, not only by the politicians directly inter- ested, but even by @ majority of the outsiders wno make a hovvy, though nota business, of municipal politics, and who form, as it were, a sort of volun- teers corps of political amateurs. Whatan avsurd mistake! After so many false starts the long-predicted Tevont against public plun- der has at length come in good earnest. And, more wonderful still, ‘the excilement | of the popular mind against the Ring and against | the political depravity of principle that mad: { Ring a possibiiity deepens im quiet earnestness, if not in expressed vehemence of indignauon, every day. Whether travelling in the cars or stages or loafing at American bars or In German beer sa- Joons, or idling away an entr’ acte mm the vesubule of a theatre, wherever the busy feet of the journalisuc Jlaneur may stray, “Slippery Dick,” “damned scounarels,” “thieves” and “Ring robbers’ are everywhere the catchwords that stamp themselves out, as 1t were, distinctly from the confused hum of conversation. ‘What the people say!’ That ts, in- deed, a wide topic to dispose of in a single column. But it 1s strange to mark bow uniformly the people agree upon certain grana principles that must un- deriie the discussion of the City Hall frauds. Much false mews, many absurd rumors, divers ut- terly less calummies float forth every nour in the day to amuse for & mo ment the public ear, to serve for a Beason as the motive power for the wagging of the public tongue, and then to dle the natural death that 19 the usual fate of these ephemeral fictions. But while facts are strangely various the treatment of facts on all sides is tbe same, The storm has ap- parently clearea the air of all those specious apolo- gists of stealing who flourished a few weeks ago in rank !uxuriance. ‘The discussion of the whole question is conducted in a higher tone of feeling, and there seem to be cheerful symptoms every- where of a revival of disinterested public spirit. Men show a disposition to guard in the future not only the prosperity, but also the good name and fame of the city of New York. Robbery 1s spoken of as robbery, and not under the convenient synonyme of “spoils of office.” Iti everywhere spoken of as an infamy that men shoud live and thrive and grow enormously rich by abusing the confidence reposed in them by their fellow citizens, So much for the general drift of the popular mind. So far as particular features of tne tight are concerned the injunction naturally claims the first place in conversational interest. Even now, in spite of the diffuse and exhaustive comments of tne newspapers, people seem scarcely to {fully believe that the Injunction will, indeed, last over more than a few days. “Why on earth did they go to Barnard to get 1?” said one gentleman in a car yesterday morning. “Because they had to, | suppose: and besides, he 1s the only Judge who would have had pluck enough to face the music and intellect enough to arrive at a just decision.” “Well, | don't beHeve in him,"? was the reto1 ‘mor did you or any one else @ coupie of monuhs ago, | suppose, though, he is getting tired of veing ported at as the Erie Judge, Tiuat must have been # iftuie Unpleasant to a man of education.” “1 don't believe,’’ came the answer again, “that Barnard ever got one cent from Fisk or Fisk’6 gang. How many of his decisions were reversed! He 1s & good lawyer, and a good judge before everything and be knew that he had to decide tn favor of Fisk's motions, So he did it, indiderent altogether to popular clamor and the certainty or bemg de- Nounced on ail sides and the chance of being wobved. Jn this last fight he has come out in his true colors 48 an upright and fearless man; and this time he bas been lucky enoagh to be with the peo- ple, instead of against them. He 1s now the Napo- | early, as they expect then to be In pos: Jeon of the munictpal swuation.” wen See enough—playing for re-election, I ppos “He is looking @ long way ahead, then; his elec- ton doesn’t come off for foar years.” Alter the man who granted the injunction the in- Junction itself is generally discussed. Some people lake comfort in the belie! that as wiated yeste! TRIPLE SHEET. in Court, twelve millions are still, or ought to be, In the City Treasury, and that this will tide over the fight until mat are again properly fixed up and in sinooth running order, ‘But who 1s fool enough to believe that the nes have got apy amonnt like that in the city coffers, Asif they would steal vouchers when dollars were hoarded up ip the same building | sportively sug- ted a downtown merchant, “If they haven't they ought to have. And if they haven't, why they must be forced to make good what they have made away with without due authority of law, If reports be true, they have got just about enough between them to keep the city running oomfortably along for an eutire year— $24,000,000—that is, Tweed $15,000,000, Connolly and Sweeny $5,000,000 each and Hall a bagatelle of a $2,000,000, Make them disgorge or sena them to the State Prison.” “Well, they won't go to the State Prison and they won't disgorge, and the chances are they won't be easily unseated trom their pedestais of wholesale plunder, Tweed is going to fight mighty hard, anyway; and he has @ great many friends among the people, though he hasn’t among the working- men or the general public, f am afraid that in @ year we shall in the we were __ before. The same fix ag city ebt will be rising like @ barometer tn a cy- clone; nobody but 4 professtonal politician will bold any Office of any value or influence, and the tax- payers, again divided, will be individually paying court to the powers that be, doing their best to keep iheir assessinents down to as low a figure as they can, The only way we can get out of this thing llonorably is to go back to the good old days when holding oMce was an honorable incident in a citl- zen’s life, for which he was willing to lose rather than anxious to gam filthy locre. We must, tf we can, strangle into obscurity the entire race of loal- ers Who look to politics a8 their sole and constant means of gaining a livelihood, No reform short of that will be of any lasting effect.” “You are down upon the poiticians.’? “Upon professional politicians, yes. Whom do halt, two-thirds, three-fourths of the men in office represent? Certainly not the men who have made this city rich and prosperous. Merchants and clerks and the workers in fuctories, all respectable and decent men, would deem it & disgrace to attend a primary. There may be a few exceptions, but they consist of afew ambitious men, who are eager to exchange legitimate industry for the excitements and prizes of local politics, ‘The consequence ts that we ure represented, a4 a city, by mep who are not onty thieves and rascals, but thieves and rascals of an ignonie type. ‘They are oot brilliant gentiemen, who stea! because luxury 18 @ necessity of exiatence and because the temptations of possessing tine houses and furniture and ptctures and beautiful yachts appeal too strongly to the wathetic side ot their nature. No, they are mostly ignorant wretches, Whose only virtue is audacity, and who amass Wealth, not because they Kaow 80 weil how to use it, but simply because dishonesty 18 a constituent element of their blood.” “Well, what would you have us do about it?” “I would so reduce the emoluments of office as to Make them no longer prizes to be coveted for their material blessings, but for the honor implied in hemng evected to fil them. Why should the Sheriff have $100,000 a year? ‘That 1s at least ten times too much, All these nigh salaries, instead of preventing, sumu- late corruption.” “But to come down to particulars, what do you think wiil be the upshot of unis present storm +” “We shall see. I hope the agitation will grow from more to more until we have a government of enterprise, 118 intellectual advancement, its gener- us hospitality to all men, from ail climes, its hu- manity to the poor and unfortunate, Why, with all the fuss we hear talked about the parks, nobody seems to remember that our Only public free libraries are the gifts of private citi- pas, and t we have not @ siugle public art gal- , and scarcely anything m the way of museun Proiessor Poremus last winter justly upbraided authorities with the fact that there 13 nota single Public observatory in tie city Where the students ab our colleges can gain a Knowledge of practical tonomy. We might have had all these things at the price Of one-tenth of what one single member of the iting is reputed to have stolea.”” And so on and vn and on poured forth a flood of general reflections; but facts ail the time are pretty carefully avoied, or, tl discussed, are discussed With a wildness that scarcely deserves repeating. There can be no doups that the public puna is stirred to fts very depths, and that 1% demands a sweeping and thorough reform. Every day this svirit gains in strength and siznilicance, and it con. stantly grows into greater promise of being crowned WiLb lasung fruits, THE JOINT COMMITTEE. Informal Conferences, but No Sessions of Sub-Committees Yesterday. Active Programme for To-Morrow—The Debt Believed To Be About Sevonty-ono and Three- quarter Millions—A Friend of Connolly on the Crisis—Reported Combination Be- tween Connolly, O’Brien, Feraando ‘Wood, Brennan and iweed—Old Tammany fo Be Reorganized, The interest in the movements of the Jomt Com- mittee of Citizens and Aidermen wio are examin- Ing Vonnoily’s accounts lags some wnat, and the ex - citement yesterday was mainly centred in gossip as to the next movement of the ring leaders towards expelling the Guomptrolier from office, Nevertheless a number of the citizens and Alder- men were in the committee room of the Supervisors with Mr. Warren, the expert, for some time during the early part of tne day, and held mformal ses- sions. Among these were citizens Osborn, Cutting, Pearsall, Wiliets and Aldermen Piunkitt, Dimond, Woltinan, Weisb, Sehiichtung and Comans. Still there were no sub-committees in session, the mem- bers devoting (heir ume to consultations with oue another aud Mr. Warren upon tie accounts and Jaying Out work for Monday, when ail tie commit- tees, clerk Haray reports, will commence work very ession of the | necessary documents, WHAT A PERSONAL FRIEND OF CONNOLLY SAYS. Besides the Alderinea who are oa the sub-coin- mittecs, a number were for some hours about the Comptroiier’s OMce and the auverooms of the Su- pervisors’ Oflve, Poilticgiaas and citizens were also weil represented in bork oMices, During the morn. ing a HERALD reporter met an old gentleman who takes no part in poiliies, but whose sycial reiations wiih Mr. Connoily are of the most jaumate charac- ter. In answer tothe query, “Have you head Mr, Connolly's intentions?” he remarked, ‘Yes, HE WILL NOT RESIGN, nor can they make a scapegoat of him.” “But the clamor for his resignation,” said the Teporter, ‘Is very strong gince the robbery and Judge Barnard’s course,” “1 know It 1,” was his response; resign. Those vouchers were STOLEN FOR THE PROTECTION OF MR. TWEED, and he and Mr. Connolly are in entire unity, Neither of them can be crashed,” “Why, how 1s that?’ asked the reporter. ‘Less than three weeks ago Uounolly refused to sign con- tractors’ warrants lor Tweed’s department amount- ing to $1,100,0¢0, and only after a conference of tie chiefs had been held did Connolly sign them. You will recollect you toid me Us the day aiter Lhe war- rants were signed.” “That is quite true, sir, bat it was understood ail along vetween I'weed aud Connolly. £ kuow that they have been in complete sympaihy and Bull are. ‘Those warrants of $1,100,000 SIGNED FOR TWEED late in last monty were Lecessary for Tweed's re- venuon of his hold upon parties, and were legitimate debts, Had they not been paid Tweed’s influeace would have been seriously curiailed as well as Mr, Connolly's.” «Tnen you think they will make a united fight, do your’ asked the reporier. “They certainly will, and @ good one, too, They Will be the nucleus, with Fernando Wood, whohas pledged his assistance in REORGANIZING THE OLD TAMMANY PARTY upon @ new basis, Wood is now in the Comptrol- ler’s oitice in conference with some parties.” “Weil, where Brengan and O'brien ve found Jp that event?’ “sot Will likely enter the proposed combination, Which, you may depend upou, Will be made du the event Of the war upon Tweed and Connoily con- tUnuing. O'brien, | understand, Will Hot be paid his claim, and will ogut ti o the death, Personally, Tam not interested in local politics, but this L Know to be the programine.”” THE CHIEF COMMITTEE on accounts have securea tie ussistance of one or two expert cierks lo aid Mr, Warren in tis invesu- ations, and uch progress Was wade yesterday. r. Warren left lor tis home im Newburg ai nall- past two, and, asiar as could be ascertalued, all work ceased for the day. ‘the committee on the city and county temporary and funded debt have nearly completed their report, which will be sub- mitted Lo the chiel commiutiee to-morrow. So iar as their investigations have gone they have found tire debt to be $71,762,142, or the same as stated In the Comptroller's monthiy report made to Mayor Hail on the Ist of August last. Mr. bg eee, the stock clerk in the Comptroller's o img lost nis daughter, and Mr Royal airman of the Citizens’ Committee on the City Accounts, being absent, no certification to the report of the Committee upon the funded debt could “but he won't mittee to change tneir original intention, and from Deputy Comptrolier Storrs last evening it was Jearned that the committee will make the examina tion of papers in the Comptroller's Office im person each day, and then adjourn elsewhere to deliberate. The Committee on City and County Debts will examine the bonds and mortgages on Tuesday, to which time they have adjourned, and their report, 8 Pe A satan to-morrow, Will relate merely te e del THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY. Foley 1s a great man, 18 much respected and has won golden opinions from pen-sive people in our midst. But Foley is foolisu. He has used his tre mendous weight lately to make secret the meeting ofthe seventy citizens who called themselves to gether to investigate the city accounts; thus parody- ing the nice tactics of Connolly and his innocent as- Sociates, It 1s said that Squire Foley was instru. mental in influencing the star chamber seventy ta work In the dark, and certainly he succeeded tm shutung out the ight of newspaper criticism fromm ‘he room in which the seventy work, Foley delignta 1p being conspicuously avsurd, : The seventy have resolved to hold meetings dally, but they won't allow representatives of the press listen to their speeches, ‘They so much admire the tactics of the Boss that they are afraid of the mnde- pendent press, It is said that an antlTammany Transcript Will be estavlished to give utterance to the wise saws and frest fancies of the Immaculate seventy Solons. in the meantime the great minds of the committee are stagnant, and having no de~ sire to Spend time just now in’ the purifying pro- cess they are hereby leit to stuitify theiselves over that official and bewildering question, “You know how t Is yourself.” CONNOLLY’S FRIENDS Meeting at Foley’s Hotel, in Centre Street. A Mass Meeting and Torchlight Procession Proposed. Judge Barnard “a Pliant Tool of Despotism”~< Connolly “an Esteemed Citizen, a Sound Democrat and a Warm-Hearted Irish- man’—Ho Is To Be Supported “Though the Heavens Fall.’ A meeting was held yesterday afternoon in com pliance with the following street placard call:—“all Irishmen, friends of Kichard B, Conrolly, will meet at the Sixth Ward Hotel, corner of Centre and Duane streets, at three o'clock.’ About half an hour after this the first Noor over Foiey’s saloon was partially filed with a standing crowd, made up principally of laboring men and a few of the City Hall places men, Among those present were:—T. Daly, of the Nineteenth Ward St. Patrick's Mutual Alliance; Me Everett, ex-Alderman Croker, Michael T, Carroll, Warden ‘racy, Assistance Alderman Garry, Wililam Shields, of the Twenty-tirst ward; Peter McCorry, editor of the /rtsh People; Jeremiah Corcoran and ex-Coroner Grover and others. The object of the meeting was principally ta organize a demonstration in favor of the Comp troller by the noldmg of a mass meeting and & torchiight processiou. The sentiment that brought forth the greatest enthusiasm was that Mr. Connolly was persecuted because he was an Irisuman, ‘There was a determinatton—whatever the determination may be worth—that if Mr. Cone nolly falls Mr, Hall and Mr. Tweed should fall with him, The list of delegates from each ward, given below, shows the character and influence of the principal members of the organization, Mr. ‘T. Daly was appointed President and Messrs, Frost and Kelly were appointed Secretaries. ‘The CHAIRMAN, On Opening the meeting, said that it had been intended to hold that meeting in the City Hall Park, but as the notice was short it waa impossible to get together a large number, and therefore they had adjourned to that room. The re cent action as tu Mr. Richard 6. Connolly calls for the sympathy of every fair-thinking man, Mr, CONNOLLY HAS LED AN HONORABLE LIVE, the greater part of 1t in (nis city, and we now fing him singled out for a sucrifice, to appease the spirit that has been arraigned against him and specially against him. We fail to see the propriety of singling him out for a sacrifice, and to manifest our sym- pathy in a tangible way this meeting is called, ‘rhe following resolutions were then read to the meeung:— Whereas the proceedings had on the injunction to restrafia. the city authorities from ing further bonds or making further appropriations, under tue allegation of misapproprias is by of its Commissioners, should tin] cousideration of the judiciary, without two uny ous of the accused, as the act of one, in polnt of law and comimva sense, cannot be separ rated from the act of the uthers while so facurporated; and whereas during the peatency of law the charges 80 pre- ferred and yet unproven, aud in order to screen the most active, of the Board of Apportton- ment, Whode Voice Was ount, aud Whose legal acumen was trusted to guide councils of the corporate four 2 CONSPILACY WAB FORMED to sacrifice one ur more of the quorum in 8 of the chiet and abettors in t And whereas, in r to carry out this vi treachery and’ Assassination towards ao old friend wijitor, oe oF more oO clates of the Hon. Richard B. through thre: and force wis resignation as Comptroder of New York city and county, though the charges of inalieasance have not re ai inquiry requisite to fix one {rand come ny Mi. Connoily in his individual and corporate capa cily; and whereas TUF POWER BEUIND THE THRONE to make judyes and decay o evoked to Insure the deg) wound democrat and aw Irishinau, and pilant tool of that despotism judicial beneh has devi ated from the usual and impartial Course of « court of jus tice in giving its jus ‘und specially selected Mr, Cone noily for uncalled Tor wi Sey Animadversions, in- tending, no doubt, to inculcate the high sense of morality eutertained by the judicial mind and put forward U dviendadts, sunijar to tat recorded In Holy Writ of * preaching Ci (loud cheers), be It th: Kesoived, et with Comp troller Connoliy tn the stru nd_an equal re. oneibiity with bis coadyu be found proved fi) must have an equal distribution of censure or punishmeatt, Let there be au ¢ n though the heaveus should fall (loud ebeers) ; few both od citizen, in his determination to resist, by all means in his power, con- spirators who seek to bring down his gray hairs to @ dis honored grave. ‘And resolved, That a monster meeting and torchlight pro- cession be beld o1 lay to be uamed by the friends of Mr. Connolly, and that a cominittee from each ward be organized to carry Out the same, and that every hater of despotiam and advocate of freedom who fought in fhe ranks of the demoo- racy in New York, aud who has suffered trom tyranny and oppression be invited to attend and sweep usurpers from power. On this resolution, being putit was carried with ¥, @ young gentleman with the @ unanimous and a loud voiced “Aye,” Mr. G, DocHa’ reguiation diamonds aud broadcloth of politicians who have “soft places,” called for three cheers for Mr. Connolly, and led them off by waving a glossy black “three story” hat over his head. ‘The cheer. ing was very hearty. ‘When the cheering was brought to aclose the chair man called upon Mr. Gover to address the meetin; This Mr. Gover was Mr. Ex-Coroner Gover, but hi friends, as he wended his way through the crowd, called him “Billy Gover. SPEECH OF RX-CORONER GOVER, Ex-Coroner Govek spoke as tollows:—Sir—I am here with the friends of Comptroller Connolly, sym- pathizing with him, and deeply regretting, as every Man in the reum must, the position in which he stands, | am here because Ihave still an ablid faith and confidence in lis integrity. (Oneers,) satin court and listened to the decision given by Judge Barnard, and never in the course of my life dud a more Vaeginbe: feeling turtil through my mind as I heard the words fall [rom the honored and dls- tinguished Judge’s lips. I shall not say a single word in cen-ure Of that eminent gentleinan. He is my friend, anda am his friend, and have been nls ftiend from the earliest scenes o! his political ambition, and [am bis friend stil, bay in that decision there'is much that Tobject to. Bu as a law-abiving citizen [ am bound aud do respect it. (Applause.) Mr. Connotiy to-day stands tn the highest estimation, in my opinion, of the people of this community. ‘(Appiause.) Nothing has been proved against that gentleman of @ crimiual charac ‘. iause. Fer (ADDIS rite DARK SIADOW that rests on him now ne wants every friendly heart tat throbs in sympathy for him to rally around him tn this em ency. Judge Barnard’s decision declares that no bouds shall be issiea until the Board of Apportioninent shall be re-estavhshed. I ‘ask now tlose Who have read the law, 18 it tn the power of the Supreme Court to reorganize the Board of Apportionment’ Most undoubtedly not. (Ap lause.) The Board of Apportionment was created by legislative Chactment, and only the Legisiature can destroy that Board and recreate it, in my opin- 1op, 1am not here as an enemy of Judge Barnard; far from it. Tye decision, if made perpetual— which, in tay opinion, will not be so in Chambers— will spread abroad in our city slarming evil; wk take from hisjempioyment the laborer Scag to support a family oy working for the city authorities, and strike down many grand and important mtere ests of our city. But, reaving that aside, | stand here to advocate the position of others connected be made yesterday, but the necessary endorsement Wilt be Obtained in the early part of the coming week, THE SAPR DIFFICULTY, ‘The diMeulty im procuring at the building a safe in Which to deposit the papers borrowed (rom We Compwoller’s Office, the combinations of Wilch are DO kuown to everyvody, bas compelled (be come with the Comptroller, and, in my opinion, Qo less excusable than nimself, (Applause) It has beem su ted that sii A LARGE MBETING SHALL BE HELD in our city, and [am confident that the ty communiiy, Wao have known lim for iomg CONLINUED UN TENTH PAGE,