The New York Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1871, Page 3

“TAMMANY'S TRIBULATIONS. An Ominous Lull .in the Excitement Around the City Hall. ‘THE COMMITTEES BUSILY EMPLOYED. ‘What Was Done Yesterday and What To-Day May ‘ Bring Forth. FOLEY’S LETTER TO MAYOR HALL Wie Calls Upon the Mayor to Resign His Offices That His Successor May Be Hiected in November. EX-SHERIFF ‘0’BRIEW’S POSITION. He Denies That He is in League with Tweed, Hall, Sweeny or Connolly. The Situation at the Comp- troller’s Office. The Board of Parks Asks the Comp- troller for $280,000 to Carry on the Work. WHAT THE PEOPLE AND POLITICIANS SAY. ‘How the Board of Apportionment May Be Changed and the Injunc- tion Overcome. THE STORY OF CONNOLLY’S CATS, ‘Without much that is startling having transpired yesterday 10 the war on the city accounts, its events plainly show that the lull was only on the surface. The various committees charged with the duty of un- ravelling the tangled skein of city and county finance have been earnestly at work. Tho result their efforts cannot be made known for many duys to come, but it is satisfactory to be abie , to announce that the Sub-Committee on City Lia- bilities will be able to tell us almost immediately how the credit of this proud municipality stands before whe world, This once ascertained, the citi- gens will have A BASIS TO GO UPON, and when. the figures of our total of indebtedness are spread out the public can deal more understand- tngly with the revelations which will foliow. These revelations will show how that debt has been accumulated, and will indicate unerringty at whose door the shame lies, and, hence, to ‘whom we must look for restitution, whether for armories, drill rooms, court house or printing, all of which touch the iarger class of Jobs, or that Mst which spreads such fear among the smaller Afry—the pay-roll, An interesting chapter in how to govern a city will be that portion of tne revelations which will tell who are the PATRONS OF THE PAY-ROLL BRIGADE, establishing as it will the philosophy in practice of how to make a fortune while dividing the spolls. Ex-Sheriff O'grien 18 loud in his dental of having coalesced or intending to coalesce with any of the “Ring.” He will fight to the bitter end, which he thinks Hes at the period hen =the Jast stolen cent shall be disgorged from private pockets and put back in th purse of the people. Jolin Foley calls on the Mayor to resign—-an advice which 13 not jikely to be lis- tened to, for the same reason that Mr. Connolly aid not comply with Mayor Hali's like request. Richard O’Gorman has communicated, through bis silver tongue, that in his opinion silence 1s GOLDEN IN CORPORATION SECRETS. How many sach are there left, Richard? In the Comptroller's case there have been no steps taken by the Mayor which indicate puplicly that he has withdrawn from his position of non-recogni- tion of Messrs, Connolly and Green, whicb he made so emphatic in his circular to the departments. Notwithstanding this there comes evidence that it has been privately rescinded in the demand made on the Comptroller by the De- partment of Public Parks fora large sum to carry on the work. This amounts to a recognition of the Compiroller, Meanwhile the purpose of PURSUING THE GUILTY PARTIES through the labyrinths of the law appears to be taking form. What was done or not done atthe various departments wilt be found in our columns. With the cauldron thus simmering, and in the ex- Pectation of what to-day’s meeting of the wise three score and ten will bring forth, the public must content itself to wat events, AT VEE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. An Unansually Quiet Day—Interviews with the Car and the Lawyers—Hlow the Board of Apportionment May Be Changed and tie Injunction Ove nee How frightmily, hoy disgustingly dull the Depart- ment of Finance seemed yesterday! Such a sudden collapse in eXcilcment and tts avendant demonstra- tiveness Was never known. Where but a day or two ago was ight Out what might be termed “bubble, bubbie, toll ani trouble,’? there was yes- ferday & most renurkable aearth of anything like food for fancy or for fact. True, the Couuty awl: tora B Was a little more thickly populated than at was the day before. ‘The white-haired genleman who, whon he does appear m the office, seems to be engaged only in testing the length and strength of the screw of a ingh office chair by twisting ant turning on it one way and the other, was in his seat, Moloney was on hand, smiling ike a basket of chips, trying to iouk wise without nis eye-glasse 3, eded only in deceiving himself, if any- into the belief (hat ne could see across wie room with his naked oyes without blinking. County Auditor Lynes scemed (o be trying the sam: game as Moloney, and It was @ pretty cven race be- tween then. Young Carrol was smiling, but say- ing notiing—*giving nothing ot’—and the door- Keeper straightened himself ap when the HeNALD reporter entered, aud looked fondly at ~ THAT BIG BLACK CAT, Whose mysterious advent was noted in the HERALD of yestoraay, fier feline majesty Jay stretched out on the foot mat near the partinon separating the voucher closets from the happy precincts where Honghialing’s diamonds§ occasionally if not gen- erally glisten, ‘The reporter then repaired to the front omce, ‘there was Bostwick, with a tout ensemble that sould have done credit to Diogenes, nursing hta wrath for the unfortunate or Mulignant scribe who had done bim so much injus- Uce in yesterday's papers. There was Cleveland; but it Was promised that nothing should be faid about fin or ity scars, as he does hot sock noteriely, The “Uheerybie Browers”’ (Storrs) were on hand, and Sackett (uot fackad), With an extra kink Im every curl on his Head, and three oy four extra hairs in his not over heavy beard and mu he was agitat Ing IMs oNive Sool INCst URHeVeHUIY, Mr McDaniel NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘was in Mr, Stores’ enclosure, and read the morning itn each ah for + Wer tenured of tae Jacksonian plan ‘or allow: ang ~ Fach particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upom the fretiul porcupine — appeared with his hair brusned down, as well as Fe to most excraci: smoothness, The veneraple Kellogg was also at his post, and while the Comptroller and Mr. Green entertained a number of callers he entertained & number of the attachés Of the office and others with his description of Dan Webster and Benton and such. whose ‘every word would do,”’ as he said, ‘to go into a spelling Uonk, simanac or apything of that sort.” Away one corner, hard at work, was the HAPPY BENEDICK BRENNAN; is venerable front as unruitiea as if there was noth- ing to mar his chances 10 private or pubic life, “On, happy Tim!’ Close behind was Herring, the City Auditor, busy doing nothing, belying his name in almost é' ary particular. The others were all there, and yet there Was nothing going on. GALLBRS ON TUE COMPTROLLER, of course, were very many, including a large num- ber of lawyers. A. R. Lawrence, Malcolm Camp- bell and others called, but what the nature of thelr business was could not be determined. Mr. rn an iron worker, was among the cailera, He been sent lor, and in company with Messrv. Con- nolly and Green he examined the outer doors of the onices and made his pians to construct tron doors in the hallway and sides to prevent any burglars breaking trough and stealing, Mr. Counolly was called upon, He had NOTING NEW 40 communicate, Had not made any such statement asthat asserted oy Mr. Foley in the HERALD and don’t a8 a general thing “give himself away,’’ and he cer- tainly would not do it to Foley or in Foley's hearing. ‘Things went on as above stated with wonderful qguietude, as far as the ofMice was concerned, until date in the evening, when everybody withdrew. by eo ass aia one that oy, or ‘nothin? my. ° 1, entirely original expression, each at- taché pursued 7 me The even tenor of nis way, Early in the day a young man was seen to peep into ile office, He wore a very shiny hat, an el gant bow of black and white check silk, white vest and cream-colored pants, and swung @ nooby umbrella in @ silken covering. He is a rising young member of the bar, @ disciple and firm believer in John McKeon, and @ young man pretty weil posted, A HERALD reporter interviewed him on the ques- tion of the day, as follows:—* ReEPoRtE™—Mr. K——n, what do you think, as a lawyer, of the situation in regard to this Hail-Con- nelly controversy ? Rising YOuNG LawYER—I think Connolly has the best of it, KsPrORTER—On the “‘possesston, nine points,’’ &c, RISING YOUNG LAWYER—NO, not alone that, but on the construction of the clause in the charter. He has a right to delegate bis duties. REPoRTER—Li ne has a right to delegate his duties for ae months Why should he not have for five years Rigina YounG LawyeR—He cannot delegate his duties for any time longer than his term of oMee. You see the office is simply ministerial. LU it were judicial he could not delegate the powers; but being ‘isterial he may do so In accordance with law. ORTER—Is that the meauing of tne law? Rising Youna LawysR—hat must be the mean- tng. it was evidently never expec:ed that 1b would pe taken advantige of as it is at present, but tie weapon has been turned against its makers, KEPORTER— ANOTHER GUILLOTINE AFFAIR, eh? Guillotine, you know Guillotine? Risinc YOUNG LawyER—Yes, by Jove ! that’s so, peonte of the city of New York, and never have we once involved in a law me litigation of any sort connected with our busiu: Toan Sppeal to no better record in replying to the unmeaping but vacenve attacks ol personal or political oppo- nen! REPORTRR—Will the complications now retarding the financial operations of the city government have, im your eaniennih jon, any but a passing and resul ‘Cuamberiain BRADLEY—I am quite confident that they will nof. The effect, though at present to be deplored, will be but tem} ry, and good wail come out of the apparent evil. A better aud cxacter system of carrying on the financial business of the city government will be adopted in the future, and oon this netsie danger will be plucked the Nower AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. The “Bee? at Home in the Office and Doesn’t Get Laterviewed. “How do you do?” “Quite well. How are yout” “Very well, sir, I’ve been looking for you a jong time,”” “For me??? “Yes, sir.” “What do you want to see me about?” “The fuss, to be sure.” “What fuss?” “Why, the fuss over in the Court House.” “Ah! yes. Well, whats up?” “What's up? I want fo know If yon can’t give me a full statement abont the matter, Just as you talk I will publish you; Pm a shorthand reporter.” “Well, you can say this—that I have no.hing to say.” Such was the tenor of a conversation held yester- day between a correspondent of a Western back- woods journal and the ‘#oss,” The correspondent was @ verdant youth not much up to the ways of the metropolis, and taking everything that he saw and heard upon all sides of him for “granted,” and vhat all he had to do to make up stuff for a letter was to knock and everything ‘would be opened to him, he tackled the “Boss” as he strode through the ballway towards hs private Office yesterday forenoon. But he wasn’t satisfied, and so he went nis way growlingly, wondering how it was that a newspaper mam from the great ‘West couldn’t do what a New York journalist had had to give up as A BAD JOB : every day for the past week. The fact is that th “Boss” dcesn’t want to talk abont the late row—for Tow it seems to be no longer—the excitement hav- ing subsided, and no oue, not even Connolly, seem- ing in hot water, He has apparently had his nit of “pumpers,”? and can’t see the propriety of gettlng Mterviewed about amaiter he has over and over again declared he had no opinion about. Indeed, fora wonder, there was not among the crowd of charity seekers at the Department of Public Guillotine it is. He invented the insirument and bis own bead was cut off first. Thav’s a good sic jamily—or Jac simile, Imean. Good day. Shortly after he passed on along cani¢e the burly Ruius F, Andrews. Rufus has been doimg quite a business in this gffair, and the HERALD reporter cap- tured him, “mr, Andrews, what ts the latest move?” “None later than yesterday.” “The appomtment of Mr. Green does not over- come the injunetion, does itt? “The order of injunction has not yet been filed; go there is no mjunction on record. At any rate, the injunction was ouly to be operative unul there was ‘A CHANGE IN THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.” “But Copnolly bas not resigned, and go there is no change.” “Yes, but he has the power to delegate any of the duties of his odice, and he may delegate the power Of acting a8 @member o: that Board to Mr, Green. It could be gotten over in that way, you see.” “Well, JUSt a8 you say about it.” “Of course. Good morning.’ A MERCHANT'S VIEWS were freely expressed bya handsome young silk deaier, Who calied at the Comptroller's ofice and would ouly speak to the handsomest men io the place—Mr. Garvin and the HERALD reporter. This successful young dealer, in & conversation with the HERALD reporter, said he had heard a great deal down towa, and he had come to the conclusion that there was soincthing at tie bottom of ail tms. He bad been avroad, and had seen, ne guessed, almost every PALACE AND HOVEL and all phases of life in London, bat he was sure there Was not a city in the world where such a muss coulég! up and be jougltt along as this Cunnolly- Halt squal was. He came to the conclusion that “Connully had eeme to the conclusion that he wa: BOTTOM DOG LONG ENOUGH, and he was going to have little of the business on top of the heap. It was regular ‘die dog or eat the hatchet” now, and, aithough sorry for it, he believed m letung them fight it out, The Committee of Sev- enty was after them, bat the committee could not do anything; there Was too much fuss and leathers business, mixed up With a good deal of soreheaded- ness, and they were trying to shoulder an elephant and walk off with it, AT TRE MAYOR'S OFFICE. Quictude Prevalent=No News and No New Movement. ‘The Mayor’s Office was decidedly dull yesterday. Chief Clerk Joline did little or nothing but joke with the rotund and heavy confidential man, Brady, and the venerable lark or nightingale, Frank McDon- nell, while Golden sat at his compact desk conning the journals of the day. In the Marshal’s Ufice Messrs. Hart and Cardozo sat and smoked and sang. Mr. Hart gave an aria from “Cava- tina’? im exquisite style; also selections trom “Champagne Charlie’ and “Blue Beard 1s My Name,” &c., with admirabie effect, alternating the performance between singing and whustling, ‘The Mayor appeared at his post at the usual hour, but he, like other ofMictals, had “no news; not & word, sir; everything quiet.” The ofice was kept wide oven unusually long, “for the accommodation of the reporters,” but nothing transpired to vary the programme of “nothing going on.” ‘the Mayor has taken no further steps tn the Comptroilership adar, ard as yet has givea no of. cial notice Withdrawing his devermination of not recognizing Mr. Connolly as Coimptrolicr and Mr, Green as Deputy. AT THS CITY CHAMARLA'W'S OFFICE, The same quietude prevailed here as in the other departments, There was nothing going on when the HERALD reporter calted on Mr, Bradley. arier some ordinary remarks tne following conversation took place: ~ Rerorrer—Mr, Chamberiain, m what position do you stand so far as the oMice of Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller is concerned ? Chamberiam BRADLEY--That is easily answered, J was notified by the Mayor, from whom I received Iny appotmtment as Chamberlain, not to oficially recognize cither Mr. Connolly or Mr. Green, and I shall obey the Mayor's mandate until the same shall be rescinded, or untii & new Comptroiler is ap- pointed by him, RerorreR--What effect whl your obedience in that caso have, as far as your own office ts con- cerned, on the matters now In coniict between the heuds of the several bureaus of the city govern ment ? Chamberlain Beapiey—I don’t really know, a cannot know yet what effect it may have upon me as an oMce-nolder under the government, but tt can have none whatever upon me as an individual. Revorrer—! see by a report of a speech delivered last evening at @ political mecting, held in the Fightecath ward, that yo. are represente hav mide several millions of dollars during your con- hoction with the city government, A¥é you to ve congratujated on tus be ng 80? Champberiain BRADLGY —Ifit were so i don’t think it would be a matter of congratulation to myself or to my iviends, It is a mawer of deep congratulation review of mv public life will show. 1 was first erected to office as a member Of the Board of Les mon Council o1 tits Mi 1856; was Alderma sin 1858 and 1859; State ring 1862 and 1863; again State Senator for Ms, ending ts pre- sent year; and for my services in these various omices ail the money T ever received from the city treasury—the vouchers tor which are tn the Comp- troller’s office —was my ealary, amounting in all to AdONL $38,000. This sum also includes my salary as Present of the Croton Aqueduct board and City © Chamberiain—the Whole covering a period of thirteen years, J might. further ‘state in Wis cohnection that FT fave not now and never had any interest or connection with any parties doing Work for the city govern- ment, elther direciiy or mdirectly. The Committee of Seventy, now Investigating the Loors of the Comp: trolier’s office, can referto all the youchers of the department, and if | have made « misstatement now, or Jalse or frandalent representation in the past, they will easily and readily detect it As 10 this pohtical rant and by ge 6 that [have made miilions, | can only say in all eandor that Lam not individually worth over $75,000, and that has been made through economy and @ strict attention to my business as 0 livery stable keeper in this city, That pusmess has peen in active operation ever since 4g3)| & period of forty-one years. During — tha time my father and myself as one of na J succsagor’, lave transacted buglngsy With the Leet to myself, however, (hat ii 18 Not $v, a3 a very brief | Works yesterday a solivary individual, with but one exception, who seemed to ‘Seel’” one way or tie other about the Comptroiler’s fuss. The exception happened to be a stray business visitor at the office—not a caller on the ‘‘Bos3.” He ts said to be a particuiar friend of one of the leading members of the “Committee of Seventy.” Apparently he felt out of place; but business was business, 80 what could he do? He had to attend to it, no matter how he felt, end that was the long and the short of it, One of the politicians of the Central Tweed Club, who was waiting to see the “Boss.” recognized him, and, giving him a hearty shake of the band, exclaimed:— “Well, George, your friends are raising a terrible dust.” “rhey are, indeed. J don’t suppose you like it.”” “Not exactly, but I think it will come out all right mtheend, Tne fact 1s, instead of going in for reform, Booth and your friend are after we spoils for themseives.”? “What?!” “Q, don’t mean that they want to get Into office, Not a bit of it, But, then, the people are beginning to see that there area lot of scheming politicians at their back who are using them.’” “J don’t believe it.”” “But Lcan prove it, Look bere. Don’t they al- ready talk about who shall hold ns ofice and who ppalel hold that, who shall ‘regulate’ the party here- atter, and who shall have a say i’! “What of that?!” “Waat of that? Why, 1t just.shows this, that you are all struggling to got possession of the city gov- ernwient for party’s sake, and nottor the benefit of the people.” “Well, ’'m not one of the committee.” ‘All right; but you are on thelr side, You hnow what they are after, or, rather, what they are bemg pushed tu.” don’t want to talk about the matter.”” “Very well. Bat now, candidly, what do you persia} of that statement of Foley published inis rr moi “Oh, that. (Laughing.) 1know a thing or two about that. Foley made It, but I happen to know that he exaggerate d consiuerabiy.”” don’t believe he made it.’ do; but he did not keep coolenongh. Connolly never was such a 1001 as Foley tries to make him in that statement, 1 happen to know from one vf the committee that Vonnoily has not made any “con- fession” to the committee of the extent Foley says he did. Do you suppose he is fool enough to say am a thief’ after all that has been said aud done?’ Ynis interesting conversation was here broken off short by the appearance of Senator Norton, who came along and began to talk to the politician about some private matter, The “Thunderbolt” was all smiles, He had come to see the ‘ “Boss,” and looked tor all the world as though he had never heard of such a thing as a political canvass, and that the labors aud anxieties of the next session of the Legislature, which he is sure to attend as of old as a Senator, had no fears for him whatever. Michacl is a steadiast friend of the “Boss,” but he was proof against an interview and 80 a HERALD reporter, who had an idea of pumping him dry, had wo give it up long be- fore he went away to sce now the pipes were being laid in the Filteenth ward, ‘The general quiet which pervaded the City fall Park and che Court House reigned supreme all day long at the Departinent of Works, and but for the coming and going to and fro of the clerks intent upen their business, and the little talk above al- lnded to, there was nothing to disturb the peaceful aspect of afairs during the day. AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PARK’. Peace and Quict and Not a Stir About=—Tho Department Deficient §$2S0,000—Requist- tions on the Comptrolticr, The Department of Public Parks was again yes- lerday a scene of general peace and qmct, The lull atter the storm could be felt In the air, so deserted were the sieps leading to the office, which five days out of the seven ina week are generally littered with small-fry politicians, Who have their favors to ask, ond who bring tieir many friends along with | them who want to be favored. Mr. Sweeny put in | an appearance about eleven o’cl at the ofice oaly a few minutes after having jooked over a bundle of reports about the workings at the Central Park. He was, of course, quite com- municative about everything that relatea to the business of the office, but not one ot the interview- ers was aic (0 draw him out on the supiect of the hubbub at the Comptrelier’s office. He appeared to wele flying about thick and fast, and, judging from his general appearance, had no fears as to the up ehot of the row, THE DEPARTMENT WANTS MONT: ‘ihe following letter was sent yesterday morning tothe City Comptrojier, and to winch no answer had been received up to yestefday evening. It ex- plains itsel!:— DEPARTMENT oF PU New ) To THR ComPTNOTLER OF IF C Sti—On behalf of this departme: y duly again cali yeur attention to the necessity for furnishing the Tequiente fun’s for carrying on the public works and park inprovements under our charge, We are alroady deticleut about $280,000 for past expendl- tures, and our laborers’ pay roll, payabie to-morrow for the Jabor pevormed during the two weeks ending Saturday last, amounts to near 8113, Th's Deperiinent to law, upon the Comptroller for the purposes indicated In the mpanying statement, and oo which there remains "n- pat $425,009, whieh, when Fecelved, must be appiled by us towards the Improvements indicated. Tiaring 0 tre quently mado personal app'ications for fauda, which have not bees met, please inform us today what we may expect from you in regard to the pay roll of the laborers due to-morrow, Un bebalt of the Department of Pubiie Parks, HENRY HILTON, treasurer. REQUISIT/ONS ON THE COMPTROLLER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS)? 285 Broapway, New Yous, Sept. 20, 1871. Statement of requisitions made on the Comptrolier of the City of New York in dance with resolutions of tle Department of Pable Parks, amounis received thereon, and dalance due on said requisitions om account of the folidwing eee Amount of requisition Carh received on Bal monnt af renuisition Cash received on Batwnce 1871, ‘on COmperirter. ‘dur June’ 9--Boulevari ) y—Seventh 105,000 My 19 Sixth AV. ees HONGO June 1—Av.StNIchol's 100,000 Tuy 1b —Ceatral Park. 2,00) Aug, BHI ‘Aug. 16—City parks... 200,00 ; ‘Ang. 17—Manbation sq. 10,000 Aug. 83— 26,000 Aug. 18—Tenth av. 100,000 AO (00 Total #2 AN NORT, Comptrol THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. © Gorman, the Flowery, Re‘useth to Betray the Secreta of the Corporation—He Also Refaseth Io Be Even “Iute: wed? aud Speaketh but n Very Short Piece. Yesterday afternoon a reporter of the HERArD dis- covered Corporation Counsel O'Gorman, and after considerable dificulty optained a brief audience, Many malicious people have spread abroad a rumor that Mr. O’Gorman’s notice that he would prosecute certain dishonest contractora was only issued for the purpose of warning them to ran away, and it was maily to obtain an indignant denial of this accusation, and also to get the full details of the coming suits agalost the dishonest har- _ who have for years thriven upon public plun- ler, that the reporter called, Mr. O'Gorman, how- ever, Was too pressed with business to say more than a few words, Pose you want to interview me f"’ said he. if you have five minutes to spare.” ‘I have not, 1am sorry to say. 1 have a @reat re- spect for the gran, but have nothing to say in any yon aad do you Wish chiefly to speak to me al “About the suits that are to be commenced against certain Contractors. “An! T am especially reluctant to say anything about that; in fact, 1 could not do so without beuray- ng the secrets of the Corporation, Excuse my say- ng thats but—Iam sorry, I must go immediately.” Whereupon the reporter made his bow and de- parted, LETIES FROM EX-SIERITF O'BRIEN, He Devries that Ho Is in League with Tweed, Hall, Sweeny or Counolly—The People’s Money Must Bo Restored. In some of this morning's papers it is intimated that I am secretly in league with Tweed and the Rang. Tbrand all such ramors not only as abzo.utely and unquauficdly false, but as malignant devices of vhe enemy. In this good fight Lam with the peopie hearaly, Palaces and with all the euergy of my nature, Tweed, Hail, Sweeny and Connolly must be punished, and every dollar of the people's money disgorged aud restored, No compromises whatever with robvers and public enemies, This 18 my sole platform, and upon it, as Heaven 18 Iny Witness, I mean to fight in the people's ranks ‘until the bitter end, JAMES O'BRIEN, Naw York, Sept, 20, 1871. FOLEY'3 LETTER 10 MAYOR HALL The Pensive Reformer Calls Upon Mayor Hali to Resign His OMce So That a Succes- sor May Be Elected at the Approaching Elcction—Tue Duty of Pubiic Officials flamly Set Forth—What foley is Going te Do. No, 256 Broapway, New Youg, Sept. 20, 1871 Hon. A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor of the city of New York: ®Bin—Yon nave of late repeatedly expressed the opinion that it 1s the duty of a public oflicer who has lost the public confidence to resign. It you are sin- cere in this opinion 1 undertake to show conclu sively that it is your imperative duty to resign forth- with the high trust you were elected to administer, A crisis has been reached in the affairs of the city ofa very grave character, and to you, more thap apy other individual, ts this calamity to be attrib- uted, for without your active co-operation the wrongs dohe and crimes admittedly committed never coulii have been perpetrated. In your recent oMicial acts as to the ofice of Comptrolier, you very conveniently overlook this important fact; but the truth cannot be concealed by merely ignor- ing it, and, however disagreeable, the situa- tion 23 it is must be accepted by you. it is Known to every one taat you are persona'ly implicated in the serious accusations Which have been made as to the payment of iraud: bat remained | be in no wise troubled about the many rumors that | bas already made requisitions, pursuant j Jent clams from the ‘treasury. As to Lose claims Judge Barnard, ta the judgment givea by him in my suit on Friday last, says:— It fs charged against two of the defendants, the Mayor of New York und tue Comptroller, that they had paid di-honest elutms knowing them to be ao. The Comvtrolier of New York is {is nnadclal oficer, He is entrusted wih the audit. Ang and the paying absoiutely of almost all bilis; even aiter rendition or recovery of judgment he hus power uncer Jaws to appeal such time as the Court Of last resort suai see waether it is ight and prover wo He bas, Indeed, paramount and supreme is upon him mo: t the people sely Lor protection 1 pre- ing. It is not possivte Lo perpetrave a fraulor to a dollar taen from the Treasury if he will see that the pis coming into his oilce are properly looked atter and @arcfully auiited. ft fs no exense for the head financial Shiver 1) soy that, subaitorna may have deceived bins, how: ever unfortunate or perhaps pardonsbie’® ining it possibly may be; but neveriucless it isa crime. In the payment of these fraudulent clalms, some of them of an outrageous and atrocious character, ‘bearing on the face of them evidence of being ittie better than highway robbery, 1b was business to have esainiped them with extreme care and to have looked at the vouchers and satisied himself personally that the charges made were correct and that the services ailoged had tecn pertormed. Therefore, when he felled to do that he tailed to do his duty, not oniy to himseif but also as # citizen, and he wan ewity eitner of the commission of & crime or the criminal act of negligence. Every word of Uus censure is as applicable to you aud Mr. Tweed as 10 js to the Comptrouer, “the statute under which tie ms releried to wore audited 18 section four of chapter 332 of tne Laws of » ‘This secon provides that All Vabitities against the county of New York inenrred revious to the passage Of this act sball be audited by the Mayor, Comptrolier and present Prestdeat of the Board of Supervisors (Willian M, Tweed), and the amounis wiied are found to be due shall be provided for by the issue of bonds of the county of New York, paya.te during the year 18/1, and the Board of Supervisors shall Ine'a¢ in tie ox nanee levying the taxes for the year 18/1 an amoant clent to pay sald bends and the incerest thereon. claims shail be paid by the Compiroiler, ie Such or pare certiieate of tue ties enlitied to reveive the saine, upon the officers uamed heretn, ven you must admit that this section it no duty upon the Comptroller, as to the audiing o| the claus refer:ed to, which was lot linpose, equally Upon yourself and Mr. Tweed, and it w. therefore your business, and the busiuess of Mr. Tweed, equally With the Comptroller, in the words e Barnard, to have examined the claus with extreme care, and to haye looked at the youcl- ers and have satisfied you! personaliv that the charges made were correct and wat Me services were performed. Cpoh your own you faled to do 80, and therefore, in the wo of condemnation by the learned Judge, you “faiied in your (nty, got only to yourseil, but also to the citizens, and was gauty ether of the commis- sion Of aciime or & Criminal act Of negigence.’? There is no escape for you or for Mr, Tweed fro this position, ‘This the people understand, aad are determined that both you and Tweed shall bear the respousibility Which attaches to your acts, A further and periaps more serious accuse tlonis made by the Comptrocler against both you and Tweed as to those claims, Tue Comptrolier osed f n has sworn m his atiidavit io the Injunction sult ap a that before tie above statute was passed pointing the Board of Audit the cuairman ot committee of the Board of Supervisors had cer tified as to the claims reierred tor that the | charges made were 2 servic were performed. orn im the same affidavit that ne vined that tus ie by the chairman of Ui mitive Of tt lie elajias fixed abilities against tne county, and that lie Was ia law pound Wo pay mem, Ai the heariag before Judge Barnard it was stated ia opea Cours, And Hut denied by eitaer coun- or tne counsel for Mr. Tweod, that tie chairuian he comunittce referred to Was ‘weed, a aiviser of tie Comptroiier as to tie ¢ cercific Supervisors mac | fweed's certiieate was yourself, Now wv you nor have mel these —acctis: by the Comptroier, ns, Wiich the Coats characterized as aad wirocious, us “age ol | bearing on the them = evidence oi being little betier than highway rovbery, are certi- hed to by Sweed as beg proper havililics agaist the coulty, and this © of by you! With you and tweed, » 8 pri- tmurily the responsibility in this matter, apd so long as either of you reniin in ofice tie pablic coni- | dence cannot be restored Lo the admiaistrauion of the government of cither the eity or county. The want of such confidence on the partof tue pubic | you urge upon the Comptroller as a suficient reason for his resigning m3 trust. Now, do Uie pablic a service, and take this advice to yourseil, ava per suadie, If you can, your frie weed to do hkewise, In taking this step you need have no fear as to the Compiroller’s Deparuaent, lor so long as th Is man- aged by Mr. Green honesty and economy shall char- acterize iis administration. That last plan of yours—ior your friend Gre to commence prodecdings on behalf of ti recover the stolen money—will not « | sincerity init, O'Gorman Is a par both you and Tweed. Jatter has been too often paraded or either you or him now to expect that in our lovestigation, Which so seriously affects beth you and Tweed, he would secure the pabli confidence. The Attorney General of the State 1s te proper omicer to prosd- ente the matter, and bo‘ore him I will take care that the particulars are latd as to how Tweed, In- | gersoll, Young, Yoodward and Watson managed to et Up Unis litte bul of upward of stx million dol- jars againat the county—how they got the same passed through with your connivance end the con- | currence oF pat friend Sweeny. Now [et thé farther say that your proposed proclam: ation offering $1,000 reward ‘or the missing vouchers ia the most transparent farce of ail. Last year you issued @ prociamation offering a reward of $509 for information that woull lead to a conviction for & breach of the election laws. At or avout the time you issued this proclamation you sent from your office severa! thousand dollars fo eminent counsel in this city, Whose services you secured to defeat a conviction of paiuies accusel of crime under those lawe, And it 13 thus you always act, covering what you pretend you are anaious to re= veal. To restore the pubitc confidence and secure & faithin! administration of (ye goverment of this city 1013 due irom you to the public that you forthwith your resignation as Mayor, $9 tha people may eiset your successor ok |e forthooming y election, ts More As magh MAgMAniiaity ia you as | wilt lead to the performance of this most duty? The importance of the to the publi .t my — _ try is apt c~ e “matter v} ur ae, wise JOHN FOLEY. THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY. A Delegation Visi Deputy Comptroller Green~A Meeting of the Committee To- Day. In pursuance of an agreement entered into on Wednesday at the meeting in the Chamber of Com- merce, @ delegation of the Seventy waited upon Deputy Comptroller Green yesterday morning at nine o'clock at hig office. The interview, which con- tinned untjl twelve o'clock, Is supposed to have been occasioné? by tbe action of the executive com- mittee in secret seasidiss A thorough investigation Sato heed affairs of tho Compiroller's ofice is now being “4c; all the departments are being overhauled, an. boats s scarcely a pigeon-hole In the offices of the finance . partment uninvaded by the noses of the seventy anxious inquirers. Particular attention 1s being paid to salaries, The seventy ‘want to know” what the attachés get for their laborious services, the kind of work they perform, whose departments they are nnected with and the names of their patrons The result of this investigation will be reported to the Committee of Seventy at the Chamber of Com- merce rooms to-day at two o'clock, There was no meeting of the committee yesterday, but the sub- committees were actively engaged in collecting data lor to day's mecting. TRE INVESTIGATING COMMITTES. Boring into the Compiroller’s Accounts—Yin- ercetic Actlon of tho Sah-Committees— the Debt Statement to be Made ToeDay. The members of the Investigating Committee of Citizens and Aldermen were unusually active yes- terday in wading through statistics, examining doc- uments and laying out work for the sub-committees, several of which met in secret session and inaugu- rated active work. A larger number than usual of the citizens were at the Supervisors’ rooms, but nothing ag to their doings was vouchsafed to the press, Indeed, ft 1s pretty certain that, with the ex- ception of Mr. Phelps’ committee, none have ar- rived at any conclusions. The Aldermani¢ members of the Board were a!so on hand, and assisted the citizens most cheerfully in the work of scvu- tinizing accounts and making crooked ways straight. ‘ Early in the morning a reporter of the HERALD called upon Mr. William A. Booth at his ofice in Wall street to ascertain what progress 1s being made by the various committees. Mr. Booth, who has certainly displayed energy and ability in the dis- charge of the important trust placed in his hands, freely conversed upon the subject. He stated in substance that the libors of the sub-committee on otty and county debt have been very thorough, with @ view of relieving the public mind. The public wanted to know whether their homes were mort- gaged for twenty-five per cent of their value, as had been charged, and, indeed, the whole commercial community were alarmed, especially the savings banks, who held city securities. The committee haa, therefore, resuived to make the debt the first sub- ject of investigation, and the members of the sub committee deserved great pratse for their work. To-day wt two o'clock this committee, through its chairman, Royal Pheips, would report to an open session of the Joint Committee, when the public Would be placed in possession of a detailed state- ment Ol the city’s liabilities. The report and the he accompanying it Mr, Booth estimates will il three columns or more of the HRALD, and will show that after all our credit is not 60 bad as citizen Roosevelt led some to beiteve. The committce were summoned together for yes- terday to receive this report, but an adjournment Was taken to to-day, ‘he cause of this delay, it ap- pears, was unforescen. The clerks, In making report of the money in the Chamberlain's office, commitved an error of $700,090, and after the report had been , signed Mr. Phelps was sud acne called to the bedside of a member or his family who | was ill, After his depariure the error was | discovered, and this necezsitated the preparation of another report. Mr, Phelps was expected home last night, and as Alderman Dimond was yesterday | in Albavy, Intending to return this morning, the | meeting is set for two P. M. From Mr. Booth assurances were recetyed that the committee have recetved all the ducuments asked of Messrs, Connolly and Green, but so tedious 18 the work of compiling statistics required, making tran- scripts of docunents and selecting portions of them for the consideration of the various sab committes, that it will probably bo @ week or ten days vefore the co. :mittees on “Armores aad Drih Rooms,’? “Gourt House,” “Printing,” &c., “Pay Kolls” and “Laws” wil be in a position to report. Meanwuile the committee have employed an exira Me ng of ac- nts to expedite the Kk, aud Booth fecis very confident that when the joint committee conclude (heir labors the pi © Will be satisfied with the exutbit of their stewardship, In addition to the clerks aud accountants em- Ployed the committee have secured a nuwber of messengers and dvorkeepers, wiio stand guard over the entrance to the d room where Warren aud Connolly’s documents are located, No one ex- cept the members and the gitachés 1s permitted even to peep within the door or anvroach within hearing «distauce of the silvery voices that daily ring upon the ery’s final Warren seems to nave taken an attachment to tle baskets of figures and vundies of reports that are scaticrea about him, and ail day holds careiul communion with them. Judging froin lls physiognomy, when he does deign to put his “calewator’’ without the door, the accounts do not material, saps hii, for he looks as serene and self-sat one would alter retiving with a Delmouico dinner in his cua- tody, If he has met with perplexing and knotty points he has evideatly solved thom, or he does not carry his disappointment in nis face. Mr. Booth Was personally present wita members in informal conversation yesterday for soine time, buf the na- ture of the conference Was not divulged, LETTER PROM COMPrECLLER cor-| ROLLY. Vouchers Stolen in 1£870—Conuelly’s Son Not the Cu'pritethe Late Couoty Audiior Wat. sou “Authavized to Take The COMPPROLLER'S OVricEe To TH* Prone My altention has been e¢ wing Postoft this evening, in which it that vouchers to a Jarge amount the otlce Of the City Auditor's department. The article attempts to iumpiicate my only son, J. Towasend Connollyy Who Was an Assistant Auditor in the city department, and who 1s pow temporarily absent in kurope for the beneft of the heaith of his wife, and Whose return 1s soon expected My sou Was y an assistant Ip it department, the charge against nim js shown by the amda- accompanying this note to ve & slander as ma+ jignant as it js b And a part of the conspiracy of epi. 20, 1872, ie] to au ariicle in the vhaving an whic 1 have not, in de stroying tidse vouch y son was not é t Auditor under Mr. Wat- | gon, bat under lerring, Who was City | Auditor. Mr. \ p My first intorr erg was receive troller, 1n tite fall Of 1870, y to have them 80 Fel not Mr. Hail Mr. Sween Hail, Mr. Swee Ap che as well known to Mayor | y and Mr, Tweed imuediately arter | Waisoa’s death, aud pon as f ascerta they had not been returned, respectfaliy yours RICHARD B OLLY, Comptroller. wr INS, Wiliam 1, Wiggins, sworn, depoves and says that he ts Clerk in tue 4 Butean of the Finance Department. of the city of New York, and hag bran such sioce ‘the lat day of Jan- d ent had charge of enter 1 by ail Cor iy entere iD, Co the Mayor a by him an y And: , came to which Included the him {fit was all orized to take them. him, said Wat: to rel were paid them ve Depo which ce promise era to bim, deponen asket him sever: h day of September, 1371, tary Pubic New York Copnty. THE VOUCHERS, The following statement shows the rn paid from “Adjusted » County Aud tor:— 4 Co, iumber, to August 24, 1863 Ae 68, jnbér aiid amounts, amas,” handed to de., of James W atsc Y Edward Marrener, raat Jorn H. Keyser & Co., inatestal atvoiery i buyier & Co., a Keyrer & Co, sippiies, &e, t6 October 18, 186 Alexandery Hrandon, repairing, Ac.» anu bor 2, 180. s+6e Sy GL. Sehnyler, amber, to Apri “9, 18 4a | is stated | @ respectable matron 6 missing from | apres Jabor and materials, to Sune 30, 1898.161,241 36 oD labor materials, ? onnell, | Load ‘iene, 78 af ‘iliam H.W ; that he learned from eaid Wizeina that ‘he bad to James Wataon, then County Auditor, the vouchers Teferred to in. the aflidavit of said Wiggins ; that thereupon, nm the 20h of An fats he, eddreseed 1d ‘ataon, of wi Lor City or New YORK, Com 7 ae August 4, 1870, JAMES WATSON, Esq., Ci — ‘DAR SIR- Will you please see that the vouchers according wl nnexe} actiedule ‘are returned to me as soon as pos sible? Itisfmportant for the — to bay CONNOLLY'S KITTENS, ~ se eae aay der tO ke the necesaa: for filing. Very fee B, Ae BEORAS, Deputy Comptrotler. —A nesse., bon, ‘He Vouchers. Know Al ‘ In the dearth of otc” °%¢!ting toptes yesterday about the Comptrotter's omce, “Me LEDER everybody's lips was— = tn “Have you seen the Comptrolter's kitties "7 “= Many people who had heard of them through tn¢’ HERALD thronged np to the doors at an early hour, and so great was the crowd at one ime that the messenge: came out and reported @ formidable mob in sight, When the cause-of the crowd was made. manifest the polite oficial opened wide the doors of the County Bureau and let the cat-seers pass In single file through Mr. Connol- ly’s private office, where these babes of the Court Honse lay, and thence into the large ofice beyond. When the unousted Comptroiler arrived his beak quivered at the nostrils. “Surely,” Be thought, “OAKEY HAS EUCHRED MB’? .. On discovering what the crowd was “kitten” athe laughed, rubbed his hands and sald, “Woen the cat’s away the mice can play” with the city treas- ury, a8 Poor Richard says. On the ears of @ HeRaLp reporter this news fell like a thunderbolt. ‘*fhe very thing,” ne muttered, “Tahal at length be able to turn my knowledge of language to account.” Need any explanation be made. The reporter, who Is of a poetic turn of mind, has long inhabited a ten-story attic in a populous neighborhood, that he might be near'the stars, par- ticularly the moon. It has been his practice when the hours of toil were over to lle abed pufing a fra- grant Havana de Bowerl, watching the loves of the stars as, to the exquisite music of the spheres, they chased each other over the deep blue firmament. The rent of the place was a trifle— TWO DOLLARS A MONTH, AND NO ADVANCE asked—but it had other charms, The roof was sloping, none of your modern clothesline flat roofs. Light came in upon the room through @ romantic dormer window. There were two such upon the roof; but the occupant of the other attic never dis- turbed the roporter’a star dreams. The other lodger was a gentioman employed in the Street Department, whose time of toil was i the night, during which he handled a broom professionally. The reporter had the roof and the stars all to himself, with one ex- ception. Need it be sald that the only disturbera of his happiness were the cata of the neighvorhood. Exactly at three A. M., on the first night in thas room, justas the reporter was about to sink into. ecstatic dreamings, the clarion call of A HCGE MALE GRIMALKIN rang out upon the etl air, From the command- ing position he had taken, just over the reporter's ten-story dormer widow, all the cats of the east side could hear him, Vainly did the 7eporter try to dislodge him with a mop handle aud a pair of his neighbor's jack boots. The beast was safe, and he knew it, ‘The reporter nad nothing to do but to bear it, Gne by one the cats would arrive and take their position beside the patriarch. At first the reporter writhed and stnifed hig ears. It was in vain; the shrill mews of the younger cats and the deep voice of the patriarch dened all the wadding obtainable for five cents. Then the reporter listened until, as mouths rolled on, he took a positive delight im the nightt7 conver- savione on the roof, for he began to understand its tenor. Picture hia delight, then, as he rashed into the new Court House and presented bimself panting at the door of the County Bureau. The crowd was BULL there, reading huge BULLETINS OF THE KITTENS’ CONDITION, bus the door was shat. Bringing his eye down to that arc of ninety degrees which the “burglar? cut door, and through which the black cat had ente| he saw Chariey O’Connell busy writing Jresh bulletins of the couditton of the happy feiunes. ‘Yhe reporter shouted, but Charley could not hear. Presently he rushed out, holding the latest bulletin extended in his hands. As he pasted it up a vnecr burst from the crowd, aud the ay eo y watenlng his opportunity, grabbed Charley by the arm, and before ne could utter a remonstrance was in the County Bureau, with the door shut venind bim gua Six pairs of eyes fighting for a look through the “yurglar’s” angie in tne glass door, oa nt an interview.” “He's too busy. Mr. Green and he are striking a balance.” “{ want to see her”? “ner! wito?? eaid Charley, blushing up to the roots of iis hair. “This 1s not a female broker's.’ know, but stil I want to see the cats.” Hush,” said Charley, placing bis forefingers on bends 3 they're asleep; the kitties bave gone ry by. ‘Treading on tiptoe he led the way to the Comp- troller’s private office (fortunately the Comptroller had just passed out), and there on the rug lay the huge black cat purring a lullaby over her four inter- esting otfspring. “You've seen them now,” said Charley. “Jome along, I must get my next bulletin ready.” “Softly,” said the reporter; “l’m golug to talk to He then puckered up his lips tothe necessary pucker and gave vent to a prolonged “ME O Wow-Wwow-Wwow 1” “This will cost me my place,” said Charley. The huge black cat started to her feet, arched tier back until each particular hair stood on end like quills upon the cheerful Ricnard's desk, and placing the right fore paw upon the nearest kitten looked the reporter full in the face and uttered a defiant “Ye-o-wow, phutt! phutt! phat)? AS s00n ag she baa svoken the reporter recognized who had long made mght pleasant over his dormer wiudow, but who shad lately disappeared, the bight air not agreeing w.ilt her. she said, on the last morning of her appearance on the roof, The reporter proceeded to couviliate er. | her.’ “PUBR-RUR-RUR-RUR.” ‘The effect of this was instantancous. She smoothed her ruitied fur and gently wakened up her kittens, who, one by one, opened their little eyes and stared at the reporter as they sat Inarow. Like parent they were all black, but even in black & tens there are differences Lo be observed by the prac- ticed eye. ‘The Kitten next the motuer had a carious appearance around the eyes, as if the impression of a pair of gold-howed funeles had been printed | there, the pluch upon the nose being plainly per- ceptible, Its little paws looked as if 1P MAD BECN WRITING LETTERS and that ft had bi ing to rub the surplus ink om, ‘The next one, a very silent Kitten, had a biack | mustache and peculiar tuft ou the top vf its head; | is was a litte in‘the background, | was a stout, round creavure, Wiih @ confident air; The third kitten its whiskers scemmed white as tt sat winking at the ‘eporter, with a “you know how it is yoursell’? sort | or aur tnits eyes. “The last kitten was a sumy, otly- with @ slight hook ‘to its from the points of Its claws LOTS OF FIGHT IN IT. The old cat gave a complacent purr-meow ! purrs meow | as the reporter concluded bis scrutiny, aud ejaculated in cataleptic tones s— “Fine family, madain |? “They’ve been naughty kittens,’ said the old lady, “and they’ve been scratching each other fearfully; but I've brought them back here, and here t mean to keep them.” RRrORTER—I am sure of that, madam? OLD CaT—De-meow-cat-lc Paar-ta-e-e, REPORTER—What about Hose vouchers? On hearing thls quesion each kitten vuigariy placed Its sys RIGHT PAW ON THE SIDE OF ITS NOSE and winked, The old cat herself sprang to her feet, humped her back and squealed out, as her eycs dilated, and she spat turiously:— “phutt! Phuit! Pitt! ‘The reporter then took his leave, leaving Charley O'Connell in acold sweat at the, to him, surprising scene he had witnessed. GRAND BUFFALO HUNT. CutcaGo, Sept. 20, 1871. General Sheridan, with a party of invited friends, left tnis morning for @ grand buffalo hunt on the Western Plains. The party consists of Lieutenants General Sheridan, General Rucker and Dr. Asch, o° his stad; Generai Stager, Charles L. Wilson and Samuel Johnson, of Chicago; Leonard Jerome, Lawrence W. Jerome, Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, Genera H. E. Davis, John Heckscter and Carroll Livingston, of New York; M. B. Rogers of Phiiadel+ phia, and General Charles Fitznue, of Pittsburg. The’ party go to Fort McPhergon, on the Union Pa- cific Rolway and wil march agross to the Newd- looking little creature, nose, and one could tiat there was What Is your name, Kaward Marrenoer, labor sud materia 5. é a rk ‘ab na 16,586, er & Co, Javor aid mayer us a P67.. Gam 4 Be oe taaet eM rencciie to Apri 1G, 1879. 809 (a Keyser & nd maaterials, to De i « S119 BB Sogeraoll & ve Dee Shy 18b7 VoRzRAe OD | ‘avers of the Republican and Saimon rivers, to Fort Hays, on the Kansas Pacific Ralircad. The entire trip will cocupy about fiteen days, Buitalo, ef antelope, bla RP eanted deer, wild turkeys ana eal deer are ‘plentiful 10 the section whic Will De tra dee! versed by the patty. Interview with the Old Cat—Doncripiies ef Uecr Happy Fumily—Remarkable Like- hers Troubles-What They