The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1871, Page 4

“TUR PEOPLE'S VICTORY. Public Opinion on Tammany’s Downfall. DISCOMFITURE OF THE SACHEMS. Wild Rumors of Tweed’s Resigna- tion and Flight. ROSSA-TO BE DEPUTY REGISTER, The Braves of the Wigwam at Last Terrified and in Sackcloth. SENATOR O'BRIEN ON THE SITUATION, What the Municipal Reform Association Has Done and Will Do. LEDWITH INVISIBLE YESTERDAY Echoes of the Fight in the Marts of Com- meree and Comments on the Political Revolution. WHO WANTED TO VOTE AFTER THE BATTLE. wom A great weight has been removed from the public mind. The reign of “the Ring’ hus closed and honest men once more hold the reins of power. Never in the history of the country has there been such popular excitement in a political canvass. Tho echo of the battle for reform which was fought on Tuesday is still ringing through the State. -Open- ing with the blowing of party and individual trum- pets and more than the usual noise and clamor, it lookea as if the well-trained and veteran army of Tammany would sicep at night in its enemy’s camp. But instead of a triumphant vic- tory for the braves the banners of Tammany are trailed in the dust, in humiliation and defeat. The Granda Army of Man- jhattan is demoralized, its chiefs sre discomfited, and notning 1s lef. but an unconditional surrender of “horse, foot and aragoons.”’ The plunder of tho too successful raiders on the public treasury.may Boon be attacked and captured. However the cor- rected returns may lesson or increase \ TUE MAGNITUDE OF THE TRIUMTIT Of the victors, there can be no doubt whatever of the victory of the republicans. The columns of fig- + Ures published in another column place this beyond adoubvt. Tammany, in every shape and forms In ‘thus city and State, is utterly vanquished. It may be stated with great truth that General Grunt was re-elected on Tuesday night for another four years Jn the White House; for, most assuredly, the demo- ¢ratic party need not take the trouble to issue Presi- fiential tickets in 1872—the Man of Appomatox is gmaster of the situation, +. Bweeny has resigned. It is rumored that Tweed Will soon capitulate, and hopes are entertained that the elected henchmen of the “Boss” wili take safety in Dight. The composition of the Senate and the House ‘Will probevly make such a course necessary in any Svent. The rascals who counted in Caroy last year Cannot expect much mercy from the political asso- Clates of H. N. Twombly. A registry law 1s to ve passed which will for the futuro secure honest Slections and effectually prevent the return to the Legisiature and to judicial positions of ex convicts And notorious public scoundrels. ‘The excitement in the metropolis has scarcely Bubsided, for the people all day yesterday were hun- @ty for fuller returns. As we sald, the State is overwhelmingly republican and democracy 1s at a iscount. The Senate, it is calculated, will ve ‘twenty five republicans to seven democrats, and Bilk-stocking Tilden will head @ host of anti-Tam- many reformers and Custom House republicans tn the Assembly. Not the least remarkable circum- stance of this extraordinary revolution in the poll- , tics of the State is the entire f COLLAPSE OF THR TAMMANY REPUBLICANS. ‘They seem to have been with the baggage wagons, Yn therear of the regular army, doring the great Qight, But notwithstanding this most patent fact they are crowing loudly on the result, which ts, of Course, commendable !n them. All sorts of rumors, more or less absurd, prevatied last night as to the intentions of the once Tammany chiefs; but they Created no particular sensation. The republicans, Under tne lead of Tom Murphy, intena to have a big crow in tne Cooper Institute some evening this week, and it is said that all sinners will be invited to join in the exercises. AROUND THE CITY HALL Blow the “Boys” Feel After the Fight— Tweed’n Reported Resignation and Flight— AS might naturally be supposed, there was a great fieal of anxtety among the small office holders in the public departments. The fall of the Tammany dynasty they regard very truly as the fall of the knife on their devoted necks. There were not very many of the attach¢s of the departments present, xcept in the Comptroller's oMce and Department of Parks, where the rules for attendance are strictly enforced. The great subject of conversation was, f course, the punishment inflicted on the Ring by tmnasses tne day before, IN THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICB there was a little quiet grinning and gibing among the clerks about the canvass. Young Garvin, the handsomest man in the place, sat in his swinging chair und read over the returns from the HERALD, ‘When asked if there was anything new he smiled, patted bis left side whisker with his lef hand ana paid he had heard that there nad been an election in town or something of that sort. Cleve- land eat qgaletly at work and grinned across et Laurence, in the room near the Comp- trolier's private office, as much as to say, “How is it now?” There seemed to bea general ‘Understanding among the employés here that they would not suffer by the changé. In the vestibules of the Court House small groups of the politicians gathered and discussed the slaughter of the braves. [Two of them from (he east side came together, and, ‘efter a laugh and shake of the hands, conversed the altuation about as follows:— “Weill, Oop, did you ever in all your life see such jo thing as that was?” lever, by ginger; never.” ‘How the dickens did they beat Woltman so bad ? J thought he naa a sure thing.” “Sure, my eye! 1 tell you, Charley Loew insists ‘OM putting @ candidate on us that we don’t want, gnd we insist on beating him. That’s ali.” “Well, was he cut by the boys?’ “Yes, you bet he was. This is the second time we the same man.” , “Say, Cap, did you near that TWEED HAS RESIGNED!” fo; isthatso? Bless me if I believe it.” “You can det itis 80, I got it from the best au- thority. He aint agoing to write a letter and date It November 1, like Sweeney did. That was chin, pwaen’t if’ “Oh yes, he can give that to suckers; but he must pot give it to you or me.” ' The two worthies then started to Tweed’s ofice, reeling to stop on the way and haye “@ vail.” i Tue rumor of Tweed’s resiauation spread like NEW YUKK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1871.—TRIPLE. SHEET. ‘wiidfre, vbody had it, as all ramors, from “one who ought to know.” There was, conse- quently, @ rush for the Department of Public Works, and the clerks, messengers and otners connected with the establishment were interviewed by people of all sorts, They did not Know anything about avy resignation. It might be true, but they did not know anything about It and did not believe it. ser ail looked rather down in the mouth, espe- cially as they have reason to fear that their places are as good as gone. One young man was sure that Tweed had sent in Is resignation and had gene to Europe on the Russia. Another one had learned that TWLED HAD MADE FULL RESTITUTION for the all money traced to him by the Committee of Seventy, Tais gentleman said he had tt trom the Sherit’s ofice that Tweed had really paid up, and that the Atiorney General had taken back ail the pers in the case and the entire affair was to be let drop, This story was laugied at by the crowd, but the teller was positive about it, ‘The rumor was started, no doubt, by the fact that Mr. Peckham had asked to have the papers recurned, in order tat he might make some needed amend- mein this and nothing more.”” ha is Mr Buy King, the Fidus achates of the “Boss,’? was closeted all day. He had a swollen face, which some of the boys Were uncharitaple enough to say was a “swelled head” by the sloughing and slaugh- tering of the day before. He kept himself clear of all interviewers, a8 did also his great chief, and left Mr. Cligord, the quiet littie business man with the blonde mustache; little Tommy Costello and the others to answer the questions which poured in upon — them, In_ @ back room sat Charley Clancey, ex-candidate for tho Assembly nomination; ex-Alderman Murray and one or two others discussing “the way the old thin, worked.” They did not teel very well about it, but they accepted the situation. Presently @ tall, broad-shouldered, good-looking young man, in an overcoat almost as nice in cut and color aa “Jimmy” Boyle's, entered, This young man came in smiling allover. He belonged to the winning side and could afford to laugh, Well, George,” said ove of those ia the room, “You wisitnow? Allright?” “Yes; I guess it is all right,” sald George. ought to see the way the Snerift had to sling the moazy out up through Tenth and Eleventh avenues. He went in a coach, and you might say he actually threw the five dollars out by the bushel, Such a scramble as there was tor the moncy was @ caution. Oh, we a1 work, I tell you. O’Brien had those big, black ballots (you could see them across the street), with a lever Oon them as big as a silver dollar.’’ “Well,” said another, “Bradley had some of the same sort, with a big 8’? “Yes, but that Bee aid not get out early enough, and we had every one that was out within hal! an hour. The carriages were fying around the dis- trict gatuering them in.”” George was, indeed, a happy man, as all of O'Brien's friends were; but THE HAPPIEST MAN of the lot was the natty Jobn E. McGowan, John FE, 1s one of those who do not smoke or drink or dissipate, He has always a “level head,”’ clear com- plexion and a lively smile, He ts in all respects an active man, and has done yeoman’s service in the campaign for his friend O’Brien. Novwithstanaing the heavy work he was out carly yesterday, as fresh looking as if he had never mingled in the toil ana strile of party. “J tell you,’ he said to a friend on Broadway, ‘‘the Sheriff 13 the only one of thom that had any real strength belind him. They were getting too high with their millions and their styie, aud were going to crush him out. Oh, they were going to put him in a hole and Keep him there. Well, they have had a chance, and they got what they deserved.” “You did not expect such a terrible smashing, did on!" “Yes, I did. I knew they could not win. I did novexpect it about Norton and Genet, to tell the truth, But { was sure Shandley coula not win.’? T THE MAYOR'S OFFICE the matter was philosopnized on at great length. Tim Golden proclaimed himself a portion of the banner Ward, the Sixth; Gus Cardozo and young Edu Hail studied over the returns as published in tne pers, wolle Captain Frank O'Donnell and the Buri Brady with George Roome siudied intently a poster on the swinging door of the Mayor's oilice on ‘Which appeared these words:— Peenrene ne nero nentt rerenetert rari hare ee nett oenere® THE DOWNFALL OF TAMMANY HALL. ONDE LOL LTID STALE SELEDLOELEEOLT DOLL IE DED DIET OLED They joked about the scattering of the Tam: iy forces, and, like all others, took the matter with @ good natured philosophy, AT THE CHAMBBRLAIN’S OFFICE there wag little to be seen more than the usual retinue of the establishment. The chief had been so badly thrashed that they must smile. It was like whed one sees another stumble and fall, even if tho 3 latter be hurt, the spectator will almost involun- tarily smile. Whalen, the City Paymaster, was the only excitable one in the place, He was excusable, however, a8 an importunate and impertinent scribe had given Mr. Whalen a whalin’, or Mr. Waalen had jiven the scribe a whaling, or each had got a whal- ing, Was not very clear. It ended in the arrest of bas Ho and the ryfling of Whalen’s temper. fr. Bradley took his deieat witn becoming calm- ness, but he Would not be interviewed, In the rooms of the Clerk of the Board of Alder- men there were few attendants and much grieving. The entire cnange of the occupants of the elegant Aldermanic chairs, the old familiar forms and faces—all, all gone at one fell Cu was too much. There was little said, but much thinking was in- cyt in, Captan Twomey brushed nis flowing jocks on the top of his head, grinned aloud and said, “Eh, ain't it? The rest of the people laughed and sald but ttle. All day long at the other aepartments the people came and went; but the boys can scarcely realize the ful force of the change effected by the eloction. Among the many rumors which went around, and one which, indeed, was given on good authority, was that O'DONOVAN ROSSA AND SIGEL were to pull together, and that the latter was to ap- point the former his deputy in the office of Kegister, This seemed to be considered a good stroke of Policy, and George Hickey wanted to bet that Sigel Wanted to get into the democratic party, SENATOR O'BRIEN. Second and Sober Thoughts—Whnt the Great Organizer Thinks of the Election—He is Neither Surprised Nor Elated, it Antici- pated the Result—Scencs at the Andrew Jack3on Club House. However vigorous the exertions of the Committee of Seventy may have been in ferreting out or eloquent in the orations of its members in depicting the rascalities of Tammany, there can be no question that v'Brien led the van of reform. To him, then, is generally conceded tne distinction of having created and successfully carried out one of the most remark- able political revolutions that has ever taken piace in this metropolis. The indomitable pluck, Gevermination and invincible spirit displayed by this politicai hero, whatever his motives were, have becn SIGNALLY TRIUMPHANT, The people were aroused, to be sure, but it will nevertneless be borne in mind that O'Brien started the pail. In order, however, to obtain his views upon the eubjecta representative of the HERALD visited him yesterday evening and partly succeeded in eliciting @ few important facts. Senator O'Brien was at the Andrew Jackson Club shortly before six o’clock, surrounded by a host of friends, who failed not to pour forth their warm congratula- tions upon his victory. The entrance to the Club House was thronged by his supporters, who were quite profuse in their expressions of glee at the downfall of Tammany, while the new Senator came in for a regular avalanche of praise. He was commended not merely for the triumpn which he had just achieved, buat more especially for the many beneficent acts— charitable, generous and disinterested—which had privately been performed by him altogether remote from his political aspirations. Howveit, he was the subject of the most LAUDATORY COMMENTS from all sides. Entering the drawing room the HERALD reporter saw Mr. O'Brien standing at the upper end, with his hands behind his back, looking calmly on the busy scene of rejoicing around; and, although by no means indifferent to 1t, he did not seem to be at all carried away by the praises which rang in his eara. Physically a fine, ey athletic and manly-looking person, he re- umbles least the earnest, hard-working, expert anu ambitious sailor that bad scuttled the ship Tam- a Soul wearing @ very b Ath orf sepect the traces of anxiety many, boun: leasant and ch Y 2 a at ine Led aed hie eh hd mebody pany near casually remarked to 18 frien ‘hae “the Senator has been up for nights, and 1 certainly don’t understand how he can bear the fatigue. Why, he looks if there hadn’t been any election at ali, and | whe has organized the whole thing. I think sleeps with on n.’? The reporter intumi his desire to bav rief conversation with Mr. O'Brien upon the result of the contest, With @ greut deal of itforwardness and not & littie confidence he rae “Ob, &@ month ago I expected this, I knew there couldn't be any donbt about It,” “But you surely did not antici} such an over- wheming defeat of the Tammany candidates?” “Weil, I would prefer not to enter into the sub- Ject ; for the fact ig 1 am ey, ured, as 1 have worked pretty hard. Icanway, however, that affairs liad Teached @ crisis that demanded the united efforis Of the peopie, and you kuow the result,’ “May Task, sir, What course you Wil pursue in the next Legislature /”” “I don't desire to make any pretensions, and as I 4m entirely averse to all sorts of bombastic asser- Uons my future acts musi speak for themselves,’’ “You have, of course, heard of the resiguation of Mr, Sweeny}! “Yes, fiding that I was coming in and that it Was all op with Tammany, J presume he thougtit It about time to retire.” “What do you think will be the effect of it? “Jt does not make much diferenuce, so far as the general situation is concerned. Mr. Sweeny’s resig- bation lovks like @ reasonable result, Uf you wii kindly excuse me, however, I would rather not talk about politics at present.”’ “Your friends here seem tobe delighted with your victory, Mr. O'Brien. “I have got some friends, sir, who know the value of a frend. But don’t think I am at all sur- prised at the result of the election yesterday.'’ “Very few anticipated that Norton, Genet and Shandiey would be defeated, at least by such majorities.” “I don’t know about that. It is pretty clear that the people were determined they should not be elected. If I don’t mistake I think I remarked some time ago that four of the Tammany candidates ie fry pad would be beaten, and you see I was not far ow! Alter some further conversation on minor topics, the reporter leit Mr. O’Brien im tne miast of his friends, who were in high glee at this turn of the tude. Later on the club house beoame crowed, and the situation was joylully discussed, Passing down the steps a poor Woman was heard interrogating some gentlemen who were smoking and chatting on the verandah, “Ah, thin, is Mr. O’Brien elected to orfice, sir?’ “Bedad he ts, ma’am,”’ waggishly responded one one bless of of his 1 blessings of @ poor crayture on top head,” joyfully observed the woman, “It’s he that’s the friend o’ ¢he poor in hara times, an! it’s mai the toime he’s done a good turn." ‘The scene at the Andrew Jackson Club house dur- ing the evening was very animated, and the newly — Senator was the recipient of many compli- LEDWITH INVISIBLE. A Vain Five Hours? Search for the Worst Uned-up Politician in New Yerk. A HERALD reporter sought Judge Ledwith yester- day at his headquarters in Nassau street. Of a gentleman in an adjoining office if was ascertained that the Judge had been there and nad again de- “He wore an exceedingly downcast air,” re- marked the reporter’s informant, “and looked as though HE WOULD SELL OUT at very low figures if @ purchaser conid be found’? “Did he have anything to say about his defeat?’’ queried the reporter. “Anything to say? Well, I guess he didn’t. He looked as though he had just returned from a first class funeral, and well he might, too, for if ever a set of men were laid out—oompletely, sauclchea— tne Tammany braves were yesterday.” “Do you know where the Judge went when he left here, or can you tell me where I would be most Ukely to find him?” asked the HERALD representa- tive. “No, T haven't the least idea where he was going when he went out and I guess he was in the same box; nor can Iteli you where you can find him. There’s little use of your going to his other office in ‘Thirty-third street; he certainly wont be at’ home until a inte hour at night; and as for Essex Market, he hasn’t peen there the whole week. You ‘Wont find him to-day, I assure you, and if youdo zoe wont get a word out of him. Why, there have n At least @ score of newspaper men here to-day looking for him, but not one of tham was success- ful. No, sir; he’s totally invisible to everyuing that looks like a reporter, for there’s no use trying to disguise the fact that he 13 the most PUTRID POLITICAL CCRPSB in the whole country.” Bidding this gentleman “good day,” the reporter took hig departure, and, notwithstanding the assur- auce ha had just received in regard to not finding “ns Honor” at home, or, in fact, atany otucr place, took a west side car, and In the course of half an hour alighted at Thirty-third surees and pro- ceeded to No, 219, Agentie “agitation’ef the door bell brought @ servant, who, in reply to the query, “Ig Judge Ledwith int? said that he was not, and further voinntecred the remark that she did not know when he would be ja. Coming down town the reporter next directed his steps to 89 Liberty street, where, it was sald, the dudge sometimes loitered. But here again was he unsuccessiul, ‘and, alter making tquiries of every one he met who was likely to know anything about “the great chrenic office holder's’ move- ments, and none of them having seen him during the day, although some of them ardently longed to, the reporter gave up the chase. AMONG THE POLITICIANS. Small Talk by the Onr-Horse Fry of the Broken Ring—“iiow We Were Licked and Why”—The Plenders at the “Bar” Discuss. ing the Day of Judgment, Now that the smoke has cleared away from yes- terday’s field of battle, the Candidates who have been elected are beginning to re joloé at their victory, and those who have been squarely defeated or betrayed are commencing to howl and gnash their teeth. Never has there been so much dissatisfaction manifested as there has been at this election by the defeated candidates and their friends. If lightning had struck some of the candidates they would not have been so much astonished as they are at this sudden and most over- whelming blow from the ballot box. A HERALD reporter yesterday visited diferent parts of the island for the purpose of getting at the feeling as it exists among the political leaders and their followers, The first man whom the reporter met was the newly eiected Assemblyman. James Healy, from the First district, composed of the First, Second, Third and Fifth wards. This is a strongly democratic dis- trict, and has for many years been bound to the wheels of the Ring. Mr. Healy is an honest-looking fellow, and seems imbued with a fund of common sense, In response to the inquiry as to how he was treated in the As- sembly district of which he had been elected repre- sentative, he states that in the Fifth ward he had no complaint whate ver to make of either his friends or his enemies. Every man had gone to the polls very willingly to vote for him (Healy), he sald, and his tickets were punched with eagerness and alacrity. He carried O'Donovan Rossa with him and gave him 800 votes, and every man that voted Healy voted O'Donovan Rossa as well. In the Second and Third wards he declared that he had been treated fairly and bis irlends had worked well and traly for him. “How was it in the First ward, Mr. Healy 7"? Assemblyman HEALY—In the First ward it was différent, although 1 was not in that ward, and 1 cannot tell you as well as Judge Hogan, who was one of my best friends in the district. Ihave heard that the most outrageous frauds were committed, and I know that in many places there were two sets of boxes provided; one for the honest ballots deposited hy the legal voters; the other for the bogus ballots sinfed by the Tammany roughs who had charge of the arrangements, A FRIEND OF MR. HEALY—I know that to be so in Mr. Healy’s case, for | saw it done myself, In the First ward J tried to get in to see the vote counted, and I found the police covering the can- vassers, and I saw one fellow who straddled the enuine ballot box, while he had another between is legs, Which he stuffed full of bogus ballots, Mr. HEALY—That [did not see myself. But I saw that some of the papers had Nick Muller elected this morning, and I have just returned from police headquarters this morning and I tind that my vote and Muller’s are as tollows, giving me 406 ma- Jority:—Healy, 2,957; Muller, 2,651. Harding gets only 571 votes in thefentire district. The next place visited was a well known resort of Shandiey’s friends, where a large number of politicians were eon: fated, They all felt pretty bad, and the only cheerful men in the party were Timothy J. Campbell, Assemblyman elect, who stated to our reporter that he wish that every one had been as lucky as he had been in the election. Of course the elegant lim did not mean by tbat to have bis Learers inier that he would have liked to have seen either Rapp or Wood elected in Eis place. Did ye iver see @ Man that wouldn’t reach for the biggest ong at a boarding honse table? said a funny Irishman omce irom the black North, ‘The other happy man was Assistant Alderman Healy, of the Thirteenth ward, who was elected to that lucrative office yesterday. Alderman Jfealy said that he felt fifty per cent nepeer than yesterday. Just then came in @ friend jorton, Who stated that It would be a Hi! thing to interview Jim Barclay, who had lost 6,000 on Norton's election. ‘Jim Barclay is a very learned and scientific gent,” one political in eet “bus he will Landie the chips on election » Mme poor fellow,” answered a witty Irish Journalist of blonile complexion, who 1s seriously affected about a grass widow, “you shoul have seen Jim Barclay putting Bismarck in a hole. He even went so far as to tell the Archbishop of Canterbury that ‘he was no good’ when the old Bishop disputed with him who hada made the best transiation of Homer from the origi- nal Greek. The op said that ic was his late friends Lord Derby aud Jim Barclay told him that Fitzgibpons, the Irish orator in the First ward, had made the best translation o: Homer. ‘The old Bishop immediately took water, and has been @ raving maniac ever since.” “I tell you, boys, i¥a gone very hard with Norton and his friends about this election.’? “Yes,” said another, “they say it’s cost Mike $25,000 to get defeated, and it was cheap at half the price.” “Jim Collier is in very heavy on this election. He og ne betting on Norton until he is half crazy. To! I. “Well, remarkea an Eighth ward young fellow, short and stout in his butla, “Collier will have to raise the price of his branuy to $1 @ glass to get square," NokTon’s Faizxp—The biggest man in the city, im america, te world—politically apeaking— is Jimmy O'Brien, Why, look at iy he works, fle was in @ Clarence riding @round his district, and he had $1,201 in tive dollar bills, _ Now, $1,200. in five’s makes a pretty good show, and the wind was good and they scattered pretty well. among the women, and they all went for the stamps, and if any one had sald “Bradley” they would have been torn to pieces just then, He’s an awial worker, I tell you, SHANDLEY’S FRIEND—It's pretiy strange about Creamer’s district this year. There were three Duichmen running in his district—Woltman, Nacht- man and Weissman. Woltman was Charley Loew's man, and he bad to put up every cent for Woltman, for ‘he 18 a3 poor a3 @ mouse, Well, Charley thought he was giving too much away, and he shut pan suddenly, and that kuocked the life out of poor Woitman for good, and he 13 running still, 1 suppose. Why, look at the thing, all around, Here’s oid putty and glue Tie- many; he’s beat Barry Genet all to pieces, and Harry Genet never Kuew what hit him or where he was hit: AH the Dutch apothecartes went for Weismann, and all the Bill Poole Americans went against Norton over in the Ninth ward, and it was nO use in talking to them fora moment avout taking your ballot. 1t’s the worse dose the ‘am- many gang ever got, and they have no one to blame bur themseives. ‘Let them take the young men into ne and kick out the mutton heclers. Thavs all ve got to say. P Considerable excitement was manifested among the Laporte the news that Tweed was reported to have resigned and that the Democratic Reform. Committee had appointed a committee of five, con- sistung of Abraham R. Lawrence, Henry L. Stintdn,. ‘Thomas L, Snead, George #. Van Slyck and Samue! G. Courtney to prosecute in the courts all those who committed frauds at the ballot be on election: AT THE CLUBS. ‘The appearance of the faces aroana the Blossom Club last night was in striking contrast with their Hopeiat expression a few days since, The mag- nates usu found there seem now to find their domestic al of greater importance, and for the time, at least, rei at home. Those who were there seemed engrossed with the absorbing question ofthe hour, wish reference to Mr. Tweed’s resigna- tlon, and. its ccrrectness as @ fact seemed to.be with them still a matter of speculation, The same jmetude ‘prevailed at the “Oriental,” on East oadway, 20d a smail portion of its votaries were fies cussing tbe posmbility of reorganizing for future victory. MUNICIPAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. What Two Thousand Young Men Accom- plished in Three Weeks—Tho Ring Thieves “Te Be Sent to Theic Own Places—A Maws Meeting To Be Held in Cooper Lunstiture Next Week. The, members of this association dropped into their rooms in Union square’ yesterday, one by cne, to congratulaie each other on ‘the glorious results of Tucsday’s election, They, more than the Com- mittee of Seventy or any other reform organiza- tion,” have 1eason to congratulate themselves, and to thom more than to any other body of men ts due the victory. As tho HERALD reporter conversed with some of the members yesterday it was simply surprising the amount of work they had done in so short @ time, lt % only one month ago this ‘evening since the question of mu- nicipal .reform was talked ‘over in Judge Barrett's house belween himself and another. The association began with two members, but it has at present 2,500 members, and 1s goveried by & con- stitution and bylaws, Some of the young men had not voted for years, and the majority of them took 80 little interest im election aiftirs that they knew not-in what Assembly or Senatorial district they resided, “Eut now,” said one gentioman to the HERALD reporter yesterday, ‘we havo it ALL AT OUR FINGER ENDS. We used to think like many others,’’ he added, “that politics. was a business which required close application: and study, and that we could not get along Without the processional politicians. But we don’t think so any longer, and the pubite mind 1g probably thoroughly disabused of this fallacy by this time. We have shown the corruptionists that we can turn them out of office, aud not only that, but turn them into the State Prison whenever we undertake the task determinedly. They, too, counted upon our want of knowlege and former lack of interest in these things, but they, too, must o¢ undeceived ere this. And before wé are done with Some of them they will feel our power more keenly, Charles O’Conor has the thieves now in sucha ip place that they don’t know what to do nor where lo turn. And a great many democrats are at gloss to understand why he, a lie-lonz deimocrat, should undertake the task of prosecuting democrats. jut they dou’t take Lays account of character in the prosecution and the accused.’” ‘This information was elicited in part in reply to inquiries, and it further appeared tha’ the members of the association had canvassed the citytwo by two trum THE BATTERY TQ SPUYTEN DUYVIL. Creek and knew the naine and aadress of nearly every voler on the island of Manhattan; and we did this, said a gentleman, not as republicans nor a3 democrats, but as citizens determincd to have an honest government here. On Tuesday the association distributed Its mem- bers throughout the city to watch the polls aud the counung aud to drum up careless voters, And as many a3 could received the necessary authority to act a8 reporters of the Associated Press, which gave them the right to sit and watch the ballots counted, keep the tally and copy the result, In several dis- tricts the Tammany inspectors objected and tried hard to find cause to have the young reformers vurned out, But the latter had well cousidered the possible objections that might be made to their presence in such @ place and had ARRANGED FOR A TAMMANY DEFEAT atevery point, They did their work earnestly and thorougiily, and last evening they were abie to con- gratulate each oiler on weir brilliant achievements, ‘and to entertain the passing hours with inciuents which came under their notice in the several districts. Dyspepuc Davenport, of the Election Committee of seventy, with his wonted sagacity, pre- dicted beforehand that the young reformers would surely fail; that they were nothing but —_ and knew nothing of politics. But they showed that ‘they possessed one element winch he has no\--and that one made ail the difference --common sense, But the young municipal reformers don’t intend to rest here, Tiey are contemplating to hold a MASS MEETING IN COO’ER INSTITUTE some day next week not yet decided upon, and notices were sent out yesterday calling the Execu- tive Commitiee together on Friday to arrange for that event, ‘Tne association invend also to effect a ermanent organization. and to obtain a charter of Incorporation from the next Legislature. They will Purchase a house and fit it up as a club house, and Will coutinue to watch the dishonest municipal oni ciais until every one of them, big and little, shail be housed in the State Prison or the Penitentiary. Ward organizations have been scarted in a majority of the wards above Houston street, and by-and-oy they will have @ nucleus for a grana citizen’s party in New York, THE EFFECT IN THE CITY. How Bankers, Brokers, Merchants, Produce Dealers and the Public Regard the Political Revolution. In Wall and Broad streets yesterday, notwith- standing the excitement in stocks, the result of the election was freely discussea and commented upon by those having business with the houses of Brown Brothers, Heury Clews, Duncan, Sherman & Co., Vermilye & Co., Caldwell & Co., Lockwood & Co., Edward Haigit & Co., Van Schaick & Co., Rufus Hatch and Jay Cook & Co. Added to these are the expressions of the members of the Produce Ex- change and some of the wholesale dry goods men. All SPOKE AS ONE MAN. As to the effect of the revolution not only upon the credit of the city, but really, in some degree, upon that of the nation at Jarge, those most tamiliar with foreign credits spoke feeilngly and cheerfully aa to the effect abroad, It was declared that while the city of New York was simply one of many ciues in a country of vast extent and various and some- times diverse interests, 1t nevertheless GAVE THE KEY TO CIVILIZATION ABROAD, as (0 the religious, moral and business conditions throughout the United States, And it was claimed that the corrupt political condition existing here during the past few years, and yearly growing Worse, created a feeling of growing distrust; for it Was held abroad that a community in which om- cials could be publicly charged with robpery and Corruption in almost every form, and not even feel called upon to deny the charges, but rather to boast of the actions which caused it to be made; when they could go before their constituents branded as thieves and receive larger majorities than when ought, is bad as thelr representatives wads o oase Neary WHOLLY UNWORTHY OF TRUST. This feeling, it was claimed, bad been for some time really weakening business credit abroad, and #0 far it progressed that the expression’ was common in Europe that America was ig to the dogs; that it was in the control of a few lenorane corrupt and totally irresponsivbie men, Who had a host of still more ignorant and vicious men behind them to support them, and that there could not be a confident hope of change in other than a change in the form of government here. It 19 this growing feeling abroad, they claim, that the result ol Tues- day’s lection is well calculated to check. AMONG THE BANKERS AT HOME there is a fecing of cheer, ey claim that the un- contradicted reports of the squandering of millions had created very serious apprehension throughout the country that New York was rapidly coming to be no longer a place wherein tt was entirely sate to entrust sucylus Weans ar to segk Investments, This feeling, it was claim the finanetal Inter. est olvie meaerans tan guy time tosudden and very serious derangement; { witha roollng Of distrust increasi tivoughout the country, iI Se ope nes oul a bro A nome cause a recall of deposits, astringe in the money market, and 8 consequent cramping of business interests, The result of the elecuion Would, it was said, give CONFIDENCE TO THE COUNTRY that there was still enough of honesty, honor and moral worth here to overturn the hosis of the cor- rupt whenever ruily aroused to the changes arising from living under the conwol or the Ring: and the consequence Would be a revewal of confidence in the Sees business mep and the salety of business s AMONG THE BROKERS the feeling was perhaps suiliciently: evinced in the improvement in stocks throughout the day. in railways advanced from to, whe and a& half pe cent; and the declaration on all aides was thay je rise Was Occasioned by the Uetter feeling arising from the reading of the roports of the local elec- tion. A? THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE chtceat nae ta Srey Semel ea property at the merey of men. notoriously corrupt, to cut and carve and change god tax as sinful desire migut direct and corruption. gniorce, would give additional eoniidence in the ‘est, among grainers and and increase the demand the e@1¢0-» of the ety, ands tirough saat yalas Venedeal to the “4 at roug! gain; Dei . ‘D 80 SAY. THR: DRY. GOODS. MEN, -- \ In the wholesale houses the. feeling Ras. been wat the continual charges of corrupiiou four; oitl- cialis have, in some measure,. pon. chants, and the belief is common that the dulness i trade which pope ‘Was not caused ennrely by the disinchmation: » maton a Eade atau Oa condNaa oer ot joned py the con! Pe eee ans ees x s nad Laer him have neither suffieiens ernment onl: ape meee x ‘ ete, are sully conv! eorrapt ereto Change. There’ n¢ not f he receives by honest industry iu ployment—who ig mot ready to say. that be aid. Rok think it possible and thorougnly sq h corrupuon; b that i has been done, he js sure much REPEATERS “AND SCE POLICE COU At tho Tombi ‘The comparison of an maividuade ‘under the effect of the exhilarating wine cup concomitant that naturally folloy ing, or the excitement of an great battle and tne cdllapse of consequent upon the extended t tive nerve, would bea fair rep! at the Tombs yesterday... From mosphere had falien below zero. | into sorrow!ul lamentations, of the open gibes and good-tempered ‘usually em- ployed among the ofticials und’ cialis “there was silent weeping and spiteful of teeth, An air of disappointment ap) to surround everybody, and each man s Conscious of @ great personal ailliction, or the doorway leading to the prison lin street Was crowded all the forenoon the downtown wards, who were protection of the gag of the nothing could be, heard but @ astonisiiment 89 preva ent am parties in reverence to the result Judge Hogan was there but durmg which tme ne fully MeCarty, of 102 Ceuar street, f Meehau, at ove ol tie polling of the First ward, in Greenwich street, ou jay, 88 fully re- ported im tue LERALD, BS ae Vs was understood that the {ns tors of election in the First.ward, for whose. ar Warrants were issued on Tus fas in and examined; but it transpired _ they were non est yesterday, and that Sergeant Quinn could Wigwam, tition of that jess interested not trace them: 80 as to serve the warrants. When they are arrested they will haye to themselves with sirong logic 10 order to ev: penalties prescrived by the election jaws. fA reporter represenung ove of the morning { rials {a tne iu. was charaed at City Pay- paster, Benjamin Fenaleny with ulting him, ‘The repofter Was instructed to 8e@. tue City Cham. berlain on the political pines. 1d fol shat purpose presented bimself at Chamberiali's oftice, where he .was. met. by Whalen, and, as ho stated, treated in an ungentiema: ny nner by him, Which was the sole cause of the diicuity. Alderman Coman delerrea the case for exammation. At Esowex Market. ‘The oficers around the Essex Market Police Court looked considerably crestfallen and dejected. The marvellous triumph of reform democracy has doubt- less made them sick, There was little dolmg of any consequence, A German named Jono Hartman, residing at No, 418 East Twenty-third’ street, was atraigned ona charge of illegal voting. It was alleged by OMmcer Doran, of the Eighteenth precinct, that Martman registered and voted under the name of Denis Hickey at the polling booth tn First avenue, between Twenty-sec-nd ana Twenty-third streets. Other witnesses testified to the same fact, and Justice Scott promptly committed the accused to answer at the General Sessions tn default of $500 ball, At Jefferson Market. Anarew Miller, aged twenty-seven years, and claiming to reside at 17 Watt street, was arrested om Tuesday afternoon by Officer Schmidt, of the Twenty-eighth precinct, upon complaint of a challenger named Henry Gibbons, of 24 Clarke street, who charges thac he voted illegally. He denied the charge before Alder- man Mitchell, at Jefferson Market, yesterday morn- ing, but was held in default of $1,000 bail to answer, James H. Anderson, aged twenty-two, a colored man, registered his name and gave his residence at 142 West Thirty-fifth street. William Hughes, one of the challengers, ascertaining that Anderson did not reside there, caused his arrest by OMicer Duff, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, and he was locked up by Alderman Mitchell reereray @t Jefforson Market, David Picket, a vagrant, having no home, put in an appearance in the Twentietn Ward and attempted to vote In another man’s name. William Euile, one of the challengers, happening to notice the “mis- take,” caused his arrest by Onicer O'Neill, of the Twentieth Psi Upon being arraigned before Alderman Mitchell, at Jefferson Market yesterday morning, he admitted he had made a mistake, and was locked up to answer. At the Yorkville Court. The following cases of alleged illegal voting have been brought before Justice Coulter, at the Yorkville Police Court:— Thomas N. Keernan, Eleventh Election district, Twenty-first ward. Case to be tried to-day, but in the meantime allowed to go on his own parole. Willlam Dawson, seventeenth Klection district, Twenty-second ward. Committed for examination. Gave $500 bail to answer, John Harvey, arrested in the Eleventh Election district, Twenty-first ward, Held for trial in bail to the amount of $300, THE WOMEN WHO WANTED TO VOTE. A Woman’s Testimony to the Practicability of Women Polling. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Well, our votes have been refused after registra. tion. But we have demonstrated one fact by our efforts—namely, that women may visit the polis un- attended by father, husband or brother, with the same security and freedom from insult that they do the Post Ofice. Being advised that my late protracted visit to the South might vitiate my resident qualifications as a voter I did not ofer my own ballot, but attended the polls at the Second district of the Twenty-second ward with a lady friend, who had all the qualifica- tions of residence. On entering the small, crowded = shop, the gentlemen present made room for us to pass to the rear, of the apartment. Here a police oMcer requested those standing around the voting boxes to allow the ladies to approach the table, which they did at once. Here I inquired if they woud accept our votes, The answer came Promptly, “We can not accept the votes of women.” Iresponded, “Very well,” and we re- ured without a word that was not respectful. Indeed, 1 feel assured that oMcers and people, from the sympathy they have manifested, are ready to admit that women are citizens, and ag such aro en titlea to the franchise, and only the declaratory act of Congress 1s needed to convince the most sceptl- cal that it is just as practical and proper for @ lady to drop @ vote in the vallot box as to drop & letter In the Post UMce. Tue many abuses in our government cali loudly for the aut of woman to redeem the country from the evils inseparable from a purely male administration. Give us the “Declaratory Act,” and wo pass peaceiully inco the exercise of the’ duties and the enjoyment of the privileges of citizenship. Ketuse us this, and | speak advisedly when I the next move will be revolu- on. Injustice and oppression are ever lulled by a fancied security. The conlition of involuntary servitude 18 favorable to the cultivation of all the Hees Of secrecy and deceit, As women we have deen schooled in hypocrioy and duplicity until our deep souls revolt against the oppression that so Compeis us to belie our sincere and earnest natures, The most docile wile has that latent fre in hor onty needs the: to Jan to a flame. Man geet con- ted wives would almost risk the ow ‘heir soul make their. masters feel for one aay the bumihation they have endured uncony vy for years, Mf this ts trae of favoritos. of ine What may not be said of the crowd of women who rush into every foily or are, doomed to severest trial by Stringent Ja) and Ws" the oppressive customs growing out ol them— lawe and customs a ‘lanham them, pi ‘escribe their pleasures, init jelr fleids of labor it nd curtail their wages, 2 We g at sex fe We freed : os crime, punishantie b; Ae rej presentation, woverned without our consent, not hone ed & JULY: OF Our peers, 1enen0ge, er et tea roue it, te is our wont to such government, and, new for our future seourity, "8. heart to-day i yeady to re-echo the Kk Hemy, “Give this time we pression with Patri me liberty or give ” Up have revaid re nyusere Mf ® such caricatures and a@vortions made you 5 bed ae a Rd hss _ Dim, di deform given you frail drops who dl EP vreste or All those protests cppresston looked uponaas. cuapaneptlona Divine Frovideney * you will tearn then heumee fruits Oar secret see ooaystara héertn. , laieeaa stone; our bond of union 1s strong as truth; our and passw' Tiaseuline scrutiny; communications. are independens of the We potnt you a safe. passoge’from fanoted to reat.’ security; trem partal to complete republicanismy rom gpnreaarot, of one-half of the comrounity te, equal rights an of. 4 Ach! " MARY A, LELAND, Fomale Suffrage at Nyack. or privileges in the “Declaratory y & re Mts. ‘Li. Dy Mausfield; tady-principal of the Rock. * land Inautnie, at Nyack, and oLher ladies conneated, with the ingtiaution voted at the election at Nyack finendmenns oF thy oderal constisution. BOARD OF APPPORTIONNENT.. More Bons ‘I'o Bo. Iasned—Tho. Museum aud Observatory and Park Impro) t Stecks Cared For—A Siatémeat of: Lic Called For. wid Shortly’ bofore two o'clock’ yestorany “aiteenoow the gentlemen comprising the Board of Appertion- mentassembled at the Mavorls office, ‘Therd were present Mr. Sweeny, President of the Department of Parks, looking as placia a3 though there had never been a political contest in which his” followers. were routed and slaughtered on glides, Mr. Green, the Deputy Comptroller,” sat- mean the window and looked rather. blue,.tor somemunac- countable reason. Mr. Corson was there, end as usual, aud his book of minutes was a3 neat in aps pearance asever, notwitustanding his recent favors in preparing for the election In-his election bureau, The gentlemen smiled at-- each -other—knowl smiles they were, judeed: ‘The gentlemen.saja bul little, however, about the-resuls of the election, and ‘went immediately ta works After some. little ex- planatory conversation the , following resolutions were sdopted:— Redolved, That in upon the Mayor, the lic Works and the President of the Depariment of Publie Parka by the provisiong 01. section4 of chapter 8% of the Laws of 1871 tue Comptroller be.abu he is hereby autbartzea to iasne, ia pursuance of law, from time to time, as may be required, «nd at such ratesof intercat as he may’ determing not exceeding seven per Ceht pier annum, the following st and-bonds of-the clty of New York :—Musenm and Qbserva- tory Stocks, aa authorized by chapter 595, Laws of 163 100,000; Department of Parks Improvement Bonds, as au- thorized'by chapter 697, Laws of 1867, $100,000, ‘Resolved, That the Exciso Commissioners. be requested te farnish a siatement of acconnt of moneys collected for ex» cise eenge fees during the year IS71 aud to deposit with the Chamberlain the baiarice of wald fund remaining on band, 44 he oily com fourteenth and fifteenth This ts and Nyuck leads the ursuance of the authority conferred omptrilier, the Commisstouer of Pub- the credit of the Board of Apportionment of county of New York, in accordance with tained ta section 6, chapter 583, Laws of 1871. Several communications were received from vart- ous charitable institutions, asking for assistance, ‘These were referred to the special committee having charge of the charitable donations, and tie shortly after adjourned. 3 _ PAYMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ‘DOCKS. Deputy Comptroller Green paid to the Department of Docks yesterday the sum of $100,000 for the usq of the departmont, THE ATTEMPT TO..DEF2ivp THE 00% PITAL STEWARDS, A Card from Mr, Ingersoll. To THB EDITOR oF THE HERALD:— 5 &1r—The despatch in your Saturday's jonrni from Washington in relation to the cascs of hosph stewards Was most erroncous in many respects, believed the claims of these men tu be just, lawfal and equitable, I assisted in ge.ting a favorable de cision, and no questionable means whatever were used'in that behalf, 1 a1d not invest a single dollar in the whole business nor advise any one to, On the contrary, I advised against it. But some of the hospiial stewards were perfcctiy clamorous for money, aud, to my personal knowledge, begged the Hon, Charles Pomeroy, Judge Meservey and others, to pay them fiity cents on the doliar of their claims. 1 was in response to these most earness Muportunities that the geu‘lemen just named bought a few of the claims—cighteen In all, as 1 am informed. And J say that mfty cents on the dollar was a beter price than 1 would nave puld jor them had I boom ju the business, And when any man who knows how to put two business ileas together considers that a less than four Secretaries and Acting Secretaries War had declined to act iu the matter, and that the claims depended entirciy upon naked merits, he will know that this was a good price tor the claims. 1 know that tue conduct of Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Smith and Judge Meservey was strictly honorable a 1 kuow that the Attorney nas well earned his fees, having long faithfully and ably worked in that behalf. And 1 also know that the conduct of some of the hospital stewards nas been absolutely disgraceful and disreputable, 1 also know thyt your despatch, as referring to the tle. Men above Damed and the subscriber, 1s crus and uncommonly libellous. Very truly yours, INGERSOLL, WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 1871. The Ring’s Statement of the Case. {From the Washington Chronicle, Nov. $) Yesierday evening one of our reporters called om Mr. L. D. ingersull to make inquiry in relation tathe alleged hospital steward claim fraud. ‘he re orter met Mr. Ingersoll in the office of the National jotel, and was cunducted to his room, where he was introduced to Messrs. Pomeroy and smith, with whom Mr. Ingersoll was associated in the businesd in whicn the frauds are alleged. All three of these gentlemen explained tho circemstauces of the case peperately. and individually, From their statements it appears that ceriain of tho stewards presented thelr claims to Mr. Smith, and requested him to rosecute them. He considered the claims almost Hopeless, because they had becn urged several times by the best lawyers in Washington without Cd and he did not want to take them, The stewai urged, and be finally consented to take the claims, believing taem to ve just and equitable. After spending some time in the matter and doing most of the work he asked the stewards to sigu an agreement to pay twenty cent for collection, fey! declined. Hoe asked fifteen per cent, and th again refused, and he fnally secured an agreeme at twelve and a half and ten and a half per cent rather than lose the work he had already done, After a while he fourd that it would bo necessary to employ more counsel to assist him. Neither Mr. Ingersoll nor Mr. Pomeroy would take the case without large fees, and he asked the pore 6 sign an agreement to pay twenty per cent for thal purpose, and all but seventeen agrecd. Sev of the stewards came to these gentlemen and importuned them to buy their claims at tifty pet cent. They refused and advisea them not to sell, saying that they would be paid by the depart. ment. ihe. continued their wnportunities, and finally Mr. Pomeroy bought threc claims—two arties who were about to jeavo the city and one rom & man who came with tears in his eyes and sald If he did not sell is claim that day he would lose his property. These claims Mr. Pomeroy of- fered to return for the purchase money and Interest, but the parties would not take them, When Mr. Pomeroy was at home he told Judge Meservey about the claims, and he consented to buy some—about eighteen inal. This was all there was to the pur- chasing of the claims. Neither Mr. Smith nor Mr. I vougbt any, although constantly beset becausé they thought that It w jhe claims, and they to sell. ‘assert that the stories about frauds rare pei cian ane, ete pp chaps” who rei twenty per cent to employ more counsel. ————— ATTEMPT TO 8TAB AN OFFICER. Arow took place yesterday afternoon at the cor. ner of Fifty-ninth street and First avonuo, in which Hugh Sompers got pretty badly beaten. Officer ton, the Nineteenth precinct, endeavorea Bamilor cuisturbance, and while engaged in tak. ing a knife from Hugh the latter attempted to stab him. The officer hit nim with his club in the neck and knocked lim down, and theo took away the knife... Somners and Joun Vanderhaden, who inter- fered, as ho sald, to save Sdmners from being clubbed, were arrested, and both were held to aa- swer at the Yorkville Coprt, UNDER THE WHEELS. An unknown man, dressed in the garb of alm borer, while in a state of semi-intoxication,. was run over bya Harlem Rallroad train at White Plains, ‘Westchester county, yesterday afternoon, Both feet were cut off and the limbs otherwise shockingly mangled. After receiving temporary surgical as- sistance the sufferer was subsequently placed on board a train and conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, Itis not thought yossible tual the (njured man cam aurvive. injure t! ‘ 2 per »