The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1871, Page 4

4 BEPECTS OF THE ELECTION. HOW THE OFFICEHOLDERS TALK. Reftections on the Bradley- O’Brien Contest. INDIGNITIES-IN THE ELECTION ELSEWHERE Resignations of Judge Hilton and Com- missioner Isaac Bell. THE ALDERMANIC CANVASS. Mayor Hall Will Stand by the Present Incumbents. The Exquisite Ignorance of the City Fathers. AROUND THE CITY HALL, The ancomfortabla weather of yesterday had no terrors for the politicians, They had fully recovered from the eifects of their work on Tuesday and had begun to realize how they would, one and all, be affected. The statement, given exclusively in the HERALD Of yesterday, that Judge Hilton intended to resign, that some of the heads of the other departments would probably resign, that the Aldermen contemplated a coup @etat on the Mayor and others, and that there was music in the poltti- cal atmosphere of most portentous sound naturally Startled the fraternity of oMice-holders end others, especially as the nerves of the body politic are now 80 highly strung. Early in the morning the hallways and corridors of the City Hall and Court House were crowded with politicians of various callbres, assembled to await developments and discuss the situation. The arrest of Jim Irving was a subject of much com- ment, and was regardea generally as a “put up job.” The -way in which the success of the re- formers is regarded may be judged from the follow - ing interview between a HERALD reporter and a prominent member of one of the departmerts of the city government :— ReEroRTER—What do you think of the results of Tuesday's work ? OrriciAL—I think, THE REFORMERS HAVR OVERDONE THE THING. Ihave had taiks with several of the prominent gon- Nemen among them ana they are exceedingly sorry that the State has gone republican. ReErorreR —Do you think that was expected ? OFFICIAL—NO, indeed, now the republicans have got a clean two-thirds majority in both houses, and they will not care for either O'Brien or Tilden. Here another official spoke and said:— OrrictaL, No. 2—I understand that O'Brien's elec- tion has cost him fully $100,000, “Yes, sir, I dare say every vote he got must have cost him a five dollar note.’ Orrictai. No. 1—1 believe Connolly gave. him $25,000, OrriciaL No. 2—Yes, “the saints." OrFiIctal No. 1—Where did they get tt fro! Custom House, I suppose? OFFICIAL NO. 2—Yes, or from th Service fund. These fellows eral Grant's fignt here, paid out of that OFFICIAL NO#*|_wen, Vil warrant that within four ‘O’Brien will be the most unpopular 1a the city, He Yas incarred responsibilities on all sides to such an extent that he cannot meet them. Here an old New Yorker, not an office holder, foined the party. One of the officials, evidently a great friend of Bradiey’s, expressed his sorrow at He tee of the election, especially in relation to radley. OLD New YoRKER—What’s the use of feeling sorry for the defeat of a man who 1s well off and has @ good trusiness and a good position to fall back on? I tell you, gentlemen, this thing bad to come. Why, I remember when the charters for the Eighth and Sixth avenue rall- roads were passed. The Mayor was out of town and the President of tne Board of Aldermen was acting Mayor, The Gommon Council passea the charters and the acting Mayor signed them all in one day. They got $40,000 or $50,000 for the job, and then the name came on them, “THE FORTY THIEVES.’? Ever since that they have been on the “divvy.’’ That was considered big for a term; lately they got 80 they would scoop in that much at one ‘‘turn.”! OFFICIAL No. 2—Yes, that’s just what spolled them. They got along so well that the chap who kept the cues first slipped on bis business and exposed the wiole “skin game.”* REPORTER (very “fresh”)—You don’t mean to say that any of the officials now would do any “skin- ning,” do yor OFFICIAL 2—Oh, no, not they. I see, by the way, that young Connolly has got back from Europe, I wonder if they are going to indict him and fund out and he got $75,000 from fe $100,000 Secret pve been tighting Gen- ma Wily shouldp’t they be SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE VOUCHERS boo) missed some tune ago, and that Storrs milssed ? RgPORTER—Why, he wouldn’t have anything to do with such matters, would he? OFrFictAL—Oh, no; he woulan't pigeonhote & pay- roll and hold it to try and get a “divvy”’ of fifteen per cent froin poor laboring men and women! He wouldn’t raise a note from $600 to $2,600 RerorrEk—Do you msdn to lasinuate —? OFrFICIAL—NO; 1 don’t insinuate amine. Ihave food reason to know that such things have been done, however, re Reporter (To Old New Yorker)—What do you think of O'Brien's chances in the senate? OLD NEw YORKER—I think they'll be good. The republicans don’t love him a bit, but they must ad- { that he started the ball and they kicked it pe with him until they got it into “hunk.” I ain't a bit sorry for Bradley; he's well of and O'Brien deserved to win; he worked for it. I tell ‘ou candidly, I didn’t like O’Brien a bit; don't like his record; put —_ Bradley «Knew jast year that O’Brien would be up for Sena- tor. I knew it and I’m sure he knew it; and ne Knew he Was going for it himself. Now, when tho poor fellows would go to him for work or help he didn’t see it, and he SKIPPED AWAY TO EUROPE, and spent money there, I dare say, which would be x, some service to the people of his disirict. All the time he was away O'Brien was working and ose digging the ground right from under Bradley's The reporter left the group talking matters over in this way, and passed across to the old City Hall, Here were groups, similar to those in the Court House, standing against the pillars rubbing om the dampness with their natty overcoats, chewing the stumps of “Henry Clays’’ and chat- ting about the prospects. There was a young man who might be called ‘‘one of the boys.’ He had acted as an inspector and canvasser at the late election, and wanted to persuade a couple of the supporters of the reform movement that the elec- tion was “SQUARE ALL 'BOUND this time, you bet. REvORMER—Sguare! Square! Don't talk that way to me, Why, look how they work tt in the First ward, for instance Know men that will bet that the Pirst ward was carried against Tammany Hall by & thou- sand to twelve hundred, They were bound to carry % and the police went in to do all sorts of dirty ‘or! Tue B'nor—Why, lorsee, what ye talking about? The First ward is all right.” 7 RerormeER—Yes, all right. When Judge Hogan tried to go into the poling place to protect a maa Who wanted to vote the reform ticket didn’t the lice actually hustie him out with their clubs? Didn't they punch him in tbe preast and stomach and smash his hat down on his head, and try ever: way they could té make him feel ugly? I 1! Billy Hitchman’s brother is the very man who SMASHED BIS HAT DOWN on his head. Do you call that sonata when the brother of the bh of @ department of the city gov- ernment is transferred to a certain fe) to in- sult one of the oldest cluzens of the ward, and a trate at that? THE B’aoy—Why, Lorsee, they didn’t do that, dia ey? RerORMER—Yes, I'm telling you that’s eo. The police did all they could to exasperate and insult every decent man that they Uought was not going just as they wanted. ‘The reporter left this group and proceeded to the Mayor's office tor the purpose of having an tuter- view win the Mayor in relation to the questions Which had come up within the past few days, MAYOR HALL ON THE SITUATION, ‘The Mayor was found seated at the desk tn his inner Oflice, lis sanctum sanctorum, Tho desk was NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET. ttered with checks, oficial documents, law books, pamphlets newspaper scraps and proofs, and a heterogencous mass of all sorts of articies, such a8 accumulate around a busy official and an active journalist, The HrRALD reporter was received with the utmost cordiality by the Mayor, who, it may here be said, had been interviewed almost continuously from early morning by the heads of depariments, aldermaule committees, representatives of societies and of private and public interests of all sorta, He | looked somewhat tired, pnt was still imtent on | business. Auter requesting the reporter to be seated he scanned a letter marked “immediate,” to see What “Intmediate’’ was to do, Having satistied himself on that score he laid the letter down and asked, “What can I do for yout” RErorTek—I came, Mr. Mayor, to ask you In Tegurd to ine resignauions and rumors of resigua- tions that we hear about? Mayor HALL—Well, Mr. Bell has resigned and Judge Hilton has resigned. Mr. Bell from the Department of Public Instruction and Judge Hilton from the Park Commission. ReEPORTER—You have resigned yourself, have you not? Mayor HALL—Not that I know of. RerorTer—| mean you have resigned yourself to meet whatever fate may befall you? Mayor HaLL—vh, yes; certainly, certainly; I always do that. RePorTex ~What reason do they give for wanting to resign? Mayor HaLL—Well, when @ man’s usefulness is gone in any deparka.cuy he may as well resign. ReroxTeR—! cannot understand how Judge Hil- bey can say his usefulness ig gone or Mr. Bell either, Mayor HALL—Mr, Bell has been holding the place only as & compliment, and his duties as Commis- sioner of Charities can fully occupy his time, Judge Hilton gives his reasons for resigning in thls letter which he has sent me:— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARES, 265 BROADWAY, NEW York, Nov. 10, 1871. Hon, A, OAKEY HAL, Mayor of New York :— DEAR Stg—I respectfully tender my reel ation a8 & Farka, to take ur ee ointment of my successor, which I trust arly diay. partment fs and has been for a long time past largely in arrears to its various employes, and to those who have furnished labor and materials under contracts und upon purchases made for the uses of the department in the prosecution of the extensive works and maintaining the Commission *r of the Depariment of Public effect upon ey” have been made from ut with no effect, and under the circumstances I am unwilling to remain longer in ENRY HILTON. the department. Very truly yours, ReE?roRTER—That ts short and to the purpose. Mayor HaALL—Yes. They cannot get the money to run-the department, There 1s Virtually no de- partment, A ort aii Sail) you accepted the resigna- ions Mayor HaLL—I have not officially sovepied them. but oe the gentlemen are in earnest 1 dare say t musi KeroRTsR—Have you thought of any persons whom you may appoint as successors? Mayor HALL—No. In fact, it is scarcely worth while to ask gentlemen who would be fitted for such positions to give up any of the time that should be devoted to their private business to take responsibilities and the annoyances of oMces when they cannot obtain the neces- sary means to keep the departments in proper working order, and then the Legislature will une doubtedly turn them out at the very earliest mo- ment. RePoRTER—You feel certain the Legislature will make a clean sweep, then?” Mayor HALL—They would be very foolish if they did not. They bave clear working majorities, and have a chance to make this a republican city. They can secure all the patronage, and they will, un- doubtedly, do so, REPORTER—What about this difficulty witn the Common Council? Mayor HALL—I don’t know of any difficulty only from what 1] read in the HaRaup this morning. Rerorrer—They claim they have a right to hold over, do they not? Mayor Hati—I think so, RerorteR—How about the Corporation Counsel? Mayor HALL—He I#lds over under the charter, RerorTeER—Has the Common Council not got as much right to hold over as he has? Mayor HaLL—I advised them when the provision Was made in the law that there was a suit pending in the Court of Appeals in the case of Fowler and Bull which might meet their vases, REPORTER—Will they canvass the vote for Alder- men without being mandamused ? ae Mayor HALL—I guess not a aa REPORTER—Suppose they Mafdamused to canvass the vote for All are they necessarily Compelied to glye-Sertiticates of election ? Not at all. The case will be brought Avs courts, perhaps, to compel the Board of nvassers to give certificates; and if it should be decided then that the recent decision fo the Fowler ana Bull cast covers the cases of the Alder- men their seats will, of course, be necessarily de- clared vacant; then under the charter I have the power to fill vacancies, occurring at any time, by appointment, and should immediately reappoint the present Board. REPORTER—Then the ola Board are likely to hold on? Mayor HaLi—Certainly; but1 fear in that case the Legislature would pass a bill the very first week of the session legalizing the late election for Alder- men, and thus throw the old Boards out at any rate, REPORTER—YOU ery determined, then, to fight it out along with them? Mayor Tatr—Xo3, I mean to stand by the ship to the very last. At this point & committee from the Board of eos was annoanced and the reporter with- rew, THE ALDERMEN ON THE SITUATION. Anxious to ascertain what the Aldermen thought about the alleged coup d'état, @ HERALD reporter went in search of several of the city fathers, who, it was believed, might have something to say about “what they were going todo about it.” The first one visited was ALDERMAN HENRY WOLTMAN, The defeated candidate for Senator in the Sixth district was currently reported about the City Hall to have fallen sick over the disastrous result of the election. ‘Ihe reporter of the HERALD found him, however, at his residence in Second avenue, looking very well in health and seeming almost cheerful in spirits and manner, Mr. Woltman explained, after the usual salutations, that his indisposition ‘was very slight, and merely the consequence of three weeks’ incessant toll in canvassing his ward. “Have you heard anything about a fight about to be made by the old Aldermen for their seats?” “Well, as I havn't been down town, I can’t, of course, know much about it. I haye not seen any of my fellow members of the Board, and cannot say what they have devermined, or may determine, upon doing.” “So far as you are personally concerned, do you think that it was legal to have this late election for Aldermen ‘”” “I have no opinion of my own upon that subject, If I were going to take any action about it isnould be guided entirely by GOOD LEGAL ADVICE. T only know, now, that we did not expect to have the election until last Monday week. We thought that our terms would not expire till '72 The Fowler case 1n the Court of Appeals called our at- tention to the question, and we were then told that even if our terms had not been legaily prolonged by the amendment to the charter, still the Mayor alone had power to fill the vacancies until 1872, and of course he would reappoint the old Board.’! a you join in any movement to retain your aur “As to that, I should be guided entirely by legal advi Ido not Know anything of mre Tore: ment at present.’” acon do you think of Tuesday’s political revolu- “So far as my defeat is concerned, it was caused entirely by THE TREACHERY OF MEN who had Mop Me their support. Personally 1 never wished for the nomination for Senator; it wee first forced 8 © “There 18 & re m Creamer offered $25,000 to withdraw; is that true ¥? dit ‘Only in part. There was never any specific amount stated. Some weeks I went down to Mr. Creamer’s private office in Nassau street, at his request, and had a consultation with him about tho senatorship. He wished me to take It, and said his Irtends would give me their support. I did not at first consent to accept it, bat foal eerie to do 60, I was nominated, and shortiy Mr. Creamer wanted me to witndraw.”! “In whose favor?” “There waa no name mentioned, Asan induce- ment to do 60 Mr, Creamer OFFERED ME AN OFFICE which would have been much more valuable to mi and of which he haa the dis; This office could have had on the day after withdrawal. When I declined this they said that they would privately give me a handsome inducement ii I did n Li myself in the position of wovieg poy with rawn from the canvass for the sake of an office. Of course every one knows what that means, although no specific amount was named. I declin these offers. It is altogether that Mr, Loew made me his favorite candidate for the senatorship, On the contrary, he supported another man in my ward for the position, and only retuctantly cou- sented vo let me be nominated,"’ 5} ALDERMAN EMANUEL B. HiRT Was next called upon. The reporter found him at his residence on Seventh avenue, and opened tho conversation by asking:— “What do you think, Alderman, of the last elec. tion?” “Do you mean generally, or only 60 far as i am personally concerned ' wish to | quickly replied, the elder lady joining in. “Especially in regard to the legality of the election for Aldermen." “I cannot, of course, speak decidedly about whether the election was or was not legal, That ts a matter ior the lawyers to determine, I only know what I have been told, T have heard several opin- tons expressed about it, but as I was never invited to attend the UNOFFIC's 1, CONSULTATIONS Of the Aldermen, and was not connectea with the majority, | am not, perhaps, the best qualified mem- ber of the Bourd to discuss it," “But what were the opinions that you heard?’ “Well, several months ago, in a discussion about the Fowler decision in the Court of Appeais, I beard an opinion expressed to the effect that that décision would not have any direct bearing upon the status of the Alderman. That decision was understood simply to deny the right of any body to extend the terms of any judicial oficers who had been elected for @ certain term only by the people. A distinction was drawn between judicial and other officials, such asthe Aldermen, and we were led to believe that the Legislawre haa A CLEAR RIGHT to prolong our term of office.” “Was not there some way suggested of getting out of the difficulty by the Mayor reappointing the presence Aldermen to till up the seats vacated by the expiration of their term 7" “Yes, there was something sald about that. The new charter gave the Mayor authority to fill all va- cancies until 1872, Of course, this is only what 1 pee I have no opinion on the subject my- tho pare of the old oard to coutest the Yogailty ot ry ° ard co contest ‘the election on Tuesday 7”? Said “Well, as I bave said, I have not been invited in the past to the private consultations of the majority. I was invited, however, a1ew days ago, out did not attend. I cannot, of course, what they dtd, Perhaps they discussed thys question at length.’’ “Are you greatly disappointed at te result of 's struggle?” I never kaoew that I was to run again until Isaw my name down on the ticket, I certamly should not have been anxious for the nomination. { would rather not bea member of tne Board, if I simply consulted my own personal wishes.’ After leaving Seventh avenue the reporter called at the residence of Alderman Jerome, but learned that that that gentleman nad leit town the day previous. So off he started for 209 West ‘Ihirty-third street, in dopes of finding Alderman Dimond “at home,’’? He Was at home, but the servant stated that he was juite tlLand could not be disturbed. The resi- lence of ALDERMAN HENRY SCHLICHTING ‘was next visited. The Alderman is a very domestic sort of aman and preters to spend his evenings at home with his family, wnen political duties do not require his presence elsewhere, rather than with the “hob-nobbers” about the ward. The room into which the reporter was ushered was & neat little office on the ground floor, the chief ornament in it being an elegaut portrait of that great FATHER OF THE DOOMED CHARTER, Alec Frear. The Alderman seemed to be rather taken aback when he found out what the reporter obliging clerk, who did not know where Mr. McCaf- frey had gone to twine the woodbine, Alderman Welch had not been seen, There was nothing to be | done but to watt for the fall of night and the supper our of the Alderman, and a little alter six o'clock the unfortunate re- porter, doomed to wait upen yicgrious aldermen, found himsetf again Ab O4is udlow street, in front ol the decent losking thrée story brick house, It 13 fib oid saying (hat “a long chase is a stern chase,” just as Ashbury found it outside the Hook one day. The same was hunted down at last. ‘The lights were burning brightly in the decent three story brick house as the reporter approached the basement door of No, 543s Ludlow street. | Little did he think of the reception which awalted him, There was & young man with 24 slight mustache at ‘the door who was in quest ot ome one. The white shade was lifted and the same elderly lady as before looked out on the street, A stout, thick, burly form, about five feet nine inches high or less, came out of the basement with an umbrella and dressed in a thick overcoat and dark clothes, ‘The young man with the mustache came with him, “The reporter asked the stout, burly man in the dark clothes, politely the same. I told him that such would be contrary to the regulations @stablished by the department. He said that it would enable him to dispose of his elaim to outside parties. T said to bim that there was no need of doing that, as be probably had friends who would help lium, and that on the Ist of the mouth his services would be’ properly certitied to, and he would receive the pay due him in the customary manner. I made no insulting remark to him, was uot aware that Rossa or Warren were in any inanner interested in the case, and did not order or refer him to them or any other per: as his friends who could take careofhim. Lacted precisely as I would in any similar case, without caring to know who the party was or who were his friends, but simply in the discharge of my duty as treasurer of the department, and I assert that any other mo- tive attributed to me is false in articular. Very re- spectfully, JAMES 8, HENNESSY, NeW YORK, Nov. 10, 1871. “Treasurer Fire Department. The Repair Shop Superintendent Speaks. To THE Epiror OF Tie HERALD:— In your paper of this date | flna an article peates “First Victim,” signed by John Brosnan, which 13 calculated to do me iniustice and make a false im- preasion. I therefore trust you will grant me the same opportunity to make @ statement that was accorded him. The following will, I think, set the public right as to the exact value of the “gentle- man’s” card as published:— and with a good deal of timidity— “ig this Alderman Welch +” Alderman WELCH (grufy)—That’s my name. What do you want—eh ? “I am from the HeRaLp, I left my name two hours ago, and I would like to get your opinion in regard to the proposed change that will come, Jt 13 said, in the Board of Aldermen.’ Mr. Welsh #nd his companion had by this time shed the reporter up the steps in a quiet but very unceremonious manuer, and, without answering oreven looking at the representative was after, and, as he sat down, looked as though ie had made up his mind to give the scribe a hard tug of it if he made an attempt to interview him too severely on the situation, “Thave come to know, Alderman,”’ was the report- er's first question, “what you think about the move the present Board of Aldermen are about to make with the view of keeping the newly elected Alder- men out of their seats ?" “What do you mean?” queried Mr. Schitchting, quite innocently. “Haven’t you heard anything about the thing?! “What is it?” “Why the evening papers have given it out that the resent Board will contest the newly elected mein- hers’ right to their seats on the ground that their term does not expire until 1872, “Ah! yes. Well, [don’t know anything about tt. You see 1 haven't thought much about tne tuing since the election.’ “Then you have no opinion in the matter??? “None,’* “You certainly must have your own opinion about What your rights are. It may be that you are not cognizant of what your confreres may do. What do et hand think -yourself, Alderman—now, can- “t-téir you I have not given the subject much Sttention. Of course I think that THE TERM OF THE GENERAL BOARD te extended legally by the amendment to the new charter, “Then you would not, I dare say, allow anybody to take your seat in the Board without taking legal measures to’ make the new comer show by what authority he claimed 1t 7” *“1do not know what I might do. I certainly could not want to give up my seat without a legal test If I felt certain that I was entitled to keep it a year longer."’ “Do you feel certain that the Legislature had a Hight extend the term of the Board?” “1 do. “Weill, then, what do you think of the decision of the Court of Appeais in the Fowler case t” “Why, I think it had nothing to do with the mat. ter you speak about. The cage is not @ parallel one, I do not think it will stand in the way of the present Board’s right to their seats for the full term the lature extended it.’” “You believe, then, that the present Board has a legal right to a year longer ?”’ “That 18 my individual view of the case.”” “What makes you think that te Fowler decision of the Court of Appeals will not reach the case of the Aldermen? Does the decision not announve that the Legislature has NO RIGHT TO EXTEND THE TERM of an elective oficer?”’ “It does, but it refers to a law passed long before the new charter, and the term of the Aldermen was extended in an amendment to the new charter Passed last session.” “Have the Board as a body taken any action in regara to what they shall do in the way of testing the question of their right to sit till '72 97 “1 do not know. I have Jearned nothing about any plan on that score, if has been adopted.”’ “But I heard it rumored down-town to-day that the Board held @ secret caucus this afternoon.” “pid you? Weil, it was not in reference to the question of whether or not we have a right to our ‘seats till 72. You know we can TALK OVER THE SITUATION without referring to that.” “What about the threat of the Board to impeach Mayor Hall if he would not, in a certain contin- gency, reappoint the present members on the ground that there were vacancies in the Board?’ “That 1s all talk. There is not a word of truth in it. If there was I would be certain to know of it.’” “Will the Board of Canvassers refuse to count the vote cast for Aldermen at tne late elections” “I do not know.” “What do you know ?" “I have no opinion on the subject.!? This ended the conversation, and the reporter plunged into the rain to pursue bis search alter another subject, ALDERMAN EDWARD WELCH. Some men are very, very dificult to find. They are here and there at the wrong time; but you can never find them when they are wanted, One of these very difficult men to find is Mr, Edward Welch, who resides in the old Tenth ward, from ‘which all the “old men” come who vote the demo- cratic ticket, It was hinted to the reporter of the HERALD that the Hon. Mr. Welch could be found at or near or in Essex Market Court. ‘Thither went the reporter yesterday afternoon. There were no cases in Court, and Judge Scott, with his Roman and classic features, sat om the Beuch, A very polite clerk, at the request of the reporter, walked into an inner room, procured a directory of the city of New York ana told the writer that he would probably find the residence of Alderman Welch therein. Looking over the pages of that highly interesting volume, the residence of the municipal honorable was found to be at 643g Ludlow street. The reporter walked through the sloppy streets in the direction of No, 6414 Lud- low street, and found a decent looking three story brick house, having @ basement with a descent of three steps, A boy on the stoop said:— “Go down stairs and mebbe ye'll find the Alder- man in. Idon’t know, though. Thry.” Down stairs went the reporter, and as he came to the stone platform below the steps a female form of middle age came to the basement window, and, raising the sash, said:— “Who Is it that you want to see?!” “1 would liko to see Alderman Welch. 18 he in?” “He 1s not in now.” Then came a young lady to the window, @ fair, nice looking girl, one of the fomily, perhaps, who spoke in a whisper to the elder lady for a moment, and said:— “Ig it on particular business that you wish to 808 the Alderman?” »‘1am from the HERALD, miss, and J desire to see him very much." ‘The name of the HBRAAD had a potent effect, and the young lady the effect was instantaneous. “You may find him in Feldstein’s lager in Forsyth street, not far from Grane owe Brey carly an fomties uae Yo supper, Ite wens awa: and ha town. Perhaps he will ve there now." ees GOWR Feldstein's lager beer saloon seems to be a decent sort of a place enough. There were two well known liticlans in the saloon and @ stupid Tentonic boy Pohind ‘the bar, who came from Manhelm-am- elm. ‘The stup' ‘eutonic had le beak gad days i seme vl te: @ two well known politicians were Dann Powers and Jimmy Murray, After a mutual foots f duction Mr, Murray and the reporter were intro duced and Mr. Murray stated that tt would be per- haps possible to find the much sought after Alderman in Chichester’s cigar store, in the Bowe ery, oppoalte the theatre. As the reporter left the lager beer saioon tho stupld Teutonle boy, like his prototype, ‘‘Joe,” fell over a doubie-barrelled glass of lager and went to sleep, At Chicnester’s cigar shop no tidings could be found of Alderman Welch, In the memory of the of the HERALD, he watked up the street toward Grand. The reporter followed nim very humbly and deprecatingly, and as he followed the noble Alderman that geatleman, withouc manifest- ing the slightest courtesy, and without even 80 much as turning his back, satd, in an insolent way, “T have no information for newspapers." “Short and ¢o the point,’ As he disappeared up the street in blinding mist. and rain, a low groggery in vhe distance and his form half hidden by an uncouth umbrella, the re- jorter, rebuffed and aghast, fell into @ reverie, and he reverie was a8 follows:— “This 18 the !ype of the New York Alderman for fifteen years. In the days of the Roosevelts, Rikers, Westervelts, Hones and Stuyvesant 1t was an honor to belong to the municipal government of New York, and its Aldermen were chosen for their probity, standing in society, good manners, high, bold courtesy or mercantlie honor. Times have changed. Clvility 18 cheap. It costs nothing. ‘Times will change again. And we are on the eve of a great change, when Aldermen Wil have to mant- feat clvility.’” Thia Was the last seen of Alderman Welsh and here he is dismissed. ALDERMAN BRYAN REILLY. The next member of the municipal government upon whom the HERALD representative called was Alderman Bryan Reilly, at bis residence, No. 73 Monroe street. ‘The house is a iandsome brick one, which had no doubt been at one time occupied by some old Knickerbocker now gathered to his fathers, A pretty and very polite little girl answered the ring of the bell, and said that Mr. Reilly had not yet got home to his supper, and that he would be found at his porter house at the corner of Monroe and Madison streets, ‘The reporter went to the liquor shop and inquired of the very polite barkeeper where the Alderman of the Seventh might be found, The intensely polite barkeeper, who is very much admired in the neighborhood, said be was ‘not in at present,” but that he might be found in “the Clup Room.” The reporter, not belong a na- tive of the dec-strick and feeling nervous, ventured to inquire where the club room was situated. The very polite barkeeper, in suave tones, ealled a ‘sitter’ up to the counter and said, “He will show you the way.” The “sitter,” having an idea vaguely in his fuddled head that the reporter was some lsappointed office-seeker, leanca across the bar and asked in a whisper, “Do you know who this fellow is?” “No,” whispered the barkeeper in return, ‘I don’t know who he is, but show him over to the club, anyhow.” The “sitter,” feeling that It was an important occasion and expecting a drink when he came back, took the reporter to the opposite corner of Market and Munroe streets, to an old-fashioned brick house (by the way they are ail old-fashioned brick houses in this district), and drawing a key he openea the door of the Bryan Keilly Association Club House, All ,these Aldermen seem to have club houses, however they get them. Social life is ver, much improved by them, tt is evident ‘The “sitter walked back in a hall to the third rosewood door and knocked, The door was opened and an old-fashioned room was dis- closed, with high ceilings and half a dozen political young fellows sitting round the fireplace discussin, Whether it would be wise and aaae to impeac' His Honor Mayor Hall or not. The messenger sald, “Here is a gentleman to see the Alderman. A light-complexioned man, slightly pockmarked, with a light mustache, and about thirty-eight years of age, rose, with a copy ef the HERALD tn his hand, and came toward the door where the reporter was standing, like @ deputy sheriff, awaiting @ move- ment “What is it I can do for you, sir?’’ asked the Alder- man. ah wantto ask you some questions,’’ said the re- rr. The Alderman seemed uneasy, and came closer to the HERALD man. “Do you intend to count the votes of the new Boara of Aldermen elected on tne reform ticket t”” Alderman KeILLY—Cerjainly we do, sir. REPORTER—DoO you belleve in the decision of the ws of Appeals in the case of Fowler against ul Eitatoead REILLY—I am entirely ignorant (cau- tlously, REPORTER—Do you think Mayor Hall will appoint a new Board in place of the old Board? Alderman REILLY—I Am entirely ignorant, RErorTER—Has the Mayor the power to fill vacan- es? (iderman RBILLY—Of that I am enurely igno- rant. REPORTER—WIill your present Board impeach Mayor Hall if he does not comply with your wishes in appointing the old Board over again Alderman RFILLY (very cautiously and copying Boss Tweed’s late interviews)—I am entirely igno- rant. Here the reporter bowed to Mr. Reilly and left the club house, ALDERMA BARWEY O°NEILL, The next place visited was the lqguor store of Alderman Barney O'Neill, of the Twenty-first ward, which 18 located at No. 498 Second avenue corner of Thirtieth street. The barkeeper, a nice young fellow with auburn hair from the outskirts of the county, Monaghan stated that Mr. O'Neill was not in, but could be found at the ‘Club House’ across the ave- nue, The reporter, who was by this time very tired, crossed Second avenue to @ white frame housé which 1s built back some few fect (rom tue inner margin of the sidewalk. Alderman O'Neill Keeps another liquor store at No, 1,064 Third avenue, A young man, “Billy” by name, as it afterwards proved, was coming down the steps of the white frame house, which is neatly overhung by @ valconv, as the reporter ascended the step& He viewed the intruder suspiciously as he ascended, but when Mr. O'Neili’s name was mentioned a kind and genial expression overspread his features. The Alderman was in an upper room, nicely furnished, up stairs, in which the members of the “Bernard O’Netil Association” meet for convivial and political discussion nightly. There was no one present be- side Mr. O'Neill, but Mr. Michael Moore, the weaithy brewer of East Twenty-first street, who was en- gaged in deep discussion with Alderman O'Neill, who is an_invaitd, h been confined to his bed for ten weeks, Vhrown from a car- riage in the Central Park. Not yet recovered, he ‘was arrested on nae accusation of some ruMan, who chi with asking the rough to vote tay intel Mr. O'Neill was taken, injured as he was, what he calls @ tramped up ch: to the United States Court and there was held in $20,000 bail, an Jmmense sum in those days, The Alderman seemed to nite a civil fellow, it any i, the bel insolence of his associate Aldermen, BS replied to questions very cheerfully, although 0 was lame and moved around the room with dm- culty. “What do you intend to do about it—this new move of the ‘ayor’s ?’ asked the reporter, ALDERMAN O'NRILL—Well, I suppose the old Board will hold over. REPORTER—DO 78 think there will be any attempt to im the Mayor by the old Boara? Alderman O'NEILI—1 don’t know, for I have not been down town for ten weeks, and I have no right to say what they will do. I think we will hold over anyhow, As the Roman used to say, honi sott qui ly pense—tempus fugit. Let’s take a drink, ‘This was the last Alderman seen out of all the fifteen, and thus ends their tale, BROSNAN’S COMPLAINT. Commissioner Hennessy’s Defence. '9 THR Epitor OF THE HERALD: — 74 have no desire to ubliely notice statements which may be made by designing individuals through the medium of the ress calewtated to bring odium upon the Fire Department; ut the communication which appears in your columns this morning, over the siguature of one John Brosnan, par- takes #0 much of @ personal character and Isso entirely false in ite emery th aS Edged that I am com- Hed to ask you to Insert this correction. Pein Wednesday fast a man representing himself as John Brosnan, whom Ihad never before to my Knowledge seen or known, called upon me with a certificate of the superin- tendent of the repair abop, stating that he was entitled to the jered in his capacity =| if bf i rend machinist nad'deatrod that euguld attach tay signature City and Crenty of New Forks, ar. fore me Heury Close, who, being sworn, duly deposes and says that on Wednesday, the 8th day of November, 1871, he disc! ‘oanan, employed as machinist at the re- . Y., for “Incompetency,’' and that said been discharged on Saturday afternoon, m at the shops (three days before election), and appearance after that late =ho deponent further states that the sole John Brosnan being discharged was incom- :—Personally appeared be- that on his first was ausoharged and reason of sald petency, and that politics were in no way connected with or mentioned in hia case; and turthermore deponent says that in making such discharge the name of O*Donovan Kossa or Warren was not mentioned, nor was anything said in any way in relation to politics, as ts claimed in the card published by suid Brosnan, and pronounces said nt, #0 far as Te ferring to deponent, as a falsehood. INRY CLOS, Superintendent Repatr Shops, Fire Department CN. Y. Sworn and subscribed before me this day of Novem: ber, 1871.—WitLiaM O. Davis, Notary Public, VICTORS AND VANQUISHED. The Municipal Reform Young Men After tho Election Frauds—Preparing for a Mam Meet. ing—Evidence of Election Crimes Acoumu- lsting—Tom Field’s Return Disputed— Judge Barrett Vindicates Himself. THE YOUNG MEN'S MUNICIPAL REFORM AG- SOCIATION. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the above assemblage was held at the rooms in Union square, last might, There were present Mr. Olney, the First Vice President. Messrs, Rooseveit, Hamilton, Stoates, Mitchell, Borden, Varmin, Weld, Gore, Davies, Van Reinslever, Havenmeyer and Lespensar. Reports from the Presidents of the wards of the city in which the association had organizations were read. Mr. Lespensar, trom the Twelfth ward, reported that in the western division of that ward members of tne association were present at dil the polling places at night, acting as press reporters; that the captain of the police had tried to remove members of the association acting at 131st street, Mr. Gore reported from the Fifteenth ward that Members of the association present at all the poll- ing places during the day watching the mspectors and challenging the voters, distributing ballots, and at night doing duty as press reporters. Similar reports were furnished from the Ninth, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eight eenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second wards, From the Niaeteentn ward General Davies re- ported that Mr. Fitch, a member of the association, ‘was arrested and confined in the station house dur- ing the whole of the day for challenging a vote. He was released at night and sent on duty as & ‘watoher. The committee then resolved that a mass meeting of the association would be held on some ecole. next week. A committee of five was appointed, ‘with power to arrange for such meeting, of which public notice would be given. Mt. MILLER Moved that each Ward President be notified that he will be expected to report on or be- fore Wednesday next in writing to the Secretary of the Funeral Association the work already accom. plished by the ward associations and the best way further future work, It was also resolved that the President of the dif- ferent ward associations be directed to lay before the Committee of Grievances, of the association, any violations of the Election laws that may have come under the observatien of the members, that such in- fraction of the law may be examined into, and be presented by the rex) ive ward organizations through the proper officers, and by the advice and assistance of the Committee of Grievances of the General Association. ‘rhe committee then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair, SOUNDING THE FRAUDS, Anumber of legal members of the Democratic Reform Association have combiued to collect evi- dence of fraud at the election of Tuesday and prose- cute ali the participants therein. A reporter who called at the omce of A B. Lawrence, Jr, No. 25 Nassau street, met several of the committee who declined to specify special cases of fraud lest the gulity snouid be pro- nounced, but they declared that evidence is con- stantly accumulating that will create a stir when it 1s made public that there 1s evidence of fraud from every ward in tne city except the Twenty-first perhaps, and It 1s belleved that Tweed, Fields and Frear can be unseated. They say that in every election district in the Seventh ward frauds are alleged, and in nearly all the districts of the First ond Fourth wards. Ic 1s reported that in tne Eleventh district of the Seventh ward the count was falsified, and affidavits can be got from persons showing that twenty-five more votes were deposited for Sigel than were given him on the canvass. It 1s alleged that there is pretty strong evidence of fraud in the election of John J. Blair also. TOM FIELDS CHALLENGED, A Voter Offers to $380 ir che Patriotic Thomas Will Get Affidavits from Twenty- five Disintere Voters who Supported No. 66 WALL STREET, New York, Him. Nov. 11, 1871. } To Tnomas 0. FIELDS:— Srr—I am an electof of the Nineteenth Assembly district, Conceiving that your abilities were already amply tasked by the manifold duties devolving upon you as Corporation Attorney, as Commissioner of Parks and as an employé of the puvlic in sundry other positions, I thought the proposal to burden you with the additional task of representing us in the Assembly quite unreasonable, and, conse. quently, did not vote for you. Your eml- nent virtues and great readiness to serve your country in all the oMcea thar it telligent constttgneieg amignt think “nt fo confer nave induced & different fesuit from that which I had hoped for, A set of returns indicate that yon are the choice of a majority. The most desirable thing next to your defeat would be to ascertain by what manner of men your election was effected ? Some believe that it resulted from sktlful canvassing by the inspectors; but I shall assume that al) the 2,218 votes that you claim were actually cast for you. ‘You are gazetted as acharitable man, I will give you an Be aad of earning $250 with little labor, want # you Please, you can bestow upon some wor If you will permit one of your clerks to procure and send to my office the affidavits of twenty-five men not employed in public work of the ctty or county, Ug ey voted for you, 1 will forth- ‘with pay you the abovesum. I cannot but suppose that you will ask the best known and most respect. able of your supporters thus openly to testify their esteem for your character. As this, however, isa matter of taste—and I cannot be sure of your no- tions on the subject—] must require that each de- ponent state his age, place of residence and occu- ation, i do not purpose making any use of the locuments, except to give the public, together in a tring, the names of twenty-five of your 2,218 sup- porters. Yours, &¢c., WILLIAM KR, DARLING. —_ THE LAWYERS OF THE REFORM. Judge Barrett Sets Right the Little Matter of Counsel Fees. No, 20 Nassav STREET, } New York, Nov. 10, 1871. To THE Eprror OF THE HERALD:— Now that the canvass is over, and that correc- tions of misstatements refecting upon character cannot be construed into electioneering devices, I feel that tt 1s due to my friends to set them right with respect to the oft-repeated assertion that for my services as counsel I received $10,000 from the ‘Committee of Seventy.’’ The facts are these:—The services of Messrs. S. W. Fullerton, W. ©. Barrett, J, H. & R. H. Strahan, ‘were secured by Mr. Foley before the formation of the Committee of Seventy, and prior to my return from Europe. Upon my arrival I was retained by Mr, Foley as spectal counsel, Mr. Foley paid Mr. W. ©. Barrett and myself in all $400, Upon the favor+ able decision by Judge Barnard the committee adopted the sult and $10,000 was appropriated to defray Mr. Foley's entire expenses. Of this sum Mr. Foley rewined $35 to repay Nis actual cash outlay, in which was included the above-mentioned $40", The sum of $4,931 Was Paid to Mr, J. H. Strahan for his heavy disourse- Inents and well-earned fees, and for the [ces of Messrs, Fullerton and R. H. Stralian. The balance, 4,134, was paid to Mr. W. (. Barrett, my partner; r. Redfield (who assiste’ me personally ubon the law of the case) and myself, The precise sum received by me was $1653 60, Kor this, under the circumstances, nominal fee, I, as leading counsel in the case, labored for weeks, by day and night, to the entire exclusion of all other business, and per- formed services for which, to an ordinary client, b would reasonably have charged at least the $10,000 which 1 have been taunted with receiving. EThe suv-committee, consisting of General Barlow and Governor Salomon, who conferred with me upon the subject, bear me witness that, while un- willing to place a lower estimate upon the services of either my associates or myself, ] repeatedly of- fered, if the committee felt unwilling or unable to bear these expenses, freely to resiga my part of them, and in addition to contribute irom my own funds to the employment of other counsel. These are the exact facts with respect to the $10,000, Subsequently the committee retatned General Barlow, Messrs. W. H. Peckham and A, R. Law- rence ‘and myself as its general counsel, and having adopted the policy of ao ing for professional or expert labor, handed éach of these gentle- men, a3 well as myself, a retainer of $1, This L accepted very reiuctantly, feeling that, if paid at all, the retainer should have been much larger. ‘From that time until the pre- sent I have declined all other retainers, have entirely abandoned my private professional business and, without further compeasation, have devoted myself exclusively to the cases initiated prior to Mr. pone retainer, and also tosearching for evidence and facts, I trust that the Journals which from imperfect in formation, have done me injustice upon this subject, will Be good enough to fa publicity to this com- taunication. Respectiully yours, GEO, C. BARRETT, THE FOUNDLING ASYLUM. Waat It Hee Been Doing—Fainiul Neglect by the Wealthy—State Aid Not Sufficient to Meet Expenses—An Appeal for Help, One of the most needed instivutions ever opened tn this city was that of the Foundling Asylum, under the caro of the Sisters of Oharity, It had much te contend against, both in its first efforts for ufe and even in its later existence; but its worst enemies at the beginning have since seen reasons to change their opinions as to its usefulness, and many of them are now among its warmest supporters, That the asylum could have been originated without the best of reasons could scarcely have occurred, remem. bering the fact that it was at the SUGGESTION OF THE SISTERS OF GHARITY it was at first started, and no class of persons had had or could have had s0 many opportunities of judging of the govd such an institution might ac complish as they, Even among the poor and the distressed, the downtrodden and the unfortunate, they saw the sin, crime and misery that followed from the destruction or abandonment of iliegit- mate children, and the shame and after iniquities of the erring mothers. The holy and seif-sacrifcing work of saying both child and mother from such fatal consequences to both, with all its labor, trala and dentals, Was such @ work as might be expected of Sisters of Charity; and from the mowent they undertook THE SERIOUS TASK down to the present they have been so unremitting in their zealous efforts, so palostaking in their charitable deeds, that the admiration of both friend and foe has been excited, and even the absolute necessity of sucha work in our midst most tuly acknowledged. Soon after the opening of the asylum in Twelfth street, two years ago, the promise of sustainment of the institution was very em couraging, and there was then reason to be- eve that the means to carry it on would be abundant. The Sisters subjected themselves to end- less annoyances, slept on the floors of the rooms to make room for the poor waifs, and worked day and night to put the house in working order. Citizens subscribed liberally enough for a beginning, and ae. donatious were not to be complaimeda o& NUMBER OF THR INFANTS Jeft in the crib kept on increasing, until after a very short time hundreds of them, for want ol roo. to be sent out to nurse, and this has continued down to the present ume. So continuous were the num. bers coming in, without, of course, any child going out, that the building now occupied iy Washington square had to be rented and the old one abandoned. Expenses, of course, have Kept on tucreasing, in rents, house suppiies, and especially in the wages paid to outside nw in whose care, owing to the incapacity of tne asylum building, the infants have to be placed. An idea of the discrepancy between the money allowed by the State and the actual expenses incurred may be easily ,ormed by remembering that the State aid ts only $8 a month and that the wages paid to outside nurses is $10 a month, with a supply of clothing, medicine, &c. ‘There are now about SEVEN HUNDRED CHILDREN NURSING OUT and about one hundred in the Asylum, the latter under tue charge of filty-six nurses. The total ex- nses of the first year of the asylum amounted to 38,000; this year acattnn 2 October 1) to about $72,000, and the expenses have » and are, ine creasing trom week to week. An interesting feature in the working of the asylum is that mothers of the children are frequently allowed to become nurses ia the institution, and while thus occupied are boarded and clothed. Situations are also procured for this class of women when it 1s believed they are thoroughly reformed. Many of them nave been of the very lowest class, and in only one case have. the Sisters’ efforts for the reformation of these failed to prove completely successful, Additional expenses ior THE NEW BUILDING on Sixty-cighth street, between Third and Lexing- ton ayenues, will soon have to be incurred, ai meanwhile, looking at the financial condition of necessary institution as it Is, there is just reason to complain of great negligence on the part of the public in not pone upon i a ae poses support. ably the argument used by som the State and municipal governments thould ltogether bear the burden of an institution which; white, bel petite ers 18 180, as a been pr a by tye experie! bimodt an effettual pid Psive its ugel ainst infan From nidnth to month tne good Sisters nave nerlond financial diMlouities to contend lust, are agal and puzzled how to tide over the diMculies, The amd they get 18 not suilicient to meet the constantly im creasing demands on the asylum, RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL The Mobile Register propounds the following oo nundrum:—“If @ poor white devil were to come te rief and the gallows for crime, how would the rrors of nis situation be softened and assuaged ta havo @ negro Sheriff to fit the noose to his neck?’ Suppose you were to try the experiment, and find out how you wonld like it yourself. ‘ ‘The Cincinnat! Zimes says Tweed sits aloft on the ruins of the demooratic party. Yes; he sores aloft, The Cincinnatl Times thinks that the Tom Scott Presldéhtial spasm is about over. Hoe is still, how- ever, very good rolling stock for railroad ouivicians. ‘Tne Brooklyn 7imeé says that a ian of consider? able wit has recommended politicians to swallow @ toad every morning in order to harden them against disappointment. “If this advice,’ continues the Times, “had been followed the past week there would have been a scarcity in the toad market.” That would probably have been the oase had not 80 many reformers “toed the mark." A SAD TRAGEDY. Melancholy Case of Accl Williamsbu One of the most distressing tragedies that have ever taken place in Brooklyn occurred at about five o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Wall House, core ner Fourth and South Fiftn streets, Williamsburg, by which a young man, named Edward L. Nichols, was urried into eternity without a moment's notice, The facts of the case are of a mous melancholy character. It seems that Mr. Charles Barnard, who, a ‘age Wit J ang ied apartments sottened early tn ihe niternoon, in company wit Xr. Nichola, of New York, where they wel engaged in the business of brokers. On their way across the Barnard remarked to his friend that he had lately received the present of a revolver, and that he would fet him see it when they reached home. Having arrived at the Wall House they wens to their respective apartments. In a short time Mr, Barnard repaired to Mr. Nichols’ room with the weapon in his hand. He knocked at the door, which Mr. Nichols instantly opened, Mr. Bari then raised the revolver and was about to hand 16 to his iriend to_examine when it accidentally ex- intal. Shooting ie . Mr. Nichols received tho bullet im Fe cornet of his leit eye. The bullet penetrated tho brain, and produced death in less than half an hour, The unfortunate young man never spoke from the Moment he was shot. Mr. Barnard Was struck with consternation at the horrible accident, and rushed wildly for a physician. Dr. Acheson was on hand in a few momenis, but the victim was beyond ail human aid, The innocent cause of the fatal shooting instanuy gave nimi up to Captain Wogiom, and 1s retained in custody ta await the result of the Coroner's inquest. young men were members of the same company the Forty-seventh regiment. Mr, Nichols, who waa | twenty-four years of age, leaves a wile and ciiilds