New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-09

plan. The Managers who are to superintend the
work have not been appointed but are to be selected
in O few days.
The Committee of Conference who some months
ago. postponed action on the Danish treaty pending
Impeachment, will take upthe subject again in few
days at the suggestion of the Secretary of State Mr.
Seward has, within the last week. received commu-
nicatons from the Danish authorities urging imme-
date action. The Danish authorities are anxious
that the United States shall take possession of the
Islands but they are opposed to much further delay
Local politicians have enjoyed sensation to-day,
il being the day set apart for the organization of the
new municipal government Trouble had been an
ticipated; accordingly the police were out In full
force to maintain peace AT the election last Monday
Mr.. Bowen, the Republican candidate, was declared
elected Mayor by IS majority. Each party secured
an equal number in the Board of Aldermen while
in the Councils the Democrats were returned
with three majority. By law it is the
duty of the new Councils to count the ballots for
Mayor and declare officially who is elected. AS
soon as it was ascertaned by the Democrats that the
Republican candidate for Mayor had majority OF
all the votes cast they began to threaten that as
they had the Councils in their favor, they would re-
fuse to recognize Bowen's majority, accuse him OF
fraud swear in the Democratic nominee, and com
pei Bowen to 60 to the courts for posses
sion. But the Republicans were wide awake
and to-day defeated the Democrats in all their
schemes At 10 o'clock both Boards met. One OF
the Republican members was detained by Illness
and this gave the Democrats one majority. The Re
publicans tried to adjourn, but the Democrats re-
fused and proceeded to organize; whereupon the Re
publicans withdrew leaving no quorum; but the
Democrats still persisted in organizing.
The Republicans afterward returned to the Hail.
II fl 4cA yoti
was followed with two hours of the greatest confu-
sion imaginable Both sets of officers attempted to
rule at the same time and it became necessary for
the police to interfere once twice to prevent an
open fight. During the time the Aldermen were or
ganizing, the Councils were trying to do likewise,
with result similar to that in the Board of Alder
men. The Democrats claimed three ma
jority, while the Republicans made the same
claim. The dispute arose from the election
in one of the Wards where between 100 and 200 SOL
diers of the 10Th and Goth Infantry voted giving the
Democratic ticket in that Ward a very small major
ity The Courts had decided these votes illegal. and
the Republicans claimed that in consequence of this
decision their candidates elected The result
was that both sets of officers sworn in, and the
body organized each party electng set of officers
In the end however the Republicans fanked the Dem
ocrats They got possession of the ballot boxes and
counted the vote and officially declared that Mr.
Bowen had been chosen Mayor. Bowen having been
sworn went to the Mayors Office, HIS predecessor
who is Democrat, refused to surrender the Office
and locked the doors and took the keys with him.
Mr. Bowen was not to be shut out in such manner ;
so he secured the services of locksmith and made
his way into the Office and took possession and there
he remains. The Republicans nave oeeh 700 smart
co. tI.eir Den.ovIatic friends They have possession
;ob ,o. M, iuto inf tha Demo-
Gratis think themselves wronged, they will have to
seek redress in the Courts, whittier they hoped to
send the Republicans.
1t is said that Mr. Harlan, Deputy Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, will tender his resignation to
the Secretary of the Treasury. The friends of the
President are fixing up the Department to their sat
isfaetion and among those mentioned for the POSI-
tions of Mr. Rollins and Mr.. Harlan are Perry Fuller
Wisewell Dan Voorhees,, and others.
A petition for the removal Of Judge Busted, OF
Alabama has been sent to Congress. 1t runs as
follows:
An investigation into the conduct and character Of
Richard Busted United States District Judge OF Ala
bama will establish clearly That he Is an lgortnt hrpi
trary land tyrannical Judge, ana IL IS the UNIVERSAL
opinion In the community IN which bis office Is exercised
that he IS also corrupt Judge IL eau certuiy oo
tabshcd that he has violated his duty ah Judge, ana
T rs TO ignorance which Is so gross as TO his
Of the law farce The bill OF e1eep
et a. viii 90 far Of itself to establish charge.
on every occasion in which he has presided ON trials OF
for the condemnation OF property conscated
under the Acts Of Congress for the suppression OF e re-
beionhe has refused to allow the canahts on te prop
erty trial by Jury and has proceeded 70 sentence OF con
without reducing the evidence 10 WLIuhg'
except in such notes as he chooses 70 TAKE OF e
and yet constantly refers 10 as part OF the record III
also fact which Will DO estaDilsIned oy ,t tn1
this Judge adjOurns his SQUIRT without having entries
made of the Judgments rendered IN the common mon
tia ~ fha
utes Of judgment months after the adjournment OF tne
Court In support OF the charge Oh Ignorance anu
They win demonstrate the fact, and the whole bar WIZ
In declaring that they have never witnessed suc9
lamentable iucapaty I'm the most inferior tribunals OF
the State to his arbitrary conduct no description OF
il can do justice to the subject He haDtualy ouraEes
and insults counsel parties and witnesses before MN,
and seems entirely unconscious OF what Is
mon decency. that he Is surprised when they indg
nanty retire from his court dseaims all intention OF
oense and bees them to return 10 practice DeISTe rnn
personally anything Of the main fact the actual receipt
Of money by Judge for Judicial aStO bns eOSSi
They persons who VIII be able 70 make PROOF
of corruption and they be and frequently are satisfied
from what they know that brides have been given
and received, and II any body OF men authorized 10
make investigation into such matters should 1e set 70
Montgomery Mobile, the writer OF the petition ana
other gentlemen whom he knows VIII furnish INC names
OF Witnesses who will prove facts when wUu% Tp
The officers Of the Court far as he has the selection
st @ %S %oSS S the sol sc Mcn
to bring causes before him, cOnsults with them
and their counsel while they are before him; and II
- fair to infer there can be honest motive
for such conduct that II Is upon some hope or expecta
ton OF reward Such IL his utter neglect and contempt
for judicial integrity and his oath Of office, that the
suit of trial before him may be predicted with toerabe
certainty, without reference to the facts Of the case II
either party upon specially agreeable terms with him
And some cases have occurred where strangers have
been benefited by bearing the Of friend OF
the Judge, and being mistaken for him.
Among the signers of the document are Gen. Wager
Swayne, Gov. Wm. II. Smith, Gen. w. Warner Gus
tayus Horton, ex-Gov. Patton Albert Griffin, and
others
Gov. Yates will soon call up the bill for the adns-