The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-03
TANMANY'S DILEMMA.
The Aspect Of Affairs Yester-
day About the City Hall.
The Reported "Arrest'' Of
the Mayor.
HOW RUMORs GET AFLOAT.
Opinions Of the Boys on the Rochester
War Dance-The Tammany Delega-
ton Looking Out for Squalls.

A fearrully rumor-laden atmosphere pervaded the
| City Hall Park yesterday, and everybody who was
| about was awfuly impressed by It, Notwithstanding
| the fact that nothing definite was rumored by or
| concerning anybody.
| To illustrate exactly how matters Stood a HERALD
reporter was looking up at the sparrows in the trees
! between the City Hall and the new Court House
| and thinking OF interviewing them, when a
| qudnunc hustled past hum, aud, with twltch OF
the coat sleeve, pulled the anguishing scribe to-
ward the chain. In wofuly dubious way he re-
marked, looking all around to see that no one else
! overheard it,
"Old boy Cmeaning, OF course, the reporter) I've
| got point for you. don't know how much there
is in 1t, out got it from good hear that
warrant has actually been issued for arrest OF
Mayor Hall. / got 1t from friend OF mine who
| heard-now mind this is confidential and don't Get
| out on TIA friend OF mine who heard George -
say 81. Don't You say to anybody that
told you, but the understanding that 1t WON'T be
served before Wednesday, as to give the Mayor
time to adopt any definite course he may decide
upon. suppose they mean to give him the oppor-
tunty to resign. II he doesn't do something by
that time they'll snap MIN up before some police
court, and the fur'l ny thick then, you bet.,
The reporter, like the prominent men about town,
when they don't want to say anything that will
'commr' themselves, simply whisted a soft, long
uott, IdlScu eycDIOWs Oh ntS lore
head so as to look surprised, and didn't "commitv
himself.
The Quidfunc asked for q chew OF tobacco and
"scooted" into the County Clerks ONCE as ever and
anon the reporter unused upon his plan OF opera
lions. Half dozen officials were interviewed as
far they wanted TO be interviewed in fifteen min.
utes, but they were all men who wouldn't commit
themselves give "evaslve', answers, such as
"Pshawr' "You don't sayp' II amt freshp' 'Thavs
o.. X"
That reporter IS not lazy man or a "sloucn,r
but he could not improve on that rumor from the
Q,tidhunc, and still there '.somethlng It'll
| The fact was that a warrant OF arrest had actually
been applied for before Justice Blxby and that the
latter Official decided to issue summons instead,
requiring the Mayor to appear before him on
| Wednesday evening next to answer q complaint
charging him with malfeasance IN office.
i ANOTHER RUMOR
| that oppressed the air in the same doeful manner
was to the effect mat Judge Barnard had restored
his Injunction TO Its full original force and effect.
| Supreme Court clerk, burrying through the Park,
was captured by the reporter and quizzed.
sis That So-that Judge Barnard has restored the
| original IN unctionYu
''Wny, no. H. has issued his final order settling
| the terms OF the Injunction and permanently modi.
Tying II, so as to allow some OF the departments TO
| Garry on tnelr functions. must be OIL"
RUMoR OF BLOODY PoRrENT
next oozed around from mouth to mouth, and 1t
was reported tnat ex-speaker BILLY" Hickman al
| fniteS,h or had shot him.
Another HERALD reporter called upon Mr. Jones
| IN his sanctum and was kindly received. In answer
10 inquiries Mr.. Jones report OF any physical
assault whatever was q cdndrd. The only founda-
ton for IL was IN the fact that Mr.. Hitcnman hal
called and most pointedly. vehemently and excitedy
objected TO the printing Of his among the list
| OF Tammany delegates to Rochester
A second party SAID that .'Biy' called on Mr.
| Jones IN very excited manner, and said to him.
IN earnest and slowly uttered words, ''If any
OF Inc appears in your paper III hold you person.
ally accountable Tor H. ana tell You so that you
was ali rlgnt,1 ana left saying II it wasn't he
would make 1t "all rght.n
| now DULL AND DREARY
generally 'rhnQsn looked about the City Hall yes
terday 1t Is difficult to describe Mayor Hail. Deputy
| Comptroller Green ana "Chariey" Loew were almost
the only prominent department onicias about the
grounds.
The Mayor came down TO his once shortly before
noon dressed IN q complete suit or gray and
looking none The worse Of all the berat-
ing be has endured during the past month.
that a warrant Tor his arrest mad been or
would would be, pe applied Tor during the day but that
his opponents for the past two weeks and would
probably be the least surprised man in the city
should such a document be served upon him. lie
knows that 1t Is part OF the programme lie at
| tended the meeting OF the Commissioners OF the
| Sinking Fund IN the afternoon
| THE GREAT WAR DANCE
| OF "Wednesday at Rochester was what was the mat
ter at the public Offices yesterday. The fight this
city Is an Old story now, and Taminany
| from the first shock OF the onset. On Wednesday
she has TO meet another attack, and an
| VIZ seotJ hSiishhiOh VI buV ming WtIc
| yesterday RirdlnR up their lolns for
| "a hand In" Mosl OF the fun ctionarles the men
| who pull the wires and 'drum upr the boys were
looking after the delegations that they all get
squarely on tonight. They know they have got to
| face stern music, aud that the country democracy
mean 10 give the old dlctators a severe tussle for
life.
| There was much anxiety expressed by the rank
and nc, the young fella's who hold the nice little
cIerksniDs and assistant cerKshps and among the
other 'young lellasn who would ike to hold them,
w Well Among the majority Of those WiLh whom