New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-19
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
TROUBLES OF THE TAAMANYITEs
DISMISSAL OF CONNOLLY
HE BARRICADEs HIS OFFICE
RUSSIAN PRESS AND GERMANY
OPERATIONS AGAINST COREA
AN OUTBREAK IN A STATE PRISON
NEW YORK.

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Mcclellan will be Contreller-Rewar
for Stolen Vouchers-Proprieters RI
spOnsible for Torpedo Explosion-
ernments Steady-Connolly Barricade
His Once.
New YORK, September lS.-Controlle
Connolly writes Mayor Hall, in response t,
the letter Of dismissal, that he has no
either in fact or equivalent resigned tn,
controllers office.
The excitement is intense. Vast crowd
are around the city and county offices.
The Commercial says Mcclellan has &C
cepted the cOntrollership, and will proceet
to the controllers office and demand DOS
session, which, if refused, Mcclellan will
apply to the courts for an order giving hin
possession, which will undoubtedly b,
granted, when Mcclellan, supported by
posse, will take possession.
Mayor Hall notifies Connolly, that he re
cognizes neither Connolly nor his deputy
Green, as controller.
| MAYORS OFFICE,
| New York, September Is, 1871.
| SIR am directed by the mayor to in
form you that he does not recognize eithel
Richard Connolly as controller, or Andrew
| II. Green as deputy or acting controller.
very '''p'esfIaiki cHAkLEs O. Jo11NE,
Chief Clerk.
Gautim. Connolly and Green have assur
| ances OF potent support.
Green, the new deputy controller appoint
ed by Connolly, has delivered all documents
to the committee necessary to an investiga
ton.
1t is authoritatively stated Mcclellan de.
clines the cOntrollership.
Ten thousand dollars reward is offered for
the persons who stole the vouchers.
Controller Connolly and deputies have
doubled the guards and barricaded the
doors of the Office
Charles O'ConnOr, at the request of L. j.
Tilden, gave written opinion that Con-
molly, by appointing deputy to perform
all his functions and exercise all his powers,
pOintment is IN strict accordance with law.
Nothing but judicial action can set aside
Connolly's right.
New York, September l8, 1871.
SIR am advised that your action in re-
mitting, absolutely, during q specified term
Of several months, to a deputy controller all
and every power and duty Of the controller
is such REIMBURSEMENT Of your office, and
the spirit of the charter, that your proce-
dure is equivalent in law to resignation
of your office as controller of the city of
New York, and l hereby accept such resig-
nation.
l am also advised that when the power
OF appointment to Office is given without
restriction upon or without express stat
utory enactment regarding the power of re-
mOval, the latter exists as an incident to
the power OF appointment, and that the pro-
cess of impeachment is a merely coordinate
but not conflicting power to remove an i'm
peached officer by procuring vacancy.
Therefore. to save allquestiOn, also hereby
remove You from the head Of the finance
department..
A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor.
To Richard B Connolly, late Controller of the city
of New York.
The law confers no right of removal upon
Mayor Hall, either expressly or by implica-
ton.
The mayor offers the controllership to
General George b. Mcclellan.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Cry Hall.
New York, september Ii, 1871.
MY DEAR SIR-The action Of Richard B.
Connolly, in retiring from the discharge of
his official duties. for term Of five months,
has created vacancy in the office Of con-
troller for the city of New York.
As am advised and believe the public
interests demand that it should be filled
by some gentleman of ac-
ability. not directly connected
" "tlu iOSdI pOtitiCSs anu WuOSc udIllc COIL.
mands the respect and confidence Of the
people of the city, State and county. as
we'll as of the financial centres of Europe
The credit of the city has been attacked:
it must be defended and maintained. The
OF its financial affairs must
be placed beyond even the shadow of sus-
piclon or OF intrigue. This is due alike to
its creditors and our citizens, all OF whom
have all interest in its good name and sue
cess. and look forward to an early compile
tion OF its great works Of improvement now
have been. tor year past, prominently con
nected with.
Your extended reputation and your varied
in the execution OF public and
private trusts of great ma agnitude especially
tit you for this position at this time, while
your entire freedom from all local and DO.
itical complications will insure almost an
public approval of your accept
ance, and of the responsibilities which be-
long to it. / therefore tender you the office
Of controller, and earnestly urge you to
accept it.
am aware that your full retirement from
the important position you held in the De-
partment Of docks will become matter of
great regret not only to yourself, but to the
department and the pnblic; yet its opera
tons will be promoted rather than i'm
peded by your acceptance, because, while
your administration of the finances of the
.ity will inure to the benefit Of the dock i'm
in common with all the other
and save all from the danger
which now threatens them, your advice,
and supervision must still extend to
ThOmsoever shall occupy your place in that
department, should You cease to hold it.
III confident your acceptance of the
will at once restore the
public confidence in the financial admins
ration Of the city, which is absolutely
necessary, in my judgment, to preserve. not
alone the public credit, but the public
,eptance. A. OAKEY HALL.
70 General George B. Mcclellan.
Late in the afternoon rumor of start |
ing character reached the controllers ears. |
It was reported that Mayor Hall had made !
arrangements to take the Office by storm
md seize all the books and papers which, il |
8 said, will implicate Mr.. Connolly's three |
associates.
The controller believed the rumor had |
ome truth in it, and took such precautions |
IS would battle any attempt Of the kind. |
The hatch was lowered and the doors bar
'icaded. The adherents Of Mayor Hall de-
,lare Connolly's fears are feigned, and that
hese precautions are taken solely with the |
mayor, and that NO resort to violence is
by the ono or apprehended
~ the other.
1t is reported that Controller Connolly
md Deputy Controller Green will remain |
n the controllers Office all night. This
Ifternoon Justice Ledwick and delegation
# the committee OF seventy waited upon
3reen, and assured him of their moral sup
port. The committee Of seventy did not