The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-13
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Reception of Sec retary of Nryv.

Reception of Sec retary of Navy.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept Secretary Robson
aud party had an official reception at the navy
yard this forenoon. A salute of fifteen guns
was fired and the officers OF the yard were IN
troduced to the Secretary who visited the
public offices. An eleg ant reception party was
afterwards given by Admiral Pinnock at his
residence. Secretary Robson will spend a
few days at Rye Beach.
NEW K0gk.
Mrs. CounOlIy's 0Pes atiens Confirmed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Tribune has the
following to night from Washington:
The denial in the New York journals this
morning that Mrs. r. B. Connolly had recent
" transferred to her sOn-in law joel Fithian,
$500, 600 10 registered bonds OF the United
States, is not correct. Mrs Connolly on the
19.h OF last month. according to The account of
the Treasury Department, transferred TO said
flthlan S2OOOOO IN currency SKIES, and $500 600
IN the new five per cents.
Altogether too Thin.
Sept. 12.-Controller Connelly's Office which
he reports thief robbed OF all the bonds aud
warrants of 1869 and 1870, together with many
vouchers is in the new court house, in which It
Is thought money enough has been extended
to make it burglar prout. 1t contains safe
which the city paid vast sum ter, 500 600, it
is sad, and it costs abont Sc 600 year to man
IL with watchmen. BESIDES this the park is
full OF policemen. When the news was mi l.
pubic there WAS an almost universal cry of too
thip.
= he INJUNCTION Case.
The second days proceedings in suit of John
Foley against the city government before Judge
Barnard commenced shortly alter II O'Clock
to-day. The audi9uce was considerably small
er than yesterday, but tue citizens were amply
represented by formidable array of counsel.
Foley sat behind his counsel, Barrett. Ex-
Judge Beach appeared tor the Comptroller,
Bartlett for Tweed, Smith, Jr., for NAV or Hall
Richard OGormau for Connolly aud the cor
Grafton. None OF the defendants appear in
person. After nearly. 20 minutes occupied in
private consultation O'Gorman arose ard read
several affidaviS already published. Quite
time was spent arranging the pre- imInaries
for conducting the case. After time the
court adjourned until to-day.
H~piy of slippery Dick.
Mayer Hail. this p. M, received the follow
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, |
NEW YORK, Sept. II, 1871.
Hon. a. Oakley Hal, Mayor:
My Dear Slr.-Your letter of Sept. II, ask
ing my resignation as Comptroller was PIE
scented to me last night at II o'clock, at an in
terview sought by yourself
Similar verbal requests from yourself and
others have been, within the last two or three
weeks, received and declined. The official
sources and subject of the matter of your noe
as read to me and as published by you in this
mornings press, demanded and has received
my earnest consideration. A criminal abstrae-
ton of papers from finance Department seems
d reason for your letter as far as any is therein
suggested. Iu common with other city officers
| now stand before the public and our coustitu-
ency as charged with malieasance in the ad-
mnistraton of trusts so long confited to my
care. Legal proceedings, wherein such charg-
es are made to be subStantiated, if at all, are
now on hearing before a fearless and just tri-
bunal.
My answer thereto is before the public, and
a.AV, 20 h, N,oI
both to the high court, our constituent, and to
the citizens of New York at large. My coun-
sci has urged, by my wish, speedy trial and
rigid investigation. l am fearless Of the result
and ANXIOUS for procedure. During many
years in my administration of this office, have
not seen, and fail now to see, any dmlnuton
of public confidence, and such fact would
have been readily marked, nothing being more
sensitive to general opinion than the financial
administration. beg leave to differ from your
Honor in thinking robbery of my office creates
any unexpected or sudden emergency. / am
not apprehensive that either yourself or the
community will suspect am an accomplice in
| that depreciation. am happy TO assure you
1t has effected no serious mischief the archives
of the department containing ample abstracts
of stolen papers. Whoever planned or execu-
| ted the crime has reaped no benefit and in
| ficted no injury upon public interests.
Would not my resignation, at this particular
time, give the advocates of partzan attacks
| upon the city government just cause to be-
| lieve me to plead guilty, not only to participa-
| ting, at least passvely, In the burglary but as
well to the charges now made in legal proceed
| lngs? So it seems TO me. My official &C, S
| have been supervised and approved by your
superior vigilance, and SO far as my admins
| tration is questioned equal responsibility is at
| taehed to yourself
| Iu your answer and affidavit read in the
| pending litigation, you have adopted and VIM
Dictated those acts you could not justify your
| self with so doing. Consequently 1 do not
| perceive why my resignation should be asked
or how, if rendered, it would have any influ-
eDce in appeaslng popular clamor. Confident,
| therefore, in the Steadtast good opinion of nv
friends, and in the ultimate Judgement to be
| rendered by the courts, l cannot consistently
| with seltfespect aceede to your desire. 1 am
unable to submit myself as vicarious sacrifice
10 satisfy the hungry appettes of adversarles
| for victim at this juncture, aud under these
| peculiar circumstances to betray a weakness of
| position or fear of rigid investigation by tea-
| derlng my resignation. | CAM now autlci-
pate the effect upon this determination, future
events may prod ace. When my past admins
| tration shall be vind,cated and pending accu-
sations shall be repealed, I shall not fail to act
as may seem to be demanded by the changed
| circumstances which may then exist.
Very respectfully your obedent servant,
(Signed,)
| RICHARD B. O'CcNNoLLY, Comprr.
Suicide.
Capt John Lowell, of the yacht Fearless,
| suspected of the murder of his wife. whose
dead body was found on Cold Spring IL.
Beach, surrendered himself to day, out was
| discharged, and the case is generally believed
| to be suicide.
| Railroad Convention.
| SARATOGA, Sept II "A convention of capt.
talists aud railroad men interested in cOnstruc.
ton of Boston, Saratoga & Oswego Railroad
assembled IN this place to-day Many OF the
most prominent citizens along the proposed
line tn this State being present e Fl. Derby
of Boston presided and delivered an address
urging the great necessity of another route be-
| tween he lakes and seaboard, and presenting
abundant statistics to support his position.