The New York herald., 1871-09-19
AT THE MAYORS OFFICE.

MIR. Green's Oath or Once Not Accepted-The
Mayor Will Not Recognize Connolly or
Green-The Departments Notihed-A Re.
ward for the 'Invadere'' of the County
Bureau.
Contrary to what might be expected there was no
unusual excitement around the Mayors Office yes
terday. Mayor Hall was early on hand, and having
disposed OF an amount Of routine affairs long before
the time at which the City Hall gangs most gene
rally do congregate, Chief Clerk Jone was at his
desk really, as in the former times of war,
to do any amount of damage to the enemys
mnions. Before he arrived, however, a weighty
delegation called at the Office and waited to see
the representative OF the Mayor. This delegation
comprised the Chesterfiedan Rufus F. Andrews,
his brown eyes twinkng with peculiar light, his
brown whiskers combed out in most exquisite STYLE
his brown coat brushed most fastldlously, and his
tout ensemble showing hun
"DONE UP BROWN"
from top TO toe, and Mr. Lawrence, from the Comp
troilcr's Office, VINO IS cutivating q Jacksonian
toupee and a grizzly full beard. They waited not
over patiently until Colonel Jolne arrived, when
they approa ched and rendered him folded paper.
lie started from 1t as If 1t was serpent
81 don't want any ofyour Documents; won't have
any, .,..o, ..,. o. 49,.
Andrew II. Green's oath.n
81 don't want bis OATH 4 can't take his oath. |
won't take his OATH"
1--WE must leave it here on Ge," said one of the
committee.
'You may do as you please, gentlemen. but /
won't take It,"
The document was tossed on a table and fell on
the floor, where II was allowed ingloriously to re-
main, and the committee LETT. What became OF the
document afterwards nobody seemed 10 know. The
Colonel then prepared himself for his daily labors,
and about tile first thing he did was TO send 10 the
several departments the following communca-
tiOn:--
MAYoR'e OFFICE, NEW YoRK Sept. 1s. ISL,
~
recognize either Richard B. Connolly
Andrew b. Green as Depuy or Acting Comptroer Very
respectfully, ChAS. o. JOLiNE, Chief Clerk.
The Mayor left the Office quite early, as reported,
to hunt up General Mcclellan, but whether this were
true or not the attaches Of the Office could not de.
termIe. lie was expected to return at about two
O'clock but had not returned up to SIX O'Clock,
although the Office was kept open and the
attaches were all on hand awaiting his arrival. Very
few visitors called and the greatest sign of business
about The oiiice the influx OF reporters hunting
for the latest information from the 'front.' "Has any
news come rom or about Mcclellan ~ was q stereo-
typed question, ana 'No' was the stereotyped
reply.
That the Mayor Is in earnest in his determination
TO iind II possible, the perperator Or perpetrators
or the burglary IN the County Auditors Bureau can
not he doubted. On arriving at the ONCE Yesterday
morning he prepared the following message, which
he transmitted To the Common Council, by whom
reward is to be offered for the capture OF the
INVADERS OF THE C0MPTRoLLER'S oFFICE:-
MAYORS OFFICE, NEW YoGK, Sept. ls, 1871.
10 the Office of the Finance Department invaded,
cancelled warrants secretly removed their proper
offer reward OF Sl0 900 for Information tending to the de-
lection of the secret nvaders and the
of the missing warrants "A. OAkEY HALL, Mayor.
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was called
Alderman W0tman offered resolution giving the
Mayor the authority asked for.