The New York herald., 1871-10-28
WAITING FOR THE ARREST,

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curious crowd OF Over-dressed, black mus
tached FOUNDERS, chronic candidates for Office, ad
mrers OF the Boss whose function 10 Is to howl for
Tammany OF public meetings and lntimldate decent
people at the polls filed the lobby OF the Depart
ment of Public Works. Almost every type Of the
governing classes was represented, from the swag-
gerng red headed ru1an detailed TO "hcel" for the
nominees OF the President OF the Americas Clnb at
primary meetings to the gentle youth with
close-cropped hair and scratched face, who
achieved eminence in his ward and = de-
sirable sinecure through superior ability In
ballot box smashing and stuelng Not few
Aldermen fitted uneasily about, wondering.
doubtless, when their Time would come, and when
it came who would ball them out. Then there were
numerous hangers.On-waiters on Providence and
Boss Tweed-and numerous gref-stricken poll
ticians Of confused brains and uncertain legs.
One or the latter, who for q number OF years has
heroicaiy rouehed 1t ON
A MISERABLE STIPEND OF $4,000
year, and never missed pay day, got very excited
and made desperate efforts to maintain decent
composure during the terrible uncertainty by fire.
quent visits to a neighborinx gin mill. Weariea
with his oratorical efforts IN bena OF the beloved
Big six, and otherwise exhausted, he calmly laid
himself down to sleep on the stairs let his pu.
hat fell gently his gathered legs aud snored loud
and long. His dreams must have been painful In the
extreme, for scarcely minute passed that hurrylng
Aldermen anu messengers were not startled by
DEFIANT AND ANGRY SNORT
from the sleeping sovereign.
About halfpast one O'Clock none but muscular
democrats succeeded In moving through the throng
OF people who had collected about the door OF Big
SKIS office There was perfect jam, which twenty
five representatives OF the press arriving in hurry
did not remedy In :he least The remarks OF the lat
ter ana the quaint comments OF the Intelligent office
holders aud sinecurlsts referred to above. made y
clatter which perhaps disturbed the deliberations Of
the patriotic gentlemen In the sanclum sanctorlum
Of Mr. Tweed. 1t was not very long, however,
before there was movement IN the lobby That M
legged, why little fellows, whose coat tails were
GU. close as their salaries flashed out OF the room
aerea er Alderman or epped
with o bang, pursed his mouth and advanced his
nose long enough to be noticed by all the reporters
present; brace or loose lawyers ran out like u
, ground noor to impress everybody with The beici
that they anu sy .esy g91y @Sy ?Gsia s,ssIsa saiS
while at intervals, like the revolving lights on .
doubtful coast CLEANS nom the radiant lace q
| But, like the lighthouse flashes, these were mo
mentary and at intervals. Scarcely was the doqr
a bang, leaving the anxious inqulrers IN the lobby
In the darkness OF ignorance. Reporters Tor the
evening papers groaned In sgonized expectancy,
| deliberations inside. Nor was their I'M
sovereign ewoKe from his sIumbers on the
! third siep OF the stairs, shook hands with every
refresning p expctive his entire belief that the
"Doysn were friendly TO the Boss The frequent
from defamation he descended to whispers, from
whispers to q Kind OF muttcring and finally he
yielded to his overpowerlng feelings. Tue sover
STIR about the door followed this distressing In
cident, aud small man with q tall hat and black
NNn QLQr4m m "A
GRENAOIER BOHEMIAN
and emerged into TO- the light .,x Ion long IN head was
quickly withdrawn. The pair Of cold gray eyes in
the big head the optics OF The Boss, aud they
magnate sneered Mt ine crowd OF reporters In the
most generous and imparttal manner and hoped
starboard side Of hls Erie head. After the depar
ture Of Jay Gould there was iul. which
chamber cau ' OF MIR. Green, Of oswego, ana
Mr.. vanderpoel tof Brown, Hall and vanderpoel
reputation. The dulness was occasionally relieved
by muuerings from the sovereign, now IN mis-
second sleep-this time he hung over the eanisters
and divers threaenings from thin-le9ged politicians
| In the background. Tue mancuvres OF these
cdnaiUe tO attract attention caused considerable
| internal amusement to the thoughtful representa-
| uves OF the press, and not few made comparisons
| between these sorry snecurists ~ they waiAed or
| rather staggered through the corridors, and snpe.
The prope1ing motion was exactly similar. And
| BURSTING WITH uNEyPREssED INDIGNATIoN;
they thought 1t extremely hard that prudence for
| babe an attempt to "heel the crowd for the honor
| and glory OF 1ammany."
! '.Say p whispered a gentleman In a shortiailed
! coat and loud necatie TO an innocent looking
| representative OF an evening paper, say, what IN
| he'll do they want with the Black Maria outside the
! door,,
.sWhat is that :" asked the reporter.
| ''The carritlge 10 take the min away, be -"
| ooh p' exclaimed the Innocent young uian, as he
| slid down the stairs.
The short tailed man stuck his cigar in his mon ia
! at All angle oT fortyfve degrees crossed his tnn
legs and. Jerking his thumb over his left shoulder.
! winked at Il leow beside him, whose lampblacked
| ln,stache seemed rresIstlbly Inclined TO 90 down
ms throat. zone OF them gone on,' he whispered,
with an oath and, by way OF kissing the book flat-
! tened supernumcrary quii Of tobacco against the
convenient wall.
assigned IN Holy Writ. The pressmen, hose mission
was 10 throw light on the subject before them, Ut
the gas, and the change was greeted with
nURMUR OF APPLAUSE.
The Jet oi gas had not gladdenei the assembled
crowd many minutes when a herce-looking SOW
ereign, whose nose and mustacEe were In antag-
onlsm on the point OF angles scowled around and
about, ana put out The light with muttered curse.
lie did not believe IN such frightful extravagance
within few feet OF the President OF the Board OF
Works. Everybody said that the economical SOW
creign should be made the Committee OF Seventy or
nominated for the Supreme Court bench But
while the discussion which this Incident occasoned
was in full sway the majority OF those In waiting Oh
HIS HIGHNEss OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
took their departure, That the Boss knew how 1t
hlmseli' was evident, for few minutes after
the doors were thrown Open and our reporter en-
tered the august presence