The New York herald., 1871-09-19
RBMBLINGS OF TlMMlNY,
The Latest DeVelonmAn!s {: 6: = no Quarrel
Over the ComptroDership.
Connolly and Green Still In
Possession, .
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Mayor Hall Refuses to Recognize Either
Connolly or Green-3he Depart
ments Notified.
CHARLES 0C0N0R ON THE SITUATION.
"Boss" Tweed Interviewed-He Will
Not Fight Windmills. but viii
Specific Charges.
CONNOLLY'S LETTER TO MAYOR HALL.
seThe Committee OF Seventy''-A Chat
'tAbOut Things In General' With
the Members Thereof.
A Reward for the Vanished
Vouchers.
The Feeling Throughout the City-what is
Thought Of the Great Muddle at the Pub
Lie Offices, in Financial Circles
and by the People.
ssThe Committee OF Seventy''-A Chat
'tAbOut Things In General' With
the Members Thereof.
A Reward for the Vanished
Vouchers.
The Feeling Throughout the City-What is
Thought Of the Great Muddle at the Pub
Lie Offices, in Financial Circles
and by the People


Never was there such universal excitement unac-
companied by some monster demonstration as pre-
vailed yesterday in this exctable city OF New York.
The quietude OF the Sabbath served as the calm be-
fore the storm. All day on Sunday the people,
struck with astonlshment at the move made by
Comptroller Connolly in the appointment Of Andrew
II. Green as deputy, with full power, were lost in
wonderment as to what would be the next move on
the part Of the contestants. The anxiety
was SO great that people rose unusually
early yesterday and rushed to the newspapers
for information and relief. The move made by
Comptroller Connolly startling, indeed, but no
less was that contemplated by Mayor Hall. as an
nounced In the letter to MIR. Connolly, accepting his
resignation, and at the same time removing him.
and the letter to General Mcclellan appointing him
Comptroller.
What Will Connolly do now9 Will General Nc
Clelan accept9 and 80 on were the questions gene
rally asked, while opponents Of the party in power
would say, with peculiar grin.
''IT's VERY PRETTY QUARREL
rs 1t stands" AS the crowds nOcked down town the
matter was discussed In cars and stages and by the
groups OF pedestrians vending their way to the
business centres.
A conversation between o few gentlemen In
Broadway car may be taken as a sample Of the gen.
eral public SENTIMENT
FIRST GENT-James. what do you think Of the
SE0oND GsNT-You mean the Connolly and McCel.
Ian businessP
FIRST GENT-Yes. DO You think Little Mac will
accept the postp
SECOND CENT hope not, unless he wants to cut
bis throat.
FIRST GBNT-Why?
SECOND GENT-Why, the moment he would do
such thing he would be raKed Iore aud AFT. The
papers would open on him, and everything he did
ho dpjt 10 No pta1
on and turned and twisted as to make him crazy.
FIRST GENT-Oh, pshaw think he would win.
] take 1t as q most favorable omen the
SINGULAR COINCIDENCE
Of his being notified OF his appointment on the an
niversary Of the battle Of Antetam. He raised
thunder tnen, you know, and guess he can DO It
again.
SECOND GENT-Yes, but do y0u suppose he Is
such fool as to come in here from New Jersey, and
throw himself before the people and the courts, and
1Qht not only Connolly but the entire public sentl-
mentf For tell you, no matter whether we think
Connolly is thief or not re shows pluck, and makes
pretencs at the least OF being In earnest and court
ing an investigation.
FIRST GENT-Don't you suppose Hall aud Tweed
are as bad as Conuolly9
SECOND CENT don't hear anything but good
about Tweed. / don't know; he seems 10 be mighty
popular everywhere.
People VINO had not In years or months, If ever,
stopped at the new Court House and helped to
swell the throng that choked the passage ways OF
the gorgeous tomb.
Dew thick and fast, on all sides. one OF the
first started and sent around with marvellous
rapidity and with addendas and alterations such as
the old 'fhree black crowr story never could touch
was ths:-That Mayor Hall came down to the office,
was fearfuly excited because he had not heard
nunInA AF IAttA
ana then commenced upseting things; throwing
his books and papers around in frightful confusion
and that the conviction forced itself upon the
attaches that
THE MAYOR HAD GONE CRAZY.
Another was. thst he was seen leaving the build
ing where the omccs Of the Department OF Docks
are located With his coat and hat or that he
rushed 10 n coach and ordered the Jehu TO drive him
10 hell or any place he pleased. These stories, OF
course ended in q laugh, and only tended to show
that 10 matter how serious may be the occasion Of
gathering there Is always tendency to joke or
jtSe in New York crowd.
HAS MCCLELLAN ACCEPTED2
was the a-absOrbing question, and, being all
absorbing, nobOdy could answer II satisfactorily.
The rumor came about three O'Clock that he had ac
cepted and would appear in the court and immedi-
ately sue out a quo aCd1rdnto or q mandamus.
Then there were curses and comments from the
gangs cOngregated In and arou nd the Court House
that would crate arsy on any ybody's ear to hear.
IL was generally understood, however, that McClel-
Ian would not accept the position as long as
Connolly showed an inclination TO hold on to it,
AS Connolly has shown that disposition in most
unmistakable way 1t Is safe to conclude that
Mcclellan has Iot accepted and VIII not accept,
more especially now as Connolly has obtained the
endorsement OF such advisers as Charles O'Conor,
Samuel J. Iilden Barrett Sr., the uncle Barrett Jr,
the nephew; Rufus Andrews. Sam Courenay Mr..
Beach and others. There may be little lull to-
day, but nobody can tell In these troublous times
what even an hour may bring forth.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN DECLINES THE COMPTRoI-
LERSHIP.
General Geo. b. Mcclellan has declined to accent
fhe Bomptrollershp SO long as the present order of
things continues. because his acceptance now would
place him in The position Of contestant for the
once.