Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-19

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present, to retire from my official DO
sition, is still unchanged. By the ap.
pointment of Andrew III. Greene as
Ored to guard the public interest COM
mitted to my care. In such effort,
while calling critical attention to
events Of the past fOrty-eight hours,
including your official acts as well as
my own, I ask the support Of that su-
preme pOwer-the public sentiment
of the citizens of New York, and of
the State. Very respectfully,
| RICHARD B. CONNOLLY,
Comptroller.
| WHAT THE HERALD THINKS.
The Herald which was wholly ST.
lent yesterday upon the municipal
situation, to-day pronounces in favor
of Hall, and thinks the Comptroller
had better retire from his Office.
WHAT THE TRIBUNE THINKS.
The Tribune looks with favor upon
| the move among the anti-Tammanv
| Democrats to put down corruption,
and says that it was not possible for
| the Republican party alone to carry
out the great and radical reforms
which are needed in the administra-
ton of the affairs of this city. It is
| only by a combination of all honest.
well-intentioned citizens that we can
| hope to do anything toward eradicat-
ing the inveterate evils of years of
fraud and waste.
WHAT THE TIMES THINKS.
The Times says that the guilt of
can be established from papers il the
COmptroller's Office, and that facts vet
to come out will startle the public
from one end of the country to the
other, and will stagger even the bra
zen impudence of the ring advocates.
We are entitled to speak with author
ity on this subject.
THE NEW COMPTROLLER,
Upon entering upon the discharge
of the duties Of his office, Deputy
Comptroller Green Immediately
doubled the detective force around
the COmptroller's Office, and placed
ten policemen in the office for the pur-
pose of preventing the abstraction of
important papers. The accounts are
now being Strengthened by a force of
the condition of the Treasury will
soon be made.
Judge LedWith and a delegation of
citizens waited upon acting Comp
trOller Green and assured him Of their
support.
NEW COMBINATIONS
are to be found among the politicians.
1t is rumOred that the Germans and
Irish will go with the Tilden move
ment. There is great alarm among
the candidates for local offices on ac
count of the formation Of a new Demo-
cratic City Committee, and all the
friends of Connolly declare that Halls
folly has disrupted the Democratic
party and destroyed Tammany and
Halls prestige.
NO MORE MONEY AT PRESENT.
In consequence of the Mayors let
ter to the heads OF the various depart
ments repudiatiug all official knowl-
edge Of Comptroller Connolly, or An
drew H. Green as his deputy. the
City Paymaster has refused to paw
any more warrants issued and signed
by either of them. The labOrers who
are now holding warrants for their
work will be refused payment, and to
many of these there is at least one
months pay due. All public works
will, therefore, have to be stopped,
and over four thousand men thrown
out of employment.
William f. Havemyer and others,
members Ofthe Committee of Seventy,
have made arrangements by which
the banks of this city will cash any
warrants signed by Comptroller Con-
molly and Deputy Comptroller Green.
They say that the next Legislature
will justify their action, and make an
appropriation to pay back the money
thus borrowed.
OPINION OF CHARLES O'CoNNOR.
O'Connor, the eminent lawyer, has
prepared legal opinion, in which he
holds that Connolly is legally in pos
session of the Office of Comptroller,
and that Mayor Hall has no power to |
remove him.
WHO STOLE THE VOUCHERS?
At meeting Of the Board of Alder
men to-day, a communication was re-
ceived from Mayor Hall, requesting
authorization to offer a reward of $1,000 |
for such information as would lead to
the discovery of the persons concerned |
in stealing the vouchers.
CoNNoLLY's MOVEMENTS.
Comptroller Connolly remained at |
his Office to-day, and was constantly |
receiving calls from prominent eiti- |
zens, from whom he received mani |
festatiOns of support. His private
counsel, Hon. Samuel G.. Courtney,
late United States Attorney, and
Judge Beach, were with him most Of |
the time, together with a few other
Courtney has been the legal adviser |
1t is believed that from his |
prOclivities he was mainly |
instrumental in debating the course |
which the Comptroller has taken this |
evening. Mr.. Courtney in delivering |
to Green the keys belonging to the |
departments Of the COmptroller's /
Office, informed that gentleman that |
Mr.. Connolly placed upon him the |
Onus of taking that course, which |
would result thoroughly in develop |
ing every fact connected with the |
financial affairs of the city, and who |
ever might be affected thereby, it was |
expected he would do his duty with
out fear or favor.
HALL CAREFULLY WATCHED.
There was all sorts of rumors in |
circulation during the day and even
ing, in reference to the municipal diff |
ficulty, many of which were OF the |
most improbable character. Late in |
the afternoon il was bruited about |
that Hall would probably resort to
force to get possession of the Comp |
troller's office; in consequence of |
which, Connolly took all precaution-
airy measures necessary for the ex-
pected emergency.
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
The following call was issued this |
evening: 1.-THE Executive Committee |
of seventy, appointed by the tax pay
ers for a financial reform of the city |
and county Of New York, are request |
ed to meet at the rooms of the Cham |
Der of Commerce, at II O'Clock M,
Tuesday, September 10th, on business |
of special and immediate Importance.
[Signedl
BARCLAY GALLAGHER,
Assistant Secretary"