New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-16

New YoRK, ssptember 13.--It ia believes
that Mayor Halls requedt Of the resiana
ton of Connolly and the refusal Of the Il
ter will be the means OF securing disrup
ton in the ring Of faction. The effort.
| which have been made BY Hall AND
met indignant responses BY the friends o
the latter, who insist that it any resiana
tions are sent they must include all who
are in any way tinctured with Complaints
of the municipal transactions of the CITY
government. The only difference which Il
said to exist between Haii-Sweeney and
Tweed Connolly is that the former are .
great deal more crafty and deceitfM than
the latter. The Times thinks that the Her.
aid. in making up statements which were
prompted by Hall, that they feel that they
can trust the city government in the hands
| of Hall ana Sweeney. shows at once its
utter want of knowledge in what ia public
sentiment. In commenting upon the in.
triguists. the Times says: 1.-TWO hundred
million dollars debt was spent by men who
were chiefly instrumental in running it up,
and who expect to remain IN power as re-
| ward for acting with party of cowardly
traitors; their confederates and that whole
crew must be exterminated, unless it is de-
| sired to see property mOrtgaged to its full
value and the credit OF the city broken
down."
| The Tribune thinks tina. Connolly's refusal
to resign was made at the suggestion Of his
brethren in the ring. and that his denial of
the accusations made against him by the
mayor, as we'll as his plea of innocence OF
| completely in the robbery Of his Office Sum
day night, show contempt alike for truth
| and public sentiment 1t says:
| A darker color is to-day given to the theft
| Of the vouchers, as it is now asserted that
| the stolen warrants bore the Endorsement of
persons to whom were paid numbers of
checks conveying money. thus furnishing an
invaluable means OF tracing the spoils to
the men who receive them. It is reported
and believed that forgeries 70 large amounts
| in the accounts Of Keyser were embraced in
these stolen papers. 1t thinks it would now
be fatal to the mayor to vacillate in his
course: that he will have the city at his
back if he takes the responsibility Of remov-
ing the officials whose displacement is de-
manded.
| August Belmont was yesterday in con.
sultation with the mayor. The event gave
rise to many rumOrs tina: he would be ap-
pointed in place OF Connolly, In case the
| latter resigned.
Ingersoll, one of the gentlemen who drew
| large claims against the new courthouse,
was said yesterday to have disappeared, and
! to have left for Europe.
The Herald thinks Connolly makes total
| mistake in refusing to resign. They are
| both Of the opinion that the city charter
| needs to be amended, as under it, at this
| time, the mayor is powerless to remove the
controller, and is otherwise without re-
source to secure his displacement.
| In the injunction suit to-day, afidavits
were read on behalf Of William N. Tweed,
denying generally the allegations in the
complaint. and especially that IngersOll was
ever his agent, or that the expenses Of his
department were ever in excess Of what the
law allowed.
The counsel for the plaintiff, Strahan, in
submitting motion for decree on the
papers before the court said that the plain
titfs allegations were. III fact. admitted,
notwithstanding the af6davirs of denial by
the defendants. He expressed belief that
Tweed was himself both the transcript and
printing company. and it was unsatisfactory
to have in the trial allegations against city
officials made on affidavit. The evidence
which they should put in answer was the
vouchers. They had conveniently disap-
peared.
About five hundred laborers in the en-
plOv of the city government, this morning
rushed up to Chamberlain's Office and de-
manded their six weeks back pay. The
deputy controller told them they would be
paid tomorrow. A posse OF policemen drove
them from Chamberlain 5 office. They have
an erroneous impression as to the effect Of
Barnard's injunction on payments made to
city employees.
O'Gorman made an eloquent speech
yesterday eve ning in defense Of Mayor
Hall, and the court adjourned.
We also reproduce special dispatch to
the ST. Louis Republican,:
NEW YORK, September l2.-Mayor Hall
had to-day long interview with Mr.. Bel
mont. The result Of this conference was
the probable appointment Of Belmont as the
successor Of Mr.. Connolly as controller of
this city. Mr.. Connolly's refusal to resign
in pursuance to the mayors request may
postpone the matter Of succession. but there
is no doubt that Mr.. Belmont, chairman Of
the national Democratic committee, will be
the controller by the first Of October. Ever
since the Orange riot there has been cold
ness between the ring and Governor Hoff
man. 1t is now known that the governor
and the mayor had long interview on Mon
day, and that they resolved to do all in
their power to overthrow Connolly, Tweed
& Co., and kick them out of the Demo
cratic party, on the ground that Tammany |
must be sacrificed for the good of the party. |
AT thus hour the mayor is in consultation
with two judges of the Supreme Court and |
Superintendent Kelso. It is whispered
around the clubs that another verbal de- !
mand will be made on Connolly to resign. |
Should he again refuse, then the superin- |
tendent Of police, by order of the mayor, is |
to arrest him on the charge Of robbery. The |
mayors 8 private secretary. however, pro- !
tesses to be ignorant Of what is up for dis
cussion among the judges and the mayor
There ls no end to the excitement at the po-
lltlcal clubs. Fernando Wood is endeav0r
ing to make an alliance with the Repub-
Leans, SO as to force peace in both parties.
He proposes to let the Old men Of both par
ties meet IN convention, drive bad men to
the wall IN each party, and let the good
men take hold of affairs in tie two camps
There ls trouble brewing among the bOule-
yard men. There are three thousand Of
then and when the paymaster refused to
pay them to-day, saying he had no money,
only few returned to their work. They
are city laborers, and say they have not
been paid for two months. The injunction
1oes not interfere with their payment, but
mere ls no money in the treasury for them.
they threaten to make demonstration in
ront OF the City Hall tomorrow, and the
9oLce are making preparations to meet the
emergency.
lo-m0rrow the great eight-hour working
mems demonstration is to take place, and
ne boulevard men claim that they viii be
from that procession.
1t Is now known that the stolen vouchers
o $l3, 489, ,45o.
Piodding industry and commendable fru-
ality seldom fail to result in comfortable
but sometimes sickness my