Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-09-20
NEW YORK.
More of the:Municipal Mud die.
The greeley FACTION.


More OF the..Muntcipal Mud die.
~ The Greeley Faction.
New YORK, Sept. 19.-Tf.e Greeley
Republicans held SenatoHsl Cenuention
In several of the city dist.ieE last even
ing. Nominations of cs'.sdidates for leg
islative offices were T1sde. The Grant
wing of the city Rep ibsicsns met in the
several Assembly Districts last evening
aud elected deleg 4tes to the Syracuse
Convention.
O'Gorman 40 .vIses Mayor Hail to
Retreat.
( Richard o. GormaH has written letter
70 Mayor dali, in which he says: 1t
seems timc that in your future course in
the mat yer of the office of the Comp
troller, you should be governed in the
matter more by consideration of expe-
diency aud sound policy than by those
mer dy strictly legal rights or power. If
1t b .ad been your desire to bring about the
&C cession of a new incumbent into the
Office of Comptroller, you seem to me to
have exhausted every legal expedient that
could have suggested itself for that pur-
pose. Even at the risk of some
apparent Inconsistency, 1 now ad-
wise you not to make another ap-
pointment, to Withdraw your notice to The
various departments and to treat with
Connolly as Comptroller. If you do
not think him entitled to fill the Office
de jure, by treating him as Comptrol-
Ter de facto, you will adopt a course
which it is my opinion will necessarily
prevent financial difficulties and compli-
cations, and the continuance of that pub
lie excitement and sense of insecurity
which would prolong thu legal controversy
in this case and would intensity it. 1t
should be borne in mind also that long
before that controversy could be determ-
ined new Legislature will have assemb-
led who will then be able more calmly
and deliberately to consider any matters
connected with this case, which may be
properly submitted for their considera-
tlon. Yours faithfully,
RloHARD O'GoRMAN.
McCIellan's DecIinatiOn,
The following is Gen. McClellan's let
ter declining the Office of Comptroller:
Hon. A. Oakley Hall-Dear Sir: l have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 10Th inst. conveying me
thevery f1attering offer of the Comptroller
ship of this city. While / should will
ingly render service to the public, were it
in my power, in an emergency like the
present, nevertheless, due regard to my
public and private duties at this time
compel me to decline the appointment.
With my sincere thanks for the compli-
ment you paid, an very truly yours,
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
The Acting Comptroller.
The Deputy Comptroller this morning
gave directions for the immediate prepa-
ration of a schedule of all officers of de-
partments and the date of appointment
and their salaries and the nature of the
duty performed by each. A circular to
the heads of all departments of the
Comptroller's Office relative to their de-
ties, is in preparation.
Who stole the VOuchersi
A person named Aufibe, who is sus-
pected of having stolen the vouchers from
the Comptroller's Office, is said TO be a
political hanger on about the City Hall.
A clerk of the Mayors Office says man
came and told him he had seen another
man on the night of the burglary, going
through the City Hall with large bundle
of papers in his possession. DeemiDg, in
the absence of the Mayor, that the mans
information was important, he had him
arrested.
Tweed's Organ.
The first number of Democratic cam
paign paper, named the Tsmmany Ban
ner, will be published Wednesday in the
interest of Tweed and Chandley.
A Peremptory Order ON Oakley Hail.
The Committee of Seventy today sent
a communication to Mayor Hall request
ing him instanter to cause proceedings
to be commenced by the corporation
counsel against all the Tammany ring,
includi og himself, for the recovery of the
bulk of properly alleged to be stolen
from the city. They slso agree and in
sist upon furnishing counsel to conduct
the proceedings in connection with cor
poralion counsel, and agree to pay the
expenses attending the same. Up to to-
night no response has been received to
the letter to Hall.
Hall Tells O'GOrman 90 Go Ahea d.
O'GOrman has written another letter to
Mayor Hall, in which he expresses the
opinion that legal steps should be taken
to recover the monies paid by the city
on grossly extraVagant contracts, and
asks for the Mayors instructions in the
premises.
The Mayor replies that 0'Gorman is
the head of the flaw department, and has
full discretion to bring any action at law
he may see fit for promoting the good
name of the city or benefGting the Treas
ury, and leaves the matter in his hands.
Oakley Hall Takes Water.
IL is reported that the Mayor has with
drawn his letter yesterday to the heads
of bureaus, and decided to recognize
Connolly.
New German Daily.
The project of starting new German
morning paper in this city, which was
suggested some time ago, will shortly be
carried into effect. 1t is said sufficient
capital has been pledged to insure the
success of the enterprise.
Big Hole in the Ground.
MIDDLETOwN, N. Y, Sept. 10 The
leading parties in the Shawangunk tun-
mel, mile long, Midland railway, met
last night. Trains will pass through the
tunnel by the first of January next.
UTTINnUC