The New York herald., 1871-09-18
RUINS OF TEE RING.
Opinions and SpeculatiOns OH.
the Situation.
A HUNT FOR THE OFFICIALS.
What is Thought of the Appoint
ment of MIR. Green.
Growing Bitterness Between the Members Of
the Grand Quarteu-The O'Brien-
Connolly Compact.

The muddle into which the municipal manage
ment has tumbled grows rapidly worse. The web
OF entangleme mt grows stronger and more compil-
Gated The fog becomes thicker, the clouds darker.
In short, the entire affair looks like ''confusion
worse confounded.n When the sun went down on
Saturday last and long thereafter, people went
about with the conviction that Connolly would not
resign the Comptrollership that he would stay
where he as and fight bitterly against those VINO
had lately been his friends and allies. There was
nothing but rumor 10 go by. None OF those sup
posed to be thoroughly acquainted with the condi.
tOn OF affairs could be induced 10 give inkng OF
what was being done, what plan OF action, II any,
had been prepared tor the future and the rank and
hle were left completely IN the dark. flow eagerly
were the newspapers sought for yesterday i5fning;
how quickly every item and line was scanned; with
what supreme astonshlaelt the
LATEST PHASE OF THE FIGHT
struck the general public, are questions which every
body, with few exceptions, can undoubtedly answer
In the same manner. TO say that almost everybody
was aslOunded Is to state an axiom. Astounded Is
the word Who ever would have thought that Mr..
Green would be selected 10 carry on the war for
Comptroller Connolly Everybody looks at the
affair now as war, and that the war has actually
begun cannot for moment be DOUBTED. The
quieJude 0. Sabbath was somewhat disturbed by the
startling intelligence that the Comptroller had
thrown himself into the arms OF the Committee OF
Seventy; had accepted the gentleman named by the
chairman OF the committee to DO the work Of his
office, and that, although holding TO the title, he
had virtually abdlcated in favor OF one whom
people generally had reason TO believe wasby no
means friendly TO Messrs. Hall ana Sweeny.
"WDat can 1t mean9 at looks as If Dick meant
70 be ugly.n "They've driven MN to the wall and
II ne falls he's bound to drag them down with him."
"He means TO make Hall and Sweeny squirm.n
These and similar questions and expressions might
be heard yesterday IN various quarters but toward
evening in the places Of public resort
THE CONUNDRUM WAS ''GTvEN UP,'
and nothing like definite idea of what the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Green foreboded could be arrived at.
With the intention OF sitting out whatever seeds Of
information could be obtained from the great guam
fity Oi char which everywhere ao0unded a HERALD
reporter started yesterday to find all any Of the
Of1icias more closely connected with The cOmpli-
cations now engrossIng sucn unusual and universal
attention. With this saying OF Solomon IN his
mind
That the sonl be without knowledge IL is not good;
and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth,
The reporter wended MS way up town. He felt
that his soul was not '.gooi," as 1t was without
knowledge" He was willing TO make his soul
the risk OF SHINING by hastenng with his feet" As
the result proved he had started for the most part
Oh
A WILD GOOSE CHASE
The officials i'll question seemed to anticipate the
iact that the newspaper representatives. with their
usual New York enterprise, would find them, If
possible, and obtain from them, nOIsns rOler1s
their IDEAS ana opinions matters past and
revelations expected. Mr.. Storrs late Deputy
Comptroller, was the first one sought. II
Tor depending from the pel.pull were bow and
within that house at least one inmate who could
not De disturbed by the jingle ol That bell; that
ever conveyed from that silvered knob now covered
u1 waH s"I a"e funeral ml ,a em0,em i Was meancholy
Di ueaih The bell Wss pulled ana quickly
answered, but the geItleman sought was
-, s'-J %, "oUr or TOWN. -
What an accommodating place "out Of town"
must be IL must be happy place; for people
win Oil sorts OF aniagonsms, when sought Tor IN.
formation in relation to their troubles are 'out OF
town. Thus Mr.. Storrs was 'out OF town;' Mr..
storrs' brother was "out of town" Comptroller
was ''out Of town." Mayor Hall was ''out OF own;p
and yet there were lew people ieit in tile city, and
MR. ANDREW Il. GREEN,
who has suddenly become the synosure OF all eyes.
He was AZ home aliaDe ana courteous As ever. He
expected 10 know much about the Office he mad
accepted within twenty-four hours. lie was but
slightly acquainted win the people IN the place,
and he certainly could not determine what would
be his plan ol action. he entered upon the duties
OF the office with the determination to 40 what was
right ana Just both W the orica ana the public.
He Is democrat and Is desrous OF restoring pubic
confidence in his party ana placing the guilt OF
"malieasdnce, mlsapproprlation or
FRAUD WHERE IT PROPERLY BBIoNGs,u.
These were his Only motives IN accepting the posi-.
tion. ior he knew II would be a trying tiresome and
q a. m l,ci nf no
city and county accounts al the COmptroller's oce
clear and satisfactory exhibit. lie mas been already
+. Haveneyer ana Samuel j. Tliden his bonds
men, IN $4,000 each, ana will enter actively upon
the duticS OF the ottice to-day.
THE GENERAL FEELING
In regard TO the matter it Is difficult to get Nt.
fair idea however, may be CLEANED from CONVEX
sation winch TOOK place last evening al one oi the
principal uptown hotels. The principal speakers
were onice-hoders; one is an intimate Trend OF the
Comptroller and Of his family, another IL a fast
friend Of Mayor Hall ana another an adherent OF
Aessrs. Tweed and Sweeny.
CONNOLLY 's FRIEND addressing the others)-What
do you think OF the appointment OF Green2
HALLS tRIEND-lt looks as If Connolly meant to
be ugly The appointment OF Green seems TO me
10 be an insult to Mr.. Hall ana Mr.. Sweeny. Con.
molly must he getting crazy to appoint man
aton Connolly himself ana Hail and Swee1 anS
Tweed and all the Others
CONNoLly's tRiEND-.oh, no.. Connolly has a
right to eel bitter Mr.. Hall should not have tried
by such a sill, letter TO disgrace Connolly and his
entire family. He ought 10 be ashamed OF himself;
WASHING DIRTY LINEN
he may find hts strength give out before he gets
through with the wrlnglng.
HALLS FRIEND-Why wnat can Connolly do
now, ANYHOW II he gets obstreperous the firsJ
thmG you know they'll have him up before the
courts attach all the property he or ms family
owns, place IL IN the hands OF II receiver. and,
before they get done with MIN, senu hun 10 sing
Sing.
UOSNOLy's FRIEND-Oh, boshl tell you they
can't; they dare not attempt such tning. Con-
nOii, has the committee Of seventy win MN now.
lIaVPmeypr. bonds
meD. -
THE PAPERS CAN'T HOWL =
any against Green, and Connolly has been asr prad
that he can have any amount Of money lie ne eJs m
hght The others If they attempt to interfere wun inc
examination.
swEENYS FRIEND tor the hrsf mo,The
papers can't howl2 Maybe mol. Fo,v If Mr. Greer
goes pu'tlng ON any did0es me- might be a lutte
inJunc served on HIM. II. ~o,uht come ont how
much It dId not cost To iur . sns, nomSe FAR nm
self III Central Park. W ~ ~
.',Nra ovnmomhns IN, & rnL," o-well, I'm satisfied tina
Sn., q, ,o,o,v ,o.. NEW CO,iBiNATl0E
~. .s,n,s ~. s ~ ned now may frighten the heads OF
,tKricu and Commonly gOOu lrlenu