Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-02
NEW YORK.
Lively Times at the city Hall.
And He Ignores Their Existence.
The Reform Board Installed.
Secretary Fish Interviewed.

The Reform Board Installed. !.
Secretary Fish Interviewed.
New YORK, Dec. S1.-The morning
papers say that Secretary Fish's' resignation
| tangible shape than ever. In fact, his final
retirement in q day or two is no
longer q matter Of conjecture, but
one of almost absolute certainty.
The difficulty which has lately arisen be-
tween the United States and Spain with re-
gard to Cuban matters has matured bis res
olution to withdraw as soon as possible from
affairs which threaten to assume black and
stormy aspect. Secretary Fish being now in
this city reporter interviewed him last even
ing. In answer to a question, the Secretary
said: 81 am sorry about the recall of the
Spanish Minister, for have yet TO know a
SpaniaEd who Is better man than Senior
Roberts. He has been invariably courteous
aud kind whenever be possibly could. he
advocated humane policy in Cuba, and
endeavored to mitigate the severity Of Span
ish rule in that island. Spain has never
sent better representative to Washington
than Senior Roberts, The Secretary stated
that the matter OF his resignation was in
allegiance. He did not wish 20 say any
thing about it at present, but the facts
would come out in very short time.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The requisite
amount Of bail being ready, ex-Controller
Connolly win probably be liberated to-mor-
row. -
Jem Mace Challenges O'RaIdwin.
James Mace announces his willingness to
fight any man in the world for $1,000, Ned
0'Baldwin preferred.
Ringing out the old Year.
Large number of watch meetings were
held last night in this city and Brooklyn.
A crowd assembled around Trinity to listen
to the chimes ringing out the old and ringing
In the new year.
Dam Sickles W.. Jim Fisk and Roscoe
Csnklfng.
During the present month it is expected
that vigorous assault will be made upon
the present Erie management. Gen. Sickles,
United States Minister to Spain, who is still
in this city holds daily cCnferen noes with
Attorney General Barlow, with q view 10
perfec.ing arrangements for the. attack of
The Atlantic and Great Western &nd certain
English Erie stockholders upon Fisk &
Gould and their associates. The war will
be carried on in both courts and legislation
in the latter will be exclusively attended to
by Sickles In order, as it Is stated, that he
may be able while annihilating Fisk q
Gould to make combinations foI Senatorial
contest next winter. Gen. Sickies, in the
opinion Of many well informed politicians,
will prove most formidable opponent of
Conkling for the Senate.
MR.. Rs-,.u AuSNo~,as.
Judge Cordozo was applied TO by the old
Board Of Aldermen to grant stay of pro-
ceedings in the case of the order from Judge
Brady for an injunction enjoining Mayor
Hall from recognizing them, but declined.
Later-Oaley Hall Impeached.
To-day the old Board of Aldermen as
sen bled in the City Hall, to wind up the
affairs of the old year and to re-organize.
The newly-elected or reform Board of Al
dermen came together to take possession of
the city chambers. The old Board, who
were entitled to possession up to twelve
O'Clock, noon, opened session at nine O'Clock
A. NJ, and after transscting routine
business, received the report of a special
committee TO investigate the city and county
accounts. The following resolution was
then passed by the Board of Aldermen:
Resolved, that A. Oakley Hall, Mayor of
New York, having been guilty of malfeas
ance and misfeasance in Office in having
failed to communicate to the Common
Council a general statement of the finances
ofthe city, and in having failed to be vigi-
liant and active in causing the ordinances Of
the city and the laws of the State to be exc
cuted and enforced, and in having failed to
perform the duties prescribed for him by the
city ordinances and the laws of the
State as required by law, and
failed properly to fulfill and discharge the
responsibility imposed on him by law for
the good order and efficient government of
the city, and in having neglected and re-
fused to direct that proper reports of the
operations and actions of the various de-
partments of the city government be made
TO him, and to require that all such infor-
nation as might have enabled him
10 properly discharge the duties of
the office might be furnished to
him, as he was authorized and empower
ed by law to direct and require; and al
though furnished by the Comptroller, as
required by law, with report once in 80
Gays, showing the name of every person in
whose favor an account had been audited,
with the decision Of the Auditor upon the
same, together with the final action upon
the same, in. having failed TO check the
reckless extravagance which said reports
must have made manifest to him, and in
having recklessly and wantonly signed
which, under the law, he was
bound to Investigate under the provisions
of the law, comforting upon him the power
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demand; that he be and is hereby impeach-
ed for malfeasance and misteance in office
aforesaid.
A SceneI
At one minute to II NJ, Alderman Cow
an declared the Board adjourned sine die,
and at II o'clock read the call for reassem-
bling the Board for the ensuing year. A
loud knocking was heard at the door of the
Chamber, and the Sergeant at Arms opened
it cautiously. Admittance was demanded
in commanding tone by Henry S. Clinton,
lawyer, heading the new Board. Mr..
Clinton said he had a writ from Judge
Brady TO serve on the old Board, ordering
them TO vacate the Chamber for the reform
Board. The ClamOr at the door caused
the members to rush TO assist the Sergeant
/, at Arms---among them Jimmy Irving, ex-
Aesemblvman, lately tried in the Federal
OSnrts for assaulting United States Dep
niS Marshal. He threw off his oVercoat
andvllshed, as he said, to "put head" on
the block"
Thed door was slammed in the faces of the
Reformers, and the clerk read the call to
the end. Alderman Cowan was then re-
elected President for the ensuing year, the
clerk was seappointed and the Board ad-
jouned.
The door ahen opened and before the
old Board got out the new Board rushed in,
and with them 4 little boy who actively
served the old Beard to their great disgust
with copies of the writ issued by Judge
Brady.
Oakley Turnsfrom the Setting to Greet
the Rising Sum.
The Mayor on arriving at the City Hall
commenced writing document recogniz-
ing the old Board, when, being informed by
Col. Soline that they had impeached him,
he left the document unfinished and issued
another declaring the Offices of Aldermen
and Assistant Aldermen vacant and appoint
ing thereto the newly elected Aldermen and
Assistant Aldermen. He also issued an ad-