The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-01-04
NEW YORK, Jan 2.

During tho present month it is ex-
pected that . vigorous assault will be
made on the present Erie manage
ment. Con. Sickies who Is still in
the City, holds a daily counsel with
Attorney-General Barlow, with
view Of ~perfecting arrangements for
making an attack by the Atlantic q
Great Western, and certain English
Erie stockholders upon Fisk and
Gould and their associates. The war
will be carried on in both the Courts,
and the legislature. Tho latter
will be exclusively adhered to by
Sickles in order it. is stated that he
may be able while fighting Fisk and
Gould, to make combinations for the
Senatorship. Gen. Sickies, in the
opinion Of well informed politicians,
will prove Conkling's most fornida-
bic opponent.
To-day the old board OF Aldermen
met at the City Hall to wind up bust
ness Of last year. The board receiv-
ed the report of the sub Committee
Of the Committee of 40 to invest.
gate city and county accounts The
report states that the Committee has
concluded that the facts developed,
warrant the impeachment OF Mayor
Hall by the Common Council, the
Mayor being invested with the gu
pervision of all departments OF tho
city government and securing peri
odical statements of accounts, and
having authority to call tor all the in
formation requisite, is responsible
for the proper management OF the
departments, and should be held re-
sponsible for the frauds committed.
The Committee recommends that he
be impeached for malfeasance in Of
fee. for not properly diseharging tho
duties incumbent on him, and in the
absence of any rule by Common Pleas
defining mode of impeacement, tho
Committee recommend that q ireso-
luton of impeachment be passed and
Counsel designated to prosecute the
same. Gao
The Common Council then passed
the resolution OF impeachment, set
ting forth in extenso the charges of
m~alteasance and misfeasauce against
Mayor Hall and appointing Charles
0. Conner aud John Hartley to pre-
pare articles of impeachment, and1l
prosecute the same before the prop
err Court.
At one minute to twelve, Alder.
mar Cowan declared the Board nd
journed sine die, and ut twelve o'clock
read a call for the reassembling of
the Board for the ensuing year.
A loud knocking was heard at tho
door, and the Sorgeant-at-arms open
ed the door cautiously when admit
lance was demanded in q command
ing tone by Henry Clinton, q lawyer
heading the nav Board.
Mr.. Clinton eaid he had an order
from Judge Brady to serve on the old
Board, ordering them to vacate the
Chambers for the Reform Board.
The clamor at the door caused the
members to rush to the assistance of
the Sergeant-at-arms, and threats
were made of putting heads on" the
Mr.. Clark read the call
for the assembling Of the Council
was then reelected President
Tor the ensuing year, and the Clerk
was ~re-appointed.
The Board then adjourned. Tho
ioor was then opened and before the
did Board got out, tho new Board
'nshed in, aud with them u small boy
Who actively served the old Board
% their great disgust with copies
the writ issued oy Judge Brady.
The Mayor on arriving at the City
Iall commenced writing a document
'ecognizing the old Board, when be-
ng informed that they had impeach
d him, he issued another declaring
he offices OF Alderman and Assistant ;
alderman vacant, and appointing /,
the newly elected Aldermen. ,
Ex.Comptroller Connolly was hro't :
rom Ludlow street jail to-day on a ,
vrit of habess corpus before Judge /
barnard, and released ON one thous- |
nd dollars bail. !
Security was given, and he went
} his home.
The new Common Council organ
led ut LAO p. nj. with Vance as
hartman. All tho members were
resent except Cowan ana Plnnkett I