The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-15
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
THE BREAK BETWEEN MAYOR HAVE-
MEYER AND THE RADICALS.

TIE BREAK BETWEEN MAYOR HAVE-
MEYER AND THE RADICALS
Great Contest 1mpendIng-Bosa Muir
phys Pians-stokes's Struggle for
Life-Eis Mind Giving Way-Notices
OF Timrod's Poems-Growing Interest
in Scientific Expeditions.
FFRoM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, February 9.
The conflict between the mayor and bis
party deepens. The Murphy Ring make no
further concealment of their hatred of him,
and the breach Is now irreparable. The char
ter about to be passed by the Legislature will
strip the mayor of nearly all power. He will
not be much more than q venerable and re-
spectacle fgurehead. he might have re-
tanned the right to appoint heads of depart.
ments If he had been willing 10 accept the
list made out by Boss Murphy. But there
were some notorious thieves on the list, and
he nut his venerable and respectable loot
down and swore they should have no ap-
polntments from him. Hence the Boss has
gone to Albany, and amended the charter
bill 30 as to deprive the mayor of any sem.
blance of power, and the obsequious Leglsla-
ture will speedily make law oil 1t.
In the meantime. the mayor can do no more
than protest, which be does not fall TO do
vigorously. The Times attacks him, the TIL
bune defends him, the World and Herald In
dulge In sarcasms. The Tammany general
committee on Thursday night passed resolu-
tions praising the mayor for his course. A
large number OF citizens who sympathize with
him have resolved to call puolic meeting to
show that the people of New YORK sustain
him. 1t will take place at Cooper Institute
probably on Thursday night. lew Rrpuo.
lican leaders who were connected with Inc
reform movement, like Marshall U: Rooerts,
Peter Cooper and David Dudley Field The
Reform d, mocrats like Abraham x. Law
renee and Samuel j. Tilden and the German
Retormers like Oswald 0tlendorter, will take
part In this meeting and support The mayor
by their voices.
It will not avail, however, to prevent our
grossly partisan Legislature from passing the
charter and saddling Murphy and his ring on
the city Just as Tweed aud the old Tammany
ring were saddled upon IL lew years ago. A
new era In local politics segins from this
time. The Republicans WHO really favor an
honest administration oil municipal affairs will
be found acting with The Democracy In the
election Of next fall. The Democrats Will
probably carry the city by an Increased malori-
ty, and possibly may redeem the Stale. IL is
curious TACT, worth noting here ln connec-
tion with the possibilities OF the next political
campaign In the State, that 10 1861 the Re-
publicaus carried the State by the enormous
majority OF 107,7l2. They seemed then to
have fixed their ascendancy for quarter of
century at least. But, In the election of the
following year, the Democrats not only re-
versed the situation, but rolled up 10, 752 ma
Jorlty against the Republicans. This shows
now uncertain party tenure 10 the Empire
State Is, and how possible 1t is that the present
party 10 power may be oYerthrowD.
Governor Dix Ia giving the same dlspleas.
ure to the leaders Of the party which elected
him as Mayor Havemeyer Ia. 1t is likely that
he, too, will BIZ 10 opposition ere long. There
was never a party success fn history more
hollow than that won by the Republicans In
the late Presidential campaign. Grant failed TO
get within million votes OF majority OF the
persons entitled 10 vote In the Union. There
were Democrats enough In this State who did
not vote who could, If they had been dis
posed to do IL, have elected Herman governor
and given the electoral vote TO GreeIey. The
insecurity OF Republican power will be dem
onstraLed In few months.
stokes's struggle for life ls going on furious.
ly In the courts. The application Tor stay Of
proceedings Ia before Two judges at once,
and If 1t falls with them will probably be
taken before every Judge OF the Supreme
Court In the State In succession until the OBJ
Ject Is attained. The fatal Gay Is two weeks
from next Friday; as yet Stokes has made no
preparations for death. He believes that he
will get stay and new trial, or at least q
commutatIon of his punishment.
A reporter of Brooklyn paper visited
Stokes In his cell yesterday morning. The
condemned mans manner was SUCH as to
create the impression that his mind has given
way under his snxlelies, or that he has brgun
to play we'll matured preteDce OF insanity.
He walks about nervously, laughs necessarily
and in hysterical way, examines his hands
continually as il he were looking for the spot
that will not out, and talks incoherently about
The trial and the forthcoming hanging. 1n
answer to question he professed 10 be ignor-
ant OF the exact day when he Is to die. He
thought 1t would be some time the last oil the
month, said he had forgotten when. He
showed the reporter o letter sent 10 him on
the day he was sentenced, written by friend
OF Fish's named Conner. II was as follows:
Ep-Forgive me. l done bnt my duty. Re-
member Inc to lne colonel pNen you seA him.
Tell him Mrs. Fisk Is well, and give him full par.
ticulars OF Jay Gould's affair. have no doubt he
will forgive you for assassnating him. Yours.
This extraordinary communication seemed
writer by Conner, who was Fisk's private
secretary, the fellow ought to be pllloried for
his heartessness. Stokes'5 hair, which was
once dark brown, has turned almost wholly
white. What mental egones lie must have
suffered 10 his solitary cell.
Heury Tlmrod's little volume Ia getting
favorable notices even from the hotbed OF
New EuglandIsm. A very warm and appre-
cIatlye notice, column and half long, ap.
pears In the Boston Advertiser, the leading
Republican paper in the East. The Boston
Globe notice, believe, has already been
transferred 10 your columns. Mr.. Hale, the
publisher, tells me The book Ia having fair
sale, but that 1t will not be large unless the
orders from the South come in better. The
sale at the North will be limited, Of course,
for the mass of bookbuyers are not yet cured
of their preudIces. OF the more remote
future OF the work, OF course, there can be no
question. 1t will become as much cassc as
Spencer, or Gray, or Goldsmtb.
Professor Tyndal sailed for home yesler.
dsy on the Cnnarder Cuba. He has awaken
ed wonderful popular interest In science 10
this country. We had an illustration OF II
last night. Professor Barker, OF Yale Col
lege leclured In the great hall OF Cooper In
sttute on 'the Revelations OF The Sun through
the spectroscope." The hall Was packed
with human beings to the very doors, and
The hall, on political occasions, is supposed to
hold four thousand people. A year ago
doubt II a tenth of that number could have
been assembled 10 hear Professor Barker.
Mr.. Weiss Is drawing large audiences 10 his
fine lectures on Shakespeare. A Young. Mems
Christian Association on Staten Island have
rohuEpd their intellectual brethren In this