The New York herald., 1874-07-12
HAVEMEYER'S PERIL.
The Governors First Answer to the
Charges Against the Mayor.
THE NEXT MOVE ON THE BOARD.
The IIubbub in Political Circles and the Spet-
uatiOnx aS 10 the Final Results.

The statement made in the HERALD yesterday
that the Governors secretary would pay the
Mayor an early visit during the day and give him
in writing the first answer OF the Governor to the
charges preferred against him borne out yes
terday afternoon; Tor, sure enough. Just as the
Mayor was settling himself down in his capacOus
armchair Tor quiet snOOze the arrival OF Colonel
De Kay was announced. The Colonel entered the
outer Of1lce IN his quiet way, and without telling
any one or the clerks who he was, simply asked IL
the Mayor had come down town. On being an
swered in the Affirmative he was about to send In
his card when clerk who had recognized him
and who had meanwhile gone into tue Mayors
private ONCE and made him aware of the presence
OF the secretary, came out hurriedly and, putting
on his most winning smile, bade him enter. AS
the door closed behind the visitor the clerks
looked az one another inquirlngly without saying
anything, every mothers son OF them wearing q
look OF anxiety that told as plainly looks could
tell how wonderfully interested they we're inthe
fate OF the man who had given them their snug
places. The Mayors favorite Man Friday tried to
look defiant from his corner. stroked his mustache
6ercey and glanced at the others over the news
paper he WAS reading. as much as to say,
WHO'S AFRAIpr
Colonel De KAY was well received by the Mayor,
for matter what else can tie said about the
tleman, and that official visitors who are not
an Ong his iamars entitled to considerable
respect. He rose and shook the Colonel warmly
by the hand, and, pointing to a chair his own,
requested him to be seated Then the iunBy Old
man looked out of the window and up at the sky,
and declared 1t to be his positive opinion that the
weather was very warm and that a little rain
would DO his constituency no harm. The Coicne
quite equal to the occasion and did not dispute
the Mayors comprehensiy idea of the tempera
ture and the probabilities; but alter giving him
time to breathe ne pulled out OF his pocket pack
age OF goodly dimensions and handed 1t to the
Mayor. ''This, sir," said he, 'is from the Gov
ernor." The Mayor put out his hand and took the
package and turned Il over and over as though it
were
AN INTERNAL MACHINE,
which he was very ANXIOUS to enquire into,r but
did not exactly know how to open with safety
"Ah yes,n he finally calculated, and then he put
on his glasses and laid the package down upon
his desk slowly and tendery, as If it were
made Of the finest glass; "Ah yes.'
he repeated again, turning towards the impertur-
bable Colonel, who sat in his chair quietly looking
on but the Mayor who expected the Colonel to
say something, was disappointed There was
then another pause which the Colonel took ad-
vantage OF, and rising, he bade the funny old man
gOOdby. and bowed himself out OF the office and
went his way with the proud stride and air Of
man who had done his Guty well, and, despite
| temptation, had not overdone 1t. Several hours
alter the interview q HERALD reporter, anxious
to know whether the package the Colonel had let
| beuInd him contained
| BoNBsaELl OR A LETTER OF PEACE
| ana good will lrOm ''oeaheld" ventuced into the
presence Of The funny old Inau. they were both
| wneie the Colonel had lett them-the Mayor in ais
big chair the package on lhe table in front OF him.
Tue Mayorai bT0WS were Knit In lrOwn that lore
| I'M tet ev lntrudCrs. Al
lips were compressed tightly as though the teeth
behind them had Just ciencned with savege snap,
| and from under the lowering brOws the Mayoral
eyes flashed fire. The reporter at first felt like
beating hasty retreat and taxing to his
heels across the Park; but on second thought
he abandoned the hal. formed RESOLUTION and boldly
said, mir. Mayor" The big chair was whlrled
that would have been positively appalling to q
man Of sensitive nerves. The Mayor met his vist-
pealing despite lts aerceness, Tor the poor man
was evidently IN no mood to DO trlned with
s mnae aer %qkg o ns
tor. ''iOu have received communication
from the Governor" said the reporter, blandiy.
! The lrown left the MayOral brOws ard the Mayor
sald "Oh you came to announce that fact TO me,
did YOUR and SMILE fitted over the broad cOun-
tenance. The reporter gently intimated that he
had notcome as herald Of "Seafeld" intelhgences
pur as a seeker after the truth which he believed
to be hidden under bushe!, or, rather, on a table
In the Mayors office and lie was anxious to know
the contents oil the package colonel De Kay had
brought. Was it iul OF newspaper cuttings on
! the municipal situation, Of Long Island Railroad
time tables, or, better yet.
SPECIMENS or sNlPE FEATHERS
from WesthamptonY That was the question. 81
have.' said the Mayor, received bundle from
Colonel DE Kay who said It was from the Governor.
haven't opened it YET am I'm h. TOO nnSv busy nSw nov III
turned his chair ana began to write. while a
broad grin spread over his lace as though he was
| thinking to himself that communications from
Governors were 'triles light as arr and II they
were not he considered them so anyhow. TINS
| was enough for the reporter and he lett the
1
Mayor to treat the package with The most
supreme contempt leaked out among the loungers
! in the outer Office later the day and was the
cause OF considerable comment and speculation
comment by no means complimentary to Mr..
! Havemcyer and speculation as to what the pack
age really contained. IL was known tnat part OF
the contents was copy OF the charges preferred
those presented by Mr. Clinton on behalf OF GER
tam ex-members OF the Committee OF Seventy,
much; but the great question: was, Had
the Governor sent a written communication TO
tine Mayor. IL is quite possible That the funny old
man would have refused to open the package until
to-day just fUr the sake of being stubborn ana dis
appointing the natural curiosity of the pubic, had it
! moi been for rumor that was started finally nv
somebody, who pretended 20 have obtained mis- in
formation from "seaheld'' direct, that among
other papers in Colonel Dc Kay's bundle was an
order from the Governor
susrENDING THE MAYOR
This rumor was followed up by so many others
that seemed TO confirm II that an evening paper
actually blazoned 1t iO,tb on its bucting as TACT.
In due time II reached the Mayors ears. and the
| Why bHdL pdChaRe was optucu anu HuIiicuiy
! scanned after IT did reach him would have aston
ished letter opener at the Dead Letter ONCE
True enough, there dropped out OF the
copy OF the charges 4 letter and-hor
ror OF h0rrors-at the bottom of the
page was the signature "John A. Dix" Can
| il he wondered at that the Mayor gave his speca
cles an extra rub before reading II lest he might
overlook some important wording OF n line or :wo.
Bnt IL was not an order OF suspension, and no
doubt
TuR RELIEF TUE MAYOR EXPERIENCED
at the discovery tened his heart toward the re-
pOr:ers, for whose benefit he had so strenuously
i, snort time previous .usad to open the package,
! for he straigbtway, alter reading the letter
through, handed it to them to look over. 1t as
foll0ws:-
SEArIELD, WEsTHAMrrOr, July 10. 1874
Hon. WuLkN r. HAvENEyER, Mayor New York CITY,
sIK--An application having been made to me To
from the office the Mayor of the city of New
York npon charges Of official misconduct hereby, in
accordance with the authority conferred by
ton - chapter SO of the Laws 1873 and with the
provisions Of section A. article title 8, chapter D.,
part flsto nj tbc mis-