, 1876-04-20

nc lht! not Aan tlme 20 mako mp his MUD OIL the
question, and ho would prefer cunAnItinx his
colleagues bcforo expressing au opinion.
AT HEADauAR TIERS.
CoLv1N.
4 bcnr with eoro load. bill With a red
rag before ils eyes. Coiyn Yesterday. rhc
burnmotH sought hiH Office naturally. Thoy
wanted consolation, mud 60 did lle lind llo
been laid out stark and cold, physically Oh vol
ms morally. more gloomy set OF nionrnorH would
not havo assonbled. They warmed to him with
plying glancos, nnd lung upon hfa lips az no
dropped me:aphoTioal morsola Of fnuornI-bnko,i
meats. Tho oilico was cayo Of gloom. BUM
merH came in mud walled ont noiaclcssy, odging
along tho walls Ilio epidozs. They all had Boro
beads and red faces. and they stunk of beor (two
glasaoa for conts}
1t WAS mournfui gathnrlug. aud Colviu sat
nloodily at bis desk, eying tho gang with no look
OF welcome in his face. Now and thon, when
aouo follow would cotno up with words of conf
fort, tho face Of tho ad interim would flush with
ApEor. Again and agA in Lo turuod to lis desk
to write, hnt the attempt waH Rhorttvo ani no
bent wild tattoo nj til h'a fsuGer-natls, and gavo
. TAeu tho bummers slunk out and Joined The
crowd on tho sidewalk Thoy talked uyer the
chaster election, aud conldcd in each otl,e:
some instances OF manifold voting Oh that day.
tho crowd. The successful candidates woro not
tho uen to "8ot 'oln up" unfortunately, and
those who Ind boon dofentnd aaw no reason for
tho expenditure OF more money. all VAS sad
uosB.
Tn1nuSz reporter approaohel Colyin
"uood morning, Mr. alaYor.'
"Nood morning, nfr."
"What do you think Of tho situation this
"woli, I hayont thought much about It,
thonsh havo q little"
"Whst do you thinll7"
"If anybody asks you, toll him you don't
II understand That when City Treasusor-eloct
briggs asBumoB tic tlutias OF Lin oilice he will
uot honor auy warrants you may draw OH him ~
Aay9s. So Have hsye yea ,n9 beard sooh rumor'"
"WAat aro you going to do about It ?"
''Tuas'a Mr. briggs affair." not mine."
Dnt what wlll you do, should lie conclude
not 10 honor your checks on tho City frreasaryi"
I 60. tu IT,"
What =, do yon roy think q tho now Council ?"
. And then ho tntuod to llo desk again. and tho
tsE. TAP, tap OF his tattoo rang through tho Of
VI courso the principal topic OF converuation
YESTERDAY at tho bead oentro Of municipal sffaira
was The eloetion, and tue exprcsulon Of opinions
TIE oousc1I-EIEc1.
The olllces Of Tteasurof, Attorney, and Chy
Ccrk seemed not to 10 rega,tied on 20 impor-
tsnt. Tho hopuelicans Of tho City Goyosnmont
result, and rojoico in tho largo majority.
Tho Democza:s-tao honest oucs-grasofully
acknowledge tho corn, confess TINT they are
badly bpasen, aud, naturally ara sorry for it. 1t
t!to present ono. but that 1t will contain AID.
1lildruth Ia soutca Of universal regret, WhiIo
hc alone could not keep the hing together, tbs
wan: OF thorough acquaintance with the now
t1h 1EorI NJ II H.
duct tat tlloro will not he any such combination,
Tho Mayor tn4ob tile election with All outward
cai1a notwithstanding tho 35, ono protests againat
hia usurpatton which accompanied tho general
ticket. Cisy-Treasurer O'flara aud City-Clerls
fQsrcsk Wefs not ut tic City-lIa!l during tho
day, aud but fow Allorn,en 1nnle thoF appohr-
nslce. IIe low shat did conGtegoto Bpont thetr
time M In wondering whother they Lcid ovor
I'LL Dec. !, aH some claim, On tho ground
that tho now charter CONTAINED no provision
governing tho caHo, knd tllat tho old eilartor
would hud good. making tho timo Of inasA!lasion
Doc. ], ~ It las boon heretofore. Tue opinion
Of A1r. II. f: Iulcy was asked by TntuuNR
reporter. and It was gIson, to tho oGoct that tho
chartor provided for canvasstng Of tho vote by
tue Council within reasonable tino. Ho con-
sidorad that weck or ton days might not bo an
hotding ovar Till Dec, i. ho considered 1t absurd
u only bocauso the public would nos stand it.
IAe Aldermen presont yeBtorday afternoon or
nrcaaed Q wish 70 have tho voto canyaaaod and
tlo now Counci! put iu Immediately. Yhoy bad
no dcnro to aot themselves up nH tho hest
olicerB tho city over had, and on tllestrength Of
that TO hold over Tor torn beyond that for
which tho ,pcopso 'ntonlod they should servo.
Some of tllD now Alderulon-eloce appeared dur.
INK tho day, probably to take = look aud aeo how
the thing Worked
s13tl LY a RuMon.
Ihera WAS . pretty well-dotlnod rumos Atioat
yesterday u tho effect thkt those ms scheme
on foot " tho Council ring for tho Mayor to
send sn hls resignation ns Tho meeting ta. night,