, 1877-10-23

ALL HAHus WAITING EVENTS.
The affairs OF tho West rark Board arc more
mixed titan ever. M more Ut the other now
sppointccs have flied tetr bu,,ds. but alI appear
to be waiting Tor further developments, TOT
m old scloolboy phrase, "0nc ia afraid and tho
other dare not." In the meantime. the old
members Of tho Board sit back in tllu.r chairs
aud patiently walt for tho now aspIrants to conc
on. They hayo Invited hlr. c. G. Bonney to
place q legal chip upon tf'eiF, shoulder,
which they dare tho ComulisstoEers.elec
to knock oa. Mcssra. MrCrra and Wuo,iarsl
claim that thoy belong 10 tho old Uoartl II they
Delong to anythlng, but the forsItcr stated yes
terday that hc was lndlAposed to cntcr upon hts
duties ~ Commissioner uutll lle taw hta way
clear. He d.! not care to 20 Into the Board and
get mixed up IN row on tho start, Or become
involved In lawsuit In which he had no par
tscular interest. lie should ltka very muclt to
SEE new Board. but he: dill mt want tue labor
aud annoyance Of participating In auv litigation
necessary to bring about that end. lfe further
said that. lle had just returned fro.n a
trip down IN the country, aud had not u yet had
tl.nc to give th1 matter any attention, or decide
" 10 What ile should do.
Mr; WoodaI.l was abacnt when tho reporter
rallied At la ollicc, and Lis partner salt l,u was
attending to the priiuasy elections IL, hls ward
lthe Eleventh.. 1le las not Gled hta bortis,
though lucy aTc all ready fur approval, a1.tt Will
be hlt't a q days. notice whca tho proper tir,e
con'es., ltc Is waiting to see who wiIi he aI,-
| polluted III the vacancy caused by the ,o,-ac-
ecpta1,cc ol sr Sclluttlcg, a1l for yariou. otbrr
matters 10 bceon.e setttcd. liz suys hu is !n no
hurry, " '~
ME, Bonaey was likewise visited. lie t.atl
been busy, hc said, Ml day with tho proceedipRk
OF tue state Savings cusc and had nut lid tiItio
to 10 anyth'n: aDtt The matter Ut Tho rrniy nj
tic commissioners tu thu Eoyrrl,or. hhtIullI
everything be favorable, he would prt,f,aLly
AaTo TIC document really hy ttlIaY' nr 10.
morrow at farthest. Iiu purposes tt, haya lila
clients stahd upon high ts.Utal vrpuh,i il, the
proceedings, and TINT the rasr shall H. trir.i .',
the points cf law. lie Eays /, tl,mr mi
make. any difference tu him whether
Mr. Holden is u saint Or slnnrr: II IHsse.
no difference who IL Commissioner or who
is not In hts defense; 1t Is simply u muttcr "
right Or wrong. lily proposed q make il i .ort
OF test ease, as to whether tbs Ga!csnor lad ri,
arbitrary right to sutnlnarIly pJtut an officer ua-
der the Ststc. II lle had right to rjtct one,
he had right to eject another, and It VA, q
matter that concerned not only tlln Furk COM
mis.ionerA, but the GraIn-lnspeetor, the Jus.
ticvs Of the Feuce, 4nd I'LL other apl,onteea o{
the t;oycrnuF, and this Is the tssuu 3lr. bouney
proposes to take.
TIE old Board was to have held q meeting at
halt-past O'Clock yesterday afternoon, but tho
majority 0t tlto members wefe oil electfunecg-
lug, nnu, as there WIS 10 quorum, an a1Iuurta-
uleAt WIS n.asiu until o'clock this eyenlug.
4 Communication inclosed iu scaled enyel-
OPT, addressed to 'John uraunock, Park Con-
missionary" Was received at tho olilcc OF the
Board yesterday. lle llIs been uppolutcd to fill
the vacancy caused by Tho dcclinatton OF Mr.
Peter SchuttleF,