The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-30
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,liectIon FaIWase, Etcs
Bp ,ea Correspondence Vt the Democrat
New York, March q, 1879,
THE rHBpEE- FANMAsy FIGHT
cya u municipal offices IA still going on. Gum
bIaon the eusted Tamtnany clerk, is making
an eaiHv 9est effort tn get control Of his Office
again, b IT he is rot Ell all likely to meet
with Eu' eess, "a his conduct was such as to
make bi removal absolutely necessary.
Kelly S q good deal alarmed over his own
oIlce. te told a reporter of the New York
Tribune the other day that an attempt would
he made TO remove him. He believed II was
partu general plan TO remove all Tammany
officials In New York. 80 az to give the city to
ridden. Indeed. the commissioners Of &C
counts had already, he says, been investiga
ting hi accounts to see II they cannot find
some I'd ut with them Although they failed
In this The Ia still certain that Mayor Cooper
will 4 Nd some "causef for his removal,
In the meanwhile. the Tammauy TALL com
mitteeN on organization has held meeting at
the FoSrrteenth street wigwam and INDUCED
In prolonged howl against Gov. Robinson.
They aAopted an address. which will be sent
to the Various States calling the attention OF
Democrats elsewhere to the "importanee OF
the political outrages now being perpetrated
By so.called Democrats upon the Democratic
party In this city. by which II is sought. in
the most unscrupnlous manner. TO subordinate
the will of 10000 Democrats b. the insatiate
ambition of one man lrilienl, and we hereby
disclaim all responsibility for the fatal conse-
g,iences which must inevitably result from II
continuation ~ the present condition Of af-
fairs" SO far. In this warfare. Tiden has
been everywhere victorious. lie has un-
doubtedly shaken the strength Of Tammany
as IL has never been shaken before, not even
excepting the days when Tweed's rasealities
were shown MP. IL IL not likely that he will
Ietve II enough vitality to success sfully oppose
him in New York city In 1850.
o'REIhhy.
the adermau-C on gresham, IL n curious
political anomaly. Not only is he q member
Of Congress-, but an alderman of the city of
nruuklVn and while he acts with the Demo
Gratis IN Congress, And his vote was ahao-
upy necessary to elect Randall, he acts
with the Republicans in Brooklyn, and bis
vote is needed to give them control of the
board It may be remarked here that what Ia
known In Brooklyn M the Democratic ring"
is pro Tilden and anti-Tammauy; that is, the
Tammanv Democrats Of New York are
friends, allies and supporters of the Brook
lyn Republicans. just "a tho anti ammany
Democracy I'm New York city unites with the
Republicans 10 beat the regular Democratic
organization. Such is New York politics.
When therefore, 0Reilly started for Wash
ington to assist In the election of Randall
there was intenae delight among the Brook
lynn ring" Democrats, who Thought that
they had got control Of the beard. AT meet.
ing, the other day. they declared O'Rellly's
seat vacant under provision of the city
nh tstnt tfs fttt tal h.
Ing two offices at the same time, and II was
proposed 60 hold an election April 3 to fill the
vacancy. II was finally decided. however.
, 10 refer the matter ~ the election committee.
where an earnest effort will he made to oust
Sy9eilly. O'Retlly, however. has surrendered
hle position "a Congressman. and Is deter
mined to remain In the board. He has the
sympathy of the populace. and was largely
greeted by the lobby. tho other day. when he
took his seat as the man who preferred 90 at
tend TO the interests Of the people OF his ward
rather than to legIslate for the nation.
THE MAYORS WAN ON TUE FoLIcE COMMITS
sIoNERs
has called general attention to the inetIiciency
Of our police, and now hundreds of charges
are pouring In against them daily. No less
than five OF them were brought up Tuesday
charged with needleasly arrusting and club
bling citlsans and there seems not only to lie
no doubt that these charges are true. hut
that they arc only a few Of many that might
Brought up on charges of cowardice. and
quite number accused of the most heiuous
afsenses. Altogether the police force Of New
York appears to have gotten iRto q very rot
ten condition. and the action of the Mayor
against the commissioners, although re-
Gardad by many ~ political movement
against Tammany is generally Endorsed as
likely 10 improve the force.
Not Tor many years has the promise OF
THE SPRING TRADE
hrt,, a, lf..,
are blocked with goods and the wharves
crowded with loaded vessels. Indeed legiti-
mate trade was never better. Wall street,
however, Is still fcverish. caused by the rest
less spirits who still struggle to excite snecu-
iauon, despite the evident fact that the DAYS
OF speculation are over In this country. The
real estate market Is showing the healthiest
resetl@r, all property having increased in
value tuliv 10 per cent over 1SI. There Is
Also more building going on, particularly up
DWu. IMAM Tor any year since the panic
Muen ol this Is due 10 the elevated railroads,
Bnt Inere remains large portion Of 1t AS the
of affairs.
Quite number Of American artists have
seeded from the Academy az DnsigG and set
up mover display ut kurtz's Gallery under
THE so IETy or AMERICAN AHptsrs
They are members of the academy whose
pictures have boon rejected nv the banging
committee, and who are determirpI fhnff
they shall be seen by the hubble anyhow
Strange TO say, the rejected pictures draw
much larger audiences than those accented |
by the acU!emy, PROBABLY hrearao tbe
piquauey and lmperttnence OF the rebelious
artists draw the visitors TO see these Rr-
jected Addresses"
The sale of the
BTBLIeGSAPHIcAL COLLECTION
OF Mr. George Brinley has lately attracted ! /
great deal az attention hero. Mr. BrinIev had |
some Of the rarest books in the country and
undoubtedly the finest library on American
history and antiquities in the world He had
Spent a quarter of Il century aud S1500GC i'm |
collecting this library, and had often Travelled
hundreds OF miles to secure a rare book Ne /
Died some years ago, and his library was or
deted 70 be sold st auction. IL order to bring
good prices, II vas divided iRto three parts
eaoh Of which was to be sold at different |
period Last week the first third of tRe