, 1879-06-13
OFFICE-SEEKINq.

The strife over securing the posttfons In t.,t
gilt Of tho Mnyor was yesterday Increased, nnd
the crowd Of ]oitarers around the Ctfy-Uall
greater than ever. In tic forenoon Mr.. Hnr
risou ca,laed ettors to a sent to such applicant,
M tie hsd favored, notifying them Of their eood
lick, md requesting them to report for duty
hut beyond this and q few cbuuees noted else.
where nnthfng was duue TO nppease the
Democratic appetsto. The lists Of natncg
which were TO have been sent to
the head. Of departments had not bcen
received by them up to late hour, and the idca
seemed to prevail tl'at, II they ever were sent.
oplntsite each name. would he noted wnat
the Individual WAS to have, and tint tile whole
thing would be a ruattor uf form only, nn,i M
attempt 10 divert the howl Of Indignation from
tho proper channel. In other vorls. It was be.
leved that slr, Harrison would make iii tic
appointmcnts from the highest 10 tie lowest,
leaving the heada of departments to pnsss
Upon the efficiency Of tho men afteruard.
Ttc dissatisfaction. at the announcement Of
John Cntntskey hAVlnE lMen anilafnteu to the
position VI Superlntgnt1cnt Of STRAITS was more
otltsuokcn than 1t had been the day before, lrtl
the reasons assigned why he should not haze
the pace wcru volnnEnous. The general objoc-
crat, anl stnce the position had bcua conceded
to the Irish tint nationality werc loud in ru-
p.ld!1tlng him ns not representing them. It
was charged against hfm as touching his
.,. party zcs ', ,a that % somo years ,ago, while
"seltng ont to the opposition, ntl.l there wcrc
those who cfnimcd thnt there was documentary
esdonee 10 s,tstaln Thy Charge. III fact, 1t was
said that John Hnrrict was In Possession Of q
letter he had picked up showing that Comtskcy,
while in tho confidence Of the party, hau been
selling them out, and tfat be llad sent copy to
the Mayor, accompanied by tetter assutng
Comiskcy. It u known thAt the letter exists,
or did exist, but # could not be learned whether
IT lind hrnu laid hnforn Hnrriapc mr.
hut be this as It may, 1t was believed that Cosn!s-
koy would not get what lr wanted, una tic
leading Democrats Wcrc ugrcol
THAT he DID NOT DESERVE
what he sought. His friends appeared to b
confined 70 ttte hnnecss-on of the old "Col.nty
Ring" which lie served 30 faithfully By his ST.
1ence, while his opponents embraced The most
influential members Of tho party Of ati nation.
alttes.
A TRIBUNE reporter interviewed Mr., Garrtck
ters said to have bccu aent, or tho pith OF them.
H1d a bombsticl 0een suddenly cast into the
wlrc'tnc1ose place III tho saEoon set aside Tor un
otticc, 10 which he was found, 1t is tlnubt-
fu! II the mind Of M!. Garriek could
said that, whie f1e would not admit having sont
alicl letter rs TINT referred to, IL woultl be q
great broach OF honor to bring suct, thug be-
forc the public, Nnl hu earnestly md Iii the
most tR,plorngly expressive language, requested
Tho reporter to make no mention Of the lnnttor
whateyc1. The latter said fla could not make
any proIniscs, Rlnl fclt convinced, by Mr.
Garrick's language nnd manner, tl,ut
ne lIatl sent copy Of the letter IN question, but
coulst not get anything detlnitc from hm In 70.
gard to its contents. Mr. Gurrrk was strongly
Inclined TO tlls lclfcf-nt that moinentolls time
that letter such as that spoken OF would he
purely Of u private nature, md not OF public
Importance. After recelylnE eo1ne further aC-
monltlons In relation to tho matter OF even
breathing tlc business In the columns OF TIM
TNlnuAE, and careful nut TO make any promises
on his own responsibility, tile scrbo retired.
In the matter OF caring 70; Kcoe there was
also considerable Of wran.lo, aud be, too, Is
said to b. shclyed. '
lie - HITTER, or couRsH,
at not getting what he wautctl, and what ho
was untlt fur, but, on the other hand, tho partY
Mt large IL greatly as.onishcd ut Ills prosumjpg
to max for nuytht.ig since lie las actea Us ito has.
To-day tl.erc will bu some new Developments,
aild It Is promised ttAt tnu,y Ut Tho disputes
will be scttled hy tho anpointecs entering upon
their duties. The settling Ut these disputes,
however, will only lead 10 moro und grcutef,
nlut, ,n'l told, tllr Mayor Is bctwcq, tWp fires
and flabl0 to be engulietl ut any time, and no
ono mora kccnly appreciates thu situation thun
be does.