Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-03

The New York Municipal MuddIe.
NEw YORK, January 2d-The press and
public have not yet got over their New
Years day surprise at Edson's closing
official acts. especially the appointment OF
Rollin NJ. Squire as Commissioner of Public
Works. Your reporter is near neiShbor
of Squire and among none is the amaze
ment so great as among his neighbors.
His appointment fifty illustrates the de-
PRAYED condition into which our municipal
politics are fallen. Squire is us much sur
prised to-day as any one, for the whole
plot has been hatched within day or two
He is a versatile soldier of fortune-dab-
bling in law, politics, mining stocks and
Legislative lobbying-a man Of not much
force of character, with an aptitude for
speech-making and butfoonery. Though a
Republican he. last fall, hired himself to
CleveiandS 5 party-managers to make
lively speeches. He visited California a
few years ago, and resided in San Francisco
Only fortnight since he and Edison dis
covered that they were old school-mateS
The character Of the game being PLAYED is
shown by the fact that Mr. Thompson en-
pl0yed Squire to serve iniunctions on the
Aldermen. A deep scheme Underlies his
appointment, which few believe is intend I'd
to be permanent.
The World this morning asks, VIII Squire
attempt to hold on to his fat Office, or will
he be withdrawn in favor of his friend,
Thompson or Edson? He is NJ B. Flynn
Of dark lntrigues prevail, and several very
important matters Will be settled to-day
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK, January 2d-The Mavoraltv.
and all that that implies. will probably be
brought up in the Courts to-day There is
much local excitement as to the validity of
the recent appointments.
THIRD DISPATCHl
New York, January 2d-The Office of
the Corporation Counsel is carefully guard
ed to-day by police officers Mayor Grace
said lie regarded the nomination of Colonel
Wood Illegal, and as soon as possible would
appoint Lacomb. or some one else, counsel
for the corporation. Hubert 0. Thompson
allowed Rollin NJ. Squire to take possession
of his Office
FOURTH DISPATCH.l
NEW TokX, January 2d.-The only new
developments in the local political chaos
this afternoon was in the shape Of a prop
osition offered by the counsel of Colonel L.
I. Wood, who was appointed counsel to
the corporation by President of the Board
tween the hours Of midnight of December
31st and noon Of January LIST. Messrs.
David Dudley Field, Robert Sewell, George
Bliss and Hugh L. Cole, as such counsel
for Colonel Wood, offered to enter into an
agreed case and present it to the general
term of the Supreme Court If successful,
the party can appeal the case and have
decision by the end of this month Colonel
Wood 5 representatives say if this PROPOSE
ton is accepted, their principal will take
no steps towards asserting his rights in the
matter Of the corporation counselship until
a final decision is reached. Lacombe said
he would probably make known his an
swer tomorrow. Mayor Grace received
many callers to-day. lie made no import
ant appointment to-day. Those who looked
for the arrest of any OF the Aldermen, or
eX-Mayor Edison tor contempt of Court in
ignoring Judge Beach's injunction III re-
gard to the action on nominations, were
disappointed. Judge Truax's decision Oh
the validity Of that Injunction is anxiously
awaited.