Year: 1874




cal situation yesterday. and consequently the
politicians, whose excitement over Havemeyers
1Ollies has been at fever heat for week or So,
were IN an easier frame or mind than usual. Dur
ing the day 1t was rumored that the funny old
man OF the City Hall who has been at the bottom
OF all the hubbub had at last opened his eyes and
eeen the handwriting on the wall, and had. as a
result, MADE up his mind 70 go out OF ONCE be-
1bre he was ANONYMOUSLY put out; but the rumor
had no foundation in fact-at least last night IL
need not be taken Tor granted, however, be-
cause the Mayor, when questioned about the
matter tried TO smile sweetly and look Jolly, and
replied that he would "stick" though the City
Hall tower should tumble down into MS private
once and spoil MS daily lunch with Good-Gracous
Natseu; for the funny old man is not celebrated
for sticking TO his WORD, whatever else he may
stick to in good or bad weather. The
day he reappointed Gardner and Charick
he solemnly averred that he did not
intend to make any appointments that day. and
yet his pets were appointed that very evening and
one OF them was sworn in before sundown. so,
being q man Of surprises, he may, before another
week passes by, prove also that he Is man OF con-
tradictions, and leave his ONCE for Mr.. Vance to
take care Iuntl next January. 1t is an undeniabe
fact that many OF his best friends have strongly
advised MIN TO resign before it Is too late,
and, as several OF them are men OF
high standing IN the community, and IN N, no
ticans, 1t may be that their suggestions VIII prove
OF weight If the skies tnat have been lowering and
black during the past week should grow more


THE GENERAL FEELING


throughout the city meanwhile remains un-
changed, it being as dead against the Mayor as
ever. Indeed 1t may be said to have grown deeper
In its intensity since his attempt TO put Gardner
into the Excise Board and his second acceptance
or the secondtime rendered designations OF
his friend Oliver and his cheek -Dy-owI Companion
q
them back into the Police Board has been looked
upon with suspicion, and nothing but his removal
viii apparently satisfy the pubic.


The election OF Good-Gracious Matsen for Presi-
dent and General Duryee Tor Treasurer OF the
alaying the general excitement about town IN
reference to the Mayors strange actions and
possible that the deadlock would have continued
Tor few weeks longer had it not been
for hs lac. 6at nat the ana o,
four Commissioners was anxious not tn be the man
TO shoulder all the blame. and the result was the
''breako yesterday afternoon, which, no matter
what else II may bring ABOUT, VIII secure the men
their months wages From all the lacts that have
come TO light relative to the last resignations OF
Charlick and Gardner, it is certain that the two
men when they were reappointed were deter
power was found than the Mayors to put them
out; that Is, If they could again secure their
surer Had Gardner been elected President he
would have chung to the last to his place. Had
ns; Cnarcxs heath & remained n poor me ne might pos
tion. But the two were bent upon getting control
OF the Board again at al hazards from the start
rs nexpected to them as 1t was exasperating, and
30 they mad finally TO surrender; and to the stand,
therefore, these two Commissioners took, backed
mp as IL was at the time by public opinion, is due
the fact that there is to-day In the Police Board
neither q Gardner to teach


LESSONS OF BRUTALITY TO POLICEMEN


Or CnarlicK to inculcate ballot box trickerles for
afrer he had appointed Mr.. Voorhis and Good Ora.
cious Matsel. gone about his business and moi
meddled with the preiimlnaries OF the organlza
taon of the Board, the general opinion appears tC
be that there would have been no trouble OF any
kind; but Cnarlck and he had conference on the
subject on Monday night, and the result was tna1
the iunny old man gave 1t out that no matter wna'
would be the consequences, neither Disoecker nor
the Presidency or the Treasurership, and
when Gardner and Charnck's designations were
accepted their two successors were instructed tC
vote together against any attempt made by the
other two to secure the offices. This was threat
that Duryee and Dlsbecker determined should not
cover them, hence the second deadlock, until the
threat had to be partially taken back and the
1reasurysnip awarded to Duryee. Up TO the very
every effort to be revenged upon those who
lad blocked his own little game, and fl
vas ne and Gardner who induced the Mayor tC
send letter TO DisDecker telling him TO resign sc
that an organization could be effected, and whlcr
Dlsbecker very properly refused to do, in view o
the TACT tnat no just cause had been assigned fol
Ss necessity se OF seS saeh "a on M5
have been looked upon by many as having beer


PROMPTED BY GOOD MOTIVE


that OF securing speedy organization OF the
being sent to Disbecker showed that the confer
ence between the Mayor and Charck ana Gard
ner mad but one Object-reveDge for the Commis
siOners having thwarted the plans OF the reap
pointed men. 1t may oe, alter all, that the letter
did or not 1t is but fair to say tnat he had al
along been the most anxious or all the com
mssioners that the men should be paid SO, /
the funny old man OF the City Hall had not reap
pointed Gardner and Charlick in the first place
and threatened dire vengeance upon Duryee ant
N - n Ia
not vote as he wanted them to, there would have
been no police muddle at ali, and everything
would have gone along as merrily as marriage
bell.


THE REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS PLANTS.


There s one peculiar feature about the situation
which ID rather amusing, and which had last even
ing already begun to make the republican poll
in reality now stands three democrats to one
quasi republican, and that at the aI election the
OLD love OF sne not over democrats FOL
under reform colors may well up IN their heart,
With all a Its oldsime hs resal1 stlTengtS and t9a
sstrous to the pulers usIs and nauers and
said Custom House oficer, who Is the politica
'whipn and bottle holder generally for the portion
81 the republican party that live and have thel
There's NOBODY in the Board to represent MS
voorhis is really not republican at heart, thoug
he may have voted the ticket lately. We ought t
have somebody It's pretty rough"


CHANCE FOR DIX.


still more amusing feature OF the situation
the anxiety displayed by some OF the democrat
lest the removal OF Havemeyer by Governor Di
would be dangerous to the party's success mex
election. Quite q prominent democrat, in speai
tDg on this point yesterday, said :-''Tammany,
know, is doing good work in attempting TO hay
Havemeyer removed for violating the law, and q
she is backed up by the community, in polite;
sense, II we must look at 1t IN that way occasion
ally, II may rebound to her profit next Novembe
But do you know l have my doubts abou
4tY You see Dix viii be candidat
10r reelection. Now II Tammany succeeds In hay
ing Havemeyer removed she will but add TO DIX
popularity, and make her own road rather roughe
70 travel over IN November than otherwise. Yet
would not be surprised to see Dix's nominatio
endorsed by the Democratic Convention. Strange
things have happened, aud in my mind 1t woul
not hurt the party IN the eastn


IL Will De seen. therefore, that out of the polio
muddle and Mayor havemeyers bunplinQ the bat
tie between the two great parties in the stat
may be made rather more than usually fierce O
Utce versa,


The Police Board.