Year: 1872

business Of nominating candidates for the
people OF the metropolis of tho Empire State.
30 that when the nomination of the venerable,
honest and ever-ready- -to-be-nominated eK-
mayor OF lS45 was actually made. there were
only the voices of the Folly whose Christian
name Is John and q dozen companions 70
unite IN the shout Of acclamation, and only
the cotton umbrella of one highly respectable
lawyer to rap approval on the floor of Folly
Hall.


Now, it may be imagined by the uninitiated
that Folly Hall and Apollo Hall are wide
apart. The one is located in the well fur
nished parlor of fashionable hotel; the
other mingles in the same building with negro
minstrels. is the next door neighbor Of q
pool-selling establishment and u,s-d-uis to O
first class sporting tavern and some famous
banking houses of q different description from
that of Duncan, Sherman & Co. Yet there in
shrewd suspicion that there are links be-
tween the two invisible to the eyes Of ordi-
nary observers, and there are reasons to
suspect that the Folly politicians are engaged
in the business of playing into the hands Of
the Apollo politicians Of the two bodies
Apollo is by far the most manly and honest.
The Folly clique hide their cards, scheme.
lobby, bargain, and assume TO be, like Joe
Bagstock, ''sly, devilish sly!" Apollo comes
out boldly for James O'Brien, and, sink
or swim, live or die is for him and for him
only. On one side all is pretence; on the
| Nt1 thoro iu 3 all In oil
has an object in dividing the reform associ-
ations, and avows it. Folly Hall processes to
champion reform, yet does its best as q tender
of Apollo Hall to destroy the unity of the re-
form movement. We do not believe that
Apollo Hall is benefited by its tender. There
is something worthy Of admiration in tho
action Of the Apollos, who unfurl the banner
of their chief and defy opposition. Boosting
that the political reformers and the anxious
republicans dare not refuse to strike q bargain
for his support. There ia only ludicrousnesa
in the bombastic efforts Of the Folly Hall
mimics of the Tooley street tailors to take
upon their shoulders the whole respon-
| sibility Of the government Of the city
| of New York, and to dictate to the
merchants bankers, lawyers, mechanics, busi-
ness men and laborers of the metropolis, from
! their little Fifth avenue parlor, who shall be
Mayor Of their great city. It is the story OF
the frog and the bull repeated, and it will be
prudent for all who do not desire to be affected
by the offensiveness of the operation to get
out Of the way Of the Folly frog before the in
evitable consummation is reached.


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! We REQUIRE FOR MAYOR one who has q
large stake in the interest of the city-a gen.
tleman of position, influence and experience
like William Butler Duncan. Mr.. Duncan
understands thoroughly the wants of our
| city, and would know how to combine judi
cious economy with liberal expenditure for
public improvements. A Mayoral miser is as
much out Of place in city like New York az
wholesale political robber.


The EscURIAL IN FLAMEs.-By a special
telegram from Madrid, through London, we
are informed that the Escurial, the great mon
asto-tomb-palace and art treasure repository,
of Spain, is wrapt in flames and likely to fall
ruin before the progress Of the fire king.
The building was struck by lightning yester-
day evening and enveloped in fire almost inn
mediately afterwards The progress Of the
destroyer was so rapid that the dome and tower
Of the edifce fell in at an early moment The
royal palace, its library, paintings, manuscripts
and other valuable and sacred relics were being
consumed with apparently little prospect of
controlling the visitation when our despatch
was forwarded. The Summer residence of the
Spanish King was in danger also. brigade
of iremen had been hurried off from Madrid
to the scene of the disaster, but it is to be
feared that their efforts will prove of little use
in saving one Of the most noble monuznents Of
the compound piety religious discipline learn
ing, art and royalism of the Spaniards.


RAILWAY MANAGEMENT IN ENGLAND" Run
ming ahead at terrible rate of speed to
''make up time" on a railway from London
for Edinburgh, produced yesterday the disas-
trous collision and melancholy loss Of life
which are reported to US by cable from Eng
land. When, or how, will the managers and
the working officials of railways be brought to
due sense of their responsibility and duty
towards the travelling public?


The DISTRICT ATToRNEYsHIp.-Here also
there are four candidates pressing their claims
upon the Convention-all good and true men.
Any one of the charmers would do well enough
were all the others away. But like Banquo's
ghost they twill not out" until they are ruled
out on Saturday next Judge Garvin has given
all-suffcient proof Of his earnestness in the
work of reform, with which the Office of Dis
trict Attorney has great deal to do. IT, how
ever, any change is to be made in this
important Office and adjunct to the