Year: 1871

New YORK, September l6.-There
have been but few events occurring in
this city that have created such a gen.
uine sensation in the political line as
the decision Of Judge Barnard, con-
frming the rendering Of permanent
injunction against the city officials.
From the time when the decision was
announced up to late hour last night,
it continued to be the all-absorbing topic
of discussion among the crowds gather
ed at the hotels, political club rooms
and places Of resort throughout the city.
The decision was surprise both to the
friends and enemies of the movement
against the ring. 1t seems impossible
for the Tammany adherents to believe
that Judge Barnard would have render
ed his decision in any such way.


Its announcement consequently filled
with CONSERVATION the friends of Con.
molly and Hall.


The great rain storm which prevailed
to-day prevented any outdoor demon
stratiou, but it was apparent from the
excited gatherers at the hotels that no
ordinary event had happened. The
prevailing sentiment seemed TO be that
the days of the ring were over and that
an opportunity was presented of secur-
ing an honest city government. 1t is
probable that the result will secure the
retirement from office Of Tweed, Con-
molly and Hall forthwith. There are
no means open to them for an appeal or
reversal Of the decision given. 1t is
believed their best course will be i'm.
mediate resignation. This step is called
for both on account Of the bampering OF
the city government and the machinery,
which the order Of Judge Barnard
caused, and the Indignation which the
decision has aroused. All the morning
journals rejoice at the decision, though
the Democratic press regard it as bear
ing more directly upon Connolly than
either OF the others.


The World thinks that Connolly must
at once retire. 1t is plain that if he
does not 90 out, he will be forced out.
1t believes that the intimation is plain
in the Judges decision, that the injunc-
ton may be dissolved on Conollys re-
tircment, and that if he does not resign
now the Mayor cannot avoid impeach-
ing him. 1t Is believed that if he be
foolhardy enough to brave a trial the
result already reached foreshadows the
sentence which would be passed. There
is every probability that Connolly will
send in his resignation to-day, though
at late hour last night he seemed firm
in his determination to hold on so long
as Tweed, Hall, and Sweeney did. The
friends of Tweed and Sweeney think
that Barnard exonerates their chiefs,
and declare that criminal charges will be
made against Connolly, and that he will
probably he arrested within few days.
They also declare that Ingersoll, Gar
vey, Kcyser, Miller, Smith and others,
to whom fraudulent claims have been
paid, will also be arrested, and charges
preferred against them, and that q de-
termincd effort will be made to secure
the return of the money into the city
treasury by these gentlemen.


The Tribune is of opinion that the
work cannot be considered complete
until the resources of the law are ex-
hausted, compelling those who have
plundered the treasury to disgorge the
stolen money, and that the ring, to be
rendered incapable of further deprecia-
ton, must be thoroughly destroyed and
dispersed. Inasmuch as the injunction
order necessitates change in the Board
of Apportionment, it is thought that
Tweed, Hall and Sweeney, who are
members, will expel Connolly, the other
member. There were various consulta-
tions, Yesterday, between Messrs. Tweed,
Hall and Sweeney. 1t is generally
believed that they have resolved
to act conformity, and to throw Con-
molly overheard, with the hope
of distracting attention from them
selves. Judge Barnard has ex-
pressed the belief that the whole re-
sponsibility of the signing OF warrants
falls upon Connolly, and that the May
or was only partially responsible be-
cause of his impossibility to sustain
supervision of the Comptro'
Ier's accounts. He says that the in
junction cannot be dissolved until the
meeting of the general term Of Court in
December. The people already have
every remedy which the law can grant.
His decision compels the immediate
of the work OF purIti-
cation. He rendered his decision as
matter of duty, and considers that the
men who have stolen money from the
taxpayers are responsible for it. He
does not look upon the question from
politicsl point, but one affecting the H.
terests of the government OF the city.


Payment OF Laborers.


The City Paymaster was this morn
ing busily engaged in paying off the
lsborers in the Croton Water Works.
1t is currently reported that all the
public works would cease after to-day
in consequence Of that injunction and
that ten thousand men would be thrown
out of employment The only excep-
ton is in the Department OF Parks, to
which the injunction, it is said, does not
extend. Work on the Boulevard, will,
therefore, be continued, while that on
the Croton Water Works will cease,
,,rlssa VIM. M. Tweed, President OF