Year: 1871

VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE ON THE SITUATION.


Yesterday was dull day politically and meteoro-
iogcally. To the outside politicians there was dis
position generally to continue In the frame OF mind
favored by MIR. Micawber when he was waiting for
something to 'tuln up.n Nothing. however, didsturn
up'' favorable unfavorabe to their prospects So
much depended upon the admission or non-admis-
sion OF the Tammany delegates into the Rochester
Convention that until this was settled all meaner
things received scarcely any consideration. Among
these mcaner things was


THE sUMMoNINa OF THE MAYOR
before Justice Bixby. This great event had been SO
long discounted by rumor and newspaper para.
graph that when it was reduced to the logic Il a
fact 1t fell upon the public mind with little or
no concern The Mayor has stated, In all interview
with HERALD reporter, his views as to his
legal liability 10 the charges embodied IN the am
davtts OF the Committee of Seventy. Tho point
which the Mayor makes Is important as part OF the
0eta, OF the charge; but the fuller answer VIII be
given 10 the public in the YorkvIe Police Court to-
day. tAtHt


.fs9g THE TOPIC or THE DAY
was unquestonably the probable action Of the
Rochester Convention as to Tammany. The more
thoughtful and experienced members OF tnat
ancient organization who could found in
the city yesterday were OF one opinion, that the
Convention would admit the Tammany delegation.
"Why should they not be adm.tted:' said very
popular Judge to o HERALD reporter. sTanmany
always has been represented it political organ.
fzation that Is absolutely essential to the demo-
cracy.n


aBut the frauds, Judgep inquired the reporter;
show about thoses"


'You mean the fraudulent accounts, suppose;
not the Tammany frauds ~


"Wel that is a distinction which will suppose
for the moment has difference In 1t; but what Will
the Convention do with the Ringer


1.-THE Ring will have to take care OF ITSELF ex-
pcci but what think VIII be proposed Will be that
both the delegations-tne reform and the Tammany-
should be admitted, each to have half vote.
There Is precedent for this in the National Con.
vention.n


The probability OF this proposal cutting the Cor
dian knot OF


THE DEMOCRATIC DIFFICULTY


was mnch discussed yesterday; but the discussion
might have been spared, lor the reform party
was natIooted as 10 the admission OF
Tammany men 10 the Convention. Their lnyincible
motto was. 'No Tweed men need apply


Mr.. Foley for example, could not listen to any
compromise OF this character. With him Tammany
was nonenIity as an organization.


THE FOUR THIEVES,
as he emphaticaily termed the Ring. had right to
Sit with honest men, His views, toned down con-
sideraby as far as The language concerned were
held in common by all the members OF the Committee
OF Seventy who could be found In the city yesterday


JUDGE BARNARD's CHARGE
to the Grand Jury formed the nucleus OF much talk
on the marble halls OF the new Court House. In
the vernacular OF the politician OF the period 1T
was pretty rough.n This was the senten-
tiOus but general comment The gentlemen
VINO congrcgate around the new Court House, and
who eudeavor TO disguise the manifest humility OF
their origin In the ranks Of the animal creation by
expenditure OF dollars and science on their outer
garb, spoke very freely and slightly profanely on
what Jadge Barnard said about


'.FAsT HORSES AND FAST WOMEN
They were OF opinion that the Judge knew how
Il was himself and that he spoke by the card"


visit TO the Department OF Public Works found
'fhe Boss busily engaged with his Official duties
a. First Commissioner. The rumors that he was In
Rochester, with 200 OF his trusty men, received an
unmtakable denial by the tangible fact his actual


BODILY AND 8ULKY PRES ENcE
Nthir his once With smile that was unctious
as we'll as chd-IiAe ana bland, he put On "know-
nothing look TO an interviewer and declined
10 talk politics or say one word about "tne
situation" or That more pleasant subject-his
expected arrest. He left s1he Department about
noon, but whether to return again or not before
the Rochester Convention over he preferred
70 be quite matter Of uncertainty.
Among the People-The Bone nnd sinevv ON


the situation.


The misty cloudy weather OF yesterday cas-, a
gloom over the City Hall and New Court House,
and Increased the dependency which had settled
ON 90 many OF the hd6ttues or these two public
buildings. There was, or course, noticeable ab-
sence OF the genuine article In the politician linc
owing 10 the exodus TO the Rochester Convention,
and for the most part the specimens that were iocu
tenerss might make any or all OF our


EH FOUR FAMOUS RULERS
blush at the thought OF possessing such retaners or
perhaps as things stand now, at the sudden recol.
lection OF old time tricks that have proved dark ANA
vain. Not having any particular desire 10 get into
q ''difnculty.r HERALD reporter In search OF
information betook himself from the familiar haunts
OF these latter s'muddlev days 10 places wherein
there might be better chance 10 catch at the
tax OF the hour. That there were many people In
the city yesterday who have been hot and heavy
INTO rne ngt against the four famous ruers Is just
a true A. that thers were many loquacious gen.
ucmcn about town WHO had been


rAMxASy TO THE rAcK BONE.
1ne reporter poddcd his weary, lonely way ia the
mist fhu was falling In search OF some OF these
acntiemen, and few short conversations soon
him that there was something wrong |
yomownore. This presumed conclusion proved bat |
ID incentive TO the investigation, and OF course O
Ieusanou ,oomei up Ia The distance. Bat 1t might
v vol De said at once that nothing startling was |
developed, and that The grand secret which vas 10
% wrought out bad no more ''s


"wnEREos TO REST ITSELF"
han was supplIcd by the gave apprehension OF
rain M fat, M fho rsasss