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V?1- XXXI.N?-9,501.
NEW-YORK, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER l8, 1871.
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
? FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE. TnK ?mtm.
PAMAOF. OF THE CCSTOM HILL J^T IM|.B1S.
BI.Y_AN 1STKHNATI >AL ? GrARI).
ONED-DI?HAM>INO Tilt ^???^ 17. 181.
...1 by a vote of
The AwniWy hw "JJJ ^?J^a by the
?3 against 31. the ^"'^'ry.frilor.n'prMenting
t'oiiut de Itf""'*?'8nU "?,.? .nd Count Her*?? ou tho
le>?n.o.si.dU?iTVunjTU!il ^^?e oro included In
part of Germany- A ~~\ of whirh arc llM I?tomki?
******fe*??????? ??? Ahw.An.to.Cftf
?W^^^rrSTw?^tl? of the German army
??Or. MiM*T t(tl? r ,,,,?? tmt.ita to M.noo men.
111 ? , n!u?li. M. r.ivt.to a term of lmprlaon
5 ,D^?m.??!i?.ri;iuWWU-r. to bo shot for
?""llover to *? ha?*?* on ?be 4th of April.
. .??hi ?rtritncnt of the National Guard. All arms
K???r?? G,.rd are required to I. surren
A MvfM'tW'ldllV?.. "Uli ?""? 0U,! 'tI'Prts0Iinirnt ttrC
^7,,'i.iw MtonI ? e*mv*r w"lllho,,'nnsof tllc???*??
tlon tat**? 1?T*""********* the National Guards
mitstit tt? 1 ??y ?re di-.irme.l.
T)l, ?)rtfei??7'.i.r.i7/i.f today annonc?es that the dls
annsmeut of th* Nation ti Guard li proceeding wlih tbo
vtmrti>t tr.inntilll.-v in tom departments. The National
Guard* attaint EUenac ton quietly delivered up their
?mit.
Maur frt ?*1" r"r ti? ?"'"obitlon of the Assembly are
iJr.ul.uiic i'i I-> '"""? The mee* at the Bols de Bot?ORM
ooura.MH. I ;i-i:n t-'d.iy. an.l were ?eil attended. Vie
to- 11 ii"11??lok UN complaint Is ptenrisr, and hi? eon?
din..1. l?sii.-'i is f.> n-awon aljrm. li. n. Chaugarnl ril
??nu d.?n?ft ; mi y ill.
Marshal Ciliebul ha? MUMMbbd hie headquarters at
Bourges. _
AUSTRIA.
IVITIIMIAVYAL OF TIIK IIHIJIIV MF.Ml'.I IBS I it' ?M
TIIK BOHEMIAN DIET.
l'liAUK, 8 ttiii'lny, Sept if?. ifTl.
In the Bohemian Diet, to-day, all the German
merni??? we? absent kWHN of the Iiu]>crial rescript
?,11t t'' tli.t body on Thursday, cxpres-liig a wish to
reeopslz'- th<- rl:.-hts of Bohemia by the coronation oath
and new elector?! and national bill?. A protest was,
iowc%er, ?cut t.? the Diet, signed l?v the ? Issin? .1? ?0
gste?. ?t.-uii'.t 'he p.i.-t.ige of any illegal votes in their
?LSt'Lie.
ROtHANIA.
TIM: FINANCIAL TROUBLES SOOH TO BE ?RTTT.F.D.
Ixinhon. Sept. IT, 1ST1.
Vie Obtener ha* n special telegram from
Bo? barc-H Stating tI1.1t the (icriuan batikt rs Hlid the
K?uniai:!.u. Treasury Ile 1?,ti tin? nt ai-e ready lo Mtlle,
and?sati--f.ilttatt a<|jti?:tui'L?t of the liuuncial troubleIs
bo? mhUmK certain.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE CEA.ND MKt ALEXIS AT PI.YMul Til?Till:
BTBUtKS.
London, Sept. 17,1*71.
The Riis.-.i.iu squadron, en route from Cron
?tsdt to New-York us an ccort to the Grand Duko
Aleitii. ha? iirnted at Plymouth, where the reaeell will
?top a week to coal, &c.
It Is reported that the employer? at Newcastle have
.??freed to an increase of wages.
TUe lenders of the International Society have promise?!
tbe London weavers that they Will pre\?-iit the importa?
tion of foreign workmen to England. Tlic I/<.iid'in L;ih.?r
league has denotiuced the Introdtietlon of for? lasen lato
English workshops as a dangerous jsiiitical pre? t-dent.
She London Tim,t of to-<1ay editorially depl>?rt"t the con?
tinuante of uiilaKOiitt-ui Let ween labor and eapit.tl.
Clark, the American bond torger, hits ix-t-n sentenced
to l8 month?' Imprisonment at hard labor for pi? tending
to Ik; ? Mr. Cole, banker of Lyons and New-York. An lii
tsraatioual Congre-ts, having as its obj.-.t reform lu the
management of the pe-ilteutinrles throughout turope
fend Aniel i? a. w ill be held lu Loduon in Junt, 1872.
The?uiall-iN>ii Is tlisappeariiii from Weymouth.
Aeorretpomit-ut of The London Time* says tbe British
T-^'-at ew?V is di?a??troilsly delielent.
B?. 0UNIOXI ANp THE PUF??T.'IE STRIKES
f ?MK. Ill t.IIl.s.
1 from t.iR own coaRasroBBBXT]
Lo.vdon, ?<pt. 5.?Really, Mr. Gladstone ia
too bad. JW cuite he bus a squ. andhecause hi* son \" u.
itiMiiierrtef I'u.?..uii'iit fur the butoaa^oi Wbltby,and
bfcaute Vbltby ?~- a nm*** (table wattling place to whi? h
Mr. Gladstone, senior, may pr?>perly go for part of '_^5 Ta. j
Catien?are tli.*e re:is<ms, all or any of ,noin, \vliy the
Brtfish publie should lie called r??, l(1 Ylfn? to another po- |
litical.-iK'tli irieii the I'r.tiH' Miui-U-rl And lu Septem?
ber, too. Hie echoes of his v^olco Mug through St.
Stephens dilling two-thirds 0f August, For the six
aionths before the?- wa? r_0t a day when ho did not make
??l?-. th. Thcr<-were many ?Leu lie mude a do?cu. Is
tlifr.-never lo lKxn'-,in,it why shou'eJ tbe (till valen
U tmui.l. ii in s ..p|.M?i?.r I
Unies?the xvifgof iiauatw I give abort l^e the true
?,D'*-l di',**e*\ tnow what are. There is nothing In tLe
?l"" m Mad! t.. explain why it n? ?d have Ittn Bkdejul
*'* It la a defense of Mi. Uladalone'i icorerniw it of
?ntl-.nd dunlin the last six months, and a n-jily, cs
*P*On\*y, to the critlt-isnis of the I'i.-ss. Tiitrc is no ob?
jection to that. The objection b3 that the reply is out of
?easou. It is either tieo soon or too late. Kor 1? it, ufkr
sil. much of a reply. It ?amonita to tbla: thal th.- Preoi
1?son., times wrong, that in this case the iiictro|N?l:t?in
prit?, bal been run. h harder on Mr. (?ladstone than the
provincial Pre-s, ?nd that at this moment Mr. Gladstone
prtfer? the opinion of the piovitnlal 1'iess to the opinion
Of the nu t"?i>? lit..11 Press. But the fact that the Prime
Minister d'? s not ti Ink be can leave the criticisms
t>t hsif ? doten J iiirnalNts unanswered for a week, and
lb* tone lu which he answers them, are equally worth
noting. "The people of this country," sa>s Mr. Olad
??oiip, " M-ntlblc of the blessings of a free Press, worked
with freedom aud ?ith immense dispatch, know, also,
tbat It requires to be read, especially at times and sea
?oii?, with some reserve and reflective ju.lgm?nt, and it
Is tbe ?s-ople m whom I look to redress the balance of
crtti?.i?.tii 1:1 the Press, if the Pris* g?*-* wrong, Just a? I
look to the Press, and J'i?t as I am deeply and profoundly
patefultotliePi*^. for iU fidelity lu pointing out the
?non of public men, aadmy own errors among them.
Pnttetty iatUfled as I am that, in the end, no Injustice
will be done."
Tbatli.creditst0 Mr Gladstone, and I mlpht add,to
we Pre?. Tbe English Prtoa, however, stand? in no
ktriot?certificate from Mr. Gladstone or anybody else,
??Hod as it is, on the whole, with an ability ami honesty
?*t may challenge comparison with the ability and hon
?2 "Ia** 0ther Wofe8fclon- II >? blow, perhaps, to take
tue ead in certain social question*, but It means to do
JMtlc?. ?na ofU[. efamejm a ^igli courage. The siK-ed with
wkieh popular movemcuu in Euglaud have made tht in
ri-it* felt Is doe largely of late years to the Press, whi.b.
wnetber it supported them or not, reported thein, and,
"?rule, honestly reported them. I pt. sume Mr. Glad
?i"*TMfll|Dklng mainly of the Prens lu its relation to
Politic?, and esiK-elaliy to Parliament and Parliamentary
uovsmment. but his tribute to IU fidelity may Justly be
?*ken In a much Urgrr sense.
Xke only other tblug 1 need refer to In this speech Is
??democraticflavor which may here and there be de
~**~ l uM tot mean democratic In the sense of anti
w?*rthlcaL Mr. Gladstone U not that. It is democratic
* troer sense, as oppoaed to class rule, and it Is this
^'ioetendeKyofhto which Um brought on bim a
J*? part of recent elnb criticism and parliamentary
itteism. He declares, and truly declaren, that the
werament did not healtate, when It thought the pub
?intereat required It, to make proposals which are
?wy stensive to powerful class?e In this country. lu
">Mon it was not class Interest specially, but wealth,
?^a*~nc?ot?t?>.?nd wealth bad taken desperate
^M? hoeausa the Government recommended to Parila
T???tPower lu tbe English anny shall no i^nfer
I ??w1*11* - ******* bot tba reward of merit.
o*n^i, t^**? ** * -ti*' trom tor m English
?iu?JT*',t<>UU' ???owrerbotoneof afVlbune
***** People than of the bot? of an arUtoeratle novern
!S.-i!.i?W,t*' ?rt*"?tt6 ***** *?gm toutt
?^M? to detect it and attach It Ilia defenders of the
~??^of lords And no readier complaint than that Mr.
2CS ***t'?rik tt bo cuidad by public opinion,
?***??? ?tul by the voloe of Parliament alone. They can
tmmtlt!!^ !" *m^Em**t***?m ? the Costitution. I
-siarrrointblakliic that Mr. Gladstone I? a compute
iZI^ltoUe ******* popnUr government; but Ula
"?"?atamaiBi, Piwipm o* H not.^
probably never will he; but at It-rut ti? hrti brokon for?
ever with mime of tho mo?,, cherished traditions of aris?
tocratie government, and there ti, new ovldouoe ol It lu
this siveech.
Wo arc no better off about ?trihi a than when I last
wrote. Tlio prolongation o? the Novrcastle struggles,
accompanied as thoy liavo been by very doubtful pro?
ceedings on the part of tho masters, stimulates ag.ilU
ttou elsewhere, and the iikiUiiIou in Newcastle Itaolf Is
by no means diminished. The mass meriting of Satur?
day, ou tbo Town Minjr, waa attended by 7,000 or 8,000
persons?more than at any previous meeting. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, nnd tho determination to
hold out was, so fur ue eau bo Judged from the demeanor
ami expressions of tho men, stronger than ever. Tho
Society I'uglneer* of London met In tho evening of tho
same day lu aid of their Newcastlo brethren. Mr.
Wheatley, President of the Committee of the powerful
organization kuowu as tho Amalgamated Trades, was
in tho chair. From beginning to end the
tone of the meeting waa confident, and
toward tho masters deflaut. Tho metropolitan
workmen, snid Mr. Wheatley, are resolved to stand
by those of the North. As iu tho meeting held before,
the conduct of the Newcastle meglstratcs was strongly
denounced. Referring to tho magistrates' expression of
a hope that the committal of some o? the workmen to
prison would have a salutary effect on the rest, this meet?
ing declared Its Opinion that, on tho other baud, such
arbitrary measures would lead to very serious results.
They agreed lu declaring that thMlme hus como for tho
wirkiug clusscs,"huw loo wtU edncated to belBtlmldated
by outrageous magisterial proceedings." to " take united
m lion to place themselves in open defiance to perverted
?Justices' Just lee.' " Question-, were asked as to tho
legality of what had bee! d4iue by their Nowr-asHe wor
?dups, audit was resolved to raise a fun.l to take coun?
sel's opinion, and, in ease the law has been violated,
bring an fiction aguinnt the oii?udiug magistrate for false
Imprisonment.
On every side como reports of expected strikes. Tho
miners of the ?team toni illntrict lu Nortliumtierl.ind uro
on Hie eve of stopping work, som., Of the ?ara having
already cent lu notices. The remarkable feature about
tins report Is tli.it Hie men kociu to bavo resolved, In the
Hint piuco, on a strike moro out of gc n?-ral eentlment
tlinn fruin any s*>ooltlc cause of discontent. Jt was not
till after they had given notice that thi y agreed upon an
advance of wages, iiihtcal of a rc?luetiou of time, as their
object. The colliers of tlio I\.rk End Company at the
K.uiey Pits, in li? an I-'orest, have given notice that they
will quit work on Saturday iinle-is their wages uri- ral?* ii
nnd paid forinlghtly instead of monthly. Several thou
satiil men ure in the employ of this one Arm.
Nor is the lroveuieiit confined to tho coal district?.
The rratc-makcra in the f*talloidstilre 1'otteries di mund
nore wages. The flux-splnncr* of I^-cils have asked an?l
obtained on increase of 25 cents a week. The power-loom
workers mako the same demand, which has not yet
ticen gran'ed. And the Nine-Hours movement is vigor
niitily pu-lu d. The Birmingham l.ab??r Representation
Iveopue have determined to organize all the trades of the
ti,wn for the purpose of settling upon nine hours as the
limit of every trade for a day's work.
An incident In the recent visit of tlie Qraod Duke Con?
stantine of Russia to Newcastle touches the iiutatlon o?
relations between employer ond employed. Among
otln r works to which he w us Ulken wiro Umso of Mr. C.
Miteliell, a shipbuilder why has executed important
I commissions for the Russian Government. The Grand
: Duke, after going over the extciiHivo works of Mr.
Mil?, hi li, passed a night at his country resident*?. In tlio
couri-o of the evening tho (?rand Duko, who has un lu
<iun tng mind, commenced the following conversation :
Grand Poke.?Yon have a very pleasant hou?e here.
An ancestral doinain, I snpp(?Be, Your father lived in
tlii?, uiaiisioii before you, and blfl falber Ixifore hl-.ut
Mr. M.?O No. It is my owu building, your Royal
nighnfBB.
G. !>.?The grounds?they were no doubt laid out by
your father I
Mr. M .?No, tb< v were lal 1 out under my dirccilons.
(i. I?.?Indeed. "Many yean afo I
Mr. M. - Not mon? Mian mix.
ti. 1>.?Your factory mid ?hip-building work? are very
larne I
Mr. M.?Yes, the mont extensivo hero.
<;. Ii.?Tiny hi em ?iI'll devised, and very admirable lu
oilier r?-njH'e|i4.
Mr. M.-They ?re con?I it-rod well appointed ; Done moro I
so. though I Hflv if.
ti. 1).?And very eottl**.
Mi. M. -Yet, plate*- so well built and cTtfimlvt arc ex
peusive. **
ti. D. I can understand that. Your father was a very
wealthy man I
Mr. ML- Not at all. Verv much tho contrary.
(.. I) - Tuen you must have been,
Mi M .-On the ..mirare ? ._ -. ? worj.in!,n
ci.irvi.,gmy?.w? *m? -j h , ??,,. Mug M
em.''? .-i.A M.,r uf> W:iVi
'?? -T?May I ask how long it Is since you commenced
your own career\
Mr. M.?l.iL'blrrn ve: rs.
'?. '.?.? Then, ?iii ?inn' largo wtwka and this boase anti
?rounds are profits ni yuin '.hihiii .--'I
Mr. M:? V?-f?. your Boral Highm-HM.
ti, ',).?And all limilo "lu eighteen years I (Turning to
hi?, Secretary, who was present at tho amur-iUon| -
Put all these fact? down.
The Trade* I'nion morul of the story I* that when mas?
ters make great and spudy foi turns by iliscoveiing a
vein of valCuble ore, as did Mr. Ilokkow, M. 1'. for Mld
dli -borough, or lights on a rich mine, or M ?quln-sa profit?
able patent, that may be counted exceptional succe?.?,;
but when an employer, himself sprung from the working
Blass, makes a vast fortune lu some twenty years In an
oiilliuiry way, bv a business so general a-i sliip-biiildlui*,
be can ullord to abate the bonis a week In time and lake
the chunco of Improved quality and energy of wort in
the men. Ibis alt<-, noon's latest telegram* fr?nn New?
c.i-tli- aflli m that the Nine Hour? Ixiiguo ure willing to
compromise by uocip'ing a red,ii tlun of wages if the
nattere will agree to nine bonis. Hut that needs a good
deal of eonllrinution.
I am sorry t<? say that the Improvement In Mr. finches'?,
health proves only temporal.. A notn flinn bim lo-tluy
f-i\ - lu? lias Minn-thing of ii rt-liipKi; UM tin' h hi-iiig, uti
doubt, that his three weeks* reit ut Malvern waa no1
enough to make up fur many mouths of exhausting and
Incessant work. c. w. ?.
SOUTH AMERICA.
SEVERE EARTHQLAKK?A BO?NDAIT DlftP?TB.
Kingston, Jainuicn, Sopt. 12.?An c*utli,jiia..c
on Hie 'Uni hliotik tho Cliliro South Ameri'-au cost, I,ntl,
north and south, vi ry rvvcrely. The sea was greatly
agitated, and for a time ii was iuipuubitlo for vt-oatW to
enter the ports.
Valparaiso advices aro to August IS. Another coal
seam has lieen dls4*4ivei?-d at NebllusLa. Much dUputi' as
to the true bouuihirios of (Ullin aud lloilvia li.is b. .n oe
c.isi.iiii d by the dl?-rovrry of tho C'aiacole? illinois. liu-|
riiss wa? very dull at Valparaiso, aud freights were
nominal.
Callao dates arc to Aug. 28. The excitement over the
approaching t lei lions was incr.ai-iii^. Prado, the civil
candidate for Prenident, would certainly be defeated by
his military opponent. The Ameihan nian-of war
Ossipee sailed for.Tali-iibiiaua on tho tod. Au Engli^li
mere han t steamer saved tho crew of tho English
vessel ?River Forth, which foundered at sea. Etlwani
Kendall, a sailor, was aciitb-ntly shot d'iring target
praclhe on lioard the English man-of-war Chanticleer.
ftt Foreign Mail Gleanlngt ter Kiahtk Poa?
YELLOW FEVER IK CIIAl'Uxrov.
Charle.*,ton, 8. C, St'pt. 17??Then wer,' two
deaths from yi-llow fever here during (lie 2-1 hniir,. ending
Hutiirday at noon, and one death for the 24 hourn endiiiir
to-day. The gen.ral t<-Mllniiiny of the pli>?I, i.,i,h |a tim,
the disease is living out. Iba number af pereoM sick al
this time ia very suiall, und they are guanal.?, (kang
well. _
CRIMES AND CA8UTAL1E8-I1Y TKI.EGRAPII.
_Nearly -Kit) peraoiiB have lieeii taken to l'ali-igh,
1* I fur ir.,1 iLarjiM wuk Hu k1 titi am A ten will be arra <u?d fi,r
?unler.
_A colored barber named Wat?*?.'n alti'inptoil to
eoairail a rape na the w"i- of Aklrraae Jubaava al RurlmgUiu, VI, la,
wi-f i Waltet I, ia ru.ioil?.
_Four searnen, named Dickey, St4>??le, Davidson,
ead Mardie?, bekiatliig io li.? liar? B. li. l'uni, r. t. wrrr tilnwaad at
Meuaauaee, Wit. ?a Wi-tia, ali?. ?ka* gotng taloie ia a ;a?L
_Kdward Peaee. a freight oonliiet'ir on the V<r
?Bxaal Ceatral Kailroad. ?Lila tlni-r lu? Hie iraaaftr nt ran to tall?
trark la CeaeaiB. ee Betani??, fell ia baal of ike n um? ai.l ?a? ki.Iel.
_Joseph Bbawhan, the olde*? turfman iu Ken
ta?k?, tad liTCator ul Buti-bna vnitt?, waa ikre-an fm? ki? iii.rtr t,,
Taral?! night, at Lritagtoa, aaJ died freu kit lajunea et balimla/,
?BB?M
....Charlea P. ?ymonds, Treaiorerof the Chelsea
(Maaa.) (iaaliglu tiueptty eui aleeaaagaraf Wel'bc.trt tiuk aliar?a; w?l
t>. eoaaiit ?winde In lloaina. an S?i?,rJ??. ?ab I r *ol?rr. ?I ?r. ? r?-u .
for an i dnni aease* aa a Uaj. The Ballet aatei-ad Ibe ??li l.r???l, auJ
?Ul irret? faul
....The Bteam ?aw-mlll and grint-mill of II. J.
Va;, at Noith HilUine. Vi tu barnaJ aa I r, la . I., a * ?'> '?? . la
aaraaee IIKUm. TIM eecaad ?I? ijr uf U>e ?aw-ia-il ??? ertuilnl I,;
Bi.??n? k Matt, iuut. uti. tal b.led batar;. Tkcir loa? ia ti.??<*",
iaaairdlui ti.loo.
....At Wakefield, Va., on Frtdav, a freight train
rm mtt ? oraje bo*, ?mai li. eompkoteit ?mtar.tt ese uf bu l?gi ?ad
Wrnl.1; a>aa*-t?( la? eUver. Tbe Ur had IV*? ?M as Baa ir.t.w.tb
'??pubyUem,*-talAm,t*m*rbip*-e.eni ?bl? Ike ?waa wa? ia lie
1 ??**?? aathartas ?w-aaaaB th? leake a_ mu km Uni.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE MONT CENTS TUNNEL.
COMPLETE SUCCESS OP THE ENTERPRISE.
THE TUNNEL FOBMALLT OPENED YESTERDAY.
1'AitiH, Kept. 17, 1871.
The Mont Conis Tunnel waa fomiallf
opened to-day by the Fronoh and Italian Ministers and
the local authorities of both countries. After moctln?
and congratulating each other, the party embarked In a
gally decorated train at Bardoueat he and passed
through the tunnel to Modane, making the transit lu 20
minutes.
A correspondent of The London Timei telegraphs that
ho traversed the Mont Conls tunnel in 38 minutes ; that
the air In tho tunnel is excellent and the mils perfectly
level, and that the entire work has been admirably dono.
TIIK LOCATION, HISTORY, AND CONSTRUCTION OF
THE GREAT ALPINE TUNNEL.
Tlio Munt Collis Tunnel may now bo named
with the Suez Canal, the Pnclflo Railroad, and the At?
lantic cables, In recording the great ciiterprlt-es begun
and completed within the last fifteen years. Trains are
now constantly pushing through It, and on Monday, lu
tbe presence of a distinguished assemblage, It will bo
formally ojioned. Tne TiuncsF. has already (Nov. 22,
1S70) given full particulars of this great work, acquired
during a personal visit while It was yet Incomplete. Wo
supplement that report bv tho following account, em?
bodying nil the Important facts connected willi the great
enterprise:
The neetl of un unbroken highway between France and
Italy has been strikingly obvious since the railroad lines
approached their respectivo frontiers. Arriving by rail
flora Purls, the traveler bound for Italy hitherto pro?
ceeded from Ht. Michel, over tho mountain, passing Mo?
dane, Lnu* lo-Boiirg, the Mont Cents Hospice, and tbenco
descending the precipitous slope by Molaretto, hercAchcri
Cluglloiie, whence the railroad Is open to Turin and all
Italy. This Journey enabled one to behold the sublimo
scenery of the Pass, but was wanting In the convenience
and safety which the railroad, through the tunnel, now
nlTonls. Resides, It usunlly required live or Fix hours to
?ei iiupllsli the Journey over the mountains, while by
tbt? tunnel route ono mav travel over tho entire dis?
tance between Paru and Turin in l8 hours.
Upward of thirty years ago Sommeiller advocated the
construction of a tunnel through the Alps, but his pro
poiMtl was treated with Indifference and Incredulity.
When, however, tho great engineering triumphs In this
couutry and Europe demonstrated its practicability it
was resolved to attempt the great work. .Several years
wcro occupied in discussing plans and hearing objec?
tions until at length, In 1S67, the work was actually
commenced. Savoy was then a portion of tho Sardinian
Kingdom, and, apart from the .general usefulness of the
tunnel In forming a connecting link between the French
and Italian railroad systems, Victor Emanuel desired
?to establish speedy communication between the two
distinct racps which had constituted one people for moro
than ten ci iit'ii lis. Sardinia prosecuted the work as
well as her feeble resources would permit, until the Iinl
btn campaign of lf69, by giving her Lombardy and losing
her Savoy, rendered u new arrangement In regard IO the
project 1ni|>oriitlve.
'** TIIK LOCATION A*T> ?ORT Dt THE TXrfHr.U
Although called the Mont Cents tunnel, the name 1s a
misnomer.as the track selected is u considerable; distance
from that mountain. Leaving a point above ttie village of
Fourneau* on the French >-i<Ie, 3,901 feet thora tho sea
level, It strikes through tho mountain at a point Wwcen
the Col de FrCjus and the Col do la Hone, not far from
thal great clii?ttring mass which lienrs the name of Mont
Tabor, and from which tho mountain chain stretches
over Mont Ami.in, and the little Mont Conls to the Great
Mont C.-iils. Tho highest point ntt-aiiie.1 by the tunnel Is
1,377 feet above the sea, and 3,480 feet below the crest of
tbe mountain overhead. From this point tho fannel
slope-, down to the other opening of tho tunnel ou the
Italian side, at B.ir.lonne.he, 4,3J4 feet above tho sea, at
the top of a lolly glen of tho samo name, whence the
railroad goes down t?.0;iix on the Dona Hiparla, follow?
ing the course of that valley by 8.tlhcrtruud anti Exilies,
lili it ib bouches Into tho wide opcu Valley of Suaa at
Bussell no.
Incited both by her new ohligttlnns on annexing
S tvov, and her cordial relations with th" Itali,in people,
Fiance evinced li 180.1 great interest in tho Mont Cculs
project, anti showed un eager desire to hasten ils com?
pletion. Accordingly un aiiangeiiiunt was entered into
wherein strong inducements were offered to tho sister
nation to completo the great highway. Tho total er
pens.-sof constructing tho tunnel amount to fl.1,006,000.
of which sum tho Victor Emanuel or H.iilw.iy ot North
Italy contribute? 11,001,000, which H to be pall on or be?
fore the opening of the tunnel. The French Government
agreed t<> pay Haly |3,so.i,(iC0 If the work was accom?
plished within 20 years, reckoning from 18?2. But if tho
work was finished at an earlier date France
bound herself to pay ?loo.ooo more for every
year gained upon the stipulated time. The ln
outivo which Frauce thus professed to afford
ha? certainly attained its end. Tho work Is now Unished
eleven years before tho limit named, and accordingly
Franco will havo to pay 11,100,000, bt-sltle the 11,000,000
of the original stipulation. She also bound herself to
pay live per cent interest on the money duo for the work
its it proceeded from year to year. Had the construction
continued beyond the stlpulaM term of twenty years,
Italy would havo lost tiuo.000 for every year lu excess of
that period.
THE BOMSO OF THE TCmSL.
The engineering dliUculties were of the most discour?
aging character. The construction of a tunnel nearly
eight miles long, where no vertical shafts for light or
air or refuse wiro possible, where the work must be
iH'gtiu from each end, where the levels and the angles
must bo perfect to Insure a meeting, presented a problem
whl.h even the boldest engineer might shrink from
with alarm. All former experience In constructing
tuunels was of little avail. The occasion demauded
a mun of genius gifted with the determination. This man
was fonnd lu Sommeilb-r,who, however, owed niuoh to the
inventions of his professional prodecossors. M. Mans, a
1?. kian engineer, bad devised a machino to cut rock,
and this ina? hine was to he worked with springs to cnt
tim rock into blocks, and so do the work of many mon.
N. Callu.b.i. of Oeueval struck the key of the posltlou by
suggesting the use of compressed air, but he had not the
honor of showing how it wa? to bo used m a motive
1-ower. Mr. Bartlett, au English engineer, hating in?
vented au engine for boring, whioh was worked by
steam, M. Sommeiller adapted It so as to be used by
comprised air, and thus tho meaus of boring
Mu- Mont Oula Tunnel was secured. Another luvcntlon,
however, waa noodfd to utiliie all these triumph! of hu?
man Ingenuity. Tho nae of siesm asa motive power
was Im?tele*? lu so confined a space ; the labor of buiaitn
bauds was equally hopeless in point of time ; but with a
wondrous adaptation of moans to ends, the falllag
waters of the Alpine valleys were Imprisoned to com?
presa the air j tbe air waa conducted along ?"? tubes as
the rutting? advanoed, and, after di lug all (M hurd
work for huiiinn hands, escaped from Its Imprisonment,
i. ud made exlstouc possible for the Terr men who made
tUU air a slave I The machine employed by M. sommeil
Vr weighed about ?KI pound*, and bored a MM?? Im lies
io diameter and 3 leet deep lu 20 minnie?. Eleven of
these machines ware placed on a movesblo support, and
?mid be worked at almost any angle. Tbrej. or four
large holes w ere bored in the ecuter of the beadlug, and
round theae ether holes of the ordinary sin?, mall so
holea. Ths large holes were only for the purpose
of ?eakeuliiR the ruek. The other holes were Ulled with
expl.?Ive material, and were mod In succession and lu
iletaehiiii-iiu, iMvinuiiig with those nearest the oeuier.
M4 wonting outward. The advanced beading was the
only place wht re these machines were used; the enlarge?
ment of the tunnel to the full ?lie, the building. At.,
were all performed by manual labor. The ?pa?l ?Y!* .?*?
c* valed In the rocky side? of the Alp? wa? J? feet ? Incite?
wide, and N feet high, fnily adanit?ngof four eepwate
Hum ut leAi. k. Wavar?? Ua Imbm!. Tk? <UU/ mmU*m
In the work, after some time, showed a gratifying Im?
provement. From half a yard a day, at first, the pro
peas Increased to more than 10 feet por day. Euch yard
bored cost not le?s than fi.oeo. The boring as des, riiied
was repeated, yard by yard, until the entire eiifht miles
was completed ; the work booming more arduous as tho
tunnel Increased lu lenitlli. Seventy yards of rock were
displaced for every yard advanced, and this had to bo
removed te, the mouth, while li cubic yards of masonry
bad tobo built in the same yard of tunnel, with materials
br4?ught on Hie averaire nmi*o than 10 miles.
One-half of the tunnel was completed in nine years
UWifi), the third quarter by the end of UM, and the whole
mountain mass, a thickness of 12.2.16 netera, or nearly
right miles, was pierced through from eud to eud before
Christmas DaV last your.
The coimtructln? of the tunnel gaveeon?tant employ?
ment to about 2,0n0 men, who wore provided with dwell?
ing-houses along the banks of the torrent of Roehemolles.
When at work In the tunnel, the Mm* relieved enu-ti other
eviry eight hours; in the workshops they did ou the
average ten hours' work daily.
All apprehensions of niephltlo air In the tunnel, If
they over had any foundation, are by this timo fully dls
pelled. A correspoudeut of a Lyons (oumul, who re
i-4'iitly wput tliroii'.'h the tunnel, says : " The ventilation
is excellent, aud the current of air perceptibly felt ; lu
fact, the boat was so moderate that an overcoat was not
to be disdained. All the Hwlss stones about heat Intense
enough to produce asphyxia ure pure Inventions."
Tile usefulness of tile tunnel will bo retarded for a
while by the want of railroad communication between
?St. Michel and Fourneaux (see Map), a distance of
alwut ton miles. The railroad now constructing will
l>e completo In Novemlier, and It will tbeu be possible
to make an unbroken railroad 'lourney between Pan*
and Turin. since British malls have neon sent to
the. East Indies via iii Indis!, tho Fronen have re?
garded the op. ulng of the Mout Cania tunnel as calcu?
lated to impair tho commerce of Marseilles. This Is
the reason why the French railroad companies have
lost tliHrearly enthusiasm in nguri! to the tunnel, and
allowed the ten miles of railroad to remain Incomplet??.
When that short line Is constructed, passengers aud
mails eau be carried from Calais to Ilrlmlisl lu something
less than GO hours. The Unbans have showu a better
comprehension of th'-ir true interests, and on their sids
cvel-, iblug is now ready for the most extensive txaUic.
WASHINGTON.
the sot-tit carolina kc-klcx?the new
boxm? appointments djfokb the wa.lu?
l.NGTUN TltEATT.
|DX IBMUn TO TUB TRIBUNE. I
WasHIK?TOI?, 84?pt. 17, 1871.
Senator Scott has received a letter from Col. Reno,
U. 8. A., commanding at Spartanbiirg, S. C, who has
been stationed there since the Sub-luvestlgatlng Com?
mit too visited that place. Col. Reno stn?'* that no out?
rages have occurred there since his arrival. United
Matts Commissioner Pioniers, who signed the card so ex?
tensively circulated, declaring that no recent outrages
had occurred, wrlti s that, though that statement was
true, yet he believes that the country la quiet at pres?
ent simply because Ula Uulted States civil and mili?
tary authorities have been for tbe last six weeks
riding through the country, making arrests of all those
whom they could find who have been heretofore engaged
In committing outrages. " Since thiTlnvest Igatlng Com?
mit (?v. left," he says, " I know that outrages have
occurred In York and Union Couutles, and may have
occurred in Spartanburg County during my absence of
three weeks at Greenville ; they would doubtless have
corit.'uued there but for the active measures taken by
the Uulted States officials. I believe that martial law is
the only permanently effective remedy for those
troubles." ???-?? ii*-"*'-; , yaatiai?? ;?>??
About 130,000,06*0 of tho bonds of the new funded loan
are yet to be sent to those banks, who, before tho Syndi?
cate was formed, sent the Treasury their |?oo bonds la
exchange for those of the new loan. Their subscriptions
are filling at the rate of $1,0*00.000 a day, and over a
month will elap.-e before the whole amount subscribed
for, about tfo.ooo.ooo, will have beeu forwarded to the
banks.
There arc but few Illicit distilleries now In operation
in the Brooklyn, New-York, district, the raids made upon
tbem by the U. B. military having considerably
diminished their number. These few, however,
give the Government a vost amouut of trouble,
and Supervisor Dutcher, who Is In town,
has represented to Commissioner Douglass the ne
ces-iity of dealing firmly with these men, who insist upon
defying tho law. It Is not Improbable that some decisive
uctlon will lie taken in a few days toward breaking up
these distillerie! which persist in disregarding the law.
Tho case of Marcus P. Norton, au attorney suspended
for improper practices, was closed on Saturday, and the
Commission will submit their report to tho Coiuiulsolon
crs of Patents on Tuesday morning. On a motion to
poid pone this case until tho third Monday lu November,
Mr. Norton arose and made an effective speech of an
hour's len-rth. Ii?- reviewed his past history, hi? connec?
tion with the bar lu the State of New-York, the confi?
dence placed in him by the people of that Stat.', and his
nearly successful effort of occupying a seat io the United
SUtes Senate, ile referred to the strong influence which
ho had for the vacant Commlsslonership of Patents at the
time Judge Fisher was appointed to that office, and a?kod
If a gentleman who bore such a good reputation as he sus?
tained amoDg his people, was guilty of stooping to such
a nefarious practice as to meddle with the private papers
of a Government Bureau. Mr. Norton clo.-ed by an
elorjueut appeal to the Commission to grant him timo In
which to furnish evidence, which he was satisfied would
clear the whole case from any appearance of fraud, aud
be the means of vindicating his character. His speech
was atten,Ively listened to throughout, aud did not fall
to have Its effect ou the Coujiuiaslon.
?manu, press ?bmicb.i
There is authority f*or announcing that the President
has selected the Hon. W. M. Meredith of Pennsylvania
and the Hon. Caleb Cashing of Massiwbusotis as counsel
of the Uulted SUtes, before the trlbuual of arbitration
at Geneva, to be organised under the Treaty of Washing?
ton, and that these gentlemen have accepted tho ap
puiUtlUeilt. ______???mmmm~-m~
A FIGHT BETWEEN CITIZENS AND MENAGERIE
EM PU) YES.
PouGHKEEPsnt, Sept. 17.-A disgraceful riot
occurred at Pawllng's on Friday night, growlug out of a
dispute between m citlten and one of tho men attached
to O'Brien's Menagerie. Others Interfered on both sides
and a general fight cniued. Every cltiren who was at?
tacked was robbed. The menagerie men also nluudered
Crane's Hotel, and while the express on the Harlem
Hoad stood at the deuot. tbe baagage-ear was robbed.
The Deputy Sheriff st Dover was telcsrnphed to for aid,
hut fulled to respond. Yesterday the treasurer of the
manaw-rle waVendesvorlug t-i settle with the persou.
SibbST Mornes?Snm killed, though several were uuaily
mured, justice Burk did all he could to .Up the eight
lug, but ke was powerleaa without aid.
TELEORAPHIO ?OTK*.
The Gentile resident? of Halt Lake City are
V.-?i.B|B?-?v??i?-p-,. Or? IB? rata. Bat. elrmij um? ta
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A monument ertvted by the State of Rhode
pH u ST Uta-aal m*** me* H la tbe tot. m sai Mi..?
at FroTiaraee ea flatanter.
The shin Transit? de Alvarae, juat arrived at
The mmmWm Convention of Illinois passed a
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?blj baj ?at the tomat C-ettpe?; t laterwt
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Thomas JL Monta and Melville E. Ingall?, r*
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TUE HING'S DANGER.
CONNOLLY REMOVED BY MAYOR IIALL.
THE POSITION OF CONTROLLF.B OlflUD TO
OKN. M'CLKLLAN.
Very greatly to public surprise, Andrew II.
Oreen, formerly Controller of Central Tark, from which
position he was removed when the Ring assumed abso?
lute power a year or so ago, was appointed Deputy Con?
troller in the place of Richard 8. Storr*, and assumed tho
duties of the place on Saturday but at 6 o'clock.
To checkmate this ?ctlon, Inspired by the Democratic
State Central Committee In opposition to the Bing,
Mayor Hall has prepared the following letters, copies of
which were received at Tub Trucks offlco at l o'clock
this morning :
Mator*? Office, Sept. l8, mt
Sir: I am advised that your action In remitting abao
lutely during a specified term of several months to a
Deputy Controller all and every power and duty of Con?
troller is such a relinqulshnicnt of your office, and so
antagonistic to a legal construction of the spirit of the
charter, that your procedure is equivalent In law to a
resignation of your office as Controller of the City of
New-York, and I hereby accept such resignation.
I am alao advised that whou the power of appointment
to office Is given without restriction upon, or without ex?
press statutory enactment regarding, the power of re?
moval, tim latter exists as an Incident to the power of ap?
pointment, and that the process of impeachment isa
merely coordinate but not conflicting power to remove in
effect an impeached officer by procuring a vacancy.
Therefore, to save all question, I also hereby remove
you from the head of the Finance Department. Va y
truly yours, A. Oaket IlAr.L,
Mayor of the City of New-York.
To Richard B. Connolly, late Controller of tho City of
New-York.
ExgCUTtVl Dfpartmkst, Cjrr IT au., I
NfcW-YOKK, Sept. 10, 1871. J
Mr Dear Sir: The action of Richard B. Connolly in
retiring from the discharge of official duties for a term
of ih e months has created a vacancy in tho office of Con?
troller of tho City of New-York, as I am advised and be?
lieve. The public Interests demand that it should be
filled immediately by some gentleman of acknowledge?!
ability, not directly connected with local polities, and
whoso name commands the respect and coufldenco of the
peoplo of tho city, State, and country, as well as of tho
financial centers in Europe.
The credit of tho city has be^n attacked. It must lie
defended and maintained. Th?? adiniuistratiou of its
flnnnclitl affairs must be placed beyond even the shadow
of suspicion or of intrigue. This is duo alike to it? cred?
itors and to our citizens, all of whom have an interest
In Its good name and success, and look forward to tho
early completion of its great works of Improvement now
In progress, with the most important of which
you have been for a year pust prominently connected.
Your extended reputation, and your varied experience In
the execution of public and private trusts of great mag?
nitude, especially fit you for this position, and al this
lime; whilo your entire freedom from all local and polit?
ical complications will Insure almost unqualified public
approval of your acceptance of the responsibilities which
belong to it
I therefore tender yon the office of Controller, and
earnestly urge you to accept it.
1 am aware that your full retirement from the Import?
ant position you hold In the Department of Docks will
become a matter of great regret not only to yourself but
to tho Department and tho public, yet Its operations
will be promoted rather than Impeded by your accept?
ance; because, while your administration of the finances
of tho city will Inure to the benefit of the dock improve?
ment? In common with all the other departments, and
anvo all from the danger which now threatens them, your
advice, and counsel, and supervision, must still be ex?
tended to whomsoever shall occupy your place In that
Department, should you oease to hold It
lam confident your acceptance of tho ControlWshlp
will at once restore that publlo confidence in the finan?
cial administration of the city which Is absolutely neces?
sary, in my Judgment, to preserve not alone the public
credit but the publio peace.
I ask, therefore, your prompt acceptance.
A. Oakey Hall.
To Gen. George B. McClellan.
THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE IN?
ARMS AGAINST THE RINO.
THE ArrOINTMENT OF MR. GREEN SAID TO HAVE
BEEN NEGOTIATED BY SAMUEL J. TILDEN?
TWEED, HALL AND SWEENY TO BE STRIPPED
OF TIIE1U POWER.
Several fact? developed in connection with
the appointment of Mr. Green led to the belief expressed
In several places yesterday, that it was brought about
by the active agency of the Democratlo Stato Central
Committee. S. J. Tilden, a member of the Com?
mittee, and pronounced In his opposition to the
Ring, having suggested the arrangement, and
aided in its negotiation. Ex Mayor Uavcmeyer, who
concluded it, is known to be at the 1k.u1 of a
formidable movement for the reorganization of tho
Democratic party, which has the support of tho State
Central Committee, and the first results of which have
already been stated in Tub Tribcnb of Saturday last.
Mr. Havemayer and Mr. Tilden are undorsto? 1 to be the
bondsmen of the new Deputy Controller, and Mr. Green
and Mr. Tilden were long law partners.
The new situation was generally accepted, in view of
these facts, as tho beginning of active operations by the
State Central Democratlo Committee against the
Ring, or at least that part of it which
hoped to save itself by sacrificing Connolly.
It was generally observed that the effect of such a con?
flict between Hall, Tweed, aud Sweeny and the respect
able Democrats of the city and tho Central Committee of
the State cannot but be very momentous in its political
aspects. The political prospect? of the situation were
more generally discussed on Saturday ami Sunday than
the merely local or financial view of it, and it was con?
ceded that the late severe oonderauartlon of tho Ring to
which the country Journals of New-York had ?riven utter?
ance had Impelled the Central Committee to take the
position it had in self-defeu.se.
The following Is the correspondence whn-h led to the
appointment of Mr. Green :
UK. HAVKMEYhH TO MR. OOtlNOLLT.
New-York, Sept. 1?, 1871.
Rim ard B. Cohsollt, esq.: Sir: I have considered
the questions which you have submitted to me, and, to
prevent the possibility ut niuapprehemiou, reduce my
advice to writing:
1. On the assumption of your innocence of the charges
made against you, I do not consldor resignation of your
office a? your proper course. Your duty Is t<> give every
facility to tho fullest Investigation, aud to abide the
result.
a. In your answer to the request of Mayor Hall for your
resignation, you have stated that your ?iii ul sou whicu
have been Impeached, wer? " supervised and approved
by the superior vigilance" of Mayor Hall ; that equal re
?ponslblllty for them attache? to him ; and that, In his
affidavit in the pending litigation, those act? were adopted
and vindicated by him.
Even If you are oonsdons of having done wrong in
your trust, you owe it to the oorainuulty not to commit
another wrong, but to make every reparation within
your power.
To surrender your office Into the hand? of a confederate
would be a fresh betrayal of your trust, and, while It
might damage yourself, would fail of doing justice to the
community. Ko man select?*! by Mayor Hall can, with?
out some other morai support from the community, have
the publlo iMiufldonoe. He will be compromised by % nu
peoted undi-rstanding with the " Bollo" of the " King"
or by the acceptance of the favor, you practle tlly make
your own successors. A* the law now stands he eau ?*?
?ume your office ouly by an arrangement, te which you
are a party, to or?ate a vacancy for him. The man you
gire plaee to ought not to he a ]tool of those Implicated
In the transactions which eseite the publie d1?tru?t ead
? alara. He ?hoold be the nominee of the olilseas dow
?cehiua to protect the peofle. U that way oktm cm? u I
have the confidence of tho public or Improve tho credit
of the city.
Fortunately the law afford? a porf-ct ?olution of the
case. By section 3 of chapter S7? of the laws of 1871,
you are authorized to appoint a D puty Controller, who
shall" In addition to his other power?, poaeoM every
I?ower and shall perform every duty belonging to tho
officoof Controller, whenever the ?aid Controller ?ball by
due written authority, and during a pet io?! to bo ?peei
flcd in such authority, designate and autlmrlr* the ?aid
Deputy Controller to possess the power and perform the
duty aforesaid."
My advloo to you is to forthwith appoint Andrew H.
tireen as such Deputy Controller; to leave bim to exer?
cise the full powers of your offi.ee, without conditions and
without interference; with complete custody of all books
and papers belonging to your otlt ? with the appoint?
ment of all persons whom ho may think necessary to
protect publlo property aud Interests, and to enable him
to carry out the most searching Invest lg ition. and to aid
tho Committee appointed for that purpose.
I havo carefully considered the selection I recom?
mended. Mr. Green has knowlodgo and experience in
the affairs of the city, ha? the most trustworthy el.tra;.
ter for Integrity; has no rel.ttious which could mlalca'-i
him by h id lufiuence?, and la strong in the public confi?
dence. If you adopt my advice I ?ball in-ilst on his ?te
cepUng the disagreeable duly for the ?ko of the publlo
interest. Yonrs, respectfully, W F lUvintrta.
MR. OOMNOLLkT'S HLl'Lr
Bt.PT. It, 1871.
lion. William P. Havemetbr:
sir: Acknowledging the Madam which dictated your
?**_**_?? lbl? date, and yielding to the force of its
?.i?i... it"V ^ ""'-rmlttedtoaicept ?nd r?vor the
advice it o?er^ m ?m? tmoktm, T ai? governed by a
warm desire to restore the city department over which
I preside to the confldenco of the community, and to se
curo such an examination of tho affair? of the city a?
will satisfy the Just demands of the public. I have
therefore appointed Mr. Andrew H. Green to the office
of Deputy Controller, believing bl* known character for
ability and integrity, fortified by your approbation, will
furnish abundant assurance th.it the fluanc.al admluis
tratlon of the city wiU be satisfactory, and will enable
the Department to command the noceasary finnis at once
to discharge Its obligations to tho laborers upon our pub?
lic works, forming as thoy do the most meritorious cla^a
of the city's creditors. Very respectfully yours,
Richard B. Conxollt, Controller.
a run st hi. st or mr. orkknr.
CONTItOLI.KIt'? OFFICE Ot TUS ClTV OF NEW YORR, J
?september 10, 1?7L J
Mr. Andrew II. Greene:
Ml Dkar Sir: The office of Deputv Controller"^! this
city having become vacant by the removal of Mr. Well?
ard A. Storrs. I hereby designate and appolut^you,
Andrew li. Greene, Deputy Controller of the City of
New-York.
I earnestly press upon you the acceptance of this of?
fice. The critical Juncture in the ?flairs of the city and
tho ceij.lit ion of public sentiment seem to demand-that
the Important transactions of my Department should ti*
conducted by one possessing the unlimited conti.lente ol
the public. In determining upon the action reqnired by
tho present exigency, I have been guided by the ad vic?
of gentlemen ?hose respectability and prominence elo
vate them above all suspicion of unfair or interested
motive. I am endeavoring to act with sincero regard te
the public interest; and to Insure it against pesslbli
sacrifices, and pursuing the authority and phraseology
of Hi statute, I hereby designate and authorize you t?
possess the power and to perform all and every duty be
longing to the office of Controller of the City of New
York ii oin time of this appointment to tho 1st day Feb
uary, IS72. Very respectfully, Hu ham. B. Connolly,
Controller of the City of New-York.
REMOVAL 0F MU. STORR?. .
Controller's Office, Sept. l?, 187*
Mr. Richard A. Storrs.
Mr In ah Sir: Circumstances, which soera tome Im?
perative, require a change lu the office of Deputy Con?
troller of this city. They do not at all reflect upon yiyu
official rectitude, but regard only the public interest.
With the kindest feeling toward you, I am obliged to
notify you of your removal. You will, therefore, please
take notice that I hereby remove you from the office of
Deputy Controller of the City of New-York. Very truly
yours, RirnARn B. Comnollt, Controller.
TUE NEW DEPOT! CONTROLLER.
Andrew II. Green, though a New-Engl?nder
i?y birth, is a New-Yorker by education and association.
He was born at Greenhill, npar Worcester, M.issochusotts,
but caine to this city atan early day, aud has contin?
uously resided hore from boyhood, with the exception of
a lengthened visit to the West Indies about 20 years agc
and a tour through Europe a few years since. He re?
ceived a preparation for the university, but circum?
stances led him into commercial life Just a? he was about
to enter on his college course. For three years he occu?
pied a position as clerk In an importlug house tb.-n well
known, but long since extlnot. Not feeling that com?
merce was his element, he began to study law, and about
l8 years ago was admitted to tho b.ir. For some years he
practiced law in partnership with SiuiucI J. Til.l? n, but
be h.x-i long ceased his connection with that firm,
and docs not ii ,w pn? ti. j? hil profession.
Ou leaving Mr. Tilden Mr. Green became
a Commissioner of tho Boan! of Education, lieing. lett, d
President of the Board tho scc.mil year of his holding ihe
office. On the establishment of the Central l'.trk Com?
mission h? left the Board of Ed lcatlou to Join It, anti, till
the reconstruction of the Board uti 1er r? ter B. Sweeny's
influence, be took a most active a.id liiflueiiti.il part in
t!ie plaunlng, living out, au I ni wagem 'tit of the Park.
Mr. Gro.il has throughout lila career been % consistent
Democrat, though never a partisan. 0;i the Central IMik
Commission, of which ho was the llfo .in.I soul, ho gave
strong evidences of executlvo ability and ? doiro for
economy. l?e says he will enter on his office of Dep ity
Controller without regird to pollt'cs, und wit'i a simple
desire to fulfill his duty as a citizen wheu call-d upon.
MR. HAVEMEYEH ON THE SHTATIOV.
A Tkiblne repon tr raUe<l on Mr. Haveineyer
to make some inquiries lu reg.trd to the correspond
?nee lictwecn himself and Controller Connolly. Mr.
Havuuieycr expressed lum ?elf lu effect, as follows:
" Mr. Connolly, whom I have known for iiuuy years,
held fe.r some time an Importan: clerkship io the bank of
which I wus President, an office from which I retired In
luCO. I was consequently brought into close relation?
w iib him, and conceived a good opinion of his flujuclal
aMlillc?. About a week ago Mr. Couuolly applied tome
tor ad ti?.-.is to the m..?i desirable course of action tor
hiiu to tjlce in his prcseut uueuvlablu position. What
itdvke I gave is amply put forward In my
1. tier to liini, published lu the dally
m w-iMp. is. I bad a difficult task to perform. I
. ?e.ilii U..I bo lii-'iiMi'l.? to the comipui.ii of our City
Government, and I was desirous of seeing it reformed.
But the very man?ouo whom I had kn ?wn for vears
agalust whom the whole force of the storm of public
IndigUAtloii was artfully directed, askoil me for friendly
counsel aud advice. I longed for municipal reform; I
was most auxiou* thal Mr. Couuolly should, li implicated
lu the city frauds, d4 all In his power to malus repara?
tion; but I Vas also bound, if I interfered at all, to see
that Mr. Connolly wa? not made a iM-.iix.goai by hi? con?
federates, and the only one to bear the odium of being
summarily thrust out of office. Tue very legislative ac?
tion of the leader? of the Ring themselves enabled me, I
think, to do what waa right iu all points of tue question
forced upon me. For purpose of their own. I har*
no doubt the Ring get the 8t*te Legislature last otmlox*
to give authority to the Controller of tai* city, for Iko
time being, to appoint a deputy In his placa w?o tAtauld
have the power to perform all the duties of t*e Ooawuil
er's office. What they lulen ted by that ??ve I ??? *****}
to divine. On? thin? la oertala-they meant no good.
But the engineer to holet with hi? own pelar*, a?* u?.
Connolly lalla I eannot oonoelve *et he will *'fr0"? ?
if the rigid examination of Mi ace-onto. ***+!*?
Green ma* of oou?e? to, hto ow. protect*?.
2? +*m tut m to ?? -?-j?to?
U.. Andrew H. Orri* ? > #???? ?
mo^uttohtohoaor. Ne verO ??-J o ???>*>?* he.
La uttered hy um public about tt. I enano .peak
more highly In k1? favor tuan hy alludlu? to hto cou
."Holly prominent g oa the NrtO I .ni I ?
the very begioals*. It appear? to me that I have nott!?
more to ?ay or do la tae matter. I have acted fearleael/
mm! eoifoieatiowiy. ead I am a? much convinced jMjg
' ' ~" am fwNk ?ask

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