ewok vibe, RS Re NEW-YORK, TUENDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1871. PRICE FOUR CENTS, AOLLECTOR MURPHY RESIGNS GEN. CHESTER A. ARTHUR APPOINTED AS HIS {RUCCTFSSOR. E OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE—RECEPTION OF TH XR FCI Aud "me Ba he a8 Collector of the Port of New-York, and Gen. Chester A. Arthur has been appointed in his stead. On Baturday Mr. Murphy sent a special messenger with his resigna tion to President Grant at Washington, together with the recommendation that hie intimate friend Gen. Ches ger A. Arthur should be appointed his snccessor. Gen. Arthur was also recommended by Senator Conkling and other adherents of the Administration. President Graut aecopted the resignation, and immediately appointed Gen. Arthur Collector, Appended is the correspondence petween President Graut and Collector Murphy NG—TUE OPINION AT WASHINGTON. THE KTANDI his position Custos House, N EW-YORK, COLLECTOR'S OFFIOF, Nov. 18, 1871. fo the President: T hereby tender my resignation of the office of Collector of the Port of New-York, to take effect upon the appointment of my successor. Yon are aware tuat during the period I have held this important trust, and because 1 have held it, I have been subjected to a persecution, which for persistent misrepresentation apd uprelenting vindictivencss, has, fortunately, but few paralicls in the Listory of political strife. Throngh out this somewhat ting ordeal, T have been enstained, however, by the fovsclousness of my own rectitude, and by the fact that during my ofiigial term T have enjoyed uninterroptedly, ant still recta your confidence undi minished by the vitup ration of my accusers, For the manner in which the duties of ‘the office have been per formed, I take pleasure in referring to the judgement of my official superior, the Secretary of the Treasury, aud to the figures of record in the Treasury Departuient, which slow how the revenue has been collected and with what dimjuiehed percentage of cost. Unless your attention hus been called to this record, 1 beg you will refer to it. Groundless as the aspersions cast upon we arc, and fully as they have been refuted before more than one tribunal, I am conscious that my continuance fu office will be made the pretext and occa glon for assaults, calculated to injure you and the Repuh lean party and rails r than incur sucha bazard, 1 would relinquish wy position, even kad it been coveted, which you know it was uot, When appointed, Ihelieved T eould render a service hy accepting the place. Now I believe 1 cap render a ser vice by ro-isuing it ond 1 gladly exlrace the oppoitu pity. Tu coven gy oficial relations with the Govern: ment, un ler those arcumstances, I way also properly refer to the wrati7y ine result of the recent clection In this State, which loaves the control of its affairs substantially in the Lands of that great party of progressand reform of which you are the acknowledged head, and for the puccess of which it will ever be my pride and duty to lu bor. 1 aw, dear =i, with high respect, your obediont servant, TiroMas Mr pny, EX¥CUTIVE MANSION, 1 WaASHIN TON, D, C, Nov, 20, 1871, Hon. Tito vas Muureny, Collector of the Port of New-York. DEAK Sti: Your letter of the 18th anst,, tendering your resignation of the office of Collector of the Port of New. York, with reasons therefor, is received. Tt gives me great pleasure to hear testimony to the «Meieney, hon esty, uid zea] with which yon have administered the ofice go lonz ae it hag heen intrasted to your keeping. Your own peace of mind no doubt will be enhanced hy leaving the office of Collector, nt IT doubt whether snch a course will in any senae he a bend fit ta the pndhlic sor vice. Under vour adnunistration the revenues from the New-York Custom-House have been larcely inerecsed, and the cost of colleetion in proportion to the amonnt collected has been reatly dimfuishied.™ This {s shown by the records of the Treasury Lepartment, Yon have had my unqualifled contidence ever since yon ents red the office of Collector. Yon had that confidence before, or the appointment would not Lave been tendered yon. That confldence is still unshaken, and in aecenting your resdenation I desire to give you the fullest assuriuee of this fact, Whether you remain in or ont of office, time will co uvines a fost public of vow entire innocence of the chiarces brought against you. With great respect, your ow dient ervant, 1. 8. GKANI. HOW THE KESIGNATION 18 RECEIVLI The news of the resitnation of Colicctor Murphy created mmeh surprise thronghont the city last evening. for althongh it was known that Marphy would be forced to resign within a snort time, it was not be tieved 1) 0 he would do it quite yet, with at @ving his fntenc.on greater publicity, Few gave Lim credit for didnt ro -t duess, bat all believed that it was another triumph of honest public opinion over political corrup tion, sud that wewbers of tie Taman Rinz, whatua the County Court House or the Custow-House, must suffer for th ir misdeeds. Those who kuew Collector Murphy and Lis motives best bel ved that he fintended only nowtsaly to relies quish ti.e Colleetor-hip of the Port for the sake of ape pearance, and that his successor wus to hold oflice throu) Lo and by Lim, and was to obey Lis dictates, aud thus enable Lim Marphv) to continue his dogged opjosition to the eonvenionee of the me rehants of this city. Gen. Aithar swag known to he an intimate friend of Collector Murphy, and one who wae alwase jovited to bir connsels Tustead of a radical change in the ad ministration of the collection of the duties at this port, there lis been sitaply a nominal change of office-holders, for Arthur is expected to continue the same system that prevailed uuder his predecessor, and his friends assert that no change wil be made in the employes, Collector Muiphy is reputed to be scheming for a place in the 1c organized City Government. Having failed to secure a position on the Commission of the De partment of Parks, he ic now wire-pulling for a place on the Police Commissicn. Well-inforined politicians de clare that he is anxicue to obtain the position which Henry Swith bas so ac eptadbly filled, in order that the Custom-House party may control every braneh of Gov. ernment in this city. Prior to the transmission of Mur phy 's resignation to Washington he dismissed an emi cent weigher to make room for one John J. O'Brien, ostensibly hi 'nivate Secretary, bat really a hanger-on, whose only July was to converse with the local politi inn THE NEW COLLECTOR. Gen Chester A, Arthar ie a lawyer doing business at No. *2 Nie rest, and residing at No. 123 Lexington-ave. He ix a wemher of the Republican State Central Com mitter, and noted for Lis zeal in the Custom-House interest. He was counsel for the notorious Tax Coru mission instituted by Tammany, and. in the language of disgusted citizen, is “Tom Murphy ander another pame.” He was waited upon at his residence, last evening, by ex-Collector Murphy and a number of his associates, ull of whom tendered their congratulations, Gen. Arthur tates that be has pot been officially in formed of bis appoiutwent, aod did not know that he had been appointed until late last evening. He does not know wher he will enter upon the duties of his office or We prelimi ries necessary thereto. It is generally Supposed 11hat Murphy will be his heaviest hondsman. It is beneved that she transfer of the office will take Place before Decersber 1. James Terwilliger, who has Ween the Lraius of the Custom-House under Murphy's Mumluisiration, stated last evening that whethe? MI Murphy rewained in the Custom-House pF uot, le (Tet williger) intended to leave it ou January 1. The wercantile community are disappointed at the ap Pointiuent of a politician, particularly onc who is a law: yer and docs PR go ris Rr the duties of his office sufli elently tw qualify him for thelr proper performance. ESTIMATION IN WHICH THE NEW COLLECTOR 18 y HELD IN WASHINGTON. {BY TEL’GRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE] ratrtsnm. ic er OM "Tha anniadnecament. Wik evening, that Collect’ Murphy had resigned caused that which he bears among prominent Republicans here ie far from enviable. The fact that he held the import ant and lucrative position of Attorney to the New-York Tax Commission, by appointment of Tammany Hall, and in accordance with a bargain by which it is said that that Commission was gold out to the Democrate, is re membered, Nor is it forgotten that he did not resign that position until after Murphy's confirmation, and when the Ring, which had seized the offices in New-York, found more profit in running the Custom-House than in Jending on the crumbs which fell from the Tammany dahie, NIWS IN THIS CITY—GEN. ARTHUR'S It is also asserted that Gen. Arthur has never dis tinmuishied himeelf, except as the aid and counselor of the Shoddy Contractor, and his confidential associate and attorney in matters relating to the Collector's Tammany Real Estate and other speculations, What was wanted was a change in the administration of the New-York Custom-House., This nobody lere secms to expect under Avrthine Btatement of amount of customs collected at {the port of New-York for the periods designated, and payments on account of expemscs of collecting the same: For the Jilted of 15 months, from April 1, 1869, 170 une 30, 1870—amount collected, $158,701, 403 80; iT of collection, $2,672,053; percent age of collection, 168 plus. From August 1, 170, to October 31, 1871—Amount. collected, §18%,088,080 72; ¢x Jeuse of collection, $2,760,283; percentage of collection, 4C Inxs. rr P——— COLLECTOR MURPHY'S MALADMINISTRA TION. PILFITING CUSTOM-TIOUSE OFTICEFRS—AN IM PORTER'S STORY—A THOROUGH REFOLM URGENTLY NEEDED. Instances of the frands perpetrated by Cus tor-House officials, under the management of Collector Murphy, multiply every day. The leading importers of the city are almost unanimous in their statement that never before in their experience has such a general gyS tem of fraud and maladininistration prevailed in the customs department. It beging when a vessel first ar rives in the harbor and ceases only when the goods are withdrawn fron the honded-warehouse by the merchant, The greatest losses occur after the goods have passed fully into the hands of the Custom-House authorities, The merchandise is weighed or gauged, as the case may be, on the pier, the importer is charged with the amounts as returned, and a copy of the returns is glven to the owner of the goods, In vine-teuths of the cases where liquids ave concerned the importer discovers by the time he gets possession of his property that the wastages have in creased from 1 to 3, 5, and even 10 gallons. Such instances have occurred when the casks were perfectly tight and no loas could have resulted from leakage. Many mer chants permit their goods to remain in bond from eight inl ten months toa year, and shonld they complain, witer they have removed then frown the warehouse, of deficiency in measurc—on which, too, they paid dutics— they are told that «o long a time has elapsed since the goods went into bond that it has become impossible to tell through whoee hands the merchandise passed, and, aR a consequence, the merchant has not only to suffer the loss of his property and pay duties on what he has never received, but is without redress, and unable to obtain any drawback. These deficiencies have often ranced from to 25 per cent in measarciuent, The following is the statement of Mr. Schultz, of the firm of Claiike Sehmitz, importers of ales, wines, condiments, &c.: 1 “The system of corruption and robhery prevailing pone Custois-Houseoflicials is carricd to such gn ex treme that it has become a question with many import ers whether we might not better have onr goods brought into rome other port. We have been victimized to such an extent that we wre compelled the mowent we learn of CU the arrival of a vessel with our goods on board, to send a man to look atter them, and wateh them until they are uncer lock and key in the bonded warehouse, This somelies occupies an entire week, but we have found expensive as it is—that it is wach more economical to emplov this man at high wages, than to gaffer the losses which are sure to ensue where the goods are left to the teacherous care of the custonns-oflicers, Yet, with all the care we can exercise, and taking the extra precan tion of delegating person to follow and watch the goods in transit and on the pier, we have not been able to stop thieving, Ju one case where our watcher left the pier only 20 munutes fu order to apprise us of the arrival of the Custom-House carman, he discovered on his retira that two casks were wissiug, and no person could cive any information in regard to them, yet during the entire time they were in charre of the Govornment officials, “1 will give you the particulars of one case out of inanv cimnlar ones. We had consigned to us, in the month of October, by the ship Bremen, fromiRotterdam, 25 cases of Foland gin, Itis enstomary, 1 Ruch instances, for the Custom House cflicers to seicet a single package ont of the lot, and cider it sent to the Public Store for exatnina tion. £0 us to ascertain that the goods ave as represented in the invoices. On this occasion the ofticer selected a Pac hage in perfectly cood order, and sent at to thie Public sore. When it was reiurned to us, and to cover up all detleiencios that might appear, we found it marked *re ceived in bad order; ix boldles were miseing, and their places filled up with wood shavings, We wrote to sceretary Boutwell an the qt of November, giv ing him a detailed statement of all the Jide ticulars, and adding that we considered ourselves entitled to a drawback for the amonnt of duties paid on goods which we were not in possession of. A few davs afterward, in answer to onr letter, a Custolu House offfeial ealied to gee ns, accompini d by the em man who carried the goods to the warchonse, The latter exonciated himself row any participation in the ab ctraction of the goods, but mo further information could be obtained, aud we have heard no more on the I xutdect from that day to this. A cask of gin which was root en the same vessel was robbed of eight gallons, on which we paid a duty of &2 per gallon. Phe thieving business has become 4a very serious one to us. The cost of the gin, freight, and expenses awnounts to about 40 cents gallon laid down at the New-York dock, anc the duty is $2, so jou Le that it will not require. many gallons to Le stolen in order to render it a very unprofitable enter prise for ne, The particulars of the latest fraud by which we have suffered revercly are as follows: The ship Cor nelius Grinuell, from London, brought over—consigned to us 10 cases of sauce, Instead of ordering one of the cases into the Pablic Store, as 18 custoary, the oflicers, in order to vent their spleen on us because of complaints we Lad made of their conduct from time to time, or dered the whole 10 eases to be overhauled and exaiined. TLese cases were in the mogt pericet condition possible, yo i they werereturncd to us after they bad been murked “passed,” branded, “1 had order; step this way, Kir, and exawine then.’ The reporter accompanied Mr. Schinltz to the &tore room, and was shown a number of ¢coses in per fectly sound condition, bearing all the original glupping marks, and giving no evidence of repair. Mr. Schultz then continued, One cage has been opened, and instead of 6 dozen bottler we found only 53 dozen. We tmmedi akely upon making the discovery wrote a letter to Collec tor Murphy, narratiug tho particulars, and refusing to Open any Were casas except in the presence of a ('uk tow-House official; and I assure Jou, sir, we £hall keep our word if they remain here for ten years. The Colice tor has not yet favored us with a reply. The two in stances I have mentioned to you are not isolated ones nor exceptions, I can state, on the contrary, that after we make a foir allowance for shrinkage when goods re main any length of the in bond, we fu¥ariatiy find, in the case of liquors, that frow 5 to 20 per cent has heen lost while in Government charge; at least we have found it so duriug the past 18 months. I am willing at any time to make affidavit to the statements T have given you, and have not the least objection to having my uame up pear fu priut as the authority for thew.” Another importer, who withholds his name for the present, but states his willingness to substantiate lis statement by aflidavit when necessity calls for it, says: “1 had 20 cases of goods shipped me, which wee taken in charge by the Customs officials, After they had heen surrendered to me on payment of the duties. I discovered that Bix cases were nigstng. I wade frequent applica tion at the Custom-House for drawbacks, but up to the present time have been unable to obtain any satisfac tory result. It has become a serious uestian with me whether it is uot desirable that I should remove to Bos. ton, and obtain my merchandise through that port, With 60 years’ expericnce in business, I cannot recall any state of Customs matters that approximates at all to this resent condition of mismanagement and corruption. I fived 50 years in Ean, had extensive business con nections there, and feel hound to say that their conduct of Custom affairs is far superior to our own at its best. The Queen's Government holds its oficiales responsible for goods while in their Ao ec union, and Any misappro priation on the part of Customs officers 1s visited hy the severest penalties of the law. We must have reconstrue tion in this department in our city, or serious results to our commerce and shippers are iuevitable.” the She 1 0 i MURPITY'S FAREWELL FROM THE PRESS. NOW BREAK THE CUSTOM-IOUSE RINGS. Eornem Ths Raullabs KF revess EAN 4 NG STL di] Te It is expected that the election will be speed ily followed by the retirement of Mr. Murphy frou the New-York Custom-House, either by Toi ghug on or re moval, to the end that the greatest stumbling-block in our ranks shall be rewoved. Biwilar action ust also be bad in the Buffulo District, where sn equally offensive, objectionable and Ha still retains power. What motive the Administration has for keeping these men in office, nuainust the ¥pon wish snd protest of a very large and influential portion of the Republican party, we are at a lose to understand, Senator Conkling is charged with the feaponabiLy of these appojutmonts; and ft ts gouerally comteded hy vt? he bas the eur of the President and has been utrustel with the dizpensing of patronage in New-York. If Soukliug seeks to ad vance the welfare of the Republic ps rty, sud promote his return w the United States ho will be apt to find that Le 4 not using the wost available W'€aANs to ac cowplish these results. He ought to be rein.0ded by passing events that this is not a good year for RilKs, or shoddy aud borse-jockey Goyverument ofticlalg. Nn wirit of reforw and Youtaty 1s now predominant, #n. those who neglect to lised the eigns of the times may find (oat they have tampered too Jong with the paticuce of the pe. ODdE. wily DON'T MURPHY FOLLOW HIS PARTNER OF THE RING, Jem To Uke Shari ined The remova! of Tom Murphy Was prom broush the PredoRys Bewspaper Bjoutbploces BO murprise Lere but the a companying one that Chex ter A. Arthur had been ap lnted to fill his place &stounded everylody ot in the co. fidence of the Curtoin House Riug. Frow bints and intimat,"0® that bave been from tiwe to time thrown out, «nd fro'™ tie fact ghd y and Lig clique have been supporto.’ ¢veD when We Republican party of the whole on w unani ®eusly demanding their overthrow, it had been Ne we that Mr. Murphy would not resign unless be a. Ih ngly, aud that if any ehange were made, Mr. Murph, ®ad his friends would indicate a successor who would ®apage the Custom-House according to the Murphy Plan. It was therefore rather too wuch to hope, while Whe prosent jufiuences control New-York appointments, tha this important pftice would be filled by san who £904 command the copfidence of the great body 05 New York merchants. Fgyer Mr, ArtLur's repylalion way be st Lome, {GENERAL PRRSS DISPATCH.) COLLECTOR MURPHY'S MALADMINISTRA. [3:3 PE: SN 4 “after election.” Election has come and gone, but the shoddy thief reunuus in undisturbed possession of the [fattest place in the Govern ment’s gift, THE NEW-YoRrk TRinrRE growls aullenly, The Springfield Republican barks occasionally, and Radicals of average honesty express their disgust now and then, but Murphy, the Federal favorite, “rtfeks,” and felicitates himself on eaeaping the fate whioh has befallen Lis partner mn the real estate business, William M. Tweed, Until Tom Murphy is gorged with Apolts he will not release his grip on the New-York ‘usiom-House, TIE WAY OF REFORM. From The Cincinnati Commercial, 2 Let this great anti-corruption campaign, which bas been begun so magnificently in New-York, be Fuslied with fervor aud determination, not only there, mt in every part of the country, Certain courts and Judges there have rendered themeslves infamois throughout the world, and have made the name of jus tice, so far a8 they were concerned, a byword, a reproach and a farce. In crushing the Tammany Ring they have crushed the most formidavle traud of modern times, After this it is Shey Lo believe in tho destruction of any Ring againgt which the people can be aroused. Let the Jaciie of yy city and Etate follow the Exar of New-York, and begin a relentless and determined war against every form of official corruption, MURPHY'S VICTORY. From The Detroit Free Press, Tom Murphy, the shoddy and skilled Collector of Customs of New-York—the man Horace {eles has again and again denounced as a plunderer und swindler— 18 in all his glory, Ilo says the result of the New-York election 18 his victory. Rotten and corrupt as he is known to be, this victory of hig party he claims will put an end to all Sop of removing him from his oflice, bn account of his dishonesty aud his worthlessness to hold hig position. The ticket nominated and elected ir tho Ntate wae composed of the creatures of his will, and he has a right to claim the result as his victory, The I'resi dent regards it in that Light, and will, it is understood, give no further heed to propositions for Murphy's re moval from oflice. WHAT MURPHY'S RESOLUTIONS LEFT UNSAID. From The Deirout Posts The Republican faction quarrels in New York do not seem to diminish, The Murphy Republicans have met and resolved, impliedly, at least, that the re cent victory in New-York Is due to Mr. Tom Mu:DhY, who je thereby thanked for his services to the Repub liean Jans. he resolutions do not explain in regard to Murphy's real estate speculations, in partnership with Tweed and Bweeny, Murphy still continues to hold his yorition in the Castom-House, though large numbers of Ropblioe fonrnuanls have advised his rewoval, and nou, as we recollect, have defended Lim. MURPHY SHOULD HAVE BEEN KICKED OCT. The charges against Murphy are very spe. cific and, as he hold his appointment from President Grant, they should be Jrojpty investigated, and if true he should be kicked out of the office without ecremony. The position is one of importance, in which the tenpta tions and opportupitieg for stealing are very great, and the Administration would suffer justly if it aliowed thief to rewain in it, especially a thief of the Tweed glripe. THE LAST CHARGE AGAINST THE QUEEN—A TEM PERANCE ADVOCATE ACCUSES HER OF DRUNKENNESS—A RIOTOUS RADICAL MEET ING=—THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PROHIBITED BY TilE AUDILNCE—COLLISION IN THE RIVER MERSEY. LoxpoN, Monday, Nov. 20, 1671, Jolin Gribble, Sceretary of the Total Absti nence Society of Brishan, publicly accuses the Queen of intoxication. The charge causes a great uproar, and the local anthoritics have already commenced legal pro ceedings against Mr, Gribble, A large Radical meeting, which was attended by 4,000 people, was held in the City of Dristol Just evening. Sir Charles W, Dilke addressed the assemblage. There was much uproar and fighting during the progress of the meeting, and the band was prevented playlug the Na tional authem God save the Queen,” A report comes frem Liverpool, this morning, of a ter rible disaster in the Mersey, Two ships ran into cach other with «nel violence that both Aled and sunk almost instantly, As far as is at present known all hands are Jost, The names of the vessels have not yet been ascertained, hh The Standard's report of the enspension of negotia tions between England and France thr the modification of the Commercial Treaty is fully confirmed. Two important witnesses for the prosecution in the care of Kelly, about to be tried in Dublin for discharging a pistel at an officer, have disappeared, and no clue can he found 10 their whereabouts, The remains of the late Col. Sanderson of the Lancham Tote), will be gent to America for interment, The guests at the hotel have appointed a Committee to accompany the remains en the steamer to New-York, &ir Thomas Dakin, late Lord Mayor, has aceepted the tender of a complimentary dinner. and the 224 ust. has been appointed us the day for the banquet. a TEN ARMY C(OKPS NEARLY ORGANIZED AND ALMID WITH IMPROVED WEAPONS, PAs, Monday, Nov, 20, 1571, It ix expected that before the end of January, 1-72, France will have ten army corps, completely orean ized and fully supplied with improved aris, pusted at the great military centers of the country. The Count de Chambord, ohitet of the elder branch of the Bourbons, in a letter just published, contradicts the report that lie intends to gurrender Lis hereditary right to the throne of Frauce, The editor of the journal Pere Ihuchesne has been conrt martialed and sentenced to imprisonment with bard la bor for life. MM. Vermesch and Vuillaume have been gentenced to death for contumacy. J THY CAPINET (RISIS—CIRCULAR FROM THE RE PUBLICAN DEPUTIES—TIHE LABOR MOVEMENT. MAnkID, Monday, Nov. 20, 1571, The debates in the Cortes during the past week, their unexpected result, aud the resignation of the newly-formed Ministry, cause great agitation in this city and in the Provinces, The Republican Deputies to the Cortes have issued a cirenlar adviging thelr supporters throughout the coun try to keep quict, aud advocating the maintenance of public order. In the mean time the labor troubles continne. The bakers and dyers in Valencia obstinately maintain their gtrike, and make such threatening demonstrations that reinforcements have been gent to the garriron, A steam transport will sail from Cadiz on the J0th inst. with fresh troops and supplies for Cuba. COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE IN BAVARIA. BeRLIN, Monday, Nov, 20, 1571. The Reichstag has sanctioned the extension of the North Gerumab Jaw, waking wilitary service com pulsory in Bavaria. BA EN A a CONSTANTINOPLE, Monday, Nov. 20, 1871. There are great complaints of the disorgani zation in the public Departments. The Sultan's orders, requiring economy in the administration of public af faire, are misinterpreted, and not satisfactorily carried out. Harmopy does not prevail lu the Cabinet aud a crials in looked for. Es A GENEVA, JMULURKRSy ATV Ts &0 47107 The origin of the recent conflagration in this city is to be made the subject of a strict investigation. Suspicion §s directed against the sgents of tbe Interna tional Bociety. SEVFRE BNOW-S8TORM IN THE WEST=UNIOX PACIFIO TRAINS SNOW-BOUND. asda PACIFIO TRAINS BNOW-BOUNLL wana, Nov. 20.—The sleet and anow-storm which commenced here OBR Friday poem continued until Bunday morning, and extended over the whole country from the Rooky Mountains to the Missouri River. Everytbing is covered with a coat ing of heavy ice, causing the downfall of the telegraph lines. The Union Pacific trains are snow-bound at dif ferent points between Omabs and Cheyenne, the express train, due bere on Saturday afternoon, arriving about midnight on Bunday. The storm ia reported to be still more severe in Southern and western Colorado. Enos Collins, probably the richest Tat 0 "00 Lower ri of the New Dominion, dled yesterdey in Hallas, age 9. ....The report that Ch Jos C. Clark had vaca the wiilori) of Troy Prose for position eo the Hedsos ated pmovement is in Balt Lake Cit to fogs Pn to a pre reas i from the tis in depot through Re the clly. ....The steal? ontana, which sailed from San Preacisco for Pasems merchandioe A thy rove of S171 oon. mainly for Rew-3 10.000 sohions of w ra TOREIGN NES, (CREAT RBREITAIN. FRANC]. SPAIN. GERMANY. TI'RKLY. we sever A BUANTINTLS CARINET. QWITZERLAND. 1 RORAPHIC NOTES. CpUVIOET IN MNAVARIAL MORE IMPORTANT CITANGES. CONNOLLY OUT AT LAST. ANDREW II. GREEN APPOINTED CONTROLLER IN 1A ALAM ANIA VAAN ATR 4388 MBALLCOUV MAY VU POLITICAL INTRIGUE—OTHER VACANCIES NOT YET FILLED—TWEED’S CONVICTION THOUGHT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE, The busy political intrigues of the past fort night have at length culminated in fioportant changes in the City Government, and others are anticlpated as a consequence in a few days. Controller Richard B. Connolly has been cornpelled to resign his office, and the succession has been dictated by Mr. Tilden, Mr. Havemeyer, tho Reform Democrate, and, it 1s asserted, by a late prominent Republican Fed eral officer, notorious for his connection with Tammany. The nomination of Mr. Andrew H. Green fwas mado a condition precedent to Mr. Connolly's resignation, and the letter of tho Coa troller was not placed inthe Mayor's hands until he ‘had relnctantly signed Mr. Green’s appointment, What other considerations were employed to induce Mayor Hall to consent to an appointment which It is well known 18 particularly repulsive to him are not kuown. He is reported fto be willing, if not indeed anx fous, to make, in all cases where resignations are offered him, fuch appointments a3 will hold over” after tho Legislature meets, and ready to concede that the Re forma party have the right to go to the Legislature in January with the City] Government in their hands. Tut the appointment of Mr. Green was personally obnoxious to him and to Mr. Tweed, though hoth were eager 10 get rid of Shppery Dick at any price, 1t 18 generally understood that Connolly's resignation was forced from him only by a promise that he should not be prosecuted for Lis share in the Ad Interim Board of Audit plunder. He has turned State's evidence, and a nolle prosequi 1s eutered in his caso as a part of the bargain. He will be allowed to escaps with his fm mense plunder, although the proofs against him are un questionably as clear as those against Tweed, Lut con cealed from policy heretofore, and now in order that the Reform Democrats wey get possession of the City Gov crnment. There are rumors afloat also that evidence oxists, and has been for some time past in the hauds of the proper persons,uf tho negotiation abroad by Connolly and his ron of several millions of city bonds which do not appear in the list of city indebtedness, and which are wholly unauthorized and unprovided for. The proceeds of these bonds have heen invested abroad, as the report gays, and Connolly 1s to sail shortly for Europe to enjoy them. These aro more serious charges than any yet made against the Controller, but they are In roany mouths, and it is sald are us cacily substan luted as the charges against Tweed. The report prevails that Connolly will leave for Enrope in a week or two, and that many others of the Ring will take light simultancously, James M. Sweeny (Peter B. Sweeny's brother-in-law) and ugh Smith are also re ported to be coutewplating a voyage to Europe, if, in deed, they have uot already goue there, a change of air for the benefit of thelr health being doewmed desirable, THE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, The negotiations thus secrotiy iutluenecd are given to the general public in the followin correspondence. The first letter of the series is from Controller Counelly to Mr. Havemeyer: Niw-YORK, Oct, 2, 1=71, AMY DEAR SI: Tt crems to me that the thine Las arrived when my rosienetion of the office of Controller may be of service to the pablie, if it ean be the weans of Aesuning the appointment of a suceessor of known imfeg rity and of ewinent gualiiieations for the position, The appointment of Mr. Green, which wis made hy your ad vice, Las been received with general satisfaction and ap proval, aud his administration of the trust committed to his charge hag cornmended him to universal confidence. Relying on your friendly counsels, which have gove erned my action irom the time Itirst sougit your advice, and recognizing yon ag one representing in an eminent degree tue views of the great body of our ciuzens, I beg leave to place in your hands my provisional resignation, to take effect, on the same being fled, simultaneonsly with the appointment of a successor whom you shall ap prove, Congcions of many shorteomings in the disohiarge of IY GRerols and varied duties, T desire that my cour-¢ Lor ho doe ly afl sting the interests of the pubde) ty ve stich as all coc citizens may approve, vary respectfully yours, RICHARD B, CONNOLLY, The Hon, Win, F. Havemeyer, With this was received, by Mi. Havemeyer, the follow. ing oflicial resignation for transinittal to Mayor Hall, oa the conditions wade in the lettor printed nbove, NeEwW-YORK, Ocl. 3, 1571. The Mon. A. OARDY ITAL, Mayor: LEAT <11t: herewith resizn the office of Controller of the City of New-York. Yours respectfally, JLCLARD By CONNOLLY, Controller of the City of New-York, Afr. Tlavemeyer replied to Mr. Connolly iu the follow ing letier: ng M New-York, Oct, 3, 1571, My Dear Sms 1 have peecived yours of tod, and, outeide of your Batten allusions to guy sell, iv 13 just wireh a letter as Fexpeeted to receive from von as soon as the time should urrive when you ald consistently pen it. 1 wiulaccept your resignation on the conditions you name, and will net part with it unul it shall secure the appointment of Andrew HL Gieen a8 FORT Snecesor, Yours, truly, W. F. HAVEMEY LL, To RR. B. Counolly, ear. Mayor Hall is understood to buve reluctantly complied with the conditions irnposcd, and as result the follows fug wus sont to Mr, Groen at noon, yesterday MAYOR'S OFFICE, NEW-YOKK, Nov. 18, 1871. A vacancy existing at this date inthe office of Control ler of the ty of New-York, by the voluntary reslznation of Richard B. Connolly, exq., who was hitherto appointed into that oflice (and which resignation is duly tiled); now, in pursuance of and by virtue of the of cone ferred by section 12 of chapter "04 of the laws of 1871, amending section 35 of the law< of 1570, I hereby fill anid vacaney, aud do appoint, for the full term, us Controller of the City of New-York, Andrew TL Gieen, esd. A. OAKEY NIALL, Mayor of the City of Now-York, Armed with this doenment, Mr, Green went before Judge Brady, and was administered the oath of oflice in the Supreme Court, The revolutisn was complete before It was known to the habltués of political centers iu to neighborhood of the City Tall, Tt was exp ected that os soon as he en tered the Controller's Office, and assumed his position, Mr. Green would appoint a deputy, but this he did not do. The general opinion is that bir, Storrs the deputy of Mr. Connolly, wii he reinstated in his old position. In the afternoon when the change had hecome pretty gon erally known politicians of i more reputable stripe than the ordinary loungers at the depurtisents visited the Controller and Mayor Hall, The latter gentleman was for an hour or so in consultation with Recorder Hackett, THE EFFECT ON TWEED. At {he Department of Public Works the change was commented upon as being very unfavorable for Mr. Tweed, and an epigrammatic laborer who had listened with patience and attention to the dissertations of a group of argun.cntators fn Mr. Tweed's ante-roomn, fely expressed his opinion that Mr. Connolly was going yi Ply 1) an informer to the prejudice of Mr, Tweed's cake, or, in the man’s vernacular, I tell Jo he'll squeal, and the Boss 'll go to h—1L" Mr. Tweed himself seemed aud the Bowb wed yesterday, and although he attended the meeting of tho Board of Apportionment, he did not seem as nonchulant as usual, nor were his salutations given with the air of a wal who was glad to sce those A lhom be greeted. His nods were less frequently given, nd his smiles were less of the self-congratulatory order than they were two weeks Ago. His resignaetion, which is said to be written and ready for presentation to the Mayor, was not spoken of yesterday, but it was hinted {hat Mr. Connolly's retirement would hasten it. tet THE OTHER VACANCIER UNFILLED. Several other vacancies exist in the City (jovernmeht, and ‘more resignations are expected in a I a Ba Ar. hd agile bum 2 za Sadia Several other vacancies exist m the City (lovernmeht, asd more resignations are cxpected in a short time. The appointment of Mr. Stebbins and Mr George Jones of The Times to the vacancies In the Com, mission of Public Parks has been urged upon Mayor Hall, and a great pressure brought to bear upen him for the intment of the former. It was understood that he had finally yielded to this, and bad doue violeuce to his personal selings, and fnvited Mr. Stabila to take Nr. Bweeny:a pluch, t being understood thet Judge Hil on, Tom Fields, and Mr. Green, would vote for the Mayor's nominee for the Presidency. Flelds’s resigua tion, aa well as that of Hilton, wes hy to be at the Mayors service. Willlam T, gett was also mentioned as likely to receive the nomination to Judge Hilton's piace. A ohafige is antieipated im the otk Doi nt, for which vacamey prominent Re postions oa boc amined, but it is not known [f he will coepl- here have been rumors that Mr. Acton and Nr. ennedy wuld be invited to plases on the Polies Commission, bul on inquiry of the Mayor it was ascer aimed poalttiely that when the vacancies oceur .they will no be offered to thoee centlemen. It was asserted st Police Headquarters that it was arranged nearly 10 days ago; 8 00 Coanelly's Je 4nstlon was Agreed npos, that Thomas Nurphy was [stn the, Gof? tor ship, and run It RRC A while he Nitin pen und direct control of t Police Departm ut in place of a present Commissioner, ‘whose resignation Wua protnised. JAS. W. GERARD DECLINES, The vacancy in tbe Board of Education, to which Mayor Hall appointed Mr. James W. Gerard, was de: clived by that gentleman in the following letter: New-YORK, Nov. 20, 1871. To (he Hon. A. OAKBY HALL My Dras Su: Lap obliged to you for the compl |psnh of appointing me to the ogg of one of the Commis aloners of Public Education of this city, butl regret that I cannot accept it. When 1 gave op the practice of the law two years ago I determined not to arsume the daties of any portion which would exact from me at all seasons of the year, or at particular days or hours. 1 have been connected with the public schools for 22 wan as Inspector of the Fifteenth and Eighteenth ards, which to me is a very agreeable position, and one that does not exact from mo any particular duties at Darton times, T can visit them when I please, and I ave become attached to the schools of these wards, and I believe they are attached to me, and I do not want to sever the connection. I could not give the time necesgary to the ardnous duties of a pind IAS not merely in the meetings of the Board, but in tho exacting duties of the various committees which the magmtude of the system of public education requires, Iam absent from the city from carly Sprizg up to late jn the Fall, and I could not assume a position whose duties I wus not pre jor to perform at all seasons and at all days and hours, 1 shall continue with great pleasure to perform my duties as Inspector, and I will nse my endeavors for the future, as I have done for years past, to elevate tho u tellectual and moral standard of the children of the working classes of New-York. I am, with respect, yours, very truly, JAMES W. GERARD. JUDGE HILTON ANXIOUS TO BE RELIEVED, Judge Hilton also sent a letter to Mayor Hall, yester day, of which the following 13 a copy DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS, Nov. 20, 1871 The Hon. OAREY HALL, Mayor, d¢.: MY DEAR Sik Permit we to ca!l your attention to the fact that you have not aplofuted wy successor, and that, conrfequently, wy resiguation 1s held in abeyance. With all respect I must now insist upon heing at once re lieved of the labors and responstisiities of 1m osition in this Department. While I remain ad in charge of its works, I am constantly called upon to direct ita affairs, and this I am unwilling to do after hav ing, as I have repeatedly informed you, fully deter wined to vacate wy office. Very truly, flENRY HILTON. MR. SWEENY'S FORMAL RETIREMENT, Peter B. Sweeny retired from the Department of Pub lle Parks on Saturday, without formality or ceremony of any kind, simply stating that he was going aud would not return,” and also intimating that as his resignation took effect on Monday, Lhe would not meet with the Board of Apportionment on that day. The Department is now virtually worked by George E. M. Van Nort, who is its controdler, and who has been connected with the Central Park and Department of Parks for many years. Ri lh hee rss”. TWEED'S CONVICTION IMPOSSIBLE. It has been stated in political circles that Charles O'Conor has expressed regret that there is a legal obstacle in the path which will retard the proaeéu tion of Tweed and probably conduce to his escape from the punishment he now fo justly merits from the out raged majesty of the law. RE RING STOCK OPERATIONS, Another of Tammany’s schemes came to tem porary grief, yesterday, in Wall-st. For a considerable time past the members of the Tammany and Eric Rings have been identified with stock operations in the Hanni bal and St. Joseph Railroad. They now control the direction of the Road, but their counection with it does not assist in elevating it in publio estimation. Upon the announcement of the i of the Ring savings banks there was an immediate deeline in the price of the stock from 653 to 493, and there was a very uneasy feeling with regard to it, uo clear-secing operator or luvestor de siring to touch ic. It was alleged that the Bowling Green Savings Bank had cither loaned or invested a large amount of money on this stock, and that when the directors attempted to realize there was po support to the market, and it fell oil 53 per cout, Very little other excitement was created in Wallst, by the announcement of the suspension of the Hatihs, #8 oll seemed to regard the erisis in their affaiis as the natural resnlt of mismanagement and conneetion with wen of evil reputation, INGERSOLL NOT YET ARRESTED. Ingersoll, whose arrest was expected last week, was reported to have been in the city yesterday arternoon, but the report was notfverified. The order of arrest in Lis case expired yesterday, and was returned to Judge Ingraham, who issued it, by Deputy Sheriff Judson Jarvis, For the lagt three weeks Mr. Ingersoll’s friends hud boasted that whenever Lis business required his presence in the city he would come here and transact it, and that his bond was ready, if the Sheriff arrested him, It is now thought that Mr. Ingersoll, if arrested, conld not obtain a million of dollars bail, aud this knowl edge has kept him a fugitive from justice, hovering about Lis home, but not daring to visit it while a warraug for Lis arrest was in the Sheriffs hands. I SortTH AROLIN A FINANCES, GUY. SUERTE ARNYED 2 as.. FRAUDULENT ISSUE OF BONDS—THE CHARGES DENIED—ALY, THE OFFICIAL DEBT STATE MENTS INTENTIONALLY FERRONEOUS—=THE TREASURY EMPTY AND THE STATE ALMOST BANKRUPT. |LY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE] (oLUMBIA, Nov. 20,—In an interview with Tie TRIBUNE coricspondent, yesterday, Gov, Scott stated that he had reason to fear thut there has been a fraudu lent issue of a considerable umount of Sonth Carolina bonds made by the State Treasurer, through the finau cial agent in New-York, This, he said, way have been done by resclling bouds that have been conversed into New Conversion honds, io toad of caneeling them. T0 any of the scven per cent bonds, fssued in 1869 for the relief of the Treasury, are — TIE MAYOR SIGNS WARRANTS WITHOUT LOOKING Al THEM, I'he testimony before the Grand Jury in the case of Mayor Hall, a portion of witch we have pub lished as illustrating the ignorance of one of the princi pal witnesses, and the one who has made the gravest charges against the accused, coutalns absolutely nothing new to the public. But the report illusivatos ig a very significant way the loose manner of condueting husiness in the City Government, and the extiacts which ard given below suggest the necessity of reform in the strongest language, The witnesses examined were An drew H. Green, who knew nothing of his own person knowledge of facts implicating ae vor Hall; AK. Cad? who revealed some of the frre mluritics of the Con troller's Department Henry F. Spauldiog, of the Cow mittee of Seventy, who swore to nothing positive 5 Win, 8, Copeland, who revealed Senator O'Brien's eonncetion with the substraction of copies of, the books; Danicl Tyrrell, a carpenter, who estimated the Court-House work Mr. Wm. F. Havcneyer, formerly Mayor, who told how business was formerly conducted weder his aa ministration, and showing a great contrust between those days of honest conduct and the prexent of fraud Richard A. Storrs, of the Controller's Ofilee, who tol how O’Brien’s agents had secured the figures ilustratink the frauds Henry G. Stebbins, formerly Commissioner of Central Park, who knew vothiug about the complaint except its general nature Jackson N. Schultz, 8. W. Til den, Thos. A. Ledwith, Jon H. Masterson, James O'Brien, who knew nothing except what he saw pub lished fn the newspapers: Arthur T. J. Rice, a paying ‘teller of the Broadway Bank; A. L, Brown, Mr. Hall's part per, who told something about lis property and wealtls: Edward Bull; Robert B. Paluer, cashier of the Tenth National Bank; William A, Booth, Chairman of the Committee of Citizens; Charles W. Lawrence, and Ed ward W. Baxter. Apnended is a portion of the ov dence: A LOOSE WAY OF DOING BUSINESA, A. 8. Cady, Clerk of Arrears in the County Bovgan of the Auditor's Otlice, sworn Q. Will you state to the Grand Jury what Jou call that list of items [paper shown) do you call that an account A. An account or bill against the county. Q Whose bill isis 1 A. This isa bill of Keyser Co., for furnishing chandeliers, brackets and fixtures, etc. the first date is October 20, 1889 the last December 26, 18069 the amount of 1s bill is $35,451 18, will xu state, after the bill 1s presdneed at the Con r's Olico by the claimant, what ia the first think thing that is done with it} A. It comes into the bands of the Auditor, who examines the bill S Whnt in Ji. the duty of the Audiiar 10 40 A. Toex amine the bill inal yargoulars—oxientions footing, ete. You 1nean by that be examines all the itews of the bill? A. All tho'ltews un the bin. Q. Now, after he examined the items of the bill sesutning that he finds x allright, what is she next think the Auditor does 1 A. He approves it, putsing tho sta p on ths fuce of the bill aud writing bis name across the “Q What is that stamp that he putsgn it! A. Itis an approval, iu substance, of the MiPand’ directing its pay mens, v +4 give it to it reads1VA. City of New. Yo Sr tmont of Finance, examined by me aud found correct;” thea signed, James Watson, Auditor of the County Bureau.” What next i» gue! A. The warrant is drawn. Now, Sir, who we that warrant! A. They ure usual a by the Auditor or the bookkeeper. Q if the'Fookfospes draws it, under whose direction does he draw it! A. Updeg Qf Rertion of the Auditor. Noé the Controller So, S10 The bil) having been ed, this certificate put upon it, and tho warrant filled up for the amount that it foots up, Wiad is the nexs thing that is dene Wilh that THE MAYOR'S CASE. TIE JONFS INOUFST