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Show !By W. U.'i'oIwraphJ JUIHJK UAKMARD'S DECISION A 3KNSATIOM. New i'u-k, 16. There has been few events in this city that have created such a genuine sensation in a political way as the decision of Judge Barnard, yesterday in the injunction case against the city ofhcials. Tho decision was a surprise to bothenemics and friend?. It seemed impossible for the Tammany adherents to believe that Judge Barnard Bar-nard would have rendered such a decision, and the an n ounce nient, filled with consternation tho friends of Connelly and Hall. All the morning jourBals rejoieo at the decision, although the Democratic press regard it as bearing more directly upon Connolly Con-nolly than cither of the other two. Tho World thinks Connelly must at ouco retire. I t is plain that if he does not go, he will be forced out. it believes that the intimation is plain in the Judge's decision, that the injunction in-junction may bo dissolved oq Connelly's retirement; that if he does not resign now the Mayor cannot avoid impeaching impeach-ing him. Judge Barnard has expressed the belief that the whole responsibility of signing the warrants falls upon Connelly; that the Mayor was only partially responsible. Ho says that the injunction cannot be dissolved until the meeting of the general term of court in December. His decision compels an immediate commencement of the work of purification. He rendered ren-dered it as a matter of duty, and considers that the men who have stolen money from the tax-payers are responsible tor it. lie does not look upon the question from a political poiut, but as one afl'ecting the interests inter-ests of tho city government. |