New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-13

THE Sixth WARD ELECTION. following
is the substance Of some remarks made in III,
Board of Aldermen on Wednesday evening b,
Alderman Davies, upon motion to inform Mayor
Morris officially that Mr. Crous has been elected
Alderman of that Ward. 1t places in a burning
light the atrocious fraud sough, to be pcrpctra,ed
at this Election:
Alderman Davies said-Thc Mayor declares be
has not been officially informed that Mr. Croiu,
Is elected Alderman of the Sixth Ward, and thai
ne cannot recognize this body the legally con
slituicd Board Of Aldermen. What the fact.
The Inspectors nf the Election in the First Dis
trict of the Sixth Wmd, immcliucy after the poll.
were closed commenced canvos.ug the vote,
First they were counted. and found 10 exceed tn,
number of names on the poll liz, by two. Aftc,
the count. and while engaged in a.,ing, they
heard noisc--a riot in the street. missile came
into the room. and the Inspectors we're frightened
out, and were absent - % minutes. No
went into the room, except person who crcpt in,
blew out tho light., and instantly left. man
stood at the door and watched during the whole
time the Inspectors were absent, and he swear,
the ballois were not disturbed. The Inspectors
came back. took the boxes and ballots 10 the MAY
or. office in thi. Hall, and there IN the presence
of this same Mayor who now Says he has not been
Informed of the election Of Alderman Croliu., and
under his inspection and advice, the votes
again counted and compared wiihthe poll LIST, and
found to be precisely they were before the In
spector. were disturbed by the riot. They were
canva..ed a return in legal form made ont, and
signed by the three Inspectors, and snc Of them
dcpu,cd TO take it before the Board Of Ward Can
vas>crs Then these Inspectors OF the Fiist Dis
trio, OF the Sixth Ward adjourned fRaHy-iheN
lp,1 hal ,.rf,,- a all rb. frn
tons which the law required Of them; they could
not act on subsequent day.
By the next day, hearing the result of the Flee.
ton in the City, of these District Inspectors
beg m TO doubt, ard some others helped them To
doubt and then, the day after they were legally
dead. these two sat down gravely. and certified
that the votes they had counted. canvassed, and
made out and signed return of the night before.
lost destroyed.
This return, so made out and signed by all the
ln5sec,crs was suppressed by two OF them; and
therefore the Mayer cCncladcs that the Sixth Ward
must be di.tranchscd. Had these two Inspector,
doubted abou, the vote for Mayor, according IL
the Mayors notion, we should have none but u
ho!d-over Mayor. Some persons have sought 10
have the impression prevail that the votes of ,h,
First District were destroyed The aGda,ils and
papers Gle prove that they were not DESTROYED
w Their was an atroCIOus assault and robbery
on thursday night at the corner Of Second and
walnut streets. About twenty minute, before
one O'Clock, MIR Geo. W. Bartlett of ST. Louis
was attacked by three rui.ans. two Of whom held
him hy the arms while the third rif,d him nj
Sl8,OJO IN bulls OF exchange on Batimoy,, \ev
York and Philadelphia, asd about sl3O !, b,,L
notes. In the struggle that he made with IA, r,l
hers he was stabbed severely thoseh no, dapg.,-
ously in the thigh and arm
4 gentleman in the Ncichboshood. who .uh.,.
qucutlv took the wounded man into his house and
sent for medical a,d, says tina, he heard his erie.
Of distress for at least fifteen minutes before h,
went to his assistance. lie supposed at first tina
the noise probably proceeded from some drunken
roter Nhcn he arrived q, the spot the rlihani
werc zone; ard hc informs ~ that not a ws'chma'
could be found foe moc than hour.
louisville Journal.
~ The Eric Observer Of the lth inst. pub
hshes a letter from Philadelphia giving a CLOWN.
description of the launch of the fricaic Rariian
which did not take place here OF the 18th ult. II,
account Is quite circumstanti.l-at least $50 00l
persons were prcsrnt-60 gun. were fired to-
occa.ion-a .loop sunk from being overloaded. bu
nobody drow ned-and Pickpockets we're plenty
one gentleman from Msr,la having hi. poke
picked of 81 900. in current bank funds.
70 The Alexsndri, Gazette say, the whea
harvesting has commenced in that neighborhocd