The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-11
CITY Intelligence.

SWEARING M-AppoMTMKNTs, &c-The Mayors
Office and avenues thereto, were crowded to excess
yesterday with the newly appointed and elected
officers, who had assembled for the purpose OF ia
king the oath of office; and the remainder OF the
time OF his Honor was occupied in examining the
thousand and one applications for places rs city
watchmen.
AS to the general appearance of the whole party,
we should Judge that very few of them had called
upon Jem Grant, the Corporation barber. The rea-
son may have Overwhelmingly for them-that
Jem deals upon the cash principle we asked no
questions, but would respectfully remind these gen.
tlemen that Jem Grant, No. Ann street, is duly ap-
pointed Corporation Barber for the ensuing year. and
does up his business Of 6 cents shave, croton
water gratis They must look decent by next week
at least.
During the day, Malachi Fallon, the recently ap-
keeper of the City Prison. appointed the fol-
loving persons as deputy keepers, who took their
stations yesterday afternoon Abraham B. Purdy,
Of the 9Th ward; Joseph K. Hatfield, of the llth;
Robert Donnel, of the 9Th; Joseph Cornell, of the
nth; Edward Farlan, of the 7h; John Asten, of
the 10th; John Wheeler, of the 18th; Samuel Allen,
of the 1lth; Bernard Conway, and Thomas Colder,
Of the 9th. The two latter have been placed in
charge of the female prison. Robert Lummery was
appointed engineer; and Henry kevser, of the l7th
ward, was appointed deputy keeper of the lock up
house of the Upper Police Office. We did not
learn the name Of the person appointed as de-
putty at Harlem, nor the Waterman for the female
prison.
ANOTHER ScKNE.-When the Board of Assistants
proceeded to meet the Board of Aldermen in joint
took place in the passage between the two Board
rooms. This passage was literally crammed to sui
location with crew OF the most Unlocking Office
hunting loafers we ever saw the Septembrizers OF
lows. As soon as the Board of Assistants had made
their way to the room door of the Board of Alder.
men, tremendous rush was made by the hungry
,6 TO obtain adm,ttsncs INTO the Board room
general melee then ensued among themselves
the officers attempted to quel them butt was all in
vain. Officer Relyea was nearly choked the
and one or two of them knocked down and tram
pied upon: Alderman Pettigrew was also knocked
down and the skirts of his coat torn several other
Assistant Aldermen were nearly demolished. Al
derman Boggs' goggles were broken, and we fear
his nose into the bargain Assistant Alderman Hen
ry OF the 9th ward lost his silk Barcelona handker-
chief and pencil cases and penknives to no end
riot we never witnessed before. 1t would nave done
honor to the Mapping or st. Giles in London or
nonnybrook fair in Dublin.
The LAST RApK.-A young girl named Mary Ma
liQd hnlgnt, whose fatler keeps porter mouse al
the of Division and Rutgers Streets came to
the Police Office on Tuesday evening and entered
charge OF rape against young man named William
Margeson. She stated that he seized her while she
was in the act OF making bed in her fathershouse,
threw her on the bed, and then by force accomplish
ed his purpose. He was arrested Yesterday by ef
fcer McKbbin and committed for examination.
PERsURY-A German named Henry Reiter was
fully committed at the Upper Police, charge of
perjury, it having been proved by two respectable
witnesses that he falsified himself in suit before
Justice Newhouse for the recovery of the sum OF "a
for rent due by man named Theobald Hepp.
VIcTIMrzKD-The Coroner held an inquest yester-
day on the body of a woman named Mary Ann
Brown, wife of James Brown of the rear of 88A Oil
yer street, who had died the evening previous from
continued habits of intemperence.
SHOP THIEVES of these pests to store keep.
ers were arrested yesterday and committedts prison
for trial for petty thefs. The first were larry Riley
and Mary Rooney, charged with stealing two pair
of ladies' shoes from P. S. Whitney, "a Canal street,
and another woman named Mary Rooney, for
stealing pair Of shoes from the store of Stewart
q Co., 1877 Hudson street.
ESCAPE FROM RLACKwELL's IsI.AND.-Mary Riley,
Barney Jones and John Dericks, who had recently
escaped from Backwell's Island, where they were
confined for petty offences, arrested on Tues
day evening by officer Sweet and sent back for pun