New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-07
City Isems.

v.vo- usvemever for his sturdy honesty IN 'e'ons ~
bls.. nominations to the New Police ana tna' 'o'i''
hem hsv. threatened to make the Mayors onee 700
"a. % hold him II he doesn't knock under II '' "
xe hope Mr. Hsvemeyer will stand up 70 'ne rseA'
psvv Crockett used 10 say he can 90 hnnseH n0"o'
nv discharzns his official duties win honest inoepe"
ana hi, sfer all is better than be the plant
TOOL ofs set Of graspins and unscrupuious spo''eeA
eva for few months and then 90 on, of Office universal
" execrated The people of New YORK VII De 50 srse
ul 70 any man who, a. Chief Magistrate, viii devote
himself TO promote the comfort, Cleanliness ana puoNo
o,ssr Of the CITY, Let Mr Hsvemeyer persevere.-
Everything depends the selection OF the New fohee'
The axiom 90 long acted on Of setting rogue 10 catch
rogue has perpetusly and miseraoly failed why
should it not H.w can expect that set Of officers
whose oos- cbs-bed associates are the frequeners and
inmates Of the lowest groggeres and other den' OF IN
fanny where theft burglary, robbery and ASSASSINATION
are nightly hatched-vho a, once the conhdants and
brethren Of criminals and the guardians OF the com
muu;,v-who receive brbe from the criminal with one
hand and reward from the City with the other and
ooset both bv first catching the rascal who let's him
-efbe catched and then suffering him 10 eseaPe-no~
can we expect such men to faithfully conserve the inter
es,s Of society a. Policemen Iii absurd and foolish
and if Mayor Havemeyer Will make noble struggle and
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ship Of the City from the mnion. Of Park Row and the
Five Ponis he will deserve and receive the gratitude Of
every virtuous and woman.
~ The Court of Sessions meets this morning
for il. monthly term There immense pressure Of
business on the docket which has been accumuiaiins
and increasing for months while prisoners kept in
punishment in the Tombs before they have been con
vcied Of crime and unfortunate witnesses are ncarcer
49, ns ring
some lucky burglar thief or orger who Is out on straw
bail and perhap. running for Congress in Tex, We
mean California Th. is pretty state Of things
~ \ plan for afording profitable employment
to large number of industrious poor females has been
nroposed By Mr. Thomas Gsin of this city. lie pro
noses TO have piece Of land apart, Of Government
property in this county or state good and convenient
building erected thereon and there to have all the clo
thing even down TO the knitting of stockings and sus
pender. required for the supply OF the army and navy OF
me United srses Inclusive OF the service Of the Indian
Bureau made BIZ females under female supervision
The United states Government 10 pay no more pro rata
than they would have done. 70 CONTRACTORS ior sup
uyns the clothing for the above branches OF the service
These contractors annually make large fortunes
by supplying the clothing tor Government conrac'sAh
a. the greater part Of this clothing i al present maui
By females large profits are thus wrung out oil ie ~
tense exertons and misery OF TINS suffering anu
/ much injured portion OF Tue 'h
nii- thai have large number OF excellent and Ia.
du-irous women IN this country, VINO WORK intensely
hard their living. and who are not paid Tor their ~"
wish labor oneoufth part OF what they ougn 10 rece'
although the Government ultimately pays the full value
| for every article Of clothing II purchases VINO .n'i
make, The enormous profits the middle who stand
between the producers umers-thai Is the con
tractors V hat be more reasonable or JUST thsh
that they who do all the work. should have the pruht-
\ arising iheretromf Common and common hon
esty alike pon, the correctness OF such course
We shall be glad to hear farther from this
rzy- Our horrible catastrophe of the Park Row
duel was Mung News We cheerfully restore the par
lie. 10 life and add that they had sense enough at the
las, moment let their funniest OF isrces end IN
tragedy The sunday Atlas thus tells the story OF the
hght: Two persons. named Hodges and Parsons had
fair ssnaup night on the Battery the other morning in
which Hodges got the worst oft. Cotton, Austin ana
several other prominen, characters present and
Cotton said tina, Parsons made foul blows Austin took
hi. up and threatened whip Cotton. The latter ad
mi,,ed tina, he was no match for him fstcufs-woud
n,ht him IN a gentlemsny way. The parties then adj
ourned to the cubroom the duel was made up ana tne
parties started of Maryland Various rumoFs rench
ed here about the resuhat Austin had been snotsnu
the seconds had fough.-that both were kAled-0oth
| desperately wounded SC. &c. But on the evening Of
the glorious Fourth Park Row was asreeaby eecui
fed by the return OF the whole party safe and sound
| though completely bowed with their rapid travelling
| and severe mental exercise"
| IL We regre, to learn that Mr.. Willis was sell
zed with brain fever his arrival in London II was
hoped that he would recover in few days
~ Mr. GEo. f. PoNERoY, OF Albany, has, 1t
/. stated in The Journal concluded arrangement by
which the magnetic telegraph is to be established be-
tween New.York and Boston, ria Springfield and New
Haven This Will also secure the early completion OF a
line between Boston and Albany When the three cities
shall have been thus put in communication with each
other our Merchants and Forwarders adds the journal,
will be able ascertain at any moment Of the day the
condition Of the -four markets in Newlork or Bos
ton without being obliged to wait the slow movements
of STEAMBOATS, and locomotives
PRETTY COCOA couple OF removed Custom.
House officers were standing Poverty Corner, the
| other day talking Of their forlom condition one OF
them very vehement and boisterous while the other
seemed disposed take il easy AT last the later said
expostusiingl y-" What's the use Of going on so my
friend Why not die decentlyr Die decenily e. ex.
claimed the other" how Is il possible for man to die
decenily under such miserable die.nasy!"
II man was driving a couple Of very lean
and .adlookng cows on the track of the Long Island
Railroad few days when the train came along and
HE cattle killing them both nsanier The cars
Oft the track and while they were getting them
on again, the passengers made up contribution Of
80 iOf the poor man. IL now SAID hHt ne y On
tour through the neighboring counties purchasing up
all the poor old cows that be had He viii probs-
bly, make profitable business OF H.
- Omnibuses were constantly running 10
Greenwood Cemetery on the Fourth, and when passen
gers arrived there they politely informed By the
gate keepers that there admission for the living
on that day The drivers appeared 10 be very much as
isnished this but they kept being astonished all
| day
~ Several small riots took place on the Fourth
the particulars Of which generally not worth re-
cording There was one in Orsnge-street another Al
Lafayette Hall &c &c. Nothing very serious resulted
except that attempting que the first Assistant Cap
tain Barton struck with knife and most grossly
abused by the mob lie was rescued by Capt McGrs,h-
who succeeded in srrestng James Thompson as one OF
| the ringeaders.
~ On Friday al interesting little boy between
four and i've years od-son OF Mr. Ssxton, Of the firm
| Of Sax,on Mles-drsnk ounce and half Of spirits
turpentine carelessly EFF within his reach lie lmme
daiey fell his exiremires became cold, his face hvid
and he was apparently dead. The serv an, screamed
| and Mrs in what had hammered