The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-27
City Intelligence.

The PRIMARY ELKcrIoN.-The past week has been
remarkable for its excitemens Our Democratic fellow
citizens busy bees with preparations for and in
the carrying out of their primary elections" Bar
rooms hourhed and knots of curously visaged chaps
sometimes talking in whispers and at others blowing"
in trumpet tones, in every alley of the Custom House.
and the pet groggeres supported by the different police
stations Every clique had its champions; and the
dear people" who labor honestly for living, seeking
no treasury pap" official Importance and who suffer
from bad government would be astonshed if they
mills from which their Governors congrsssmen and the
small Try ohiceholders are ground out for the public
the disgusting minu,ia OF party sauabbes but brief
rp,on Of Of the rickery by which worthless
devils lift themselves and their poor relations into
Importance NAV be as insructing as il is useful In
every ward there are hordss Of ocehsdng and seeking
Iosers, who so benevolent as TO be always willing
their honest fellow citizens the trouble Of selecting
the persons who shall fill Offices of trust and emolumsnt
These usually assemble in the groggeries OF men
who, having finger secretly, in the different fat
tracts the gift ofthe city and general government
liberal in trusting Tor rum and segars, always
taking leading part and thus tickets are devised where
on only friends in Office have the real command
while few Of the favorites of the expecants out OF
office named to gull .hs aats and the oficehelders
and 1, are re ao bs r TING
benefit OF chance at the public crib. AS the for
the primary election approaches, rum and .egars
freely dispensed Promises Of in the Navy Yard
the Custom House, &c. &c. are beautifully thrown out,
and the great trial day arrives The primary election
points who shall have power to nominate ct Tsmma
ny Hail. at National Hall, the men whom the party"
must unainchngly support at the general election At
officers and Policemen had exclusive possession of the
ballot boxes and of course they generally trum pied,
and shall have only such candidates as they
will allow us to support They have the money and the
power and would be tire to ask for ythn2 else
Cheating of every kind resored to by both wings and
in these primary affairs and thus the peo
pie ruled and ruined.
The election of Friday was attended with more than
ordinary venality. In the First Ward, ex.Adermsn
Charles friends were defeated and much complaint
lists In the 5h, Alderman Harris friends triumphed, af
ter fight in which Of the magistrates par.
ties The absence OF L. s. Derry Esq who has always
hitherto preserved in this ward by his great popularity,
the best OF feeling was on this occasion very generally
ILL., In the 9th the House of Lords party" composed
entirely of custom house men, policemen, and conrac'
tors who have 10000 of public money year. OF course
after the best kind Of cheating In the 10Th
and ish bricks stones and clubs were triumphant And
80 ended the primary elechoEN
I STREET Commemorative would again call the at
ention of those in authority to the outside merchants
who occupy the psysments in Nassau street from Spruce
to Wall streets. The new building erecting for the
Tract Society has, for some time past closed the tho.
roughfare entirely to all vehicles While more than half
the sidewalks are taken possession of by dealers in fruit
try store assortment We counted yesterday twenty
eight carts and stands the this street. and
we would respectfully inquire who is it allows the
ers Of them the privilege they assume, and what be-
comes OF the money paid for III Nassau street has DO
come one OF the most frequened of any avenue in the
city, and IT 10 not OF such extra width to allow the
sidewalks to be mart for the sale OF goods In front of
the post Office, the streets positive nuisance and
good job has been completed in causing the owners
of buildings in the street to their awning posts
they have right to demand like the captain Of the Cal
fornia Transports speedy clearance.
! Tar MuapER--It was stated yesterday tina, n man
named ats had been murdered in the Park The r.
port originated with person named Watts who stated
that his brother had been stabbed.
/ CoRosERs OyrrcE, Sept 26--Sudden Deaths The
Coroner held inquest at No. lao Reade street. the
body Of colored man by the name OF Nicholas Ray,
who came 10 his death by breaking ooodvessel Yer.
dict accordingly Also, at No. 2l5 Division street,
tho body of Lester Overton, native OF Long Island 10
years Of age II appears that the deceased was captain
| Of the sloop Myamee, of Brookhaven, and fell down
suddenly IN the store Of Mr., Edward Wett, at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon The jury rendered
diet that the deceased TO his death by t OF apo
plexy.