New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-03
WHOLE no. 1888,
CITY ITEMS.


ERfpAY, April :.
u Ga sending oar reekiv papers 10 the Post
Once yesterday morning, we received the ohcsl as
suranc~ that y ooxid NOT Be sgf By ad beahss ne cS
had scHi tksn ~ This IL about tAe coolest
instance OF swindlng BY authority which has ever
come Under notice. Government promises 10 cen
veg newspapers from their publishers 20 their suSscre
ers. snt fOrbids their transmission In any other war
and then very cooy refuses do because Il las
bags II individual contractor hsd thus failed 70
fulfill his agreement the law would compel him to do So
SD 10 pay dana tor bis failure Tie Governments Is
sb0r, law and tbs has generally fe itself
bound 70 be more than commonly scrupulous IN per
forming is duty Rut cur Postmaster General Mr.
CAVE JoHNsoS converts his inpunlty into an absolute
license % Gegle1 his duty whenever he sees d; We do
10; believe the Department has ever been worse msn
ared than since he has hlcd IL. CsrtRnly newsps
pers were never before let behind for sck Of 6ess 10
carry them In
nifty to send bags for the mail service here Mean.
time subscribers must be content with this only
spoogy for not supplying them with our paper which
they have paid for The Government forbids onr send
ing them outside Of the mafbags and then tells il
has bags 10 put them in Has not our worthy Dep
uy Postmaster authority to procure few bags and
ehsrye the Department. Courier a Enquirer.
We coincide with every word in the above which re
stes TO the general Management Of the Pest Oce De
psrtuent I, could no, be in worse condition At
this moment there q, least hrEdr eaTtssas of
newspapers lying in the Office here for wan, Of the ne
cesssry bags to dispatch them in. The whole issue Of
some papers hiss already been waiting week. and may
bc sent of for week longer But the fault iswhol
~ with the General Oface at Washington. The Post
OF this City gave timely notice OF the approach
ing deficiency Of bags but no provision was made to
supply H. Dishonesty in the management Of public
affairs Is criminal bu, stupidity and neglect much
more vexatous
ARRIVAL OF ExIGRaNrs.-The following is the
number OF passengers arrived q; this port in March,
1871
From Great Britain and From sweden.--.-... 100
Ireland ...-.....--.lsl2F From other ports--... "a
from rrsnce''.'''-'' - Total 900
ASSAULT AND BATTERY-Lawrence Whitner
arrested las; night by officers Beam and Kent OF the
Third Ward for violent assault. and battery the per
son Of Phillip Waltz. He was detained for examination
HIGHWAY RoBBERr.--John Matthew's and Smith
Corey yesterday arrested by officers Costello and
Henry OF the Sixth Ward charged with knocking down
aud robbing Robert Hickey of gold watch, valued az
SEQ They were detained for examination
" James Judd was last night arrested by
officer Corneep. Of the Fourteenth Ward charged with
stealing two kits Of mackere the property OF Baker
Archer He was detained for examination
PErIr LaRcESIEs-Mary Connolly was yester.
day arrested by officer ssckmen OF the Sixth Ward
the property of James Donnoly. Committed Tor tria
Mary Jane Lawrence arrested yesterday by
officer Ssckmsn OF the Sixth Ward, charged with steal
ing table CLOTH the property OF Margaret Davis Held
10 answer John Riley was arrested last night BY oh-
Ger Reeves Of the Fourth Ward charged with stealing
pair of boots valued at ST. the property Of Francis
Priest No 100 Csthcrinest Detained 20 answer. Ann
Nugent WAS arrested by Asst Capt Brush OF the Ihir
teenth Ward. charged with stealing shawl the proper
~ Of Mary Mckenney. Committed tor examination.
John smith last night arrested by Assistant Capt
Dwyer Of the First Ward. John eager was yesterday
arrested by Captain kissner Of the Fourteenth Ward
charged with stealing overcost Of the value OF SO
the proper'y of Thomas Plunkett No Center market
Place Tie locked up for examination
SPECIAL SEssIoss-Hugh Cain for stealing va
so and hstcse sent the Penentary for 90 dsys
Mary C.. Johnson for stealing quantity OF wearing
appsrel-penitentary 3monhs. Jas franklin and no
Matthews for sseallnga cook-Penen,iary 10 days
Elizabeth Stevens (whl,e) and johE Haynes (coored)
charged with committing four petit srcenes sent Tor ss
months on each offence John Norris TOR stealing
Observation-Disclosures 20 days. VIM Brown' io
stealing am overcoat worth $40 from Peter Donehy o
50 Wslst-Penltentisry 60 days Harriet Dorsey 10
{ an assault and battery ON Frances Owens-rennen
tlsry go days James Miller for an assault and oatterl
on Ann Msler-Penitentary 90 days After dsposnl
/ of few other cases of miner Importance, the Cour
adjourned until Tuesday next