New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-08
CITY ITEMS.

MoNDAr, req !.
n A meeting was held at Military Hall on
Saturday night to take to protect the tsnany OF
the City from extorton In the shape Of exorbtant rens
and with view to the formation OF Tenant League.
large public meeting resolved upon and committees
appointed prepare for 1t. The preamble to the rssou-
| lions these points contains the following
W,rsas Il has been shown that the Landlords have
secret combination and regulation among Themselves ana
agents exclusively for the purpose OF having uniform ana
positive Increase In rents throughout the Cy whenever
they choose 70 agree and whereas. has also been
shown that they their agents Keep black list OF all
those who from sickness misfortune In susiness want OF
| employment employment and no paw, low wares WIN
large family 20 support their own labor, with hisn
prices for food or other OF their own making
cannot and Of DO at the appointed time the
sum denomina,ei In the bond that when one OF them
wants house, whole In part the agent inquiries tne
name and where they last resided from or oil OF
the above they failed TO make good ther forced
agreement they according TO the rules OF ns
cret council Of obtain at any price shelter
their landlord pays the amsani OF their ndso
edness 10 the other.
TIE PAsroRsHIP OF SPRING ST. CHURCH DE-
cLrSKp- The Journal Of Commerce says that Rev NJ
KENDALL OF verons In this sa,swhsrs As We are told.
he has salary $a00hss lately received call nom the
sprlngst Church in this City, with salary Of $500;
aud although very earnestly pressed TO accept the CITY
pulpit. has declined absolutely.
" The Commissioners of Emigration now have
under their charge 1900 sick aud destitute emil
grants large par, Of them At the Quarantine Hos
/ pital many on wards Island.
u Since May last the Commissioners Of Emi
grafton have forwarded about 500 smsrants to various
parts Of the country. where they either had friends or
could get work.
FIRE-The house occupied by John Bynes at
the corner Of Greenwich and Cedar sts. was slightly
damaged by nrs abou, O'Clock this morning.
CRIME IN THE CuY.-The total number Of are ss
made by the Police Of this City during the month OF JAZZ
uary. was LAS {. follows;
Forgery burglary 3; suspicion ofbarslary3 grand
larceny "a; petit larceny, 2i5 suspicion do 81 emesf
zement rape, fugtivss 3; lunAtcs, o abandon
ment assault and battery 2l2 dsordery conduct ~;
Drunk and isorcery, 723; Migrants, 1885,
~ Our old Spanish friend, Capt. - Of the
Tenth Ward sends us the following. Hecomes TO the pon:
without circumlocuton
II the Government at Washington desires the good 81
the country and people plenty Of money for the Govern
ment ard people, and also money to pay Its debts
stop the War,
Arise the Tariff
Repeal the sub-rreasury,
AID lay Direct Taxes
Then the country will be prosperous and hsppy II 90,
the responsibility viii rest the Government and II VIII
be responsible 10 the Nation.
CASE OF MADAME REsTELL-Judge Hurtut this
forenoon rendered decision the application for Dali
pending the writ to the Common Pleas, and denied the
motion, ordering that she be reconmted TO the cuscay
Of the Sheriff. Her counsel gave notice Of certiorM
PoLIcE-A man who gave dis name a. Andrew
King was arrested last evening charge Of attempting
10 pass counterfeit money In the Fourth ward .oncsr
warng last evening aesed John Baptist on charge OF
stealing gold watch belonging 20 his employer. kcnard
sehaap of2ls Bowery The watch was recovered from
person whom the accused had sold II FOR ST .!onn
Grafton colored was brought up on charge Of stealing
some articles Of clothing Owen Miller wss taken nto
custody and detsned schargs Of stealing 80 from Heh-
ard Derany.
~ Baldwin, the murderer Of Matthews, has
been arrested near Jefferson City (Mo and
the crime.