New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-06
rwILFTH WARD cHoLtRa IScIrLNEyrs

Nrw.YoEE, Aug :, lsis.
To ne Edlov of The Tribune.
Having discovered that We are resident anon ?
some Of the lot, Of this City and that there
risespots around snd ln mids, by reason of the
neg gence Of sorn~bocy in leaving holes unified 10
Forty frs,st and o,hers where the pools putnd,
and srge quantity Of swine some thousands. brought
. .s from the lover part ~ the C;y he
beg you VII allow us space your paper . state
some Of our grievances 20 the public that may not
BE- EFF lie tender rnerces Of the state Law by which
W. are now iei,ersd, without appeal - public sym
pacy. 70 induce or urg. the ouy existing authority
the Sanitary Committee % arse % our help and -
deliver us from The stencil q sc~urnu44'ng hog pms
produced by me natural ffnness ~ the swine -"
tour s~ md putrid o-a there % ia the ho "faiL-f
q the present amid the d-tre-sns Increase 'i
mortality "a our immediate vicinity iOi c'ft-hJ lne
decrease Of our negnDorsi, cou suFef -fh Ne4'e'
among us than 20 any other location ~ "ui Wy
nefyre the lst ~ June The s1lne from sl me 41"ef
Wards were collected On the southern border ~ oar
Tweinn Ward sDd there fed % garbage col e yea
fr ~ all parts of the Cry. That garbage, though =
lllsagce 10 ~ transit e 1ouDy - "Hen ., cur
md delivered in the pcns ~ rendering ne animals
winch t.ed thereon very oterslge o. a. decent lrr-r
t.urs We ave fnernor.-lzed the board 81 Aldermen
IN his subject ana they have acted for ps by passing
an Ordnance which cannot. under the "a -tste LsH
clear ~ ihe nuisance complained of We hsre p.-
rroued nis Honor, the Mayor and though he as-lred
u. wiling assistance acknowledged that The sanitary
Couuttee only can deliver us from our oppressions
through the accumulation Of the swine
The SANITARY COMMITTEE have acted very promptly
against manufactures 0i soap bOns boiling slaushie
and other nlIssnces, the uiasrnas aad ezh@a
Mons ~ which. including sOsp they say are ntD ,faf
aud Injurious % public health -- however our o41
nuisance, the starch fsctory, remains IN iul orcf n
deaance Of them They have lett aso, the thousands
unnoved and the protectors oi the swine have
e-ctu.Dy resisted every order Of our Captain Of Police
and our Health Warden for their removal above Fifty
seventh u according 20 the Ordnance.
The Cry Inspector visited our pesnienual plague
spots on the ph and IN halt DAY be became SICK
lie then Withdrew and said 70 Committee that he
cOu not again induced 10 vist that district Sucn
-r is our foriOrn and miserable condition. Inc swine
remain thckly cncamyed on our adjoining vacant ots
o Forty aud others south Of Fifty seventh -
while very large number are proving about our
daily which retreat 70 their sues for the night
% De fed there
We are frequently unable 10 open our windows for
fresh air. because the ntoersoe stencil Of The hog
pens and thus health Is endangered and many
families have removed and removing from among
Us because Of the present epidemic raging Win lts
Yours COLONNADE ROW.
v We know from sad experience that the
above is true, but how to correct the fagrsnt
abuse we don't know. The course that seemed
70 Us personally expedient was 10 abandon our
house, which we have done. Ed. Trib.
M,srs Editors
Several correspondents in the Journal Of Com
rrcs complain Of the stringent rule adopted At the
Post Office with regard to advertised letters. Permit
me 10 state = case which appears lean much the
oftsy ndg merchant desiring TO take bis family into
the country few days handed the ~rt'r the key o.
his counting room and the nunDer OF bis box Al the
Post Once directions 20 get hs letters and papers
/ supposed should have TO produce HE order AND
idenriiy mysef but the gentlemsny Clerk has daily
delivered me the contnts OF the box on calling the
number T..
Edtors Of The 7ribune
GENTLtMES: la reference TO the distribution Of
bread to the poor according to the will Of MI John
Leahe can say that / have the bread, which is
regularly distributed every Sunday morning 1T -
Johns Chapel to the poor Of The Parish aud am told
by the person who distributes it, that "a osy i the
quantity. Respectfully, i. !" /.
Police CoURr.-Msrgsret Miller was arrested last
evening for stealing SIS from VIM. Campbell. She was
cOmmited for examination. Officer Gardner while nj
tempting drunken vagrant NJ the Five Poinls
attacked by notorious VILLAIN named m Dunn Ia q
Is out Of state Pdson who knocked him down severn
tunes cutting hi head ogen and also knocking out sever
al Of his 'front.' teeth sier which h. together with the
vAgrnnt made their Patrick Mrl igan was ar
rested last evening on charge Of as-auiinR MS we
with intent 10 take her hfe He locked up 10 answer
T,sfpL { Ashley. whose commitment noticed q
f-S dHys. on charge Of passing hdnS hls altered
from ON. > was Yesterday charged bv Mr. lrnel Bedel
hm q hll Of fife Eagle Bark, | altered 10 so TIM
believe me- fourth complainant Of his descriruoi
been, within fe~ days preferred against ths ln
dividusl.. One William BOEart aias Williams, who A.
recently discharged from The Penienusry ~es yesterday
caug the CItng loose the schooner Frank. ~
The foot Of Twenty eig hhzi North River, n which
from all Appearance lie Intended making VOYAGE ft
taken into custody and held 10 answer by Justice
M1untfort. An sfray took place Saturday evening
between TWO men named WIN. Nicholas and Painck Far
re in which the laer received si ne hands OF he form
er stab IN the th gh with ice pick The occurrence
caused by dispute betw cen the parties n rrlauOn To-
- cents which Farrell alleged to be his Nicholas IA
taken into custody snd committed TO answer the charge
IS X McDonough Of No 3l44 BoWery, yesterday sp
-ared before Justice Tmpson and entered compliant
against Jacob klopstock, German, Of No - Bow
cry whom he charges with having passed upon him =
quantity of spurious money. The accused was arrested
and held for examination James hasey who, shor
tue snce effected his escape from BlsckwelIs land
was Yesterday taken custody and 20 h old guar
trrs...A woman named Eira Smith, who stands charged
with stealing Sla from couhiryman ntlned snyder
was Yesterday arrested by OF Ger Swe-ny and committed
10 answer the charge One Nathanus LOveand, chargec
with stealing so from Thomas Burns was yesterday hr
rested and locked up 10 answer Tie charge