The daily crescent., 1849-06-08
Correspondence Of the Crescent.

Board Of 4ldermen and ,fimshonsc Kcepers-Efeet Of
lieutenant Beaie .4-rirak-Raising Of the Empire
HnmigratiOn-Odd Fsions' Celebration.
New YORK. May 30. 1s49.
Eds. Crescent Our Common Council. Board of Cover
and the Almshouss Department in general.
particular nar At the session of the Board of Aldermen
on Monday evening last. communication received
from The newly constituted Almshoase authorities stating
that the keepers of Backwes and Randals Islands
fused TO acknowledge their right of control the nsttu
tions of those Islands and especially their power
the said keepers from their Offices The Board of Aldermen
referred the subject to the Corporation Attorney and ad
journed to last evening when they receive his report
The report handed in but instead of clearing up the
matter served to rendert dOuby obscure particularly with
regard to the main question the constu'ionaIty of the
law creating the Board of Govenos He recommends the
reference of the whole matter to the Courts of law and thinks
the Common Council should refrain from medding with it.
The notorious Jacob Acker-the patron of Madame Reel
Jack Harrison and such characters Is the individual who
produces all this difficulty. and who has steadily refused to
recognize authority to him from the office which
he has repeatedly abused. The emouments Of this and
many other of our city offices enormous and
pulous incumbent will them avhy for his purposes
The arrival of Passed Midshipman Beae the Cali
fonia excitement to immense degree and the indefinite
information relative to the amount of gold shipped by the
steamers Oregon and California give fine and ample
for the imagination to play all of antics Some of the
Bulls already naming the amount in Panama on way
to the United States at two millions of dollars, while the
Bears insist that the very small otherwise advice
would have been forwarded by the Severn Florida 1t is
said this morning that private advices haze been received
confirmation of the million story
The work of raising the Empire goes forward with
all practicable expedition, but she yet sufficiently
of ascertain whether there yet remain any bodies
her lower cabins. fatality to attend the vessel
large portion of the goods saved from her yesterday de-
stroyed by fire, in Troy.
Our flood Of immigration confines to set In strongly
About q dozen ships have arrived with thousand
within the last thysx hours, and large pro-
portion of the immigrants have the appearance of consider
able espectablity great deal of money. of which
account brought into the country by these people
The old branch of the Odd Fellows of this city and neigh
borhood to have grand turnout Monday next to
celebrate the twenty sixth anniversary of the Grand Lodge
of the State and to dedicate the Odd Fellow Hall in Grand
street. From the arrangements in progress Judge that viii
be splendid affair Throughout and sorry that all the
members of the Order in this city and Brooklyn par
cpate in the celebration. The bera conduct of the con-
trolling party of the Grand Lodge orbds them do so and
the Order will have MANNED appearance in its display
The steamer Csnada has sailed with cabin passeuges
The cholera report for the last "a hours new cases
and two deaths Weather rainy and dsagreeahe but not
30 cold as Yesterday. Respectfully, INDICATOR,