New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-16

lot es1 eaEied of TIE ether nj b. from the inseio;
Of a house IN the Eighth Ward by gang Of pO-
htical rowoits bad been a buadle Of unmais clo.h-
ing 'sEen from the same place by party Of half
starved tsorf, ia there any doubt bat that every
unfortunate might Of the scissors voald have been
grabbed by the vigilsut police and Ecrn down to
trisl '0r riot Yet where were these yigsOt and
valiant ecnquerus OF tilors them Oh, no.
Tberess difference when party factions have
bit q beh, break up a. election. and make nigh,
hideoCs. break few heads, and sll that Beside
there nigh, be I" sbor. Boys" there, and they are
dsIgerous customers 10 melee.
The Second Qaey is about how many Police
officers were busy ali night until the election For
the frat time II The memory o. man the Second
Ward men found DO doors lefs open ba. this may
be accounted Tor from he fact That tue people Knew
that Loco FovO election was TO be held, and were
unusualy careful Of their property on that account
AL over the City there was remarkable pauci.y
Of business Judging GOm the returns, nothing hap
pened, except that every body behaved remarkably
well Il usual FOR Police Captains TO make up
the morning returns. yet the returns for Thursday
morning from fifteen of tie eighteen Wards were
made up by Assistant CaptaDs-a thing never be-
iue heard Of Why were fifteen Police Captains
busy cut OF doorsl OF course Capt. Leonard Of
the Second ilmost always a. hs post, Il excuIa-
be having been a candidate, and a successful one
at that
The last Query, ct present, is Why do not the
Police quel, an election riot as soon as they do
toriors rioti WY not collar a hired bully as soon
as desperate iourDeymanl Why not keep the
peace at the polls as well as at the workshop
Why not rescue the Inspectors ballot box as well
as the Workingmsns bundlel Granting that all
are wrong Why not serve all Alikel
R In the list Of arrivals at the Irving House,
we notice the names of Col Fremont and family
ard Ben. j. Collamer, late Postmaster General
HAsIISGs BAPTIST CHURCH "A neat little edi.
fee, designed for a Baptist Church, was dedicated
at Hastings on Sunday last Rev. Thos. Arnisage
delivered the sermon. A liberal collection was
made in aid Of the people al YOnkers, who are aio
building Church.
TIE HoNE-The monthly return Of this Insttu.
ton for July gives the following result Number
Of adults dismissed to situations and otherwise 30.
Number Of children taken by adoption and as mem
berr of the family, 90 Number Of adults received
doripg the month, 40 Number OF children received
during the mouth, Sc. Number Of inmates now in
the In,titution-children, Go adults, lO-whole
number, 90.
SAD AND FATAL AccIDEsr-Ellzabeth II. aged
10 years only daughter Of Rev. Gorhsm D Abbot,
was go severely injured few days since at Long
I'D
on Tueidsy afternoon.
u GEORGE B LoIHIar, one Of the Oldest type.
foui ders in III, country, died on Wednesday, and
was buried yesterday. The funeral services were
held at his late residence, 273 Bleeckerst
SERIOUS AFFRAY AT IL O'Clock Wednesday
night serious irscas occurred at low groggery in
Eleventh At. between Avenues and c, known ss
Battle Row kept by Andrew Kilan Kllan,
Patrick Quilt, Christopher Swords aud Morgan
MADAM were arrested. Kil,n vas armed with
large butcher knife, aud had cut Patrick Ksrnan ia
q shocking manner. Another prisoner bad an az
in bis hands when arrested. DR.. Sheppard vas
called to dress the wounds OF KEENAN,. and AFTER
examination pronounced them mortal, whereupon
magistrate was sent for to take the deposition OF
the wounded man. At sunrise this morning her.
nan rallied ltsle and some hopes are entertain.
ed of bis recovery, although, in addition to the Sc
we're wounds on his head, it was discovered that
bis ara was broken and one hand nearly cut oil
On searching the premises OF the fret prisoner the
officers found an old sword covered with blood, a
butcher knife, heavy slung shot, an iron wrench
a club about three feet long, an AK, and pair Of
pistols, one Of which was loaded to toe muzze-
All these weapons seemed to have been lately
used The arrests were made by officers Kersiog
Whitehead, Brookbsin, Jones, Van Tassel and
CrAwley, Of the Eleventh Ward
SAILS OF RIAL EsTATE.-By Adrian II. Muller,
Aog IS, house AID lot No. "a Vandewater-s.. Is by
81, $500.
TIE GERMANS IN AMERICA
Mr. EDITOR: OF living Historians one Of the