The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-01
City IntelllGemoe.

BMlokATlOk FOR THE MONTH OF NAY.
The tide OF emigration to this port which had been
steadily ebbng for the months Of February March and
April, compared with the months In lsA0 has
set in strong for the month of Nay just ended that
the numbers beyond all precedent. There is a
total Of passengers for the MONTH 4s being about
1,N0 per day, average. The number of aliens
smigrants Is somewhat less, being 42,250. The Diff
ference between these numbers namely $780, indicates
the arrivals OF citizens to the United States If the
eleven months Of the year we should have aggre-
gate Of arrivals amounting to the enormous number Of
b5376 and the emigrants would number o07 Jos,
or more than the entire population
The following are the details Of the arrivals from
foreign ports for the last month
Great Britain and Ireland. .......... 33.4S6
france. ''..''..' o'ooo
belgium .......... l;fVo
Holland. 800. SOS
Norway. ...'..... '...'.....'..'.'. 70
other ports, including Chagres. ........... 57s
Total for last month. ................. 45,9ts
Total Tor May, 1850. ~, loo
Excess over May Of last year. :. = 600
1t would seem that the arrival of American citizens
from foreign ports has been far greater in proportion
than in last year The following are the numbers Of
Total aliens for May, 1850. .......... 1880
Total aliens for May, ls49. ............. 37,406
Excess over May of last year. 4s5a
comparison Of the arrivals of
Citizens arrived in May, 1919. .......... 1,75S
Excess for May 1850. 1881
This excess of more than 100 per cent is partly acs
counted for by the return Of California emgrants
walls for the entire Of the four previous months The
whole number was 3sS64, up to the 1st of May Up to
that date there was falling of from last year Of Is
per cent The following is the total of arrivals up
the present date Of this year
Total in five months of 1850. ......... 81 So
Total in FIVE months Of 1919. ss,o45
Decrease, up to this date in 1850. ....... Abb
The SALARY PoLrcEnEs.-By recent act passed
by the Legislature authorizing the Common Council,
at their pleasure to increase the salary Of the police
Of this city from $500 to 5000 per annum the
subject referred by the Board Of Aldermen, at
their last meetings, to special committee, which
committee expected to report thereon at the
ing meetings this month. The pay Of policemen,
the matter now stands, appears not to be by any
means propoytionate, the men in the lower wards
Of the city have to pay almost double for house rent
provisions, &c, to sustain themselves whereas those
who reside in the upper wards have, comparatively
easy time and fairly paid at the present salary
And, furthermore the police Of the lower wards have
much laborious duties to perform, and their
living expenses nearly if not quite double those Of
uptown. This believe be disproportionate and
cheerfuy draw the attention OF the special COM
mittee to that fact and il they should not conclude
to the salary Of the whole force is probable
they will take the equity Of the matter into condera
ton and thereby equalze the salary according to the
outlay made by the policemen in their respective
wards.
FouspLIse IN A HALL.--At 10 o'clock Thursday eve
ming Mrs Jones residing at the Of Pine and
Nassau streets descending the stairs to the entry
she heard the faint cry Of an infant from bundle
which lay before her. She took up the child, which
was a female and brought it to the Park, where she
met officer Rockwell, Of the Sixth ward who accompa-
MED her to the Aims House. he gave the infant in
rhavC Wa han tisQdu m dert nan o.
Pine, from the street where the founding was dis
covered.
ARRIVAL ENG 0SE DAv.-The following
are the arrivals since yesterday
Euphemia, Liverpool. .267 Cygnet, Guadalupe. o
John Cumming, Havre.159 Lady Young, Sydney. IL
Beethoven, Bremen. ..l0l -
A NrcRo CONFIDENCE M.s.-Caleb Smith is dealer
in horses and while driving around yesterday span
Of coored animals of the equine species he
accosted by a negro named Thomas Matthews, alias
Cooper, who came the confidence game over him by
representing that he was on the lookout for some
Sherwood Fisher, Broadway. Smith took him into
his confidence and his Wagon At the same time and
drove around with him TO sherwood's In passing
Though Anthony street the pointed at the Red
Lion his house. When they arrived at Sherwood
Fishers, the negro said he had bin to pay, aud was
short just So which Of Smith, In consideration
OF his services in procuring purchaser for his horses
handed him freely until he should get back to the Red
wood. leaving the confidence black in charge Of it,
sambo Immediately drove OF with the wagon, and
placed and that Mr. Sherwood did not want any horses
nor authorize Matthews TO bring him any. On going
the door and hiding that the negro and his horses
had vanished the truth flashed upon his mind that he
done brown This occurred at III o'clock in the fore
noon and Smith went to the finh ward station house
At o'clock In the afternoon, officer Weylan met the
darkey driving the team in Johns Lane and brought
him and the horses to the station house to the great
satisfaction Of Smith, who that he will never |
again place such confidence In a niger. The negro
having been brought before magistrate, an explains
ton took place which satisfied that funstiouary that
the accused did not drive away the horses with any feo
NOUS intent but only took the loan Of them to enjoy
spree upon the So and TO "sut q spree" In the |
streets.
UssSows Mas DRowSrp.-The Coroner, yesterday |
called 30 hold an inquest the body OF un- |
known man found floating in the water foot Of Pier
No IL. East River. The deceased appeared to have |
been In the three four days he i about
IS or 40 years Of age, some feet inches In height
dark hair dressed In caret oolored frock coat single
breasted blue striped coarse pants black cotton vest
white cotton shirt. ribbed woolen stockings AMI lace
boots. In his pocket two half silver crowns, En-.
sh coin, also book called Tracts for the People"
the Of which written Mrs. Mention. Long
fields he supposed to be either English Irish An
inquest will be held to-day at the Bellevue deld house
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