New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-30
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
FRoM ALBANY.-At III o'clock yes
terday morning we received Albany morning papers
by TIE Hudson River Railroad Express Train, which
left Albany at O'Clock. Time to 32d-ss, 4 hours
and 90 minutes.
II The Commissioner of Streets and
Lamps, sitting complacently in the midst Of his
muddy streets, broken pavemsnts and pestilsntial
CUTTERS has sent forth proclamation to defend him
self from charges which no one has made, and most
valiantly does he pus to flight these phantoms OF his
own creation. He assumes that the blame Of all she
scandaous usurpation on the part OF the Common
Council lies at his door hence his vigorous recall
eitration. Confused and almost overwhelmed with
the work which he is called upon to see done, he
should be excused for any Feasibility which his
naturally jolly good nature may be driven to- He
was elected the head Of one department. but if
the Common Council don't make him the head Of
all departments it will be because they dread an
injunction from the Supreme Court. They have in
vaded the Mayors Once the Bureau of Police the
City Inspectors Department, dragged out whatever
they dared, and thrown the whole of the plumber 10
to the Street Department. OF course Mr.. Arcularius
10 besct by hungry camp followers clamoring for
offce-they would be market clerks, sweepers, lamp
lighters, oil men, street inspectors, seaers of
weights scavsngeu, swil collectors, anything that
he has to give and these thousands Of claims,
backed by the interested Aldermen in person, are
enough to sxasperate any man. No one ever
thought of holding him responsible for any Of
the insane freaks Of party maneuvsrns which
originated in the chamber of the Aldermen. Mr.
Arcularius, in his manifesto informs that George
White is responsible, under him, for Cleaning
Streets andfurther, that no:work done on the streets
shall be paid for until ordered the head Of the
Department He says that the Police and the Pso.
pie have right 10 remove anything from the
streets that such work must be done by the SAID
George White or his agents. Having exoneratsd
himself from an imaginary charge of usurpasion he
closes by saying: 81 therefore hereby notify all
whom it may concern, that no labor performed on
the streets will be.recogAzed paid for by this De-
partment, except when authorized by the Superin-
tendsnt Of Streets, or those appointed by him as In
.pector or Foreman over the persons so engaged"
This settles the matter; no pile Of mud, or dead
horse, or any other nuisance shall be touched sx
cspt by the Street Superintendent The consequence
is already apparent on every hand are sur
rounded by nuisances II rainy, an endless pool Of
mud; IL fair, boundless clouds Of dust here, gut
ter ovenuning with kitchen Stops there, the re-
mains of an animal a week dead every where, a
years stock OF mud and street manure and TO rem
edy all this, the Street Inspector is busting about
with mere handful Of men, and the head OF tue
Department telling us us that the people must mind
their own business and leave street cleaning 70 him.
GERMAN SOCIETY or YOUNG MRN.-
This society recommends itself to public attention
Its objects are TO make such provisions for young
men as will save them from moral degradation, as
well ~ to elevate and Enlarge their minds in short
to enable them to become worthy citizens and 10
spectacle members OF society. By liberal sonri
buttons from persons ever ready to promote good
cause, the society has been able to rent spacious
hall, (corner Of ESSEX and Stanton sneets which
La opsn TO every one, free Of sharge, on every eve
ming of the week On five evenings initructions are
given In the English language architectural draw
ipgs, Geography History and singing, three OF the
Ave evenings being entirely devoted to the English
language. when the attendance 10 between 6ffy and
sixty i've. All Instructions are given gratis. The
society possesses q library, that II any does
not wish to pursue study IN the classes he may in
prove his time In reading On Saturday and Sun
day evenings the library 10 open, but instructions
are given.
DEATH OF PETER A. CowDREY, ESQ.,
This gentleman, we learn, seized in the early
part of last week with a violent cold his lanss
which terminated in his death on Friday evening.
Yesterday forenoon, In the Superior Court, 81
Chambers, Judge Sanford presiding, Mr.. OConor
ross and after brief remarks eulogisic of the char
sctsr Of deceased, moved, mark Of respect, that
the Court adjourn, which was ordered, after a
response from the Judge, to take place at o'clock,
and the order entered upon the minutes.
similar motion, with remarks, was made BY Mr..
W. j. wetmore, in Common Pleas, Judge Daily pre-.
siding, snd the Court Immediately adjourned.
The LIGHT SHIP-The keeper of the
Floating Light, of Sandy Hook, makes the follow
ing report of vessels for the first three months 0
ls52
Steamships -ll3lBarks .-.---.-..-.....49o
Ships. -3l9lBngs. .129
schooner, 49,
Steamships Banks
Ships.-. Brgs .432
schoonsrs... -.isl3l
He says, the severity Of the weather has exceeded
anything he has experienced for many years. "Dur-
ing the coolest OF the weather. there were periods
when scarcely any portion of the exterior OF the
strip could DO discerned, she being CON plstsly COW
cred with ice fsom her masthead to the waters
tcss and at one time, although six miles at ses We
were 80 completely surrounded and hemmsd in, that
he crew were enabled to work for half mile
srouhd The ship on the ice-a circumstances, l be-
lsF,, unprecedented az this station. Some Of the
sales curing The winter have indeed been tsTrifc
though lchey, isolaied and little thought o. yssws
tsu.ftsfcs titofs tere wben the shakinr out of \