New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-27

sDo several persons were blurred Al one tine the di
uee"y presented very alarming complexion. but tn
e"o"eced Efforts of the police prevented what Nigh
nave rssulfed 10 fearful loss of Life
AeH o' tne leading rioters were arrested; nlae o
"nom were committed to prison by Ju.,;.e Welsh n
await examination Against the other the .x,sanca wa,
but slight and he was discharged The nsps of ,ho,s
dttsred are Jonathan msngin, John Prsndev,ns Jo,r
Morsn, Bernard FitTslmmons, Owen Feenev. McA.s
OBrysn, John sillen, Stephen O'Hara and J.u.,
Doyle. =.
Among the officers In ured four from the sevsn
teen,h Ward, named Lewis Trigger. wounded in the
knee George Leyiness, in the leg John Quinn in the
shoulder, and jonathan Wiley in the back Ofcer PeIl
Of the Ninth Ward, wss struck upon the head with
paving stone Hugh Mssterson one of the Chiefs aids
Yves Injured In the neck. Others, whose names were
not ascertalned, slightly injured No person, Ii |,
believed fatally injured Much credit Il due the
Chief Of Police and bis force for their wedrecied Of
forts on this occasion
PUBLIC HEALTH.-The deaths in this
City have increased - during tie pastweek or l6 per
cent over the number for the previous week The in.
crease for the previous weeks 10 per cent making
an increase In only two week of 2O7, or sxtytwo and
half per cent In fortnight And yet the plumber.
seeking oficehunting Aldermen who swindle the PEG.
pie out of tea, brandy and cigars in the City Hail.
give out through their lying hired organ that up TO
Saturday there had been evident Increase Of mortal
IT, The political juggers In order put their friends
no Office have played The very mischief with the Health
Department and now the people suffer decimatisn
from their party rascaisy Having abolished the office
of Health Wsrdens, they may look In vain for prOec
ion from filth and pestileDce. No PREPARATION
stop the scourge The Aldermen rho rofed (oR of mere
parry spits) to o6Osh The Office Of Hcah Warden, are az
this mom'nt gully Of tie Hnttaely deaths of four ffy 10
hundred people per eek Let the blood Of the innocent
rest upon the perured heads Of those who swore to
project the interests the people and then hamslessy
bandon their duty.
THE EIGHTH AVENUE CONCERN -
COMPTON DEEPER IN THE MUD-The aspirsnt for the
Msyorslty who balls from the Eighth Ward, and who
elected to the Presidency of the Board of Alder
solely by the Omnibus interest, Is among those
on the anxious seat asking for "proofs" of vii
lainy We have charged Compton over and again with
taking upon himself powers wb,h, whether legally
not, did not morally belong to him. We say that his
anxiety to get bis name upon the Eighth.svenus Rail-
road bill the best evidence that the whole affair
outrage upon legislation If honesty had been the
ruling principle, there could not have been any such
haste for signature.
matter Mr.. Valentine, whose long experience in the
City Government well qualities him to speak, positively
swears that he has recollection of any Acting Mayor
taking any action In relation to paper of such import!
snce this railroad BILL Can any further evidence be
wanted II at Compton did most hasy and indecent
act, one that any h.mnded honorable and honest
man would to dot Here are the afdayits which
fix the brand of shame upon the oficous President OF
the Board of Adermen
David I: Valentine witness, who has refused to
make bis de position voluntarily and who attends per-
the summons of this Court being duty sworn
cesposes follows am Clerk of the Common Coun-
c and have held that office for about years last
pest and have been connected with the Office of the
Clerk of the Common Council, as Deputy Clerk and
Otherwise, since May, 1881 The resolutions revoking
the grant of the Eighthavenue Railroad and giving II
10 Messrs COnovsr aud others, were passed by the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen the l6tn day Of June
last and the next day thereafter were adopted by
the Board OF Aldermen
On the 18th day Of June last arrived at my Office
between the hours Of nine and ten O'Clock, Alder
Compton, the President of the Board of Aldermen,
came ibto my office about ten o'clock, Of that day,
and inquired II wss going TO send into the MAYORS
Office the papers of the Common Council requiring the
signature Of the Mag err told him th.t as we
c,,uld get thsln properly prepared In the minutes
would do He then asked me II IL was not usual that
sue papers should go into the Mayors office the next
morning after being adopted; 30 which replied thtit
was usus II We could get them ready; then stated 10
him alderman Jmpton) that had learned that the
Mayor would be absent from the City on that day,
and that there was one paper which had been solc-
tied TO present for the consideration of the Mayor
as could, which paper was the Sixthay rail-
road bill
He then asked me whether, If should be Informed
that he Compton was acting Mayor, | would send
those papers meaning the railroad papers requiring
the action of the Mayor, Ia to him to which replied,
that in that event should feel bound 10 do so. then
told him there were but two papers requiring the action
of the Mayor, viz: the said Sixth and Eighh-aveuue
Railroad bills, which then showed to him; Alderman
Compton then left my cice la the space OF about NJ
teen minutes aferRard a messenger from the Mayors
Office or HnchmsD, think, but will not be postiyeD
came into my eice, and stated rhst the Acting Mayor
required those papers meaning the railroad papers aud
wished opponent 90 bring them in, which deponent did
On entering the Mayors Office with these papers,
found Alderman Compton seated at the desk OF the
Mayor ia the Mayors private Office, and delivered To
hiui the said Sixth and Eighth Railroad papers,
agreeable his request hnd ett the same la hts posses
si0p returning TO my Office In about fifteen minutes
sf,erwsTd received of the said papers, viz the
EightbaG Railroad bid, signed by Mr. Compton, as
Acting Mayor That in the course of the came day be-
fore = O'Clock P. NJ went into the Mayors Ohse In
relation other matters, when Alderman Compton ad-
dressed ne In relation 90 the said E'gh'hay Railroad
bill and laid re wished would not permit that paper,
meaning the Etghlhav Railroad bill, 10 go out OF my
possession, TO which | replied that would not That
on the next day had an interview with Mayor Kings
land ia relation to said bill he stating that ne ia
tended 10 veto H. and wanted for that purpose when
replied that preferred b keep Il in my po5session
that considered that belonged 20 my possession, and
TINT ehoud retain Il.
have no recollection, during the whole period of my
clcAl Re Citations with the City Government OF any act
ing Mayor. during temporary absence OF the Mayor
frm the Cy taxing any action Ia relation 70 any paper
of the magnitude Of the Eighth avenue Railroad BILL
which might be awaiting the executive action OF Inc
Mayor although have known of papers Of less iDpor
lance being so acted on and recolect Of no case
similar 10 that OF the Eighth avenue Railroad case In
reference the action Of the acting Mayor. Ga the
eighth day Of July Instant M Burdst Mayors Clerk,
made formal demand OF me 10 give 10 % the pOs'es-
sion Of the Mayor said Eighth avenue Railroad DILL to
end return with veto message, which deponent
refused to Dc.
further state that Alderman Compton has never, 10
my know edge taken any other oath Of Off &c than tnt
Of Alderman OF the Eighth Ward.
Clo,les BuydsI Of said City being duly sworn, SAITH
tht bo IL clark m .he MAYOR of the CITY and that tho