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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-03
sEH YORK COMMON COUNCIL.
[oFFICIAL.I
Stated Session.

BOARD or ALDERMEN, Nay 2, 1858.
Present-Riehard I. Compton Egg, President Alder
men Moore Haley, Sturtevant Oakley, Boyee, Barr,
T~sed, Brisley, Francis, smith, Henann, Bard, Ward
Denman, Cornen, Aivord, Dohe-ty, Peck.
The minutes OF the last meeting raad and APPROX
ed,
PETITIONS
BY the PasDESrPetition of Alison Roberts, to be re-
muperaied for damages to his property BY mob. TO
Committee on Finance.
BY Alderman S,urH-Petition of stllman Allan Il Co.
and Others for extension Of in Avenue through
Fourteenth street TO East River. To Committee
Sewers.
By Alderman ADMINISTRATION OF Solomon Eohnstan A.
To Committee on Finance.
By the same--Petitcn of WIN. c. II wadden, to have
sidewalk in Thirty ninth street tagged TO Committee
Streets
BY Alderman FoYcE~-Petition of A. H. Bowman, for
The remission Of AK To Committee on Finance
Ry Alderman WARD-Pettion os Hose Co npany No So
70 have ordinance passed providing for the election Of
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department every five
years. TO Committee on Fire Department
BY Alderman TIENANy--Peton Of Robert 5. Living.
son ard Others against grale Of Eghysixth street
from Third avenue TO East river. To Committee on
Roads.
BY the same-Pctiton Of the New York Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb, for the remission Of To Com
mttee + nance.
BY the Petition Of Patrick Mccoy for relief FROM
tax To Committee Finance.
by the RECONSIDERATION OF Joseph C. lawrence to
De spponted Commissioner of Deeds. To Committee
Salaries and Offices.
BY the ssme-Pstition Of the superintendent of the
floating chapel al the foot Of Dey street for crosswa
10 be laid in West street To Committee on Streets.
BY Al6erman TwIRD--Pertop of Gideon Lee Knapp
10 nave the lease Of Twenty third ferry extended
ten years. ana alterations in the running of said ferry
To Committee Ferries.
Alderman TIENASy, in accordance with his notice
given at the last meeting presented protest against the
favor Of authorizing the contract for the laying the Russ
pavement in the Bowery Chatham street, SC
Pending the reading Of the same, the roll was e:ted
TO be called and quorum not xering TO their names
the Roard declared journed until Wednesday even
ing, May q, at O'Clock. D. 7. VALENTINE, Clerk.
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Supreme Court-Siseciai Term
H., Hon 1p1,ra Mnrr.c


MAY 2-DEtIsIoNs ustin Hal and others bHIJ1,c
MERIT and Robert Beds This motion ny plaintiffs
for Judgment for frivolous answer. The complaint seeks
the amount of damages reported by referee
to be due to the plaintiffs upon undertaking entered
into by the defendants to plaintiffs the issuing of
injunction application Of defendant Merritt against
the plaintiffs enoining the plaintiffs from further prose
cutting certain summary proceedings, instituted by the
pant s against Merritt to obtain possession OF premi
for pay ment Of rent. The answer sets up
claim for damages sustained BY Merit one Or
the defendants, by tres pass committed upon him ndi-
viduay, by Austin Hall, of the plaintiffs ana James
c. Hayes jointly who is not party TO this suit The plain
tifs claim is contract made by both the defendants
to all the plaintiffs The claim set up in e answer Tor
tort committed by only OF the plaintiffs aud by one
Hay es who is not party to the suit upon Merritt only
Of the defendants. This cannot be done. counter
claim be similar in its to that set up IN the
complaint and must be between the same parties Judg
ment for the plaintiffs.
Mary Ann Wills rs. aaron TnlerhU-This case came
up referee trial snted because the referee
refused to admit rebuttng testimony on the part OF the
plaintiff.
Adam w Spies and another James Dorley-Mo
ton asde Judgment and for trial denied with
costs.
Tae People es. rel. Manly rs Thos A. Emma.-Moti IN
for furthe return denied with costs.
Henry gilbert Chas. FOtgr and oites.-Motion Tor
Few trial denied, with costs.
James HiCgias Nathan Meyer.-Judgment for de
PENDANT demurrer to his supplemental answer, with
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Mrs Sullivan, Of the town OF Msnomonee, waakes|
county, Wisconsin, shot the 25th ult, BY her
in the breast and died in about three hours The
derer still at large. His name is Hugh Drum, :
by former husband He Is said TO have fired also al /
step. father, Mr.. Sullivan.
The wheat crops in western New York are reported
be very promising.
Margaret Mccormick, who was sentenced ON the sth
May, 1851, to six years Imprisonment in the Esste
Penitenary, Philadelphia, for destroying both Of
eyer OF John McCapn, BY throwing oil OF vtrio into !
face, has been psrdoned by Governor Bgler. McCann
since died. After tie perpIeraon Of the &C. he beca
insane.
The population OF Wilmington, Del, az the pre-c
time, is l6 1853. Of these 6,5s7 white males, 2
white females, 900 coiored males, and 257 ooiored
maes; or 1876 white persons and 2, l57 colored.
The Baptists are erecting ne~ college ~ Fairfs
Frspklin county VT rroessorship Of agriculture u
be established therein with sndow Of $40 600
The wheat crop Of Pennss lvana, up to within ten !
past has not looked very encours gng but the late
rains have had most invgoratipg effect upon the fel
Their spotted appearance has given way 70 cne expa
Of living green.
Many instances are adduced by the Western papers
show that whisky, given in large quantities, ID c1
for the bite OF q iattesDake.
The legislature OF Virginia has abolished al militia M
ters to take effect after The year 1853 AL persons wi
will be liable TO do militia duty, to be registered
the commissioners Of the revenue and TO pay evcptyE
cents per annum, which sum is 70 be collected b. 4
sheriff in the same nanner as other taxes.
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40 ..aeayoripe 10 negotiate with the govern
ment for line Of steamers on the s,einan is .hs
.g,nt OF New Orleans company, aes lga a. ,ss,ro.a
the government for charter e on Lake Labs or the
throosh TINS STATE ron .spa partly through
The State OF 70 10 .ime Of the progress made
snAn aash ..lemen in their respective negotiations
~ pScal cauldron this part OF the world IS Just
considerably sgated, and there Can be no oouo,
that ere long a great change must take place The tso
great parties into which This republic ~ DIVIDED are
called the bers and the ssrvis parties The former are
by far the strongest point OF nu@oers and are sus-
tanned by the OF salvador and Honduras but the
latter by far the best educated and the most wealthy
unfortunately happens that when the hoeras gel INTO
power they disagree amongst Themselves, and eonse-
quen Nv are soon ousted The erye party, the other
hand manage things much better far as re aiming
Office gees There can be doubt however, but that
the object OF this party is either the establishment Of
monarchy or re union with Spain In fact the present
Minister OF Foreign Relations, Don Manuel F. Pason is,
and has been stanng nerve TO accom- sh one 81
these objects for yearwith the hope of dying with the
TO the interest OF the King ohe Begians and sports
the eauoe he received IN the shape Of ribbon dangling
al his button hole The Jesuits who admitted here
about eighteen months two years since have taken
sides with tie monarcnica party and the influence they
are al cady exercising almost unbouaaed the majority
Of the leading families here in their interest and
there Is telling where their projects may end In fact
this govern ment is republic in name only Ctrrera
the called President is Dictator and is sustained in
his course by the strength of the seryie party The
influence of the Jesus IS however be ginning 70 alarm
him. and it il possible that he may ne yet compelled 10
throw himself INTO the arms OF Some other party 10 orde
to sustain him self against their Vaccinations.
Liberty Of the press here there none The only paper
published IN the state is the Gdcd copies Of which
will occasionally send you. II is edited ny Don Jose
kila under secretary Of State and Of the most bitter
enemies to Americans in this country. " il really
amusing read OF his ucubrations in the Gdced
aboundIg tley in all the gall and his shat
low brain il capable OF concocting lie appears
e'ernaly haunted with the that every American
visiting this country comes hither spy aud hat til
Americans ere long viii take posse sion OF tia fact,
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CASAL BREAKs.-Another break occurred on the
Erie Canal the Goth u the .ne level, just
below Hoffman Ferry, Barhydts section. The boats
stopped and the water running out rapidly.
Nearly two bundled feet Of the path was washed
away
In regard to the break which occurred at Orvle about
six miles east of Syracuse the Journal saysso rapidly
was the bank washed away, that in short time about
twenty feet Of the heel path entirely destroyed.
Nearly hundred feet of the path also much
injured The break is just at the east end of the aqus.
duct the Butternut Creek and the earth Is washed
away such extent as to leave large portion of the
wall exposed large force Of workmen engaged ia
repairing It, and it Is supposed that it will be hnished
Immediately, which Is exceedingly doubtful Boats
Laying up' for great stance each side. The
Packet Basin in font Of Office is full of fine looking
boats. When the break occurred the boat John Adams
from Buffalo loaded sith pork going east happened 10
be passing bnt 20 rapid the passage of the water
through the break, that she broken fairly in two.
The bow informed stands almost perpendicular.
We did not learn the 1oUnt OF the loss. There is
large number OF boats detained either side Of the
break There fifteen the ne level east or this
city and Their. we're seventy the Syracuse level
all loaded.
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my save tne sonusss '" Dsssa Rass Rssd in nee
10 ss,s ~. that privilege Ia conclusion,
NJ ~ - 49, sae protest be laid the tAbls.
Ahs ana ssyB being called for the motion 70 lay on
we ~'lutes e tbs meeting
me reading Of the protest then called for. Tbs
Clerk began to read IT, for the second time, when
Alderman OAKLEY said that II entirely out of order
and not doing justice TO the Board 70 keep them
there. All might listen to the paper being read.
Alderman TIEhAEN then and said, that the Alder
Of the Fourth at their last ting wished
test tO be presented, he (Alderman ncmann) would
then have chance of giving utteance TO his Buneombe
ard thunder therefore the speaker should suppose that
Alderman Oakley would be the last W oppose the
reading Of the protest
Alderman BRsIEY moved that when they adjourn they
adjourn meet Wednesday afternoon.
Alderman SMITH then for the purpose Of Informing
the chairman that three of the members had left The
and that perhaps there not quorum present
Tne CLERK then called the roll, and stated that tsere
was not quorum present.
Tire PRESIDENT then said there not qnoram
present. the board should adjourn The board adjourned
all highly elated the nice trick pla, ed Alderman
reimann, whose protest e0ud net Be received there
a quorum present
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Board Of Supervisors.
His Honor the Recorder in the Chair.


Some bills Of small amounts ordered TO be paid
PETITIONS REfEaaED.
OF William r. Stevens, to be appointed one OF the on
for attending the civil courts OF T. L. jackson To-
same.
Report-Of comnpttee in favor Of directing sheriff
Carny rsund the Corporation the value " the fuel
used by him during his term Of office, ss' 70
For post morton examinations $3o5 for copying indexes
in the County Clerks Office, S463 SO
SALARY JUDGES THE MARINE cocRr.
The motion the salary Of the Judges 81 the
Marine Court to So 600 brought up The Recorder
opposed the increase TO $4,000, but willing tha' ~
should be placed at 81 500 After discussion and seye
divisions the motion to increase the salary 10 5000
carried The salary Of the Clerk OF the Marine Court
fixed at 81 0O9 per annum.
CONTEMPLATED REDUCTION JUDGES OF rHt ST.
PEsi0R COURT
Resolution offered by Alderman Sturtevant-Thst the
Corporation Counsel be- and he IL hereby reque tel 70
prepare a memorial from the Board Of Supervisors Of
the city and county OF New York TO the Legislature OF the
State the extra session to- be held during the present
MONTH for II passage OF law to reduce the number Of
the Judges Of the Superior Court Of the city Of New York
to four from the present number Of six Adopted viii
out discussion or dissent.
The Board then adjourned to Monday next
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Indignation Meeti ng nj Cineinnati again
Mayer SueIbaker.

large meeting 81 the citizens Of CocinnaH was b.
the 9th ut for the purpose of expressing their
dgnsion towards the Mayor OF the city, for inerfer
In certain matters shic tuy explained ~ the folio
isT resolutions
public market uaees streets 70 consult upon pub
affairs the right OF individual 70 sIeaS prea
IN the public places In city, has not been quest
but always conceded and Believing that il aecords vi
the principles Of & nuite republic snism, and
whtreas, u !. sTelbaker Mayor OF the city, suppoi
ed by large body Of the police did, sunday morn
last under the pretext ~ queihng or preventing rio
peremptorily stop h. Pew Mr.. Kirkland from spcakI
whilst addressing large namber OF people, who We
psaceably listening to his address-'hsrefors
Resolved That the Mayor OF the city did transcend
authority snd that HE conduct cas- calculated TO eau
the mi,ehei he wished TO prevent viz riot or reso
10 self defspce against presumptious officials.
Resolved. That the police some Of them a. least I
this isnnieal cosrse In attempting to prevent the
Official acts Of the Mayor showed their rromp tse.s
obey the mandates Of their master, particularly sruA
ing freedom and elevsting despotsm.
Resolved, That a. fIeemsn claim il IL the rig
aye the duty Of every individual to express his
tion ~ the acts and tendencies Of any public soce
institution or ,ect be IL benevolent political regiou
Resolved, That We believe IL the sacred duty Of
American to become acquainted with the teachings a
acts OF every religious denomination, BE- they good
evil, ard judge Of them BY tue standard which tn
Resolved, That We IS American citizens will oppo
the attempt Of any religious body 70 incorporate tho
political poser infeence into that az the
cit her local or general
Resolved, That this meeting ia in favor Of sustain
the right OF every person VIII desires to address the p
pie in market places any topics Of public inter
and concern
Resolved That in view Of the premises, D. + snelbal
be requested 10 resign his o1ce o mayor Of the city
Cincinnati.
The resolutions adopted with unanimity 9
peeches we're made before and after their adoption.
committee OF one hundred citizens was appointed
all upon Mayor Snelbsker and request him 70 reaign
RIDER TO preserve the peace " the city.
The meeting adjourned, With three grosns for Gu
baker 20 meet at the Fifth street market house. Su
day ming at O'Clock, TO hear the Rev. Mr. kirkla
finish the speech in which he vas interrupted BY q
mayor on Sunday last.
The committee Of one hundred 10 assemble on q
following night, Ia the lecture Of the Mechanic
Institute, TO organize for Off ,al call upon the oh
magistrate Of the city and request him 70 resign.
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srsvnasas Hotel that IL sseussd zoe employ
Cd 20 the 9Th sh, v repair s~h In IL rsos and
dariss the sessses 81 NJ hArs~s ~ 10 asesd tAs ewery
vss yelsn The accused THEA bseove Justice stuart
vhs con ntisd hin 70 swsit further erasisanca.
xrvsss II a F~esf.. Bey-oassr ns-her of the Third
ward arrested yesterday, by NAMED John neNeal,
hare Of STEALING go from wilma Mexsi 81 Newark
New Jersey The boy tshsn ssos 10 Nesafh, 20 "
dealt IN by the city suth.fits.
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Police InfelIiucnCa.

COMMISSIONERS or POLIcE--SRvERAL DECISIONS.
The work has been commenced by the Commissioners
~ Police Three POLICEMEN who tried Saturday,
have received sentence One policeman found gully OF
leaving his pos', waa adiudged ten days suspension
without pay; for being minutes late az fire.
fifteen days suspension the third for overriding duty
and insulting his sergeant sentenced e. SIXTY days
nj rights suspension rithog, pay; which the ~
Gcer immediate resigned. Whose fprn comes next
SVrfcion II S'edng-1he police yesterday led On
suspic on. ocssmitn named James Comfy charged Win
stsalirg quantity Of jessry ysnei u 300 ron THE
room Of NJ Ferdinand Hsf to or tie olahsrs A. Ne
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MEcHASics FOR New MExroo.-The ndepen.
dence (Mo) Messenger contains advertisements stating
that great many pentor and wanted in
santa Re The wages high in that country and az
Congress msde large appropriations at the late fe sion
for The pubnc buildings in spta ~, ese vii no III
tC1liy 10 lettnP tie pay.
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Colonel JsCk Hays and Major Ben M,CullJcb arrived
Al Galveston the 10th. The Ne1cs Of the 18th
The former proceeded by the boat to Ind anol
his way visit his friends in Antonio and
stand viii speedily return TO California. Major McCul
och is st IN this city ~bers he receives the
welcome from numerous friends and many who parti.
cipated sith him 10 the many hairbreadth scipesn
Of his old Texan cam aigns.
Col. Todd, Of Kentucky. has returned frcm the gold
mines. He states that he about ts1 bandIe ed
at work apparently much encouraged at their
The Ssp Antonio Ledge i 10 receipt Of c0mmup.ca-
ton dated April 5th, from Preside Rio Grande which
represents that part Of the Mexican country yreche
confusion. Citizens Of the United States per
mitted TO The river without regular ard formal
passport ron Mexican Minister Coasu The writer
states that the Indians ste sng and numbering nds
crimIately and that the MexicaDs wholly unable
redress their grievances 70 rspel their annoyers
americans not wei acquainted with the country ad-
ysed not to attempt TO into Mexico at this
tine, unless fortified With arms and passports.
The Icon Poer says the returns Of the election for
lodge and District Attorney in the Thirteenth district
not all in, hut there is little doubt that the Hon
Henry J. Jcsett elected Judge, and X 8 Gould, Dis
trict Attorney.
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FroM- Hospital Bellevue, Is Penitentiary, Baet
wells Island, !: Rsndalfs Island CITY Hospital 3; gu
Prison 2; Almshouse, Blackses bland, Essex Marie
Prison. !; Colored persons, 3
Interments returned from w ards Island. o..
THOMAS X. DOWNING, City Inspector
City In spector's Office. April 30. 1905.
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Mr.. SorLE's FLIGHT FROM FRAScE.-We met
the other day. says the Louisville TINES in reading the
seHores 81 the great French author Alexlntro Dumas
mention Of the circumstance to which indebted
fer Mr. Soules immigration to and settlement in the
United States As il may be interesting to readers
particularly at this time when the dist nguihed gentle
!. in city copy IT, with tran sa,ion 70. the
benefit d those who do not read the French -
" Dams lntmite ae Merry ri de Rartheemy, wyatt
cote epoque des redacte prncipaux dn journal
de vain Jdune &c redacteur nommsit ~olle, II ye
uat etre deux is de prison pour article de Stnto
domingo, voulait pas deux mois de prison. II
await par hazard Ba rtheemy ressemba nce ply
sque qu pernetta gu u srvit de passport Bar.
lntleny lu preta souIe part pour Londres dex Lon
ores aux Etats MIS- 81 est AMOUR u le premier ayoc4.
De IA Nou'ele Orleans 4 gsgne Gems mile francs par
al. '-lssDp,its a. AbIlnofe DumaS r1g. 81.
TRANSLATION.
IN he in macy q Merys and Berthelemyt lived II this
tne, or he principal cd or Of Journal called tho
IelioC Dwdlf This editor named Souie ne had
been months IN prison Tor a, article on San Denim
Co. he did not relish his experience Of prison ife III
happened 10 bear strong resemblance 70 y .rtnssay
which Dc mi ted Or bis usag HI. passport. Blrteea3
lent Il 10 linn, Soulr led 10 London aul theme 10 IT,
United states where he j the fg4t lawyer Il Nes
Or rs ard makes by his practice orc h46arei tho
sand francs year
Two distinguished French nnttof-
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BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,

MONDAY, May 2 1853. 7
Present Assistant Alderman Mabbati 10 the Chair
Assistant Aldermen 3rien, Woodward, Ring, Bouton
nGoNn, Barker, O'Keefe McConkey
quorum not being present the Board stood adjourned
10 Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
From the minutes
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Weekly Report OF Deaths

In the City and County Of New York from the sd 10
Goth Of April, 1883
Nen y; Women, SO; Boys, 105; Girl, ss-rotal, o.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-31

Rev Mr. Bosutus, suppossd 20 have come over vnh
Ven Twiler, \ the fret Cisru man d whom We have
any kDo~ledee. The Wallsops came here from tne
Southern provinces Of Netherlands or Belgium and set
ded On Lsrs khnd, In the hints Of Brooklyn; among
their deseendsnts the Dury ess, the Luqueers, &c
The Wsldenses, from the vale Of Piedmont, arrived and
,etIled On Long Llsnd and ths city The Huyenoe OF
France, mary cf the persecuted IN particular caine
here In 1858 Eikns TO trade with The insn- ior
fuis, but Gov Won Tvsr forbid bis entrance into tne
rver, ordered bis men ashore and directed three guns
10 be frod N honor Of his Majesty the Prince OF Orange
Etns ordered his also 10 give three guns In honor
Of the British Sovereign and then went up the ryer
he Director, enragod AZ the Rsolence OF Ekins,
ordered barrel Of wine; he took bumper, and
Orange and ne, initiate in this and assist me IN
repeiiing the miruders.' Elhns was successful IN
trading with the Indians Ia. his camp brokenup,
and be was obliged to 60 on board his vessel, and
ccmpeled 70 return 10 England with O loss Of furs
TO the smount Of $1,000 sterling Duties were first
paid II New 'AmstIeam IN 1874 mansion Wa built
f0 ire GcyeIror, on the farm between Wall and Hud-
ssn,sts ADJOINING Broadway; on this farm WAS wheat
Ted, Vhcre Ct Psuls Church now stands. Gov. Twh-
er spent large sums of money in bnding houses in all
directions. The frst fort was built BY negroes, snd
probably cost including the buildings within al GOO;
the oime neons were 800 By 30 feet William kieft,
the 5th Director General or Governor, arrived IN New
Amsterdam in March, 1913, in one Of the Government
yesees OF geo tuns. His krst step TO organize
Cornell, OF which he should have entire control Dr.
Montague the learned Hugenot OF his principal
ofcers be gave him vote to bis Atayern which
was tuit by Gov kie and stood the head of Coene
Sip was occupied for City Hall In January l6a3 the
Dutch bull, church in Gardenst now Exchange
pheel and On entering that the other church passed
mo the hands Of the Episcopal Church. This first
Episcopal Church stood unul l7il September 10 1904
Governor eiuyvessn surrendered New Amsterdam into
the lands OF the English the population al that time
l,5cO OF these there 400 efficient men, including
$50 eldiers.
Ihe lecturer after having spoken of the events oc-
curing in the times Of the Dutch Governors, then
spokeof occurrences of more recent date connected
with he subject The lecture throughout listened
10 with interest