New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-17
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1854

The Board Of Alderman had long and tei ols meeting
last evening. but dsystchei ie business Of Dor
Thee to be ambition among the members 10 see
who can talk the most Most Of their in the session Is
spent in protless discussion The member from whom
sensible and appropriate suggestions aud remarks were
eJpecfd appear TO be the limited in knowedga of
their duties and prosy and due in their speeches The
| Board received vouminous communication from VIM b.
Reynolds of osl contract noorie,y in regard to his
tract offering to relinquh certain term and dealing
in abuse against Controller Fagg in cOusequnce Of the
ton of this func'onaTy in stopping Mr. r pay and the
mention made OF said Oal contract by the Controller in hi,
communication SIT to the Common Council last week and
publ shed in The TRIBUNE Some dcu sion took place in
reference 10 Alderman Howards ordinance for re5ryan
cation Of the Fire Department and finally the subject
pcsponed communication was received from the Com
MISSIONER of Streets and Lamps awarding the con.rac.
Smith D Bellows to light the oil amps of the City and
furnish the oil for $500 per annum also exny uish
tie gas lamps in markets and public buildings Confirmed
The CoURTs-ln the case of Robert HAYES agt Sheriff
Orser in Court Of Common Pleas recover the value ola
butchers horse snd levied upon under execution but
aimed to be exempt already referred the Jury found
verdict for plant OF $40 In the same Court an acton
for assault and battery, Geo Maplss sgt Richard Cornell
By landlord against boarder the defense 70 which q
il on In the Superior Court sui, by Albno Saeri agt
John j Wolfe, owner OF store No Il spru'est, and
Messrs Brown and Helms gas t;er for damages leaving
the lower trap door open by which plaintiff is alleged
fe and broke bis Lee, wss commenced, and is on
DEATH OF Police JUSTICE McGRATH Justice Jams
McCiaih one Of the Police Justices of the I'D District
Court died Of consumption at his residence in White near
Center 81 Wednesday night His health for year
past had been feeble and his last illness had confined
him 10 the house about two months He had by the
bsny Of his and uniform kindness large
circle Of friends who will deeply depore his loss The Of
fee of Police Magistrate had been held BY him for about
eight years.
GERMAN DIyovsTRiTIoS AGAINST THE HgssIay CoSsuL
Shorty after u O'Clock yesterday afternoon large
Der OF Germans assembled in pursuance of public call
in front of the City Hal and then in body proceeded
No 156 Broadway the Office of Mr. BaIerman the Hessan
Consul for the purpose of demonstrating TO him their dis
pleasure his treatment Of several young Germans who
had called upon bin in reference to ofcisl business 1t
seems that about week ago Of the young
teIng his general Office kept his hat whersupon the
Consul, instead Of civly asking him to repr-
manded him in very unbecoming manner winding up by
knocking of the hat Of the young and telling him that
while in bis Office he did stand republican grouad
but on a soil over which his Serene Hghness the Grand
Duke Of Hesse had the exclusive control Ths act be-
coming public caused great excitement among the Ger
citizens, and two or three other similar acts
leaked out all of them showing the despo and anti repub
lean spirit of the Consul In spite of the unfsvorabe
weather nearly 5000 persons obyed the call and led by
Mr Linden Muller of No lis Chatham st proceeded in
very orderly down Broadway, when rea hing
the Office of Mr. Baleman, they formed in compact body
and treated him 10 what ID called in country places
hornng which consisted of the music of buse trump
Md nv
groans cat calls and other nose This being over they
took off their hats made low obeisance to the Consul and
word Of their leader marched off and quietly dispersed
Several policemen the ground but the peaceable
bearing Of the Germans rendered their presence
ssry.
Mr. Ballernan was in his Office the time Of the
ade but though loudly called for defined showing himself
The FREE AcADEMr-The Exhibition of Class b VIII
take place in the large Hall Of the Academy this evening
There II be music by Dodworth.s band aud original de
eamai by VIM Henry Abel lIsmlin Bsbcock GeorgeJ.
Greenfield Samuel Jessup, Louis Fernandez, James w.
Mason Dayton W. Scare Saunders Andr w j. Page,
and J Campbell The arrangements for the accommr
dation Of the public ample and all interested in the
institution are invited to attend
In Of the uptown Wards yesterday afternoon some
waggsh individuals having the fear of neither dirt nor dirt
carmon before their eyes erected large mound OF dirt in
the street in the shape of made grave set round
with hedge of green sprgs, and for tombstone de
cayed wreath from the last target excursion of the
The half buried hat and OF boots projecting from tho
foot of the grave spoke concu,vey Of the inscription on
the headboard which ran as follows In Memory of our
Reform Alderman who lost his life in his superhuman at
"tenpts at Cleaning the Streets Rquie,cat dIrtee
Mr. T. II Ludlow yesterday sold the property o. the
National Academy of Design Brosd Fay near Bond st,
for $4,000 1t is to be used as Concert Hal.
ATrENPTTD SUICIDE BOr.-Lewis Wanzer, lad
IS years Of age yesterday afternoon detected IN the
act Of stealing money from the porter house No 90 South
St where he was employed as bartender About an hour
ofteIwsrd he npted selfdestuctOn by taking arsenic
He was found suffering from the effects Of the poison and
taken to the Second Ward Police Station where the attend
ance Of physician procured who after great enerton
succeeded removing the arsenic and the boy recovered
A NEW AMERICAN PLAY
To me Editor Of men. Y EtJuHe
SIR: | attended the reading of the play Of Loves
vetuds last evening 18th Stuyvessu, Institute, snd
Spre myse being delighted both with the reading and
play itself f,d although the night
The author frequently interrupted
ard psue fom highly Intelligent sud
appearance The play has faults but they moty in WIS;
hardly apparent pr.e,icei
eye may readily be by Mr. smith who apparently
sill Young l. sbOu1ded IN besutiful
genial perysded throughout II the spPa ii reserved
criterion should ih woad be eminenty successful
Representative. success attend the sGthor x
STREET swErEPING
To hs Editor Of The " T. Tribyae
SIR: New York is sub divided into sixty Council Dis
Ees Appoint oversse and twelve wsepsr TO WORK below