New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-06
CITY ITEMS

certain class Of the dear people and won't some OF the
wise CosRc1imen be great among the - Rock Boys
and the Hounds. and Others of that k when election
tine comes ? and won't the newspapers get plenty OF
items about murder and frarcide, and patriotic and
homicide and suicide and robberios and burgaries and
street fights and underground cellar fights, and garrett
brawls and all the Of high life down stairs, and
low life behind the stairs and then won't the City officials
find plenty Of employment in building work houses with
labor Of - day and roast beef and feeding pau
rers with bran bread and shilling tea and won't the law
yers have glorious times too Blessed fraternity. who
live laugh and grow fat the sins and peccailos of
tire people with and then hanger on or red
faced peogcer ready for fee redoan of brandy
sling and wine sangaree prove that lager bier is good
for the stomach ache drunken client sober
Judge.
Two thousand four hundred and ,hir,yeight groshops
hcensed! and how many unlicensed How many there
I'D the alleys-round the corners-above ground, and
under ground-away back behind the boxes and barrels
for the accommodation Of particular friends, where the
gentee loungcr go and sip sip, sip the rank and
rabid politician can let himself the glorious pros
poets of party, and guzzle guzzle, guAzie
Houses of Accommodation, Ell For whom Accom-
mediation for man and beast with sometimes the man
rubbed OUT or scratched out soaked out and little else
thai the beast LET.
Two thousand four hundred and thirty eight shops
and how many more 10 De lNcu-tu-uoW HWY
voters to be conciaed or secured for next timehow
many 10 be paid off satisfied Tor services rendereu
And then. how many of all these licenses did the Mayor
80 when the Alderman and Councilman " disagreed
Did His Honor" examine each case Dd ne inquire
int, tbo character and fitness of the applicant Or nd
ie at he reguef Of some accom- violating Councilman
land large altcys Of licenses 70 has cerk ruin d'rec
toas 70 Pit kis name 10 Hemi
Two thousand four hundred and ihrty-eight licenses
to do what To poison the peopeto add 50 per cent
70 taxato-;o oist and iasen upon community horde
of unproducve dlonestoO lazy 10 work. too vicious TO
be honesi-to destroy the peace OF famiIes-to make
drunken fahers and drunken motherso draw thousands
of our olildren-young men and young women IN the
way hev should goto prevent the spread of Chris
tenity end good will among men-to make the rrnit but
half effective and the moral pres dead etterto fill our
ansLopscs with pauper and penitentarcs and State
prisons with c.imnas-to make victims to the murderer
knife and murierers for the eallows.
What. though though twohirds of The people cry OH
scap,, the cyil-poi,icials must live by their trade
lazy drones and idle vagabonds must ear AMI drink WIFI
out work tie world them living, and they must
hayet Then why not license all an, let all live in idle
ness and vice. surrounded BY dcbaucher and crime ami
all the Indebtedness and moral degradation which these
eneondsrl
But. hi. will not be. Good and 'rie have
struggled on= and earnestly against great evil. known
and acknowledged and more and more appreciated with
every returning scasou The interests which woeid con-
tinue the Rum ir c and all IT. concomants. are last fy-
ing out M"u of ony character for morality and CONSIST
encv are becoming more and ashamed % be known
its advocates; while few, except the Vicious ana uh-
principlcd. are directly engaged in il.
Then let good men work on and watch well while they
work EXPOSE the wrong-dongs o those the people place
in Office aud IT, in all desires and working for Reform,
we have not yet accomplished all would the future IS
before US and b. proper and timely action and unity OF
purpose we may send their private homes those who
have abused our confidence and place in their stead men
pied sod TO temperance and morality.
The Board of Aldermen last evening manifested dis
position TO dispatch business and with their active Presl
dent pro tem. Aid. Wskeman, managed to dispose OF
fair amount of papers of ordinary character An effort
was made 10 sustain the Reynolds contract when there
came up highly important document OF 40 pages IRON
the Controller in which the inquty OF the ofa contract
is clearly shown by the testimony taken before the Re
corder during his private investigation ast summer we
publish the Controller communication in another column
together with an abstract of OF the most important
adavts and would advise all paying citizens to read
them The Board resolved to meet every evening this
week and next except Saturday, until they had completed
their section.
The Board oil Councimen commenced their June session
last evening. and transacted considerable business
large number Of petitions received and resolutions
offered all of which referred to appropriate Com
mees Among the petitions was one from Lieutenanfs
of Police praying an increase Of salary to $1,000 per
snnun Several reports though of unimportant char
acterj were made by various Committees and adopted
The Board adjourned till Wednesday.
INsraLIAr1oy.-Last evening Elijah +. Purdy, Esq,
WAS installed as Grand Sachem of the Temmany Society
in the usual FORM At the conclusion Of the ceremonies the
Society adjourned the Committee Room where they
partook Of cold collation. Speeches were made oy Mt'
Purdy. Mr.. Van Buren,, and others, among whon the
greatest harmony prevailed
BIRDsEYE VIEw.-Fye or SIX different iAdIvIduais,
including one lady who desire to how the City and
environs look from hight have applied for the PRIV
lece of ascending in the balloon from the Crystal Palace
with Mr. Wise on Friday next As the great sronaut VIII
not arrive until tonight it is not yet known whether bis
aerial line will take passengers If he is really rise, he
will not overload bis air-shp.
The Mount Washington Collegiate Institute corner OF
Fourth and MacDougass occupied several days oil iast
week with s annual alton which extended through
wide range Of academical instruction In addition to the
parents of the pupils there in attendance the Pres
dent and several Of the Professors Of the Newiork Uni
ysrsitv and other weknown friends OF education all OF
whom q, we learn bore witness to the highly cred,abe
manner in which the pupils acquitted themselves Inc
annual exhibition will take place Friday evening, Both
instant
DIxILr DI.PEssARY REPORT FOR THE MosrH or
MAY ls54-Whole number Of patients treated l2sli
new patients 233; attended ct the Dispensary lOJ3
at their dwellings 200. Natvity-Unted States, i5ii
Ireland 73; other countries A. Remaining under treat
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