New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
CITY ITEMS

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CITY ITEMS.
TIE RAs.-Ws have had a Glow, steady rain ioT
more than twentyour hours of Saturday and Sunday.
II is of the kind which farmers call "a soaking
"rain," because it fell so gradually that It soaked
into the earth instead Of running of and washing away
the coil. We hope this rain has extended through
! Vermont and Northern New-York, we see that
farmers have been suffering with drouth and the APP
pIotonsion Of repetition Of the drouth Of last year.
To the gardeners in the vicinity Of NewYork this rain
has been Of much benefit. II will also add much to
the grass crop
THEATRIcAL-TLe BROADWAY THEArEr closed on
Saturday for the season; but wo believe will reopen
shortly for summer season, with company embrac-
ing meny new names
BURROWS season up on Saturday evening, with
crowded house. There viii be performance here
on Thursday light Of this week for the benefit of Mr..
Ham, the door-keeper. Mr.. II. is gentleman every
way deserving and we have no doubt that his friends
will gladly avail themselves of this opportunity to
give him an earnest of their appreciation What Mr..
Burtons next move is to be, the public are not in
formed but they will soon be anxioEsly looking for
him.
WALLAcKs season will close on Tuesday evening,
when Mr. Lester the stage manager, will have bene-
fit and Of course full house Colmans comedy of
8 The jealous Wife will be played.
HAcKETT's engagement actor and manager OF the
METROPOLITAN will close this week, during which
"Falstaff" and " Masanello" are to DO performed.
"Unc,e Toms Cabin" is to be revived next week.
and played for indefinite period at the NATIONAL.
The Baby Show" viii BIO the great feature at
BARsrms MUSEUM this week.
We notice that Public Meeting OF Citizens is to be
held al Stuyvesant Institute this evening, ito mako
Sin liberal and comprehensive spirit, an open De-
"claration of National American Principles"
TEE CENSUS MARsHALs.-Another convention of
the Census MarshaIs of this City was held on Satur-
day evening at the Broadway House, Mr. Charles
Oakley Of the Ninth Ward presiding and d. c. Hen
derson of the Third Ward acting Secretary. Az
ter the reading Of the minutes of the last convention
O delegation from the Kings County Marshas was
admitted TO seats in the convention. There was con
siderable discussion to the duties of the Marshals
and some talk on the main question, which is an in
crease Of pay by the Common Council.
The RECENT POLICE APPoISTMEyrs.-All the va
eanoies caused by the dismissas recorded in our re-
port of the doings OF the Police Commissioners pub
lished on Saturday, were filed at private meeting
held by Mayor Wood and Recorder Smith on Monday
of last week. City Judge Stuart not being in any way
consulted in the making of these important appoint
monts Thesoproceedings have been kept exceedingly
private and in fact the official list has been denied our
reporters, special orders to that effect having been
given by the Mayor to his Secretary and others having
TO do with the Police Department affairs.
Capt. Thomas Stevenson Of the Sixteenth Ward has
been dismissed from the Department on charge of
into1cation. This case tried by the Commits
soners with closed doors and nothing made public eI
cept the decision AS far ss We can learn about the
matter Capt. S. was charged with being intoxicated
while on duty at fire some months since in his Ward
the principal witnesses against him being members
of his command, men who, it is said, entertained
hostile feelings against him because he had
compelcd them to attend strictly to their
duty. Yet Notwithstanding the evidence of dis
interested persons in his favor who saw him on the
occasion of the fire. be has been dismissed The resi-
dents of his Ward, who knew him intimately, testified
strongly against his removal; but band of Demo-
cratic politicians, who were anxious to place one of
their own sort in the BERTH carried the day. These
men have long hunted Capt. s. and have now accom-
pIished their purpose. A stalwart of the Emerald
Isle named Mckee, who formerly, we believe, kept
shop on one Of the avenues but lattery has been
a haneer.on about the Custom House, has been ap-
pointed in the place of Capt. Stevenson. Mr. Steven
son was reappointed by the old Board of Commits
sioners under the new law the 10th of September
last
1t is well known that Capt. Stevenson, long before
TIE compulsory order of Mayor Wood had done his
duty in extirpang illegal rum-shops and stopping the
sale Ct liquor on Sunday; and for this he has
for years been the object of the rumseers vengeance.
This. with the additional fact of his being Wing,
was the real cause of his obnoxiousness 10 the Mayor
and the Recorder.
Relative to the other appointments of fourteen Off
Gers in the Seventh Ward whose terms had expired,
but three Irish Democrats) were reappointed. One
of these was appointed to the Cspaincy in the place
of Capt. Hsggety, an old and tried officer whose
term had expired. Capt II. was Wing and sus-
pected of being Known othing. His successor is Of
course all right on these points In the place of Lieut.
Bennett, Seventh Ward, also an old officer, political
adherent of Tammany has been appointed. Lieut. B.
is also Wing In the Thirteenth Ward Lieut.. Sharpe
one Of the most efficient officers in the Department
against whom we are assured no charge of any kind
Rad ever been preferred, was removed without any
notice whatever and young Irishman just about 81
years old named OBrien, a hangeron about the
Pewter-Mug, has been appointed to supersede him.
With few exceptions the affairs of the Police De-
partment are now conducted in such secret manner
that II is almost impossible to obtain any informa-
ton concerning them.
ARREST OF SUNDAY DIsoRDERLIEs,-On Sunday
morning the Twenty-frst Ward Police heard of
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