New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-22

THr Essen MARKFT PRIsoS.-The Committee on
Repairs and Supplies Of the Board cf Councilmen met
in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, and
among other business, considered the different esti
mates received for tie mason work and carpenter
work Of the Prison to be built in Essex street. rear
of the market There nine bids for the mason
work the lowest s23 eei So and the highest s37,7I6.
The lowest bid put in by NJ. c. Ban, with Oscar
w. Sturtova ant as surety. Mr. Surtevsnt appeared
before the Committee anG desired his name to be with
drawn. The next bid of s25, 500 by Ira Topping, had
also as surety Mr. Sturtevant. This Mr. Sturteyant
declared forgery, and both bids were accordingly
thrown out The next lowest bid was s26. 800 which
the Committee decided to accept if the suretics jus
fed There were eight bids for carpenter work, the
lowest g. 9ss So the highest Co. is. The Committee
voted 10 award the contract the lowest bidders in the
event of the suretes justing in the amount require
The Commissioners of Police met yesterday after
noon in the Mayors office for the purpose Of trying the
cases of policemen charged with derellcton OF duty
and violation Of the rules and regulations The case
| of Charles NJ. Vsndervoor charged with dlsobedence
of orders by Cart Russell in refusing to report HIM
sell for duty, first called. Mr. Spencer appeared
a. counsel and raised as an objection that the Com
mssioners hsd no right to try Mr. Fandervoort. The
case was postponed. After the trial Of one or two
4 other cases Oi uhnoI lhfVitoH'V, 'AiN 'V''N "N1
| EXTENSION OF FRAsKLIs sTRETT.-The Committee
on Streets of the Board Of Councmen met yesterday
Afternoon in the Council Chamber, for the purpose OF
hearing arguments for or against the extension oil
Franklin street from its present termination at
RsY,er street TO Cathsrine street Mr. Laraque ap-
as counsel for the remonstrans, and addressed
the Committee considerable length showing in his
argument that the project was not asked for by the
| parties most interested in the proposed extension
There were least three times many remonstr ants
as there petitioners in favor of the project Al
ter some further remarks the Committee adjourned.
| Yesterday as Mr.. Garrsue, one Of the Commission
ers of Emigration, was leaving Castle Garden be wa.
stoned by the runners outside of the gate The cow
ards well knowing that he armed screened them
selves behind crowd Of newly arrived immigrants, 70
his only cour~e was TO continue on his way without at
tempting to punish his s.sailants Several OF the ms
ses struck him, but he escaped serious injury "hen
viii the Mayor make some show OF preserving the
peace around Castle Garden AT present all who ~
into or come out Of the building sre insued and out
ragged by these rowdies with impunity.
DyArH OF BENJAMIN STrFHr>s.-Benlam'n
stephens esq. father Of the late John L. stephens
| esq died on Monday last al his Summer residence IN
New Brunswick at the age Of IS years. The funeral
takes place from st. Thomsss Church this dsy a.
| O'Clock.
| SrIcinE oN SI>TFN IsLAsD-On Tuesday evening
laboriug map II sober character living little way
| back OF the Quarantine Landing whose name we cid
not lesIn committed suicide by cutting his throat with
razor No reason appeared for the ac,. He nc
TUNED fron, his work. and he being warm his wife
volunteered to perform outdoor work around the
cottage. In her absence aud in the presence OF
xoupg son he deliberately cut his threat aud died in
stantly.
ARDrortos.-The ssten,on Of resders and eS-
oh.ngs partculary Western, s called to the card IN