New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-23

CITY ITEMS.

THE CASE or LIEUTENANT HrTCHlNGS.-Lie
tIutchiDgs of the Fifth Ward Police was superseded
in tice and not removed from his position in the De-
par;ment, Is was inadvertently mentioned in The
TRIBUNE a day or two since.
Mr. HGteLings's time expired some months ago, and
be was en- applicant for resppoin'ment. llornSan,
the nan appointed in his place. was formerly the
keeper Of Ium-shop in Weet Broadway, and his
4stsbl sinner ut was the of nps ard bacslegs.
Lieut.. Hutchipgs, siLce the appointment OF Horrgsn
vhi.h WIS made, we believe las, Thur day, leaned
tia, suoh appointment was msde BY NJ ,,Or Wood and
Recorder Suh The latter officer has been absea.
from tie city over three week, Upon an ioquiry
into tie matter It wss found that Mayor Wood had
s;eptd Recorder Smiths name to II )rris papers,
claiming the right to do So by pOrer q AHoTn'y
We underetapi that Judge Celron protested against
the appointment OF Hor,lgan and denounced the &C
ton Of The Mayor Is Illegal.
MI uutctings having Uncovered the Illegally ct
she pIocee dings consusd COUNSEL the subject and
wss advised report hi Isef for DUTY, which he ac-
cordinely did at the earliest moment thereafter.
A short time since, NJ H. wGs "sounded' on a
proposition 10 Use his rhdeace FOR the reelection OF
Mayor Wood to which he did DOT seem to listen with
much favor His successor thereupon Immediately
appointed
This is the way in which Wood keeps politics out OF
the Police he himself the head OF the department,
being an active member of the Tammany General
Committee. he has made mere cypner OF Recorder
Smith and Of course de6es Judge Capron 50 that Tor
all practical purposes, be alone Is lATSlver, complain
snt w.tDets judge, and executioner, and weIds ao'
solute power over the entire Police ID 'partment Aud
in order to make THU power still effective, he
insoen.y denies the people any Information OF his
movements, or even the Names Of his sppointees'
do In npODlp
hands 60 deeply interested and Jealous n liz use.
"Tur OLDEST ISHABITAST ASTOUNDED. me
Dali, Ncus Of yesterday morning published the ez'
elusive Intelligence that at the Buchanan gathering
on Thursday Light there were 20, 600 DEMOCRATS IN
CouncIL" As this city has never at any one tune,
east 81 go votes aud on the same evening there
were several people cepgregated at the great German
meeting at the Tabernacle ard at the thirteen other
Republican meetings in other parts OF the city 1t ID
little difficult to CINE whence the 10000 Demo
Gratis were mustered Xtrxo-, surveying his army Is
said to have burst into tears at the thought tina, 10
hundred years not would b, len alive; the editor
Of TIE Datly Noes must have cried much more
heartily if he reflected that it will not take even
huDditd days to efecuany settle the business OF his
10000 Democrats.
Urpsos RIyrR RAILRoAp-Ths road was yester
day in usual good running ORDER the trains had all
arrived OF time ard tie road has received but little
iiuYy from the late freshet The train from Buffalo
on Thwsdsy evening, by Ee~-YoTk Central, arrived
q. ito regular time Friday morning.
PEPuBI1cAy CoSyhNTIoS.-The Presidents of most
Of the Republican Ward Associations met In Conven-
lion "a the rooms Of the Central Committee, last
evening for tie purpose Of holding friendly counsel to
further the Republican cause. Some business of a
private nature transacted ond the Convention al
iourred til Friday evening next, when it hoped thai
all Of the Associations and Clubs will be represented
Firm WARD GERMAN REPuBLIcAss The regu'
lar weekly meeting Of the German Republican Club Of
The P,ah Ward was he'o last evening, at No. e.
Ieousid street, Dr. Koch in the char. The Club then
elected the sui oip,d list Of officers; President, Dr.
HANNA; Wee President, Andrew Muller Se're
taries, Herry Klein ard X. Biehli Treasurer. ID
u.1sner. Srttches were made by Dr. L Koch
PHI KuMman, A. stOrpeibtn Ad DR.. uexsm'f
st,.r which the utebg ad.lcVned'