New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-08
THE TENTH WARD KNoV-N0THINGS.

One of our reporters who has several times been in
yited by member of the Know-Nohng Council in
the Tenth Ward to attend their meetings, took occa
SIGN On Saturday evening to avail himself OF the PRIV
ilegc Arrived at the room, corner of Grand and
Ludlow streets, Il few moments before the hour, he
found the brothers in groups about the room discuss
ng the appointment of young Joe Taylor Now and
then an OATH emphatically expressed aroused the at
tention Of all. 1t seems that man-Oracle by the
name of Benjamin Van Ripper, who Is a member of
Council No. ;, was expecting to be named for the po-
siticn of Superintendent of Lands and Places. IIis
friends had bet high on it, and it said that he
soconfdent as to think "a hundred to fifty" per-
tectly safe. Their discontinue worked itself of in
noisy demonstrations.
Our reporter leaned in a private way that Bro. j.
T. Brooks. the President, had reason to believe that
he WAS TO be takS Of" but that small clerk
shin is all he il to have The dissatisfaction at this
result was not noisy. 1t that SILENT severe kind,
which NAV protess satisfaction at 500 $500 year,
but which the Street Commissioner will do well to
counterac before either he any of his relatives try
again for the public crib; as the union of Bro.
Brooks and Bro. Van Ripper in common revenge
will produce incalculabe results.
With regard the general appearance of the Broth
erhood our reporter takes this occasion to express his
sunrise that 20 vast majority for nearly all of them
were So were boys. On inquiry no men OF influence
ar standing in the Ward came, he was surprised
tn learn that Henry C.. Atwood, late ardShell can
dipte for Alderman beside several of his friends were
roubers: also that Alderman James Griffith, elect,
Ind long been faithful member. He also learned
that John Van Tine, Councilman elect from the
Twcutv-Sxth District, Il member in good stand
mo Reside several others of prominence in the Ward,
nm, who oracously allow the youthful Samuel 10 man.
are all Irrational affairs He also learned that the main
object of this Council now and in fact the only object
II ever had was to save the Union, and to hate Bill
seward p" because he Is opposed to our Order. The
rrinciple that none but Americans shall rule America
i now virtually abandoned. Ii they say otherwise,
+, : only TO carry points, and be called smart
I'm, IN repudate the principle the instant an office OF
patronage is secured.
Al the apuOnted time Bro. Brooks, the President,
took the chair. The reading of minutes OF previous
meeting and the initiation Of ONE member, was prosy,
and oecuued considerable time II was relieved,
howeyer by the arrival of a man who came in puff
inc and blowing shaking stamping, and thrashing to
ia himself of snow. From his manner any one would
h. convinced that he was the chief operator there.
Orr repoiter inquired him out and found that he was
.be vertable Van Rper. who President OF the Ma
opal Club. and Is ON the Committee Of Invitation tor
the B,ll of January g HE'S "sone" on speech, and
from his readiness TO speak upon all questions, has
been ME knsmed ''The Oracle"
Bro. Wainwright, the Know Nothing Inspector OF
W,iobts and Measures under Joseph T.. Ebl.ng, the
Know Nothing Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps,
oyed that nominations be- made for officers OF Council
No. ;. aud that the election of the same be MADE
pccal order for the next meeting, which was carried
| The zane brother immediately took the floor, and
instead Of making a nominaton, made another motion
viz That three delegates be elected from this Council
10 meet in convention with the same number Of dele
cnt, from each Of the other Councils in the city with
mower Ike the Committees Of The old political parties
Tlis motion prevailed The following brothers were
nut in nomination; Aid. Griffith. Assessor Van Dsen'
Van Riper President j. T. Brooks, Bros. Ira Beck
| msu, Flondrcau, White, Willis and Rapsow warm