New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-11

from Messrs. Browne and Milliken the meeting 3D.
jourped with three rousipg cheers for the Republics.
Candidates.
The Rev. DR.. Foster has been elected Presdos< Il
the Northwestern University at Evanston. near O.
cego. Dr. Foster is now the pastor Of the Methsdht
Episce pal Church in this city.
The Board OF Alderman last evening received 4
petition from the Republican Central Committee. 81,
ing the privilege Of srectirg their banner polls /. f,
Of their headquarters in Broadway. The poles ersolsa
Last month removed by order OF the Street Con.
missioner, and the banner stolen and destroyed ~
some Of that functionaiys party. As might be q.
pected feeling exhb ited against granting hs
privilege. Aid Ely eAds ored, in his way. to Throw
ridcule on the petition while Aid Fulmer, Overflow
ing with indignation, moved 10 send the paper back,
directed to Mr.. Kttchum, whose signsure was -
tached 10 il. Aid. Fox desirous that the Bed
should maintain it's respect for the public BY treating
all proper communications with respect and hopeaths
petition would be referred to the Committee on Ord
pspces. which was carried. The Bowery psveuesk
contract was confirmed.
The Committee on Whsrves, Pien and Slips Of ~
Board of Aldermen, met yesterday afternoon IN -.
Valentines Office, City Hall, and determined upoa
concuirng with the Councimer as to repairing ann.
be, of vharves and piers on the North and BaA
Rivers also to set apart dock at the foot OF Brssns
street, n r. for the accommodation o. market boaes
SOLD CHEAp.-Compg down BY the Fourth Aveaos
cars yese riay, we noticed weldressed respectab1e
looking man get up from the hind end Of the Ger aad
walk to the forward platform, at some inconveaeaoe
to himself and others, to get of at that end II We
before the conductor had made his round 10 colcse
fare, and he was busly talking with friend bat -
had both eyes open, and long practice makes perfect
Sharp fellows some of those old conductors are. JuA
az the gentleman was going to step of hand was
emily laid upon his shoulder aud the conductor ssA
loud enough for others to hear "Sr you have forget
ten to pay your fare" Didn't he feel cheap and Il
for five cent? We are aware that there is costiaaA
eff IT to get free rides, and generally speaking It
bad investment, but we have never witnessed csss
before where man sold himself quite 80 badly fer
half dime.
New RAILROAD GuIDE-The frst number Of APP
pleton's Railway and Steam Navigation GUIDE =
lust Issued, containing tables of the various railroads
in the United States and Canada, with the stage aaA
steamboat connections complete steamboat directory
and great amount of local information important -
the traveller A valuable feature Of the work u sev-
eral plans of tours to different parts Of the Uated
States, showing the chief points Of interest On 10
route and the time required for performing the Josf
new The completeness of this work, and its appareee
general accuracy, recommend it to the attention q
travellers, whether on excursions OF business o.
pleasure II is to be issued in monthly numbers under
the superv vision Of railroad companies.
new and very elegant map Of the MidAs
States" Just published by ID. G. q A. j. johnson u
this city, merits the attention of commercial men.
comprises the States Of Ohio Indiana, Michigan. nsr
nois Wisconsin Iowa. Missouri, Kentucky, ana OsAAr
da West completes also the Territories Of Minnesos
Kansas and Nebraska the northern portion Of snA
the Safe of Tennessee, Western Virginia, Peen-
sy,yaua and new. DIRK: showing the base Isof-
dian and tow nship lines Of the United States SurveyS
the Ines of all the counties and towns, the nameG
of all the cities, villages, hamlets, postofhess
and their location all the railroads, and sa
the railroad-statiobs on each road the canals, pose
and common roads, together with all the district and
township lines railroads, ETC., of Upper Canada O
careful examination we are inclined to regard this ~
superior map of the western portion Of the Union
THE LATE 500, 600 SwISDLE-MR. s. HANNA Re-.
| ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF PERJuRY-Wm. 8.
Hanna who for several weeks past ha been in custody
on charge offraud in inducing James CARVE OF Cleo
Cove Long Island, to make over 70 MN ABOUT Sivv,vv
worth of property, and who was recently liberated -
bail to the amount of % Ooo yesterday resrrestca
by Officer Demi of the Eleventh Ward Police, on Q
charge of perjury, made against him by Mr. CARVE.
The perjury was committed while Hanna was giving
testimony before the Supreme Court in q suit brought
by Mr. Gaivie against him for the recovery of tho
property and material to the issue Of the suit. Il
sppe ars that Hanna made oath that certain proms-
cory note for So $780, made by Douglass in favor q
CARVE, had not been given him by John Anderson, .
attorney for Mr.. CARVE, and that he had lever
ceved it, but that the note was given by Mr.. Andsr-
| son to Garvie who had demanded it Of him. Ths
affidavit was pronounced both by Mr.. CARVE and Mr..
Anderson to be false, and the latter now swears that
in April last Hanna called upon him, and stated that
Mr. CARVE had sent him for the note, and that thu
representation he (Anderson) delivered the note -
Hanna. On this complaint Hanna was taken before
Justice Wood and committed to prison.
DIAMOND REEF.-The blasting operations on Dis
mond Reef were witnessed yesterday afternoon bys
very large crowd of spectators. The members OF the
Conmo Council, and other parties specially invited
were provided with steamboat, which took then
within a short distance of the spot. Six powerful
charges were fred-two of 100 lbs each, two Of zoo
lbs. and two others of 500 lbs. each. The SHOCKS
from these explosions sensbly peroeptbls 70 the
people on the steamboat, and immense volumes Il
water were thrown high into the air by every dis
charge A lumber OF fish were killed by the concus-
sion, and crowd of bostmen amused themselves b.
racing after and picking them up. Several shafks