New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-16

SIDE the victory ehoulo hcIIbo' ifel'h4''
arranged the big warrior Fowler, barred his brawny
arm. and brsndi.hipg his tomshswk high in air, fixed
bis eve. upor his Honor, and jumped into the ring
Pre.ently were seen chances Of evil omen between An
son Uerrek Of the Nineteenth ard that red bearded
Indian, John Cocbrane thsy approached each other
cautiously ard az Cochrane advanced he commenced
a var.danee, to witness which, all the conibatants
dropped their arms and remained for Q moment tran
oui. /, soon became evident that this dance was
maneuyer on Johns part to weary out his ponderous
ante onist who forced to join by the rules OF In
dian warare: and every dishonest hair IN John
Cochranes b. ard tickled preparation before the sata
ton ended we may imagine how Herrick must have
"arded the lean earth he jieged and capered in
that unwelcome dance. The red.bearded Indian, at
lergth successful owing to the happy facility ne hos
always displayed in changing front, HerFck was soon
laid low among the falen-hs scalp now gracng John
Coohrane girdle; and the battle was again renewed
when high above the din Of the combat might be heard
tie neigh Of the "Gld War Horse" and the sounding
reverberaticn Of bis kick.
HIS HONOR BRINGS OUT AGAIN THAT PARTICULAR
WHITE FEATHER.
Just about this time his Honor began to grow
thoroughly alamed-the big Indian, Fowler, threat
enng hlm side, and the young warrior, Water
bury vhetting knife for his scalp upon the other
Chris. Gunther had cornered Mr.. Schell in quiet
spot the fireplace and was denouncipg his Honor
in particular and all other trcksters generally IN no
NE tired terms. 1t soon became evident that the
tide Of battle setting strongly against the Chi
nese; and then il that his Honor made that
memorable invocation to the Great Spirit which
Mr. Michael Tuomey overhearing-was answered
instantly by glass Of 'pced brandy from the bar
sent up at M Tuomey's request. His llonors coun-
Trance then assumed a deathike expression, far
exceeding in ghastliress The simulated palor which
he put on when Mr.. p. b. Sweeny first examined him.
bis face exhibited the terror that wore when
jim Hughes made his famous threat on the night OF
tie first organization of the Wilson Small Committee
But fertile in expedients and seeing defeat inevitable
il wa. at this crisis that his Honor adopted the pol
icy of proclaiming to every one that the fight was
mot his fight but Schels; and that it would be
"Sclels defeat, not his" This idea so enrsged
Fowler that his HonOrs life longer safe IN the
same room; and calling Ben. Fairchild and Sancho
Papza Small 70 guard his retreat, the beaten monarch
of Manhattan fed hastily from the room, long white
feather MAJ king his track he disappeared into the
coreepial darkness of the lobby. This feather Is
believed to be the same that he exhibited al or about
the time of the last election in his famous encounter
with Mr.. K. j. Dillon.
THINGS SAID TO BE SAID THAT WERE NEVER
Our friend GaOriOus has been greatly exercised
by the result. For days and nights he was in fever
of excitement at the issue presented by Sweenys
nomination for the Scholarship He sadly remem-
bered that lie had removed Mr. Sweeny from his
office and in the hope to please his Honor thereby had
been specially insulting in his mode of doing SO, and
by every means within his reach had endeavored to
do, With tear in his
glorious eyes to Nesbitt of the 18th, that he had
.taked his political fortunes on Sweenys ruin and
that as Sweeny went up in the political scale, so
must he descend in an inverse ratio" He further
said that ad Sweeny said that brains and not brass
were the qualifications most essential to the office
which he said Glorious holds" and further, that
said contumacious Sweeny had also declared that
if he said GorOus) continued in Office much longer
all the Judges of Courts would be applying for
" additional compensation for performing in Corpora
" ton causes the duty which ought of right TO be dis
charged by the Corporation Counsel" and finally
that said Sweeny had applied to certain frend Of his
mot specifed) the epthet Of " Fool4h,' Dir-Eater
q name taken from the interior Of Afica-all which,
feel bound TO add. Mr. Sweeny most emphatically de-
mics.
The result Of the struggle showed that Mr.. S.eeny
stood fifth on the let, falling only thirteen votes be-
hind the old War-Hor.e Purdv-a result which indi-
Gates that six votes and the half OF vote form the
active strength and available of said "Go-
rious in the conservative Council Of the Democratic
party
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN TIE PROPER
QUARTER.
Perhaps as certain investigations are now going on
in our city, the following questions might not be deemed
irrelevant:
What corporation suits have been tried since last
October and no appeared in them on behalf Of the
city What has been the gross amount OF the inter-
ests involved, and to what extent has city been
nulced How much has the city either paid or in
cured for the fees Of assistant counsel and above
what it had paid before in similar cases, and how
maIy references have been submitted TO outside law
yers-Nr. Josiah Sutherland of his honors candi-
dates, among the number How was the Lake
Sharp suit settled, and how can we account for the
extraordinary efforts made by the Corporation Coun-
sci to induce Comptroller Fagg to pay out of the City
Treasury to Mr.. Lowber, the sum of $4,000 for a
contract not authorized by any provision of municipal
law What does Mr.. George II. Purser know about
the matter ard might not Mr.. Purser be induced to
squeak like one of the crying dollsl if due pres
sure we've applied The present Bird WAS hung in
a room where a certain person slept ope night, and
heard that person talking in his sleep that person
lad borrd dreams" Pirates and Puritans" dancing
fsndapgoes through his troubled brain in fact that
person slept almost badly as did Mr.. George w.
Pomeroy, after he had dined with q certain Dick"
at DeRobico's, through Mr. James Kellys introduc-
ton. Tie matter should be referred TO Mr. NJ V. b.
WilcoIop, who comes from the neighbOrhood of Kin
deibook ard has attery had practical charge of the
Cooperation Caucus. Mr.. w. is but young man,
having beer appointed Clerk by the late lamened L.