New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10

Gratis The change is in the Vth District, which
bias chosen Jacob N. Kunkel. 10 the first Judicial
District James L. BsrtOl, Democrat, has been
elected Judge Of the Court Of Appeals.
The Republican City Convention last evening
nominated Washington Smith for Governor Of the
| Aims House. A Committee Of five was appointed
10 confer with other parties in reference to tho
nomination for Mayor. A large number Of gentle
men were proposed for Supervisors, but no nomi-
nations were made, the Convention resolving to
postpone the further consideration of the matter.
The American Mayorslty Convention also met lsst
evening, and, afer a long debate, nominated
JANIS Z. COOLEY for Mayor on the fifth ballot.
There was an interesting session Of the Com non
Council last night. Reports were made in both
Boards upon the Mayors late incendiary message,
and Of course the world was advised that the Com
mon Council had no power to carry out his liberal
ideas in regard to flour and potatoes. Wood him
ief ATTENDED in the Councilmen to sign the Central
Park appropriation, which he did as soon as it was
parsed. The Corporation Counsel was also present,
sitting at the right hand of the President of the
Board while the Mayor supported the left-Mr.
Phillips smiling and amiable, the Mayor aud the
Counsel gloweripg at each other, but not speaking
to nor recognizing one another. The report on the
Mayors Message provoked sharp debate, the
Democrats getting in rage and trying to shirk
the responsibility Of the storm they had raised, and
which they had not the courage to face. After a
score of excuses and the requisite abuse of the
Legislature, they came to the conclusion that they
could do very little for the wOrkiDgmen, after all
that if they had voted needful money to 60 on with
the Central Park, a Thousand men who are now idle
would have been at wOrk-thst if they had not re-
pudiated the real Street Commissioner, thousand
more would have been employed on the streets for
three months past. In the course of the debate it
was shown that the Chairman Of the Committee
on Lands and Places, Mr. James L. Waugh, pre-
faced bis Efforts 10 behalf of the laboriDg poor by
applying to the Central Park Commissioners for
the position of paymsster, at q salary we bele'e,
of 81, 500 per year. Although Mr.. Waugh has not
been appointed, lie voted for the appropriation.
The true extent of Democratic sympathy with the
working classes was stl more forcbly shown in
the vote on a resolution to go ahead with the i'm
meuse amount of work ready to do in the Street
Department. They had just unanimously voted
the Central Park fund of $3.50, 900; but when the
opposition asked them by simple vote to set from
two to five thousand men at wsrk on the streets,
only fifteen Republicans and Americans ssi1 "Yea,"
while thirty. five Democrats said mo-" and all be.
cause Daniel d. Conover is Street Commits ,iOner
instead Of Mr.. Devlin. Thus tie working people
will perceive that sooner than even indirectly aud
temporarily recognize fact established by the Su-
preme Court-a course which could have no p'ssi-
be effect upon the merits Of the case-thirty-6ve
Democratic Councilmen will see the wives and chill.
dren Of the labOripg men starye.
Another noteworthy item was the fate Of tie
report Of The Fire Committee censuring Chief En-
gipeer Howard for organizing Hook and Ladder
Company, giving them apparatus, aud mourning
various other expenses in the very face of the law
Under ordinary circumstances he would have been
at once condemned, as he deserved; but there is
sn election at hand and so seventeen Democrats
vote NO" where every principle of honesty and
good government demand Yes" They are afraid
HAIRY Howard will be "down on EN-, and so,
with the skulkiDg cowardcs Of political slaves,
they either dodge the question or buy his friendship
by outrasiDg their own convictions of justice.
In the Board Of Supervisors, there was 6ne
exhibition of the way in which we are swindIed, in
the shape Of a bill for fitting up Court room,
perfect monstrosiiy Of faie statements and over.
charges. We give an abstract Of it elsewhere.
During the day, there was consi lersb!e excite
ment at the City Hall. A crowd of unemployed
men had gathered early in the morning and be-.
came so much excited that about noon Mr. Wood
felt himself to be in dagger and sent for force of
policemen to guard the place. A body Of forty or
| fifty men came down, and remained until late
hour in the evening No disturbance occurred.