New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09
CITY ITEMS

xs.rs visited thees localities with specal 70
ascertain o. near a. possible the sts.e Of feeling among
tbe inhabitants IN regard 70 the Introduction Of the
Metroyolasn Police into the above named districts
Our reporter in his persmbulations travelling ,Heog
and having visited upward Of forty different places
where he hardest characters OF these Wards are
Known to congregate, was enabled 10 ascertain tie
exact state Of affairs 1t appears from the best Of ss-
thorfns that the Dead Rabbits are heartily sick at
their ate disastrous defeat, and Of the number
sseured reporter that upward ,of twenty persons
engaged in the late not and who had received wounds,
had been carried IRON the city q. the suggestion Of
iends in order TO prevent them from falling into the
hands Of the authorities The report is current that
arns were concealed in the Sixth Ward proves TO be
true and house known TO the Police s the depository
d about so old muskets brought from some place out
side the city. Which party these arms are for we
could not learn, but understand they belong TO the
allies Of the dead Rabbits" The roxdy population
in this Ward appear quite exul,ent OF the action Of the
Police Commissioners in refusing TO send policemen
into the Ward. They threaten to have the heart.
blood Of the first they catch patroIling.
In the Fourth Ward all appears to be quiet at pres
en but reporter learned from undoubted sources
that there at least two three begerent organ
cations, consisting of quor-dealers, fghtngmen aud
lrothekeepers, and also set Of ,emi-cannbals call
ing themselves Corkonians." These despera1oes,
we are informed, are agoing 10 adop. new style OF
warfare and in place of erecting barbados, as did
their worthy c6mpeers, the Dead Rabbits" they in
tend adopting the guerilla warfare that IL, to fight
Policemen not in bodies but singy, whenever their
bloodthiray appetites require innocent blood. Al the
proceedings Of the above named desperadoes con-
Quoted with the utmost secresy but enough has leaked
out TO put the Police Commissioners their guard.
The Fourth Ward is at present without regular Po-
ice force and the roughs of the Ward have it all
their own way.
How Mr.. DEvLN TRIED TO RUSH THROUGH
The CosTRAoTs.-The Mayors Street Commissioner,
M. Devlin, having completed his machinery, as he
supposed, called on the Controller on Tuesday, and
with all the dignity of official requested Mr. Flagg
70 Join him in opening bids for contracts. He had
hst Of about eighty bad bargains for the taxpayers
The controller, however, could not recognize Mr.
Devlin and promptly refused any action in the matter
The following letter from Mr. Flsgg sufficiently
planned his reasons.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT, CoSTRoLLER's OFFICE, I
NEwYoRK, July 7, 1857. :
CHARLES DEvLIS, ESQ.,: The propriety Of opening
bids for the large amount OF contracts embraced IN
your notices, or. indeed, any contract at time
when decision is daily anticipated from the Supreme
Court in relation to the controversy respecting the
II is also indispensable that all new contracts which
are 10 be provided for by assessment property
should be deferred until the Common Council has time
to make such provisions for the time of payment as is
consistent with the present condition Of the finances
Of the Corporation and the credit of its bonds.
In regard to oil assessment contracts 1t Is desirable
that contractors should be appised before they make
mp their bids that II Is not practicable to pay them 10
money any faster than the same be collected from
the property holders, in the present condition of the
money-marke and Of the ordinances for borrowing on
For these reasons decline TO attend the opening of
any of the bids advertised for this day in the Street De-
partment Respectfully, A. C. FLAeG, Controller.
ELECTION OF AN ALMs-HOUsE GovERSoR.-At
the regular meeting of the Governors Of the Aims
House on Tuesday, President G. Godfrey Gunther sug.
gested TO the members Of the Board the necessity of
electing Governor to fill the vacancy occasiOned by
the resignation of Gov. Taylor inasmuch the bust
ness of the Department being transacted by only
nine members although the law required ten. The
balottipg was accordingly proceeded with, and the
result was six votes for VIM. Il. Pinckney, and one
blank. Mr.. Pnckney then declared unanimously
elected.
The new Governor increases the number Of Repub.
hcans in the Board to three, there being two Aner-
cans ar five Democrats. He has once before held
with acceptance the responsible office OF Governor,
ard his re election gives great satisfaction to all par
ties.
Among the passengers who sailed in the Persia on
"Wednesday for Europe were the Hon. John Ross of
Canada, C. NJ. Lampson, esq, of London, and Cyrus
w. Field, ESQ., of this city, all prominently connected
with the New-York and London (Atantic) Telegraph
Company. They expect to arrive in London few
days prior to the sailing of the steamers Agamemnon
and Niagara.
CoRREcTIoN.-In the item publishedin yesterdays
TRIBUNE headed a." military dismissed" it was mad
vertently stated that the Seventh Regiment met at
their armory and were addressed by Col. Vosburgh;
it should have read Seventy-frst Regiment.
PAY.-N was reported yesterday that Controller
Fgg has consented pay the old Police force up to the
time Of their disbandment. The amount of back pay,
averaging go per man, is over $4,000.
SANITARY SuRvEY-FoURrrESTH WARD.-Health
Warden Wood has completed the annual survey OF
his ward, and has examined every block, house,
sink yard cellar and cess pool within his jurisdiction,
In accordance with instructions from the City lnspec.
tor In this examination he found 307 full sinks;
dirty and filthy yards 49, cellars in an unhealthy con-
dition Ill pools with stagnsnt water therein Ill
he has made 705 complaints Of garbage in the Streets
complaints Of streets in unhealthy condition, -,