Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-26
st,,r,ue T,mes In new York.

They had quite stirring time in New York on
Tuesday and Wednesday, arising out ct the conflict
of authority between the municipal officers elected by
the people of the city, and those sent by Gov. King
to rule over them The immediate cause of the pro.
ceedings of this week seems to have been the death
of Mr.. Joseph S Taylor, Street Commissioner. Mr.
Turner, bis deputy, was, of course, acting commits
sioner until successor should be appointed. Mayor
Wood claimed that the appointing power belonged
to him. Gov King, carrying out the idea of the
Republicans of the Legislature, thought this the
time to make further advance towards the suhju-
CATION of the Democratic city, by usurping the ap-
Monument Of Street Commissioner. Mayor Wood
told Turner to hold and not give up 10 any person
not appointed by himself. On Monday MIR. d. u.
Conover The appointee f the Governor attempted TO
present bis commission and assume possession of the
Office. This possession Turner wouln not yield. On
feisned issue in one of the courts, got up for The
purpose. an execution was issued against the furni-
ure the Office taken possession of by the Sheriff and
Conover elected and prevented from entering again
Conover Immediately commenced suit against the
Mayor, the Sheriff. The Deputy Commissioner, Cap
tain Bennett the officer who elected him from the
room of which be sought to obtain possession, and
against other persons, too numerous to mentlon-
Wrs for the arrest of Mayor Wood were put into
the hands of different members of the new Metro
politan police The Mayor refused to submit to such
arrest upon the ground that these parties were not
competent to serve them The Recorder directed The
last of these officers to reutrn and bring the Mayor
before him. The Mayor a ain refused to recognise
the ofic, +. Then the Recorder got mad and deter
mined 10 get the Mayors person at all hazards. So
on Tuesday the Metropolltans' were gathered IN
numbers to forciby arrest the Mayor, who entrenchcd
himself in The City Hall, which was defended by a
strong force of the Municipals' or Mayors police.
The " Metropotans" charged-the " Municpals'
met them at the threshold, and beat their heads and
bodies with official clubs. The " Metropolans'
wavered, fell back, broke and ran, pursued by the
mob on the flank and the Municpals' in the rear.
Dire was the rout-bloody were noses. Twenty men
had their heads cut, twenty coat-tals suffered
eighteen hats were lost all somewhat damaged +;
and, we regret to say, some three four men dan
gerousy if not fatally wounded Thus ended the first
battle of the City Hall. On Wednesday morning the
field remained in possession of the Mayors party
Mr.. Charles Devlin, acting under his commission.
held The disputed Office of the Street Commissioner.
were issued by the contending
parties. The military were under arms. Gov. King
was coming on from the Bunker Hill celebration al
Boston. AS late as Wednesday night no farther
fighting had taken place, but row might be locked
for at any moment Evidently the sympathies of the
people of the city are with the Mayor, who stands
as the champion of municipal rights against central
sn and unwalranted interference.