The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
THE STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE IN
STATU QUO.

Certain wisescres predicted thu, yesterday would bc
characterized by another rumpus the street Commits
soners obce, and that immense crowd might be or.
pecied N assemble to witness the sport They were how
ever doomed 10 be disappointed, for there few yis
Iers with the exception Of several hungry reporters drawn
thther search Of Items by the Aforesaid wseacres and
spxiously waiting the Cenouement OF some reporable
rsoss. Their labors were, however, Tor nausht, and
after wisfuily loohine the maps of property up
town, and (poor fello~s) wishing that some unknown
uncle would only leave them little plot they saun.
tered out Of the office IN sheer despair. Occasionally
through The day isquIsitve individual, having
little else to do, would thrust his head inside the
door, and perhaps go in, but invariably he be.
came satisfied from The aspect .of things that
there Gas not gong 10 be muss, and vamosed.
The fact was, that the knowing had gone
supreme Court ROOM well tina, uni sss Mr. Couover
further empowered by the cison Of Judge Peabody
10 sign the order Mr. Devin and the search war
rant for the Snerih be could not eject anything The
preme Court rom accordingly crowded with an
anxious multitude, keeping an eye on the with de-
sign 70 make rush for the street Commiss Office
In Of any demonstration In that direction. Bot the
lawyers (unlucsy felo~s) who generally have the rcpu
Of ng of the diff ,ul,y in this world on
this ccce we're the instruments In preventing H. 81
least Tor the time This phenomena may be siiri oued
however not TO the fsct thai Mr. Conovers counsel did
no, try bard enough for chance 10 make another
slsueh bu, that his opponents equally interested 10
defeat him, and the Judge Old pot quite ready 10
hhue NNll Dere nDercutntthe grcM
event which Affect the Commiss oners Office
yesterday mornins was Judge Peabody's decision 10
whether he should sign oro mprisonipe Mr Devn in
he tfu,ed 10 cever the booss and papers the
ST. Get Ccmmise onets Office, and search giving
the Sheriff authority to search for them on beha OF Mr.
Copover Ofcouse these formidable documents signed
would have created considerable STIR no sensible
nan expected that Mr.. Devln's,awyers gong 10
allow them TO work qtfcily even signed Amer little
brief krmi hing among the unset every eye
ell towards the Judge, ard every advanced hear
what would he the momentous decision some looked
wondering, etbers puzzled, and stu smiled the
very leaned Judge proceeded IN his way
iak great MANI WORDS without giving very distinct
dea wV however gathered from hs mute rir that be
DID not feel authorized 10 sn both papers. but would with
some slight amendments, sign the order compelling Mr.
Devhn 70 deliver the books and papers The then
made anoher exhibition OF their ability 10 befog the ques-
ton, and after boherisv The Judge much poesibc
allowed him TO sign the order. THIS hanied 10 Mr..
Conovcr, who si agbesde his counsel, who, soto r
directed him 10 serve on Mr. Dovlin The latter gentle
SAT very compoeedly beside his COUNSEL and I'D
seem 10 be al all frightened when Mr.. Copoyor walked