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been appointed BY the, Mayor Street Commissioner, in
the place Of the late joseph 5. Taylor, came down
the rear steps OF the City Hail. accompanied by sew
srG Of The Aldermen, and proceeded to the Street
Commissioner Office, to take possession Of the same
That portion of the crowd who witnessed the move
ment made grand rush for the Hal of Records in ex-
pectation that fight between the two parties ap-
pointed would ensue. With considerable difheuty
Deylin and his friends succeeded 10 gaining access
to the entrance of the building. The crowd, after
waiting for some time without seeing any hare-up, lef
for sections Of the Park where great excitement pre-
vailed.
Now and then one or two of the old Police force
would retire with friends to take private drink at
come of the rum holes in the vicinity when The crowd
not understanding the movement, would make another
rush. and hang round the crib until the true cause OF
attraction thither ascertained, when Backward
movement would be made to the Park.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Al sorts Of rumOrs ahoat among the people, VINO
have heard that something terrible has occurred but
what it is precisely they cannot surmise' "hen Is
the Governor going TO drive Mayor Wood out Of the
city ?" Where is the great tight TO be 2! " How
many men were killed." These with hundred
other ike questions are heard at every step Black
Republican" Mayor Wood" Unconstitutional,
We'll show en-" Governor King can't rule this
city" We 60 for the old charter, are mixed up with
wbisky-fumes and swearing in d manner lndescrbably
revolving.
rumor was current at an early hour after the col
Esicn that Capt. Dks was killed. Some TAD 1t that
be was rot dead but that of Lis legs was broken,
aud that he was otherwise very seriously injured.
Neither Of these Iumors Is correct. Capt' DiiKs was
not among the men detailed to make the arrest, aud
consequently not upon the spot
Great anxiety is felt in the fate OF Officer Smith OF
the Fiah Ward Those who witnessedthe contes, say
lie fought with great bravery against iearul odds.
He has six severe cuts upon the head. Rumor says
that he was twice stabbed bat this Is Incorrect The
wounds were all produced by clubs. There L a very
deep wound across the top of his head and another
upon the back of the head, in which person may lay
his 6rrer. II appears 20 have been made with an
upward stroke. This demonstrates the great odds
against which the Metropolitan men fought. While
Smith grappled with three four ruans III mont, an
assassin deal, him this fearful blow with murderons in
tent from behind
The Deputy Superintendent says the men he detailed
to arrest the Mayor behaved ike men, aud that every
one Of them was marked in the encounter.
The MAYORS men say that the metropolitan Police
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fought we'll One Of them declares that with ten men
placed 80 sdvantageou.ly upon the steps, he could
keep out fifty Of the best men TO be found.
officer sweezey Of the Third Ward is very dam
gerously hurt. He has seven terrible cuts upon HE
head.
The following were among ihoee who were injured
Mr.. sweeney of the Third Ward wss badly injured
about the head having seven cuts.
Stephen b. Smith, roundsman Of the Firth Ward,
was supposed to be fatally injured.
Wm Petit Of the Fifth Ward was baiy beaten
abe ut the head.
Lemuel S. Slater Of the Fifth Ward was also Injured
about the head.
Peter Bodine of the Fith Ward was badly injured
about the head.
EIhu Burtison Of the Ninth Ward received several
severe cuts about the head.
During the afternoon, gentleman in the crowd
fund some thief trggng OF his watch-chan. He held
on to it vigorously and foed the robber In the scuffe
the watch fell to the ground, and be picked il up and
restored L to ts place at great risk of being traped
TO death. Meanwhile, a. he assures Ia, two OF the
Mayors policemen looked as if their sole duty was
in selashly attending to the interests of No involved
in the success Of the reasonable issue made by Fer
raydo l. with the State authority.
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ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER REPORTER.

Coroner Perry having been forced out Of the Mayors
Office, by his orders, consulted with counsel and was
advised to serve the warrant at all hazards, and TO
take a sufficient number Of men to protect himself.
Sergeant SesbrDg at the order OF the Coroner, mus
tered his men, marched them two abreast through the
Park 10 assist the Coroner in the discharge of his duty
Meanwhile, Sergeant-Maor winans mustered the
Mayors forces in the City Hall. All the lower part
Of the building was filed with policemen, and every
entrance was strongly guarded. On the staIways,
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and in the rotunda and passages up stairs q large
force was Opposed in two tnes eIendhg through the
passages and around the rotunds and meeting at the
rear entrance Of the building. The front gates were
bol,ed and strongly guarded, and every preparation
made TO resist any attempt TO enter. We understand
that fully eight hundred men posted through the
building.
Tn the Park the excited crowd numbering st least
ten thousand people were hootng and yelling in the
most savage manner. A large proportion Of the gath
erng wa composed of the very wort class in the city
many Of them crazy with rum and ripe for riot. We
observed burly rufaus climbing the trees and tearing
of huge limbs for clubs, while others gathered up
stones and bckbats to Use in the service Of the Mayor
Serot. S.abring and biz men came on steadily
towards the rear entrance amid the hOotngs and i'm
precatiops Of the crowd Brushing the people aside,
thew passed through the gate into the little rallied
soua,e around the entrance and assembled the steps
A. they came up the Mayors forces yelling ike ends,
fell upon them with their clubs and having an almost
preerable position at the top Of the steps beat them
back; at the same moment another column from the
Cts Hall rushed out from the basement through side
door, and attacked them in the rear. The police
fought bravey, delivering their blows, right and left
with good effect; but penned in they were, within
Inc oOV'N o44
below by the Wood forces and attacked right and left
by tie rowdies Of the mob who used clubs, and
stones and fists, and feet with furious ra
pidity, they were obliged to give way. AS they
re.rested the mob set upon them, and the Mayor
men followed them for distance cursing, swear
ing, yelling and striking all that came within their
reach. Several Of the policemen were badly wounded
as were also three or four of the Mayors force Just
as the contest was about over Mr.. Geo. w. Matsell
came rushing up from his subterranean quarters and
ebowed bis way into the front Of his army Alderman
WilsOn too who carried his baton Of Office prom
Dent in striking at the police, aud when the bloody
work was over, the mob hurahed for him vehemently
One old man. named Crofut, Of the Seventeenth
Ward Police, was very severely cut in the head and it
was believed that the crowd would have torn him
limb from limb, had not the Mayors men taken him
into the City Hall.
CHARLES DEvELIN, APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
1t will be seen by the Board Of Aldermen proceed
ings that Develin, the leading street contractor,
who has got heavy contracts with the city, was
nominated by the Mayor for Street Commissioner, and
declared confirmed. The Mayors political police,
after having the COMMISSIONER Office closed all day,
allowed Develin to be admitted and to take charge.
lie will probably be served with legal process this
morning,
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probably die Of bis wounds, which are po..,-
the head and face. s'0@
Hundreds on hundreds Of people have ,,.;,.. !,
scene OF the phenomenon's destruction to-d,, a.,
some $50 have been contributed for Mr.. War;. ~
is nearly ruined by this strange misfortune ~
have theory 70 offer as 10 the chsrae.., =,
phenomenon. Scientific men in this region are no,,-.
beyond parallel by the occurrence. Many "a. \ =
this city, yet no remembers having seen Or -,
Of its ike before. There was no wind yhs,.v.. ~
companyng it; il was 10, q whrIwind. And r..
no signs of heat in the path Of its des,rue,on
would seem TO have been necessarily the ea.a h,
electricity been the agent.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Also VISITED ayrr
FyOm TIE Seke4se sSy Star AZ
On Saturday ternoon, about ave O'Clock, q st,,r.
current Of air paced through portion Of TIL. cont.
and cut up some strange freaks. II Commenced :,
Msnaville, laying the apple orchard Of the 49,
Fros, in ocstlaiion passing into Brsdshags Wool.
twisted OF hickory trees foot through he tru,L a.,
pine trees two feet in diameter The next We les, y
il i at Symu,l McMilins, where il blew down t..
removed s;pue walls and carried away fence r.ii. J,
thar they have rot stree been heard from.
hichsIo y. Bnud living next east, had bic bar, A.
shed ctioinii the barn. demolished, and yalusGs
horse. Kill, by the root Of the wood sh d which ~.
lifted entirely of. The effects are yi-ible b abss.
half mile further east, where its force sppa.,. -
have been spent The course of the stoSin vss s0s,
west 10 east We had no wind at the tine ia tn ~,
and so far as we can learn, the damage was en,ir,
confined TO a narrow strip Of about Eve nil, y
length and quarter of mile in width For 10 sey,s
a hurricane il il remarkable that it should have h..
confined 70 so narrow limits. The theory hys.
ever. in the afflicted neghb0rhoOd is, that ihe ~
must have struck slightly somewhere in the t,sag
Duanesburgh.
fBy Trl.sI aph-l
Urea, Tuesday, June IL, lsS.
The boy Warren injured by the Schuyler phens.as.
non, expired to day.
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THE ASSAULT Uroy OFFICER cRowFUr.

l.
The most high-handed and 6trocious act in this
whole scene Of barbary, was, probably, the assault
upon officer Crowfut, Of the Nueteeth Ward. M
CrowfGt is an elderly man; but his gray hairs, in
stead Of exciting the commisseratcn of those who
sailed him, seemed rather 10 Increase their rage. lie
Knocked down, and while perfectly helpless upon
the ground, four ave cowaraly rufians fell upon
him, beating him with clubs, bruising his body and
cutting his head in the mos; horrible concev
able. He was beaten until he could not help himself
OF shun the blows in any manner whatever.
Ii was evident that the intention 10 kill him.
which would have been done had no; some Of the
Mayors men, more humane than the Others, shocked
with the barbarty Of the deed nteriered, saying, for
Gods sake, don't murder the outright e. They
accordingly rescued him, and taking him through the
eide hail. carried him into the Chiefs Office and he
tax en- home. His head was cut and bruised so
frightiuly that it is thought he cannot recover.
Some of the men who committed this feuiish as.
san are marked and if justice is to be obtained in
Sew-ioik, win probably have to answer Tor it.
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MOVEMENTS OF TUE NurrJ,

Early in the afternoon the Police Commission.
ems served requisition upon MsjorGeneral san
ford, informing him that the city in state of au-
archy and not and calling upon him TO order out the
military TO keep the peace. In accordance with this
reoustion Gen. Sanford issued orders to the officers
Of the several regiments to be in readiness &, Their
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sHoP-Lurms.-A girl by the name o. cs AL Il:
Csry yesterday visited q 'tors OF MI sens 80
vile sIamiDrs the quality. ke Of ne Pss oss q 81 as
her nspeoion she eoniTived % &c, ,ss es,sSy ~
Ger Roses Of tie Eighth Ward Metropoh'sn l e et
Dawson committed the accused to sAs~e''
bail. L
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MARINE AFFAIRS.

United States Survey schooner Arago, Jehu G.
Felger, Lieut.. Commanding, Galveston May n. Or
fctrs: John C. Feliger Lieut.. Conmsndingi Wn I.
Glaseel, First Lieutenant; James G.. Maxwell, Masef
Ashton Miles, Passed Assistant Surgeons james u.
Barker, Draugbtsmani Faulkner McMarte, Masters
Mate.
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DEvLIN PUT IN OFFICE.
About Il O'Clock P. NJ, Charles Deyin, who had
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fBy Trl.sI aph-l
Urea, Tuesday, June l6, IsT.
The boy Warren injured by the Schuyler phens.as.
non, expired to day.
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HOW THEY DINE IN FRANCE.
Ca,,..nons enes of The N. Y. Tribune.

PARIS June 81, 1851.
Living here in Paris, is not difficult to picture to
ones self the usual interests and occupations of the
day in NewYork from the often hurried breakfast at
O'Clock in the morning to the afternoon stroll Of
ladies on the shady side Of Broadway the Fastening
back TO dinner of husbands and brothers at g. and the
evening passed with slippers and armchair, enlivened
by the afternoons paper or the last new book. How
would 1t be possible to add to the enjoyment to benefit
in ever so email way the daily welfare OF these COM
patriots thought few letters on French cookins
giving some Of the good French dishes not generally
known or eaten at the private tables OF New "hcr'
would effect this object. Let me show then, perhaps
some young wife how she might teach even an IRISH
cook, the supposed worst Of all cooks, to make dsh
which would crafty every taste, help digestion, add
smile TO the lip, ard give color aud roundne's 70 the
cheek, all Of which good cooking ought to do. ny
good cooking do not mean rich spiced Dishes but
simple ones peculiar TO this country where often some
thing nutritious and delicious is made from almost
nothing; for example, the dressing Of the soup'neat
tor which recipe is given below
The benefit Of travelling and living in foreign coun'
tries is not at rt appreciated aud the longer stay
abroad the more we become aware Of the customs and
habits Of people differing from our OVID, Of them
showing superior knowledge Of the repements of liv
iDg, and economy in the expenditure of ,neaus Among
the desirable qualities Of the French, We often a
neat and exact adaptation Of means to ends. Espe.
csly in cot king, and in the ordering of duner tables
and brcak is this shown in Paris that we pro.
pose 10 study little this French science and give the
benefit Of our knowledge Of rich dining and simple
dining to our own country people. And, first, shall
give an outline of dinner at the house Of lady, the
'kstch being taken from my journal as it took place
scne months back:
I'VE dined last week With q French Countess.
Your American imagination may perhaps sscey lavish
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TRsssronIrp.-Fifty-nin dead horses, . cow;
hogs, goat and 40 other animals have os:n CON-
NOTED beyond the city limits by the dead an'"a o''
tractor, during the week ending JAY IL
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was blown. were Winter killed. Fodder became
sbort farmers fed out the roofs OF their thatched
sheds MANY cattle died of staryationi and out OF
many Aocks one.half the sheep lost their lambs.
Still the country is gradually and surely increasing
in prOsperty Ample reward, certain though ate,
follows early enterprise and long suffering; Men
nbo came here q few years ago Win hardiy sum,
cient means to purchase yoke OF oxen, no" STAND
npon the threshold of independence. Land, tor
which ten shlings an acre was originally Paid, IL
now worth from 800 to $40. The price Of some
lands has doubled within four years: kauroaos
bring us near market and create an interest ana ac
tivity through all the regions they intersect.
Naperyile is 4 small town, without any great nat
ursl advantages. The Dupage River affords it
mill.power which has been the making OF the pace
Not many years since, settlers came forty OF l!,y
miles to grind their grain at the old D9paSe NIL
Plaa groves surround the village and skirt the
nraries. There are two German breweries IN the
fjsce and two Protestant churches. Lager beer
Il Dopular. So is spirtuslism. Old-fashioned re-
lio;on il at discount, except the Catholic which
Is supported by the large foreign population. AT.
tennis at reyvals have proved failures. The spirit
Of The churches is apathetc. From long habit, or
from sense of duty, the people go to church on the
Sabbath, and sit submissively under the iangaid
preaching: then % home and have sitting ms
Is the case, at least, with many whom know
Mediums are plenty. Rapping, tipping wiring
trance.speakipg-I believe nearly all phases OF me
nbenomena-are represented. j have seen none OF
ihe manifestations here's but if they are Of the sane
order with ouch "a have witnessed elsewhere, does
n NOT Indicate dearth and poverty in the churenes
when the chosen people find it necessary 70 rso,
10 these loose and stanmerng utterances lol INV
spiritual life 4!
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lutte, vrder the nsme Of DEMOCRACY. This is tee
state e the presented 10 The citizens OF New.
Ycik, ard s.pecisIlS to the Democratic patty. With
Fsfnspdo Wood in Tammspy He'll, but ops OF tgo
thitgs ossiblt every nau there murt bs his slave
OF ls er(my. You muft subnit TO bic sb5olu'a dieta
tioD, or co "a have done -plsnt yourself in sbso
lutte Incorporating oppostion to it. l. lud cbeers
Lock at our streets. Murder and Ispine stsk
abroad. You canIOt 90 cut at night with seuss Of
security. Anarchy has been proclaimed in formal
message 20 the Common Council fhe poor have besn
sayed against the rieh rsrk Socialist doctrines have
been proclaimed doctrines repudisted by all parties
repudiated at Washington and at Tammsny Hall
Tie is'ue rot party Issue il is 90 issue BET geen
good end bad goveInu emit bet~een the honor and
dshoror 81 New-foik; between Fernando Wood, who
has fepudiated every promise ne hss made who h,.
forfeited every obg alton into which he hiss eutered-
who has dsgaced tie party ard city with which he is
eItifed ard Dstiel +. Tiemann, man who has di,.
charged every public duty with honor and ability in
telligerce ard integrity. tell you, gentlemen, th,s
NeE;foik has reached crisis in her condition The
people IN this country are patient. They are
lcng suffering; They will endure misgovsrnment.
They will submit TO be .pluudered. lApplause
They will tolerate riot and disorder in their ST. eel
they will suffer The pubic Treasury TO be pllndered
ard he public funds 70 be squandered up 10 csrsin
point. ButtbeIe lie point there Ia line Of dsmacs
ton beyond which they will tever go, aud that point
end that line have been reached in the year 1851.
LOUD sppause, That's SOL Aud l believe it
when ssy 10 yOu, and when say to New-York, that
we must either have Tiemsnn or Vigilance Commit.
tee. Immense and long continued applause.
Mr.. GEORGE CONWAY was the last speaker who ai-
dreeted tire meeting. He asserted that he lad per-
hsps a literal right TO call himself Know.
Nstbrg; but he assured the Germans that he had
,moked the pipe of peace by toe baaks of
tie Main, and in the smiling valley Of tee
Rhine. There ere periods, hs asserted, when
apmcsities Of birth and race should be done
away wth-aLd such period was now at hand
The interests Of this mismsnaged city cement into
ere patty beth Democrats and Republicans. Tie
manL's election will purify ibis great heart Of Amsr
ca-New YCk; the lights will be brighter, the
fares will no longer be unsafe to traverss
Nc Wit standrg all bis promises TO the poor people,
if Woo is elected The poor msy go to his door ana
weep tears Of Hood and he will be the last man to
sssst them. Nj CONWAY hoped that by next Wednes-
day morEiog the death knel Of Fernando Wood will
vlbrate over the whole Union.
Tie meeting adjourned with many cheers f)r
Tiemarr.
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AUARD CAsE.-One Of the Mack erelvilIe gang,
psmed Pst,ick Mcdonald, who was convicted, aeout
eighteen months ago. Of larceny, snd on aeconst o,
Youth cent 10 the House Of Refuge, ls'eiy enee,ea
Biz escape from that Institution, ard was sgao az.
rested on Thursday night On a charge OF ooixmJ, "a.
ny.sidinq Justice T.s unable to commit 20 prson too
the lew esnse, and therefore cent th. offender back
to The House Of Refuge, where be threatened tbs
lives Of some of the officers OF thet m.utSuon, COG.
sequence Of which steps viii DO "<sn !" 'ocgo "a"
safer Qusiteis.
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SIXTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.

The Repu bican Associsiion Of the Sixth Ward he'd
special meetirg last evening at No. 100 Elm street
The atter dance was large and spirited
o. w. Brerrsn presidsd, ard Mosley Lyons acted as
Secretary. The various committees reported the sc-
ton taken by each for election day and the Executive
Coumittee we're further instructed. The feeling was
upsl in cufy EXPIRE SEED that very large vote would
be given in the Ward for Daniel L. Temann ard for
al the Repubfsn nominees.
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GRAND RALLY FOR TIEMANN AT KNICKER-
BOOKER HALL.

The citizens of the Sixteenth and Twentieth Wards
sre full If enthusiasm in favor Of the election Of Daniel
+. TEN arm for Mayor, and they purpose assembling
en- masle this evening at Knickerbocksr Hail. north
west corner of Eighth ard Twentythird street
to rstfy the romir alton Of their Union Candidate the
peoples choice. Tho Hon. james X. Whiting the
Hen. Erastus Brooks +. w. Andrews, esq, and other
distinguished speakers are expected TO address the
use,InQ.
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srp.ws.-A vote Yves taken last night BY mare
ob.rce in the house Of Councilman Won Claim, No.
100 Warrington street. regular Democratic Head
quarters, which showed i6 fer Tsmann snd2 for Wood
Fv.,v nan bad heretofore voted the Democratic
l.
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A grand concert viii be given tonight 'ae
Academy Of Music BY VieuItemps ard ise.ps's' ="
the bereft Ct tina Widow and Orphan saso !" '"o
Fire DEPARTMENT A rich progrsnns o"~''' ""N
The occetion should draw croWdea h"us"'
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& POLICE Doy.rros--The Police force Of the rhlr'
tenth W.Id have placed their contribution ior tho
wor,b, Door, sII7 in the bsnd' of James W. Bishop,
cav Missionary tf that ward.
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-basrce expended by the several departments over
w ich the Mayor has rot the esst control.
lis here seer that out Of expenditure OF over seven
Millions, more then Elk millions ia msde up VI items
with which neither the Moyor no; the Common Coua-
Gil have the least control.
Who i, r.sYonsible FOR the gradual ard continual in
crease of TAXATION in NswYor The following tables,
carefully collected from the Controllers report, show
;bs increase is principslly in the Alns Hoase, public
education Commisiortrs Of Record and cur cJntrou-
ton 10 the support OF the State Government;
Al NsFOUsE DEPARTMENT.
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ton TO be taken a, Discount, Of So per cent? mar.
en Which e1periepce proves mus. be always allowed
70 hf iega! s' wei a. municipal opinions.
In the report Of Controller tiseg for 1873 page 90,
be states the tax levy for 1853 TO be - 067 27j and
even my more rab'd eueuits viii not dispute hi. test.
uCpy. Bat for The Burpxs OF exoueIatrg myself
from this accusation shall again invoke the test
moly OF A. {. Fiseg in biz semi annual report made
~ ), pie mbsr lsst 10 the Boad Of COuncilinen. On
PAGE III Of that document be states the increase Of
1857 over 1853 10 be g. 600 GIG AZ, but accompanies
The statement with this candid acknowledgment: "a
" c0n1cfrab'e portion of this increase is made NJ
- fom ssse ssments over WI ich the Common Couacil
" and the Finance Department have no control, but
which are made by special &C. Of the Legslature as