The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-20
FROM THE CITY or kEwI YORK.


The president dug shoveliuli OF earth with mighty
ornaented shovel prepared expressly for the occasion,
and wheeled it sway in q very dandy barrow amid great
applause the assembled multitude The reservoir
will DO finished in about three years. at cost Of s65z
43y SO, and wifi hold 1O79 $50, l45 gallons Of water
New York standard measurement. t ahl
.The street commissioner difficulty still occupies the
attention of the public particularly OF that portion OF it
which frequents the City Hall The special committee OF
the board Of aldermen to whom the mayor recon-
incubation referred, had another session yesterday
which lasted between two and three hours The pro-
ceedings of the committee conducted with much
secrecy and discretion that adequate opinion can be
formed to the probable result OF their deliberations
The general opinion is that the mayor Recommendation
will be adopted and Mr. Dcylin removed, but
this guess and that the paternity of the thought
might BIO traced to father wish Mayor 1emann seems
resolved to leave stone ununcd to effect his purpose
He sent communication ~ the grind jury of the county OF
New York Yesterday directing the attention of that body
the section of the city charter which provides that
any municipal officer, except tho mayor, corporation
council and comptroller, may be indicted by the grand
Jury the testimony Of witnesses personally cogizant
of the facts charged fraudulent omission of duty
commission Of any official act prohibited by law and that,
in of conviction, the court shall declare the Office
vacated and the offender disqualified from holding any
noneectve office under the city charter The mayor Also
sent to the grand jury number Of adayits charging
Mr. Devlin with the commission Of sundry frauds, which
his honor does not wish TO be published at present The
board of aldermen meet to morrow night and 1t is posi-
Bile that the committee will report
The State legislature continued In session last night
until after midnight and the utmost confusion is said TO
have prevailed The senate wanted to adjourn, but the
assembly refused, and appointed o'clock, p. M, on
Tuesday for the final adjournment All the canal bills
of the session defeated in the senate That asking
loan of 800 900 for the completion of the Erie
canal enlargement lost and all the others fell with
it, The senate amendment to the lateral canal BILL Civ
ing the State engineer absolute control over all the sub
ordinae engineers disagreed to by the house, and
was sent back to the senate, who receded and the bill
passed originally drawn that is leaving the pow
Of the contracting board as they were last year. and
giving the State engineer power to suspend, but not
To dismiss any of his subordinates This matter 1t Is
said created great excitement The New York tax BILL
with the appropriation of SIS 900 for Mr. Conovers sal
airy AS Illegal street commissioner and his law expenses
in contcsting his right passed, and the poor New
Workers made pay the piper while Conovcr and
the Albany regency dance
The adherents of the present council of saches of the
Tanmany Society and the Forestes met last night at
their respective headquarters and nominated candidates
for the Office of sachems The election takes place to-
morrow night The friends of the present council nom
mated the following candidates by unanimous vote:
saA~ Elijah + Purs Isaac rsxeT William Kennedy a
T.ppan Patrick Henry, W. Conner, T. l. poancy Joseph
NJ March, A II. Mckle ssa VIZ rg
Trsa s,rer-,.yo.iah W Brown
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The Foresters made the following nominations
FIR uchens sclc Charles ocono John Vanderbilt
Gideon aks wnm smss ods sy n%Ss " Msy
Joseph Murphy, and John g. Frazer.
For Secreta,y- Henry Johnston
fr Sc on,o,s-Clnarcs Mills
For Wfaan;fe-k'chard y. ieucr
Mayor IIeInann acting the opinion of Judge Rus
sell that all .,gt enterprises violation of the
statute relating to lotteries has issued for the
arrest OF the Popile'ols % my WI, lnps.
concerns ~ ~, ."o e'y, l'' l'' '''N No i ~
Judge russell 'o-n l.' , 49,, o,o, ,,.,o,, au
Almost an en,u W. an, =: M vi, m - so,'
s'Ioeiows niu'uoi aas - conat,a, o n
~, y 49,, ~: 49, 800, 20 L 1890 M, ~ no,
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u,rseu ,n .." NV 4 f d a, had h,
nps'. - ON, -, -; f ~ E;ia I'LL l.; Na ,t
~, ~, M, uo,ar ,,Lo axo,,,;nod 40 hod,y &c ,ho
i.o az t1l;n, aata;l of tha wounds In
mc.i' s"'o ''0 'io - 80 -
h'c'ca e4
There was one wound IN The orepaft o. me nsn hg ana ono
ON .e ri d =, s bono There We're two sa. in Tho
abdomen one on the right side about length hip
bone entering the cv the abdomen wondng the erac
artery he vno "n lhc ,el. s ~ M @ ,a
~" ni"n~n nd worading portion Of the nesnes Another
right hip, to the bone about the ize
The ot. wounds Part the omenn was 1un s wound o.
o rn suN r nnh Close 70 is Junction with the hand Which
appeared to be by graspug knife The
doincn sufficient to cause death"
Strange to saw the murderer has been arrested The
evidence his guilt said to be sufficiently conclusive even
to satisfy New York jury and the probabilities that
he will be placed in position to receive Governor King
clemency ',aay f2sugAa HispBsf s.asa trt
The report Of the city inspector states that the number
of deaths in the city of New York during the last week
il 466 nm increase of 81 MS compared with the mortality
of the previous week The following is comparative
statement
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