New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-26


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CIrr Monr,irrt.-Ina trts; suubet Of d@stss 10
the city last week Wa rs of WHICH 6l were ruses snd
o. f.us@s Ire pcno psl disesss- wets, cho'@ra i'-
fsst,m q irfsntie msrasrus. IL con .umpsSor. dys
ertery ard cotgs-ton O. TIE brsia, each irisn'Is
coeyusiors ard stilborr, 8 each; bilious fever snt
rhoopi1g cough . each scNiet fever ans sEnA, pox,
2esch; s~Ii-mik diet, l. &c. or these, - wefe ua-
cs5 year Of sge. OF usuves OF the Caied Staies
t.sre were IA Ire,sut, .; Gsrmsny A. Scotland. /.
THAvyIisC oS SUsDsY.-An action WAS tired 10 ths
Chcut Cour some time sincs in which John ). StuHt
sss plaintiff, ard the Cypress Hls Plank Rosd Com
pary defendants. The plaintiff wss crivlrg over de-
feudants road Sunday and met with az &C 'dent in
consequence Of its imperfect condition HIS veaicle
was broken. and his horse injured. veTd'ct Ia
fsvor Of plaintiff was rendered. An appeal WA t.
ken BY deferdrts and en- Saturday Judge Lott gra t
ed the motion to set aside the verdic and have ne~
uai on the ground thst the plaintiff wss unlsvfulIy
travelling the road Of defendants at the tms Of the
injury complained Of it having been shown tiat be
was Lot travelling for purposes Of charity necessity
TIE defendaIts it decided Therefore no. in
fsu.t or ciaigeabls with wsfA of due ard dill
gence, so far as he was concerned, IN leaving the
read in the condition il WA.
GR,sD GERMAN FrsTn AL.-To-dsy ssvsrs Of the
German socsties Of the Eastern District hsvs grand
fsstiysl at Myrtle Park, on the Myre-ayenue Plmk-
road, near the junction Of Division avenue. The
various societies ami military companies assemble at
ULion Hall Hermann THEME S. corner Of E~en and
Mererole streets, at O'Clock and when the pro ,es
eion is formed, they viii march through Grand First,
South Seventh ard Fourth streets to Merserole;
thence by the way of Division and Myrtle avenues to
the ground. At . O'Clock in the afternoon a grand
concert will take place the grounds. The military
compsries consist of the Governors Horse-GGsrds,
Capt. Cans; City Rife Company, Capt. Bethon; Ger
man Rife Company, Capt Wiltzi Light Artillery,
Capt Tumms. The other societies will be the Turner'S
Of Wiiamsbrgh, the Saugerbund and Turner'S Rifle
Company. Great preparations hsvs been msde, and
il is expected 10 be very extensive affair.
THE TAx-P,YERs.-A meeting of the tax payers Of
the city was held on Friday evening, at Columbian
Hall, for the purpise of forming Society having for
its object reduction of the present rate Of taxes.
Society was organized under the Of The Book
Ign Municipal Retrenchment Society," and Vigilance
Committee Of one from each ward 10 the city repre-
sented was spponted. The intention sto examine into
the nar cal affairs Of the city and ASCERTAIN where the
present hesyy expenses be retrerched either BY
the reduction of salaries or the number Of ohcals.
The Society adopted series of bylaws and consti-
tuition in which they disclam all connection with poll
tics and ayow themselves desirous Of separating the
municipal government of the city from the incubus OF
politics and conduct the government on the same COM
mon seuse principles that sppy 10 private affairs OF
business. Daniel Ward Townsend was chosen Presi-
dent, T. +. Gilhs, Secretary, and Elisha Haght,
Treasurer. Representatives were present from tho
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eight
eenth and Nineteenth Wards.
A PHIzE-FIGHr FOR 500 A SIDE BRoEES Up
ARREST or A NCMBER OF THE PARricIPASrs.-FoT
some time pas feud has existed between ssrain par
ties belonging to rival engns companies in the Filth
and Eleventh Wards, which broke ou. in numerous
siirsys, but without doing serious dsmsge. number
of theso parties worked 10 the Navy Yard and several
fights occurred at the gates, either a. they were
coming from or going to work. It was at length
eyed that the matter SHOULD be settled by two OF
their chsmpors-nanely, Peter Dswney on one side
and Thomas G.dd0gs on the other. A stake of 500
wac raised by the respective friends Of the parties aud
the Pigeon Ground, in the Of Litchfsld mansion
on Ninth street, was selected for the contest The
time fxed was 3 o'clock on Sunday morning.
Capt King of the Second Precinct Obtained Informs
ton Of the sfsir, and stacniDg his at snent
poin.s with instructions to report as as they
sscertsned anything definite, telegraphed to al the
Stations. Capt. Shamman OF the Third Precinct
I..... ant ta,tl
to the Pigeon Grourd with posse of men. detach-
nent Of men from the Second and Fourth Precincts
under Sergeant Graft, also started after the parties
who hsd gone out in carrieges. When the carriages
arrived at the Pigeon Ground consultation held
and was concluded to SO to esecludeds and
they drove to clear spsce 8. the termination Of the
wood beyond Greenwood Cemetery, where they got out
The riUg having been formed, the principals stripped,
and ell ready for the mill Some four rounds we're
fought, when the Police urder Capt. ShamnsD, maie
their appearance over tie fence. The eprincpas beng
in good condition, took to their heels and escaped
leaving their clothes behind but soma twenty-five OF
the spectators were arrested by tho Third Precinct
officers ana the men under Sergeant Graft, who came
up subsequently. Baskets filed with edibles liquors
spopges, &c were hkewiss picked up. There must
have been over hundred men and boys present, the
latter havlpg run AFTER tne cdsSes al" AeP' Up "'h
them for at least three miles.
The prisoners arrested were locked up in the Second
and Third Precinct Station Hcuses. Their names are
s. fcl.ows: JOIN Osborn, John Brown, William Day,
James Mccormick, Timothy McCarty, john Calvin,
James Bradley, Peter Malady, Edward Rowan, John
Higgins, james McPoland, Michael Hesin, Lawrence
Maxwell, Thomas McLsne, John McLsne, John Duffy,
Mst;hew Smith, Patrick Ridden, Henry Van Winkle,
John McPolsnd, Michael Mulsney, James Boyle.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of the principals