The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-26
mty Intelligence.

CITY Intelligence
erS ksrxcros's DxrARrNxN'-Ai' o0~,~
uotioe which appears 10 Ano'n0' oSu, e
-n,., changes In the manner In which burial pormi~
,,. N he hereafter granted Under me oid rcs'"s moro
80. um.rous sub offices In different parts OF the city
where burial permits were to be had, wsnouS sppyms0
s fv inspectors main office. Besides undertakers sex
,on. Coroners and others were furished with blank
forms signed by the CITY Inspector, which enabled mem
use them ad libxm, and thus defeat the principle
uurpope Of remedying this evil Mr. Deavan has aholshed
Inc sub osces and hereafter all burial permits VIII nave
70 DO obtained nj the City Inspectors ONCE m Tenure
Oiace rs m Second avenue, short time since the
CITY Inspector applied 70 the Police commissioners,
through General spperDsndsn rnOSsy 70 nso,a
poNceraen This request has been acceded 70, and
nearly one hundred men have been furnished with
neat badge with the number Of their warrant thereon
The City Inspector In now busy IN preparing report,
which he intends submitting 70 the Common voancil Ss
stone pavemers, and requesting their repair IN
sone the streets there are holes large enough to hold
half hogshead Of water and after rain storm tbey are
oiled with wafer and vegetable matter which, under the
rays Of the sun, 5000 BOW the seeds Of disease.
CESrpAI PAKK-cAYIIGHr THROUGH VISTA RocK.-The
heading Of the tunnel to be constructed through Vista
Rock completed yesterday morning II Ia lao feet in
length and the tunnel when completed to be forty feet
wide and eighteen feet high. Work upon the heading
commenced abou. the 1st Of June and has been
cuted night md day since.
TIE CIrY HALL BEIL-Now that there 10 some hopes Of
the City Hall being repaired 70 be hoped that lookout
viii be placed in the cupola for the bell ripgers AT
present there lookout the lower portion of the city
except on the Post Office, and owing 70 the many hgn
buildings the bell ringers there cannot obtain clear view
TIE two lower districts Arrangements can be made
% that the City Hall hell can be rung from It's present
location. Such arrangement will answer every pur
pose until plan for new tower for the above bell de-
cided upon
Ala hnus uho
were 80 badly burnt Friday last in West Thirteth
street did not fall into watts used for chloride of lime
stated but into the of the salpetre factory OF o.
Henderson, which hed with refuse matter, boiling
hot which scalded them severely that their recovery
10 very doubtful.
Political Intelligence.
NKw YORK STATE CoNyKSnoS.-Ths three political or
carnations o: this State viii hold their Conventions a. the
time and places below mentioned
Party Place Time.
Black republican. Syracuse September l..
Democratic Syracuse. September Ia.
Know Nothing. Utica. September 81.
Candidates for the following Offices will be nominated by
each party
Secretary Of State, in the place OF Gideon J. Tucker
Comptroller, in the place Of Sanford E. Church.
An Attorney General. 10 the place of Lyman Tremain.
Richmond
State Treasurer in the place of Isaac v yanderpoel
Canal Commissioner, in the place Of Charles e. sner-
An Inspector of State Prisons, in the place of Wesley
Judge of the Court of Appeals, the place of Alexan
Clerk Of the Court of Appeals, In the place Of Russell
All whose term of Office win expire on the last day Of
December next
Al,o Justice Of the Supreme Court. for the Fourth
Judicial district in the place of Cornelius L. Allen whose
term OF Office will expire on the last day of December
next
SIDE Talk BETWEEN CANDIDATES FOR GovrRSoR-rhe
two candidates for Governor in Iowa-General A. c.
Dodge, democrat, and S. J. Kbkwood, repubican-had
quite exciting time in their debates at oskaloosa The
following passage occurs in the report
Mr. Krkwood remarked that those present 10 the aer
noon would remember that he had predicted that before
long the democracy would be urging the revival OF the
christisDizng nsuu,ion But rsd he did not expect
my competitor would commence so soon. This fair and
legitimate inference drawn from General re remarks
eavery fairly roused the lion within him.
Al Boon Mr. X eat down General Dodge sprang his
Feet and declared savagely that Mr. Krkwood said
trade, ne was liar and that be repeated he would
cram the lie down his throat.
Mr. K, perfectly calm and good natured, waited unit
the General had relieved his choer somewhat when he
remarked that General d spoke Hguravey in regard
70 examining words do vn bis throat il ali right, but
ne attempted practically 1t would be quite o different
Thing.
General Dodge declared he was "ready to give his an
agonist satisfaction
DELEGATES 10 THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION --
on SATURDAY, naVpE tho ho.v VI delegates TO the
Charleston Convention, by arrangement with the Lin
coin portion Of the Tnird district Vim. x. Burr
Y hccliniock were chosen delegates by Harmonious
nomination. Mr. Bnrr is strolg Douglas and Mr. Nc
Glntock moderate administration
MORE SOUTHERN SENTIMENTS United States Senator
Cay of Alabama has consented to address the people
Madison county, Ala on the great questions affecting the
Institution of slavery and the rights Of the South and
Let Monday in September next
STATE CosvENnos CoIoRED MES.--This body will
hold ts annual meeting at rroy Tuesday the 18th
Of September.
TIE SPEAKEssHP The Louisville journal presses the
Hon. Mr. Eherdge OF Tennessee, for the speakeshp
the House Of Representatives.
SECRET CONVENTION sessions of the Minnesota
Democratic State Convention held secret; wherea.
the rank and he who mad gone up to look on became
somew hat indignant
The Right Man for the His mt YIucsS