New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-27

and thin-grass steers will rot be likely Ia sell ~ high
tbs week On the average. though the MARKETS higher
thar last week while the medium quality, such a. SHOP
butchers usually retail. sold yesterday at about &c.
net pound, and at this tie market not brisk
tie wholesale butchers held off nsrd against any adj
vance; the ISLES in Washington Market being re-
ported very slow at 647c per pound for good fair
sides.
Upon the whole, i. may be stated that there is
slight advance in tie beef-c ste market, that the
general average quality Of the stock Is very ord cary,
AID TIE probability is that the marke, will not close
mp the satisfaction Of OF the poorest quality
of cattle.
The Controller seems to have beer successful in
ssvDg $4,000 the roof contract for TompkIns Mar
ket This Job was advertised and bids opened on
the % of May Two bids ouly were received one fJr
$40 j2j, tie other for 81 100 For a. iaoFmaty IN
the lower bid the Street Commits onsr deemed II his
duty to award the work to the higher This the
Controller thought unustlf able the difference WAS
so great and he desired 1t to be readvertIsed Tne
Street Commissioner laid the before the Board OF
Aldermen, a Committee Of which bo1y reported by
resolution Monday night directing the Street Com
soIer to give the job 10 the highest bidder, but
complnented the Controller for MS attention TO the
Ci,y Interests. Meanwhile tue Street Commissioner
La, resdyerired, and yesterday opened bids, when
tie Job went off to Mr. Theodore Hunt for $4,000
beng lower than the lowest bid before.
HEADS OF DEPAR1NENTs.-No meeting held
yesterday the appointed for the weekly assem-
blage, tie "Ileads being at present scattered pro-
u.scuously about convenient watering places.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsORs.-The President, Mr.
Purcy, in TIE chair. number of small bills Of an or
binary character acted upon. Tne report Of the
Committee on Anr ual Taxes, raising money to meet
County Expenditure, ~as taken Up and referred back
to II Committee for correction. The Board then al
journed to Tuesday next.
Twelfth RFGIHEsT.-Ihe rumber Of muskets
delivered on Monday by the Twelfth Regiment, to
Col. c. w. Daring of Gov. Morgans statf, at the
Arsepal at Fort Greene, and deposited with Acting
Commisssry General w. A. Welsh, as follows
Con psuy G., Capt. Boyle, 49, Compsuy Z, Capt.
Carpenter 40; Company a, Capt. Barr, 30; Comps
nv II. Capt. Dyckman, 20; Company ID, Capt. Otti-
wei, 80, Company C. Capt Corey, 10; Company b.
Capt. Huson, 80. Total, 21O.
Tie Builder is the name of quarto journal for
epgiueers architects and real-esiate owners, just
started by NJ. b. Monck Il Co, No. ~ Nassau street
THF NEW OPAL CoNTRACT.-It is the intention
Of the new contractor for tne removal Of oFal from
the city TO convey he material collected distance OF
overt seniy miles from tine city. He has selected
!ocstion where be eau erect bOne-bolns establish
merit which viii not IN any way interfere with the
health Of the city, village. The amount OF off,
which accumnl.ies 10 the stfeets Of the city daily is
4 49,
n cow number Of pigs AID any quantity Of dead
dogs end cats were removed by the City Inspector.
Tie butchers aud others have received aotice from
the Cry Inspector Department IN regard to the fu-
ture disposal of OOd and offal.
WE ox INF PlGGERIEs.-For some time the
rorthu estern suburbs OF the city have been much
complained Of as being nelghbOrhooi Of s4u.tters,
following the Internal business OF boiling all mentiou
able kinds of earthly putricy AMI loath come smells,
into concentration that hOaed sway IN the shape Of
vspor over an otherwise attractive neighborhoOd,
dispensing infection and death. This Is what citizens
thought about the matter. But among the squsttcrs
themselves 1t was considered as simply q of
Livelihood by appropriation Of the same vicious con-
cetrston 10 the iattening Of hogs for tue market 1t
was couiplalIed besides, that not alone did that
nclghOOlhool INERT tlc iHdtou ~ dHIy HO- 1""Hi
but of q savage dog town; inasmuch as tue squatters
protected themselves ana whatever was near and
ae,r TO them, DO, by pa;loImen OF the Metropolitan
Police, but by host Of powerful and unpnneipied
oa,t.doss that live durng the day beasts Of burden,
and ere TO be dreaded during the night a. much az
beasts Of prey.
Pursuant to some active measures recommended by
the Commissioners Of Health Mr. Downing Of the
l.
O'Clock marshsled s. men o, tue same Department,
ard - men o. the TweLty-second Precinct police,
whom he marched, with axes and clubs and other Of
frrsiye weapons, mo the territory OF odors. Con-
trary TO the expectations Of the inhabitants, 1t was
rcw obvious amt ng them that the war had actually
coumeroed. Messengers we're seen fy from shsnty
TO srsLty aod piggery to pggery, bearing tue news
that the City Inspector was about tearing down the
establishment Of Jerry Mccormick in Seventh ave-
rue, between Fftyeiguth aud ynntl streets, and
was slready letting out the pigs. \ not wss expect
ed. but the army Of General Downing was jast large
enough TO inspire the hos-men with proper degree
Of respect though be confessed that oatns and
sLstbenas were not at all uncommon on their part.
McCornicks .hanties were torn down and nj. 2O
pig. young middle aged aud aged, SET of asruntiny,
CT their osn account Jerry, however concluded 70
90 the mex, best thing ard kept them together a. he
was able intending pr badly to make wholesale
Gisposal of them TO the butchers The reeking nth
need not be described. II even exceeded the insgh-
a;ion Of tie poet who wrote ab mt internal odors
Godfrey Brumne, in Seventh avenue near J'th
street, va. hest visited. SIXTY sturdy hogs were
routed ard even to thi. morning the blood that wa
fpi; be traced upon the field Of batle-not that
the io,teIs really gave battle 20 the invaders, bat
tie novelty Q. their position, being let oose upon