New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-13
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OH Il L II III -.
The richmond VISITORS -MsETIsG OF The Gov
MITE or TIE Cosmos CoUNciL On lhnndg
night n Getting of the joint Special COMMITTEE OF u
Common Council appointed 70 make preparaiionsh
the reception of the Mayor and delegation OF u
Con mon Courcil of Richmond, Virginia, under u
escort Of the Richmond Grays, was held at tho CO
Hail. Councilman Lent moved the appointment OIL
subC Jmmittee to secure a steamboat for excursa
and to procure quarters for the guests. Messrs. Ls
Peck, and Frear appointed such COMMITTEE
Messrs. Van Tine, Tuomey, and Bcktord ven
Appointed sub COMMITTEE to set in conjunction viii
the Quartermaster Of the Regiment to make aIrangs
ments for dinner and collation. to be given the gu-sh
tie last on the steamer. The Committee again me;
Yesterday afternoon The sub Committees reported.
TIE Me,r posn Hotel had been chosen for the quar-.
tiers of the guests and the steamer Hendrix Hudsod
had been chartered to visit the institutions and for
moonlight excursion up the river. Arrangements had
been made for the dinner. A subcommittee wsa
appointed to wait upon the Board of Ten Governors
to obtain permission for visit to the institutional
under their charge.
IMPURITIES OF THE CKoIoS WATER-A number Of
complaints have l,tey been made to the CrotoaI
Board stating that the water furnished the city had
a moldy and oissgreesbe favor IL was resolved at
once to look into the matter ard sample bottles f.om
different sections below and also above the reservoirs
were submitted to several eminent chemi Is for
analysis. The report of their Investigations VIII
probably be presented to the pablo on Monday or
Tuesday next. Various speculatons have been OF
fered, without any satisfactory result, IA to the
causes of the unpleasant flavor complained about.
TIE most probable explanation is thattbe heavy rains
of last week had the effect of ra-iog the water in the
Croton River and dsm as 10 carry with IT largel
quantities of earth aud decay,ng vegetable matter
TlH CORPORATION Coal AND KISDLISG wood
Yesterday at noon, the contracts to furnish the Cor
pofation coal aud wood for the coming Winter were
awarded by Street Commissioner Smith. James
Dom ely corner Of Twentyslxth street aud Second
avenue, offered TO supply any amount OF cosl at
tie rate of 81 10 psr tuu, which, being the only bid,
WAS a. once accented -Four different individuals pro-
posed to take the kinihpg-wooi contract. l. was
awarded to John I. Barnard, at the rate OF 8 ~
a lone horse load.
JOINT COMMITTEE on THE TWELFTH REGIMENT -
The Joint Committee of the Aldermen and Council
men appointed consider the propriey of re forming
the Twelfth Regn ent met yesterday st o'clock, ia
the City Hall. Messrs. Boyle, DaIrymple, HursoI,
and Cocks, were present behalf Of the d,sbanded
r. giment. COUNCILMAN Lent stated that in his opin-
ion this Committee had power IN take any i'm
portant acton in the All theycoud DO imply
10 memorabilia tue Legislature resolution emb,oy
Ing which was carried en- motion OF MIR. Lent. IL vas
then agreed that the representatives. Of the disbanded
Regim Mt present should draw up such memorial q
they desired ard present the to the Committee.
pattern by which they might be governed. Adj
journed.
SUPERFLuOUs PUNPs-Msny Of the old Koicker-
booker wells generally with half rotten pumps in
serted still exist various parts Of the city; knosp,
however, only to the old inhabitants, who associate
their locsites with numerous and not unfrequ, nty
quite interesting occurrences Of "long time ago.
These old wells DOW becoming generally useless
ard dangerous from the falog in Of their sides, the
introduction Of CToton water having established a
general opinion that they were superhuous iustitu-
tions, and that it Unnecessary 10 repsir them.
Capt HART Of the Seventeenth Precinct Police, yes
terday sent in communication to Street Commits
sioper Smith, calling attention TO the dangerous
don of the two located near Avenue A, in Second
street. Of another in First street FRS. avenue
and still another the Of Suffolk and Stanton
stIeets.
MEETING OF THE Sous OF NEwPoRr.--Ata meet
ing OF the sOns Of Newport, r. L. resdent in the City
OF New-York, held on Thursday evening, George 4.
Turner was called TO the chair and II. Audley Clarke,
esq, appointed Secretary. The invitation of the
Mayor, welcoming the Newportsrs of this city 10 the
gathering of the absent of Newport On the 23i
inst, was enthusiastically accepted. Thomas Vernon
was unanimously appointed to pond to the welcome
of the Mayor, on behalf Of the Newporters 10 New
York. Committee was also appointed TO confer
withs simar Committee from Brooklyn, on the estab-
lshment of permanent Assoc alton of Rhode I.l.nd-
eis residing in the cities of NewYork and Brooklyn.
j. III. Higgnson, No. ~ Chambers street, has pub
lshed map of the Historical Square of Italy, drawn
from the official surveys made by Austria and Sardinia
THE RAGTAG MoBocRAcY is WASHINGTON PARADE
GRoUsD.-Between the hours of and 8 o'clock on
Thursday evening, while large number Of respect
able ladies' ard gentlemen were promenadng ia tbs
gTounds Of Washington square, band Of haif.growu
rufans entered the gates the northwest corner,
heaced by q drummer, and armed with clubs, which,
they houIshed much to the annoyance of every per-
son whom they passed. Wherever they found pc sons
of either resting the seats they sat down and
edged them off at the same time using amos. every
variety of profsne aid obscene language nowithstani
ing the circumstances Of several gentlemen. The
gang consisted OF upward of seventy persons whose
appearance denoted their identity with the 10 YES, and
most DEGRADED hls, h.