The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-21

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"Youre wrong" "lts damned lie p hero nterrur.as
the speaker who obliged to dscoLtlnue spaekiua
DuB0ArH arose IN an excited manner and declared
that there no power In this Convention 10 puu,h The
onender He wS opposed 70 this sort Of business and
moved that the vote be announced.
The CHAIRMAN and Mr. Waterbury, District Attorney,
declared they would al 70 punish the offender
and urged the proprety Of having new ballot.
ournment which was voted down the Convention being
almost unanimous IN favor q proceeding with the uom
During all this excitement Ihe doors OF the convention
room were locked and no one allowed exit ~ the
policemen had received such orders from the bg guns
Of the delegates sometime before the doors
unbarred notwithstanding crowd Of thirsty eoveregns
pleaded ID the most earnest manner.
Inc vote about which 20 much confusion was had
40 follows
Prs.nS 20
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subsequent ballot resulted in the nomination of
Holman by vote oi1os for Hoffman 70 10 for Russell
follows
For CITY Judge-Jobn G Mccunn.
FIR Surrc9dte-Ed. C. West.
For Regiser-Mathew T Brennan.
fsr Superisor-smith Ely.
convention completed their proceedings and adjourned
uwng 70 the late hour therefore, are unable 20 rive
any fuller report than the above.
CARD FROM PHILIP HAMILTON
TO TIE EDITOR HERALD
The statement in the INV Yoss HERALD Of Yesterday.
that am candidate for Congressional nomination by the
Douglas 1t the next election.
Your attention being thus distncty called 70 your mis-
take, am quite sure you will correct IT, and will hank
you 10 do IN the Issue Of 10 morrow Your obedient
servant, PHILIP HAMILTON
THE CITY JUDoEsMP.
r. ~ Cutler Esq Ia not candidate for tho of1c0 oS
City Judge OF for any other Office.
City Intelligence.
TEE ForsrH AvrsuI MAIS-The following letter was
received yesterday morning at the Office Of tho Crotou
Aqueduct Department iron, the Comptroller, respecting
the signing Of warrants for the days. work on the Cro.cn
main
THos sTrTHrss, ESQ, So:- - A''s
S-Your letter OF the 18th Inst, asking whether viii
sign warrants for the payment Of bills Tor laying the
Fourth avenue mains in Eghlieh street Fourth ave-
that no assigned in your COMMUNICATION for
taking this work ont Of the provisions OF the chsrer
curing TO be done by contract would also desire
be informed whether the requisite authority or the Com
mon Council has been given I, have the work performed
without contract, also what opinion, II any has been
upon this any other kindred subject In which the
same principle Is involved. Respectfully,
The Croton Aqueduc Board immediately replied 10 the
above communication, and II is expected that Q few
days the difficulty viii be satisfactorily adjusted.
Tas WKsr WASHINGTON MARKEr DrFHcCIr-The Comp
traler with the power Of the Sheriff. took possession
Of West Washington Market yesterday morning without
opposition.
TaK BoArsyy AND TIE wps AwAKEs.-The statement
having been published that the Whitehall boatmen had
formed club and would parade with handsome boa:
rsgei Wheels decorated with banner declaring that
the Battery boys in favor Of Lincoln and Hamlin las
called forth demonstration the par. Of large num-
Der Of the whitehall AMI Battery boatmen A meeting
was held by them Wednesday last, when IL was de-
cared by resolution that they knew nothing concerning
the formation Of any such organization, and not
their intention TO rig boat on wheels, 10 support
banner whl:h every person may read bought sold
In the political market.
SUDDEN DE4TH.-Coroner Heslewood held an inquest
yesterday a. Tomsklnvile g upon the body Of Thomas
Fnnctty old resident Of Staten Island who snddenty
dropped deaf while leaning against his fence II,
lad been cut rowing aud being subject TO disease OF
heart, the exercise too verdi.t accord
lngly