New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-12

mssioner's Office and very well able to fight his
own corner-tbe rear of this goOdly band being
brought up by Register VIM. Miner, who an.
nouDces that be will ruu for Congress 10 this Dis
trict, if not Tenominated to his present Office.
These gentlemen are all mixed up-Taumany,
Breckenridge and Mozart tOgetber-for the rea-
son that every Mczs'ter seeks Tammapy IN
dorsement, while the Tammapy men are sharp ID
pursuit of a copjoint Breckenridge nomn Att on.
In the WITH Congressional District we have
Thomas +. Barr, the present Incumbent very
strong man 10 the Fourth and Sixth Wards; Alder
man Michael Tuomey, pe5hsp' little stronger In
the Fourteenth and Sixth; James Il. kerrgan,
who is renowned as Alderman Genetts friend; aud
Jobn Griffin. who is the bosom crony 81 james
buchanan O. p. f; ex-Assemblyman Samuel l..
Webster. whose course at Albany, last Winter,
cave him a certain KIDD of distinction; Joseph NJ.
Marsh, a very squsretoed, straight up-and-do~n
Indian of the Tammany tribe; Peter Monaghan
or the Fourteenth Ward who will DO warmly sss.
tanned BY Sheriff John Kelly; Alderman BsSostd
Barry of the Fourth Ward, celebrated for macy
thipps; Benedict Lewis, jr., cashier of the
Butchers and DroveTs' b 4nk, who has been run
ming for school ces in the Fourteenth for the last
score of years, without ever once succeeding, aud
who now Will only consent 10 Iun for Congress if
made the union candidate Of all sides; DE-. Abra-
ham b. Sands, an smiable pill and potion ycnder,
at the corner of Spring street aud the Bowery,
wi 10 ha. made good deal of money, aud now
holds handsome country residence up the river,
says he will spend money, if necessary, to obtain
the nomination.
In the With District we have the present incum-
bent, VIM. b. Maclay, known to the initiated as
" George Laws Congressman" who has been in
Congress more than dozen years, without ever
hay ng done one single remarkable action. We
ave also Edward c. Mcconnell, very popular 10
the District; Martin l.. Bryant who has had large
experience with the "FOTesters;" Philip Hamil-
ton Of WILLIAMSBURG, an Anti. Lecompton Demo-
crat; AID John Russell, who is able to take care
OF HIMSELF; and Boiler James Murphy, who will
only consent to be candidate in case George
Laws man, Maclay, Should fail to secure the
nomination.
In the With District, candidates come on us from
all Democratic quarters with a rush-the powerful
Eleventh and Seventeenth Wards OVermasterng
the silk stocking of the Fifteenth. First we have
John Cochrane, the present incumbent, a political
chameleon, famous 70 Tthe CELEBRITY and ease of his
changes-now for Breckenridge, next for Douglas,
after that for Bell finally for all three together,
and lately scjourning for some weeks with the
Knit Tnhn 10
good friend to himself that no other man in the
District feels any necessity to be friend to him;
politically he Ives himself to Distraction and is 80
far happy IN his love-thst he has few or no rivals.
After him We ha re the Hon. j. Winthrop Chanler,
young man of some talent; AID +. 1. A. Booze,
of Japanese and other distinctions; Senator Ber-
nard Kelly, ex-SOperinteL dent Of WhaIyes and
Piers, in whose success bis E1cellency the Mayor
takes a deep interest; David hog, who will root
out this nomination or die; Isaac Lawrence, jr.,
the powerful and d1actc editor of Col. Tom. B.
Florence's Democratic Rerieoj Edward j. Hamil-
Hon. John Wheeler, who cites the fact that he is
emphaticaIly liable to keep hotel" Corporation
Attorney George C.. Genet; Col Chas. D. Mead,
a Deputy Collector of Customs, partner in the law
business with the Hon Eli all Ward, and standing
candidate for Congress in this District ever since
the Declaration of Independence; Ex-Governor Of
the Aims House Anthony DegrO, a Teuton whose
current Of popularity is sparkling aud bright as
lager beer; the gallant Thomas Riley, keeper of
Hermitage Hall, retreat for bibullus permits, in
the Seventeenth Ward Aid. Charles G.. COrlel
who generously contributed calf TO the Douglas
Barbecue; Benjamin Rhodes a broadfsted, hon.
est blacksmith, and DR.. Jedediah Miller, a Health
Conmi, sioIer VITO has been ords red to The block
by Fernando Wood to make 70 IN for the hand.
some DR.. Bradford, but who has been saved up TIL
this time by some mercful scruples among The
Aldermen prompting them not to conf,m the
sentence.
In the With District, we have Gen. Elijah
Ward, perhaps the only honest LecOmpton Con
gresham sent from the State Of New-YoIk; Philip
". EDgs Of the Ninth Ward, who has much
strength among the wholesale and retail Ii Wor
dealing aid Old.liDe respectable interests; Wm. n.
McIntyre of the Fifteenth Ward, the representa-
tive Of Bfecknridge and the Custom House Hards;
James =. Dunn, formerly GqlUr-ssller aud nov
Douglas martyr, whOfe silver skin is all laced
with the crimson blood Of Schels deca Citating AK;
James Connolly of the Twentieth barrel-seller,
one Of the most popular Mozart meu in that dis.
tIict and well thought Of By ether classes; WIN.
j. Brisey of the Ninth, who has many aud active
Trends James NJ. Post, who is runniog his legs