New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-11

MryoR CRY ITEys-The fno weather OF the past
few days has dried up the dirt which Mr. Contractor
Hackley has been literally paid for removing, but which
he doubtless unwilling to shock the nerves Of New.
Workers by the strange spectacle clean streets resolus-
H absains from taking away, and yesterday cizena
were treated to sharp taste Of its quality How they
relished IT, il would do the delinquent Mr.. Hackiey
good to hear. lie might have heard bis name coupled
with fervent wishes that his own nose could be COM
PEELED to snuff up all the dusty gale, that his eyes
might he blinded by the dirty blast, and his own
lungs poisoned by the filthy compound till his recreant
self should subside into his native dust In =
lees civilized community, were man like Haekley to
engage furnish his felowctzens with clean streets,
at price largely in advance Of score Of competition.
having the sweeping and dumping grounds subse-
ouently thrown in freewill Offering, and wilfully
cheat his employers, while drawing bis full pay, he
would stand pretty fair chance OF having his ean
nailed to his dor post. But, here in NewYor where
we are blessed with the ring" and other Institutions
Of a more advanced civilization, be il esteemed q
:" smart fellow" Really the peculiarly suspicious
circumstances under which Hachley obtained this con-
tract, and the bare.faced impotence with which be
draws pey for IFS non-fnlfment, entitle him to tho
attention of the Grpnd Jury. Il il true that Hackley
is only foil and that Fernando Wood, through
cleaning businessl If 60, we understand the
ci,ude of the Mayor for the confirmation Of the cou
tract-a solicitude which could keep him ut bis Office
far into the night complete the Is instant
we reported tbe arrival at this port of tie brig Yankee
Blade having On board Capt Larkin and crew Of the
British bark Msnsnito which had been fallen in With
on 2Sth u in lat 80 90 lon. 60 40, in distress, and
the captain and crew taken Oft. The abandoned Man
sanito was brought into this port yesterday by ths
mate and three of the crew Of the Yankee Blade Leak
irg, however, badly. She was from Cardiff, Wales
with cargo of railroad iron, bound for City Point.
The sailors report very heavy weather since they took
charge of the vessel Their gallantry will, doubt,
be handsomely rewarded Capt Spencer of the slip
Chancellor, arrived yesterday from Liverpool, re-
ports that, on tie 9Th inst, during violent gale
from the northeast, the ship was boarded by
sea, which iled the decks and washed overheard
John Larabee seaman, of Rome, Oneida County,.
The Clay Festival Association viii celebrate the eighty
fourth anniversary of the birthday Of Henry Clay by
dinner at the ST. Denis Hotel, on Friday evening
next AZ o'clock On tha. day the Common Council
have ordered the national and municipal flags 10 DO
displayed from the City Hail. The Atlantic steamer
took out especial charts Of ChaetOn hsrbor from the
Coas, Survey indicating that place pointof stop
ping The remains of Jacob Hawnstene We're yestes-
day escorted down Broadway by Co. L, 9th Regiment.
and tho Hclveta Society, of which he was a member.
The body was conveyedo Greenwood for inerment.
Collector Barney has decided not to confsca,e the da-
monds seized passer BY the Perrin on Tuesday,
being convinced that they intended for private use
and not for sale The Cunard Mail steamer Africa,
Capt Cook left for Liverpool at ~ o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She takes out 90 passengers, fair cargo,
mud 45.l55 in specie The Hon. Mr. Dayton
Minister to England, will leave New.York on
the 9th inst, in the mail steamer Fulton.......
couple wers long time in waiting at tie City Han
yesterday for an Alderman TO marry them but those
p F.'s, usually so plentiful about the buding having
gone up to Albany to look after the interests Of Tho
Ring" the loving pair were kept in suspense for
period that may have seemed unreasonable 10 item.
TIE Alderman from the Id, however, was seen going
mp the steps OF the Hall time after, and it sup
ycsed that lie tied TIC fatal knot.