New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-09

Mr. Richardson OF Illinois made an excellent speech
for Jeff Davis and traitors aud treason in general,
under pretext Of abusing President Lincoln.
The Board of Councilman yesterday voted the
nsua extravagapt extra compensatons, donations,
gifts douceurs, plumber, loot, or by whatever name
tie barefaced swinde may be called which dsgraces
the closing DAYS Of each yearly session. The clerks
and messengers get $3.50 each for nothing but their
personal honesty; the reporters 10 have similar
presents for their remarkable personal beauty; the
Presidents of the two Boards 81 900 for occasionally
hearing Uncle David call the roll of absentees in the
mythical Board of Health; and the leading officers
in the Croton Board are to have heavy advances in
their salaries, because in few days they are all
expected to be A No. / Democrats, and cant or
won't pay their party assessments without donations
from somewhere. But the jolly good thing of yester-
days session was the vote by twelve shameless Dem
ocrais and three more abandoned Republicans to
] buy the Garsevoort dirt-heap. II is Of no use Mr.
Taxpayer; your squrmng is lostlabor the thing Is
sot' the outside conspirators are having their last
chance at the City Treasury and they will not let
go as long as Chamberlain Plat has shnplasler or
a pos,sge-stsmp in the locker.
! On Sunday evening a soldier belonging to the
18th Massachusetts Regiment, at East New York, in
company with half dozen of bis comrades. called
at lager been saloon on tho corner OF Atlantic
street aad Vermont-avepue and called for pint of
whisky. Schelein, the proprietor, who was behind
tie bsr il is alleged gave Stiilfat, the soldier, only
half the quantity he paid for, and when lie remon-
s,raied Sehellein struck him on the lip with sung-
shot. The soldiers then made a rush on Schelein,
when he fired gun killing the soldier whom lie as
saulted Soon the news Of the homicide reached the
camp of the 49ih and large force started in pursuit
of the murderer Failing in their efforts to find him
tier set fire 10 ha house and burned to the ground.
AT q meeting of the Board Of Aldermen yester-
day resolution to appropriate $1,000 for the pur-
chasing Of portrait Of Jefferson was laid over. A
motion 10 raise the salary Of the Register Of Croton
Water 70 s, 500 per aDlum was adopted the salary
of the Deputy Register was raised to $1,000; the
salary Of the CHEF Clerk of the Register and the
Clerk of the AQuesuct Board TO s. 600; the salary Of
The President Of the Croton Acqueduct Board 10 the
sum Of 5000 per annum.
The Hon. Frederick w. Lincoln was yesterday
elected Mayor Of Boston by 200 plurality. Mr. l..
WIS the straight Republican candidate. His oppo-
neni was Joseph NJ Wightman, who had the NOM
inaion aud support of both the Democratic and the
Peoples parties. The Lincoln ticket for Aldermen
was elected it is composed of Republicans 4
Democrats, and Peoples men
The steamer Moses Taylor, with more than 500
passengers from New-York, put into Realejo, Mex
eo for coal, on tie evening of the 18Th The pas-
scngers LAD a long tip from NewYork 10y the MIC
aragua route), but seemed satisfied and pleased
Tile Board of City Csnvassers have canva'sed
the Sixth and Tenth Aldeinanc Districts. Alder
man Dayton Of the Ninth District has declared that
lie will not again make his appearance at the Board
4 Tie Putnam Free Press states that Mr.. Daniel
Drew (tbe well-known steamboat proprietor) is
about 10 Carmel educational college, aud
endow it with the munifeent sum Of 100000.
ID. w. Lincoln, Citizens candidate, was yester.
day chosen Mayor Of Worcester, Mass, by 800 plu-
rality.
/ The mails for Europe by the steamship Africa
will close this evening at 81 O'Clock.