New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-10
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CITY ITEMS.


CITY ITEMS.
Dusr IN THE DoGDAys 1T can hardly be
rws 10 any body that broadway for the last ~ days
has rivaicd In misty darkness, he streets Of London
during November fog. willie the choking dust though
we Lave had little mud brings 70 mind tie descriptions
of sGnd storms In the Sahara Tho cause OF ttl'
nuisance Is that the streets have not been waiered the
.ate excessive drou.h having seriously diminished The
reserve OF Croton which Of course It Ia necessary 10
ecoromse to provide for tho general wans Of The ppu
latlon 1t Is however certainly no credit to lie busi
ness ability and ingenuity Of the Authorities th"t we
should all be choking for want of water, wish TIE ru
son and East Rivers brim fall on either side OF u.s. VIII
he Croton Water Department allow US aio 70 sngaes'
that If they IRE really anxious to eeononse iDe con
SUMPTION Of water there Is sufficient running waste IL
the ourtains Of the various squares and parks every
hou Of the day 10 slack the das in every street IN the
city, 1t Is needless 10 add that The pretended sweeping
Of the streets at this time only increases the nuisance
which is already almost unbearabie
PORTRAITS OF GINS. SEDGwICE AND WtDS-
wornL-hegsrs. Ball & Black have ga exhibition Il,
their rooms portraits Of Generals Sedsvick and Wnds
worth painted by Mr.. II. Boiling. 10 was never our
GOOD fortune TO either Of these noble men, but II we
ey ldge by tie photographs with which the public are
familiar these shorld be faithful lisenesses. W. wish
they oorld be hung mp in some public paee-the Gal
lry Of the Historical Society The Reading Room OF the
Cooper UIion. or. perhaps better stu. In ore Of orr
pubic schools. where tire good gray head ta7t all men
knog If Wadsworth, and tie younger but no ess noble
form Of soarwick. nigh. .nspiro DE paste minds OF
lie Young with something % their ppre and oe'otsc
love Of country and their unsesh horoism. So FAR rs
the execution Of tlese pictures is concerned perhaps
noting -rurc is needed that they should be counted
master aoes than tie 81 some wellknown Amer
ical art.s. They are quito well painted IS the ma
joriiy OF our Academy porrnts.
BuLL's HHAp.-The cattle market had a hard
close aenin hi, week and Of the late arrivals
could not 80 sold Specugiors have about given uP the
ea of controlling the prices. and have neal y lost their
faith. and o. the.s money IN high n.aFGets some
OF the stock cheap enough t0das-5ssc. q u. net
weight, I; you'd however. cot something to pick the
RET. nom tie bones. and the mrstcniion would be a
laho,ious process. No ucaner scllawngs 1rc wanted
~ NcwYorscr. troy cry out enough and aTe s'tsiied
We hope tie ouncis ore satisfied too. Good beoves
were scarce and brought i7alsc. = =.
evidenee presented to Sic Police Commits oaola seems
nut very different face on tho eise as Il relates 20
Officer Rei tmirs then ilat heretofore Published by the
press gcrr ry. In the FIRST place. these colored men
were asrcsied bccause of :hor conflicting statements.
The man cysor1 WHO hal them IN charge stated thu,
Going With them 10 siaslachsse'ts to ,pcad the
roa,h Of July. and then stated i't he was going 70
tke them there IN work on farm. nnh Tie stated
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tho United States service. that he going TO Give
one go ana the others 200 each The ciiz'us alleged
,et Newsorn vas ruauar ~, out ~ tie state. While
Ncvson refused 20 tell tue o1icers who're they were
nom They were taken 20 the Station House 10 isoe
tain he Truth oi these statements N"'rson iIletra
that TIE Captain id not feGa on o'ic.r hack WIN
hIn 10 The depot and taei kghtnr. 'olH ,H'ied hii
services T. go. tits Is not So Ohirer ltigftnle al
not ynluut bis services and the Captain sent SerSt
Wchh with the men e. the depot who len them
thcrc Tho slave jackson stated that Oticer
Rghtnre went 70 Do.ton md enlisted tro Of these
men on Wednesday the 6'h Il Ely lie also swore III
tie same time thet Le dTulk from the time he came
70 the engine house III he got 20 Boston. Oicer
Rghtmire proves hy ~ eight witnesses that ne
was here in ,hc city on frty during Tuesday ana
"wednesday while these men were being enlisted N
Boston; and o Mr. Hunter arrcruing officer Lere,
sYears fiat hc took lese men 20 Boston ana enlisted
two 81 thea giving them bounty Of $50 e,rh ana IN
addition Mr.. Hunter received 500 Mr. Hunter also
swears ,ha, he lid rot see Ohcer Riyhtmirc on ;he
oars nor IN Boston; that he was not with him anl that
no never saw officer Rightm're before. Ihere we're
several Witnesses II headquarters fr)n the engine
house and stables 20 prove wit took pace. They state
The counsel lr the cOored toll them that be did
no, want them unless Mr.. Acton called them. THIS
shows that there farce IN the story about the
interf renee OF The police at tie engine'horse.
EXEMPTIoy PAPERS roRSUBSTITUrEs. Much
dacuy exists and confusion is created at The ohce Of
tho Supervisor Bounty Paying Committee Rooms FOR
the reason OF many persons who have been supplied
with rubrdiates not calling for their exemption papers
Those holding receipts with The following numbers have
been furnished substitutes b. nr. Blunt AMI telr
paners of exemption ready. aud II Is. we learn de-
i ,hl. that they should b. tten up viz: los. b. ~
40 81 81 ~ A. o. 49, aI2 4J1 .C7. ibJ. 49. GIL 4s-
51l .Gi $50 C.5 i5'. 50-. 50l. 40 The whole num-
Der oil applicants for substitutes now reaches ii3
FERMENTATION TO INSPECTOR LRoSARD.-
A weLlnerited and Substantial compliment was paid
Police Inspector James Leonard yesterday morning
which consisted In the prostitution by William T.
Bodqett esq 10 behaf Of tho Arms and Trophies De-
partmeni ~ the metropolitan Fair OF n magnificent
Coll's revolver. Accompanying the present Was the
following letter;
Dr.u Re A. Iepeseutai the Committee Il The Arrs
ana iruuhir department o. the Metropolitan Fer IN Ed Of
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